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1980 California Golden Bears football team

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1980 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Saunders
Defensive coordinatorGunther Cunningham (2nd season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 1 8 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Oregon 4 3 1 6 3 2
Stanford 3 4 0 6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 3 4 0 4 7 0
California 3 5 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 and 3–5 in conference.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. Florida*L 13–4141,388[3]
September 20at Army*L 19–2632,575[4]
September 27ArizonaL 24–3141,000[5]
October 4at Michigan*L 13–38104,621[6]
October 11Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 31–635,000[7]
October 18Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–630,454[8]
October 25No. 3 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 9–3253,000[9]
November 1at No. 7 USCL 7–6055,658[10]
November 8at Arizona StateL 6–3462,228[11]
November 15Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 17–3130,000[12]
November 22Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 28–2378,258[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Stanford

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Stanford Cardinal (6–4) at California Golden Bears (2–8)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Stanford 7 0 01623
California 7 14 0728

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 78,258
  • [15]
Game information

Cal made a goal-line stand with 1:07 remaining to preserve the victory.

Personnel

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1980 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Brian Bailey
WR Matt Bouza
WR Michael Buggs
QB 19 Rich Campbell Sr
OL Jesse Covarrubias
WR Floyd Eddings
RB Mark Funderburk
OL Tim Galas
QB Gale Gilbert
TE David Lewis
RB Edgardo Mixco
RB Carl Montgomery
TE Dan Mosley
RB Dave Palmer
WR Tyrone Portee
OL Harvey Salem
WR Holden Smith
OL Bruce Sorensen
TE Don Sprague
OL Greg Stubblefield
QB J Torchio So
RB John Tuggle
RB Terry Wiley
RB Tyran Wright
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Ahmed Anderson
DB Gregg Beagle
LB Steve Cacciara
DL Reggie Camp
DB Ron Coccimiglio
LB Rich Dixon
DL Pat Graham
DL Kirk Karacozoff
DB Mike Lozica
LB Ulysses Madison
DL Dupre Marshall
DB Kevin Moen
LB Paul Najarian
DL Rich Stachowski
DB John Sullivan
DB Fred Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Mike Ahr
P Mike Fortunato
K 45 Mick Luckhurst
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1980 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. ^ "Florida thrashes Bears in second half". The San Francisco Examiner. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army surprises California, 26–19". The Salisbury Post. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arizona's 'Cats too much for 'Bad News Bears'". The Modesto Bee. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Like ol' times...U-M crushes Cal". Lansing State Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears subdue Oregon 31–6". The Sacramento Bee. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cal tops OSU, no hybernation?". The Sacramento Bee. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA keeps rolling with 32–9 victory". Wisconsin State Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "USC makes up for six low scores all at once". The Daily Breeze. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sun Devils grind up Bears". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougars claw Cal, but bowl hopes die". The Sunday Oregonian. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cal's Big Game ruins Stanford's". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "Cal shuffles the Cards, 28-23." Eugene Register-Guard. Pg. 4B. 1980 Nov 23. Retrieved 2020-Nov-28.