1997 California Golden Bears football team

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 in Pac-10, ninth), and were outscored by their opponents 339 to 295.[1][2] Home games were played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

1997 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10
Record3–8 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Cosbie (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLyle Setencich (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 74,909)
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Washington State +  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 5 UCLA +  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Arizona State  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 18 Washington  5 –3   8 –4  
Arizona  4 –4   7 –5  
USC  4 –4   6 –5  
Oregon  3 –5   7 –5  
Stanford  3 –5   5 –6  
California  1 –7   3 –8  
Oregon State  0 –8   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,718 passing yards, Tarik Smith with 636 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 1,093 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 612:30 p.m.at Houston*
KPIXW 35–337,652
September 203:30 p.m.Oklahoma*dagger
FSNW 40–3648,260
September 274:00 p.m.USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCL 17–2754,000
October 45:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*
SCBAL 34–4124,812[4]
October 1112:30 p.m.No. 10 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–3048,000
October 182:00 p.m.at No. 13 Washington State
L 37–6335,759
October 253:30 p.m.at No. 13 UCLA
L 17–3552,858
November 112:30 p.m.at Oregon State
W 33–1432,000
November 812:30 p.m.No. 15 Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
FSNL 21–2833,000
November 157:00 p.m.at Arizona
FSNL 38–41 2OT37,111
November 2212:30 p.m.at Stanford
ABCL 20–2185,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Conference opponent not played this season: Oregon

Roster
  • LB Matt Beck
  • Jerry DeLoach (defense)
  • WR Dameane Douglas
  • Chidi Iwuoma (Fr, defense)
  • Deltha O'Neal
  • Bruce Pierre (offense)
  • Kato Serwanga (defense)
  • WR Bobby Shaw
  • Marquise Smith (defense)
  • Brian Surgener (offense)
  • QB Justin Vedder

Season summary

Arizona

At Stanford
See also: 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team
California Golden Bears (3–8) at Stanford Cardinal (4–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
California 0 10 01020
Stanford 7 14 0021

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 85,000
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
Game information

100th meeting

References
  1. "1997 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. "1997 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. "La. Tech's air game strikes down Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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