1987 California Golden Bears football team

1987 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–6–2 (2–3–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 UCLA + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 USC + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arizona 2 – 3 – 3 4 – 4 – 3
2 – 3 – 2 3 – 6 – 2
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–3–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 267 to 239.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,081 passing yards, Chris Richards with 668 rushing yards, and Brian Bedford with 515 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Pacific (CA)*
W 42–037,000[4]
September 12San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 25–2744,000[5]
September 19at Minnesota*
L 23–3247,322[6]
September 26USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–3162,000[7]
October 3at No. 10 Tennessee*
L 12–3891,688[8]
October 10Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 23–2335,000[9]
October 24at No. 8 UCLA
L 18–4251,107[10]
October 31at Oregon
W 20–637,255[11]
November 14Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 38–2038,000[12]
November 21at Stanford
L 7–3185,000[13]
November 28vs. Washington State
T 17–1754,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Roster

1987 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Mike Ford So
WR 12 Brian Bedford Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Ken Harvey Sr
LB 30 Steve Hendrickson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1987 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. ^ "1987 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cal rolls". The San Francisco Examiner. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spartans spoil Cal celebrating on field goal with :01 to play". Oakland Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gophers rally to beat Bears". The Forum. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "For Peete's sake! Bears no match for Trojans". Ventura County Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee's big first half tramples Bears". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tie with Arizona nearly as good as a win for rallying California". The Fresno Bee. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "As usual, UCLA beats Cal". The Sacramento Bee. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "California humbles U.O., 20–6". The Bulletin. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears pound on dismal Sun Devils". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Stanford musters one-sided victory over Cal in the Big Game". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Field goal lifts California to 17–17 tie with Cougars". The Olympian. November 29, 1987. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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