1982 California Golden Bears football team

1982 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Washington 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 15 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Oregon 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play. A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1112:31 p.m.at Colorado*
W 31–1733,835[3]
September 181:02 p.m.San Diego State*
W 28–035,000[4]
September 251:05 p.m.No. 14 Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–1535,673[5]
October 212:36 p.m.San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–737,000–37,136[6]
October 91:00 p.m.at No. 1 Washington
ABCL 7–5056,500[7]
October 161:04 p.m.Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 10–731,736[8]
October 231:06 p.m.No. 11 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 31–4751,600[9]
October 301:00 p.m.at Oregon State
W 28–1425,000[10]
November 6at No. 16 USC
L 0–4254,670[11]
November 131:01 p.m.Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1434,060[12]
November 201:05 p.m.Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
USAW 25–2075,662[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Stanford

Stanford at California
85th Big Game
Team 1 234Total
Cardinal 0 0146 20
• Golden Bears 0 10015 25
Scoring summary
29:22CALJoe Cooper 31-yard field goalCal 3–0
22:42CALMariet Ford 29-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Joe Cooper kick)Cal 10–0
35:29STANVincent White 2-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick)Cal 10–7
31:42STANVincent White 43-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick)Stanford 14–10
413:28CALJoe Cooper 31-yard field goalStanford 14–13
411:24CALWes Howell 32 yard pass from Gale Gilbert (pass failed)Cal 19–14
45:32STANMark Harmon 22-yard field goalCal 19–17
40:04STANMark Harmon 35-yard field goalStanford 20–19
40:00CALKevin Moen 25-yard kickoff return after numerous laterals (conversion not attempted)Cal 25–20
Main article: The Play (American football)
See also: 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team

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Roster

1982 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Dwight Garner
QB 14 Gale Gilbert So
TE 86 David Lewis Jr
OT 73 Harvey Salem Sr
QB 11 J Torchio Jr
FB 31 John Tuggle Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 90 Reggie Camp Sr
LB 48 Tim Lucas Sr
S 26 Kevin Moen Sr
LB 80 Ron Rivera Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 7 Mike Ahr Sr
K 9 Joe Cooper Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers

1983 NFL draft

Main article: 1983 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Harvey Salem Tackle 2 30 Houston Oilers)
Reggie Camp Defensive end 3 68 Cleveland Browns
Wes Howell Tight end 4 105 New York Jets
Tim Lucas Linebacker 10 269 St. Louis Cardinals
John Tuggle Running back 12 335 New York Giants

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References

  1. ^ "1982 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "California opens with win for Kapp". The Modesto Bee. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cal 28, San Diego St. 0". The Daily Herald. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ASU defense turns Cal QB into 'fall guy'". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cal rips Spartans 26–7". The Sacramento Bee. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dogs go Bear hunting and bag a biggie". The News Tribune. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cal edges UO on late TD, 10–7". Statesman Journal. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bruins frustrate Bears". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cal no treat for Beavers". Statesman Journal. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USC steals 8 passes in 42–0 rout of Bears". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ex-cager's 'circus catches' make Cougars miserable". The Daily Herald. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wildest Big Game finish ever!". The San Francisco Examiner. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1982 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  16. ^ "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20". The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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