2001 California Golden Bears football team

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 431 to 201.[1][2]

2001 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10
Record1–10 (0–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Borges (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLyle Setencich (5th season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Oregon $   7 1     11 1  
No. 10 Washington State   6 2     10 2  
No. 16 Stanford   6 2     9 3  
No. 19 Washington   6 2     8 4  
USC   5 3     6 6  
UCLA   4 4     7 4  
Oregon State   3 5     5 6  
Arizona   2 6     5 6  
Arizona State   1 7     4 7  
California   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 1,741 passing yards, Terrell Williams with 688 rushing yards, and Charon Arnold with 606 receiving yards.[3]

Following a loss to Arizona and an 0–8 start, Holmoe announced his resignation effective at the end of the season.[4]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.Illinois*FSNL 17–4438,160
September 82:30 p.m.BYU*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 16–4433,043
September 222:00 p.m.at Washington StateL 20–5121,534
September 292:00 p.m.No. 13 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 28–3135,172
October 1312:30 p.m.No. 5 Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–4834,552
October 207:15 p.m.at No. 4 UCLAFSNL 17–5665,366
October 271:00 p.m.at Oregon StateL 10–1936,142
November 312:30 p.m.Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 24–3826,222
November 1012:30 p.m.USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–5533,506
November 1712:30 p.m.at No. 13 StanfordKGOL 28–3571,150
November 2310:00 a.m.at Rutgers*W 20–1018,111
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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References edit

  1. ^ "2001 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. ^ "2001 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tom Holmoe Resigns as Football Coach". Calbears.com. November 4, 2001. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "California Golden Bears - Football". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.