1974 California Golden Bears football team

The 1974 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–2–1 in Pac-8, tied for third), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 276 to 213. The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the following season (1975).[1][2]

1974 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger Theder
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –110 –1 –1
Stanford 5 –1 –15 –4 –2
California 4 –2 –17 –3 –1
UCLA 4 –2 –16 –3 –2
Washington 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Oregon State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Washington State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
Oregon 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Bartkowski with 2,580 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 791 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 938 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Florida*
L 17–2139,521
September 21San Jose State*
W 17–16
September 28Army*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–14
October 5at No. 14 Illinois*
W 31–1454,378
October 12Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 40–1037,268[4]
October 19at Oregon State
W 17–1423,075[5]
October 26UCLANo. 20
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 3–2848,777
November 2at No. 6 USC
T 15–1553,921[6]
November 9at WashingtonNo. 18
W 52–2654,500[7]
November 16Washington StateNo. 19
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 37–3326,573[8]
November 23StanfordNo. 19
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 20–2271,866
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

NFL Draft

Three Golden Bears were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft; quarterback Steve Bartkowski was the first overall selection.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Steve BartkowskiQB11Atlanta Falcons
Dallas HickmanDE9228Washington Redskins
Howard StricklandRB11281Los Angeles Rams
Source:[10]

References
  1. "1974 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. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. "1974 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 134.
  5. "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
  6. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  7. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 197.
  8. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  10. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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