1996 California Golden Bears football
Aloha Bowl, L 38–42 vs. Navy
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Holmoe (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Arizona State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 16 Washington   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Stanford   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5     6 – 5  
California   3 – 5     6 – 6  
USC   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Oregon State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored by their opponents 407 to 382.[1][2]

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.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at San Jose State*
W 45–2522,647
September 14San Diego State*
W 42–3737,000[4]
September 21Nevada*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 33–1538,000[5]
September 28Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 48–4234,000[6]
October 5at No. 17 USC
ABCW 22–1551,511[7]
October 19at Washington StateNo. 19
L 18–2127,182[8]
October 26UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 29–3854,000
November 2Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 56–55 4OT35,000[9]
November 9at No. 4 Arizona State
L 7–3574,963[5]
November 16at Oregon
L 23–4037,833[10]
November 23Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 21–4270,500
December 25vs. Navy*
ABCL 38–4230,411
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[11]

Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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Roster

1996 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
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
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Bobby Shaw Jr
WR 4 Na'il Benjamin Sr
QB 18 Pat Barnes Sr
TE 44 Tony Gonzalez Jr
FB 45 Brent Malili Sr
C 62 Jeremy Newberry So
G 64 John Welbourn So
OT 65 Brian Shields Jr
OT 66 Todd Stewart Sr
OT 77 Tarik Glenn Sr
WR 81 Dameane Douglas So
WR 83 Mike Baetta Sr
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 93 Zachary Sweet DL 6-2 230 FR 96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR 97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR 99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FR
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Marquis Smith So
CB 24 Kato Serwanga Jr
DE 33 John McLaughlin Jr
DE 95 Jeremiah Parker Fr
DE 98 Jerry DeLoach Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, PK 4 Ryan Longwell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1996 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. ^ "1996 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "1996 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.
  7. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  8. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  11. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.


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