2002 California Golden Bears football team

2002 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10
Record7–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Cortez (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Gregory (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Washington State $+   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 4 USC %+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Arizona State   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Oregon State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     8 – 5  
  4 – 4     7 – 5  
Washington   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Stanford   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 427 to 318.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,815 passing yards, Joe Igber with 1,130 rushing yards, and Lashaun Ward with 709 receiving yards.[3] Despite finishing the season with a 7–5 record, the Bears did not participate in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.Baylor*
KRONW 70–2227,185
September 73:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
KRONW 34–1324,692
September 149:00 a.m.at No. 15 Michigan State*
ESPN2W 46–2272,634
September 212:00 p.m.Air Force*No. 23
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 21–2331,816
September 282:00 p.m.No. 16 Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 38–4829,297
October 512:30 p.m.at No. 12 Washington
W 34–2771,337
October 123:30 p.m.at No. 20 USC
FSNL 28–3063,113
October 194:00 p.m.UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
TBSW 17–1246,697
October 261:00 p.m.at Oregon State
L 13–2436,603
November 93:30 p.m.at No. 25 Arizona State
FSNW 55–3840,769
November 1612:30 p.m.Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 41–5228,808
November 2312:30 p.m.Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 30–771,224
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Game summaries

Baylor

Team 1 234Total
Baylor 7 087 22
• California 35 14021 70
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
  • Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 27,185
  • Game weather: Sunny; 72 °F (22 °C); wind 3–5 mph (4.8–8.0 km/h) W
  • Referee: Jim Fogltance
  • Television network: KRON
Scoring summary
Q114:40CALGray 71 yard pass from Williams (Jensen kick)CAL 7–0
Q112:58CALMcArthur 4 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick)CAL 14–0
Q18:19CALIgber 8 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick)CAL 21–0
Q11:49CALNixon 100 yard interception return (Jensen kick)CAL 28–0
Q1:57CALPowell 26 yard interception return (Jensen kick)CAL 35–0
Q1:00BAYNewhouse 85 yard pass from Karas (Andino kick)CAL 35–7
Q210:41CALManderino 18 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick)CAL 42–7
Q21:16CALMcArthur 5 yard run (Jensen kick)CAL 49–7
Q3:31BAYGolden 1 yard run (Ricks run)CAL 49–15
Q412:12CALBoller 3 yard run (Jensen kick)CAL 56–14
Q410:06CALWard 52 yard pass from Robertson (Jensen kick)CAL 63–14
Q44:16CALO'Keith 2 yard run (Jensen kick)CAL 70–15
Q41:31BAYArmstrong 6 yard run (Andino kick)CAL 70–22

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Roster

2002 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Kyle Boller Sr
QB 13 Zac Wasserman So
RB 18 Adimchinobe Echemandu Jr
OL 63 Mark Wilson Jr
G 64 Scott Tercero Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Jemeel Powell Sr
S 2 Nnamdi Asomugha Sr
LB 48 Tully Banta-Cain  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "2002 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. ^ "2002 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA slaps Cal football team with bowl ban, five-year probation". Berkeley Daily Planet.
  5. ^ "2002 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results".
  6. ^ "Cal 70, Baylor 22". University of California–Berkeley Department of Athletics. August 31, 2002. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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