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1985 California Golden Bears football team

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1985 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–7 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 2 0 9 2 1
Arizona 5 2 0 8 3 1
Arizona State 5 2 0 8 4 0
Washington 5 3 0 7 5 0
USC 5 3 0 6 6 0
Oregon 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 3 5 0 4 7 0
Stanford 3 5 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 3 8 0
California 2 7 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Kapp, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 233.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Kevin Brown with 1,447 passing yards, Ed Barbero with 586 rushing yards, and James Devers with 401 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31San Jose State*W 48–21
September 7at Washington StateL 19–2030,135[4]
September 14at Oregon StateL 20–2321,182[5]
September 21Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 17–2339,500[6]
October 5at Missouri*W 39–32
October 12Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 12–2849,000[7]
October 19at OregonW 27–2427,465[8]
October 26at No. 17 UCLAL 7–3461,530
November 2Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 8–30
November 9USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 14–663,500[9]
November 23at StanfordL 22–2484,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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  • Ed Barbero (offense)
  • QB Brian Bedford
  • QB Kevin Brown
  • Cockett (offense)
  • WR Vince Delgado
  • Garner (offense)
  • Hicks (offense)
  • Houston (offense)
  • K Rix

References

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  1. ^ "1985 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. ^ "1985 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  5. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
  6. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
  7. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 199.
  8. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  9. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  10. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.