The 1981 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 and 2–6 in conference.[1][2]
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 2–9 (2–6 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mouse Davis (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Texas A&M* | L 28–29 | |||
September 12 | at No. 6 Georgia* | L 13–27 | 79,400 | [3] | |
September 19 | at Arizona | W 14–13 | 40,096 | [4] | |
September 26 | San Jose State* |
| L 24–27 | ||
October 10 | Washington |
| L 26–27 | 33,600 | [5] |
October 17 | at No. 17 Arizona State | L 17–45 | |||
October 24 | at UCLA | L 6–34 | 41,637 | ||
October 31 | Oregon State |
| W 45–3 | 25,000 | [6] |
November 7 | No. 3 USC |
| L 3–21 | 74,000 | [7] |
November 14 | at No. 17 Washington State | L 0–19 | 31,000 | [8] | |
November 21 | at Stanford | L 21–42 | 84,536 | ||
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Game summaries
editAt No. 17 Washington State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 17 Cougars | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
At Stanford
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
References
edit- ^ "1981 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bears' mistakes help Georgia prevail 27–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 107.
- ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 198.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
- ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.