The 1996 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 6–6 record with a mark of 3–5 in Pac-10, placing fifth in the Pac-10, and were outscored by opponents 407 to 382. The team played home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | at San Jose State* | | | | W 45–25 | 22,647 | |
September 14 | San Diego State* | | | | W 42–37 | 37,000 | [2] |
September 21 | Nevada* | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 33–15 | 38,000 | [3] |
September 28 | Oregon State | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 48–42 | 34,000 | [4] |
October 5 | at No. 17 USC | | | ABC | W 22–15 | 51,511 | [5] |
October 19 | at Washington State | No. 19 | | | L 18–21 | 27,182 | [6] |
October 26 | UCLA | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| | L 29–38 | 54,000 | |
November 2 | Arizona | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 56–55 4OT | 35,000 | [7] |
November 9 | at No. 4 Arizona State | | | | L 7–35 | 74,963 | [3] |
November 16 | at Oregon | | | | L 23–40 | 37,833 | [8] |
November 23 | Stanford | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| | L 21–42 | 70,500 | |
| vs. Navy* | | | ABC | L 38–42 | 30,411 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Roster
1996 California Golden Bears football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
79 Kursten Sheridan OT 6-6 290 JR
80 Brian Stumpf WR 6-3 180 FR
82 Ryan Horning TE 6-4 195 FR
84 Joel Young WR 6-2 175 FR
85 Eric Brandon TE 6-5 235 SO
87 Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR
88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FR
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Defense
47 Josh Trowbridge LB 6-4 225 SO
48 Brandon Whiting DT 6-3 280 JR
50 Fa'avae Fa'avae LB 5-9 205 FR
51 Rasheed Hibler LB 6-3 235 JR
52 Evan Collins DT-DE 6-5 280 SR
54 Sean Paga LB 6-1 215 FR
55 Justin Oakes LB 6-1 225 FR
90 Rashawn Davis DL 6-4 290 FR
92 Brent Jones DT 6-3 275 SR
96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR
97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR
99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FR
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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References
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |