1982 California Golden Bears football team

The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play. A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.

1982 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 1 1 10 1 1
No. 7 Washington 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 15 USC 5 2 0 8 3 0
Arizona 4 3 1 6 4 1
California 4 4 0 7 4 0
Stanford 3 5 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 4 1 3 7 1
Oregon 2 6 0 2 8 1
Oregon State 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Colorado*W 31–1733,835[3]
September 18San Diego State*W 28–035,000[4]
September 25No. 14 Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–1535,673[5]
October 2San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–737,136[6]
October 9at No. 1 WashingtonABCL 7–5056,500[7]
October 16Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 10–731,736[8]
October 23No. 11 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 31–4751,600[9]
October 30at Oregon StateW 28–1425,000[10]
November 6at No. 16 USCL 0–4254,670[11]
November 13Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1434,060[12]
November 20Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
USAW 25–2075,662[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1982 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Dwight Garner
QB 14 Gale Gilbert So
TE 86 David Lewis Jr
OT 73 Harvey Salem Sr
QB 11 J Torchio Jr
FB 31 John Tuggle Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 90 Reggie Camp Sr
LB 48 Tim Lucas Sr
S 26 Kevin Moen Sr
LB 80 Ron Rivera Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 7 Mike Ahr Sr
K 9 Joe Cooper Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers

Game summaries

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Stanford

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Stanford at California
85th Big Game
1 234Total
Cardinal 0 0146 20
Golden Bears 0 10015 25

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1983 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Harvey Salem Tackle 2 30 Houston Oilers)
Reggie Camp Defensive end 3 68 Cleveland Browns
Wes Howell Tight end 4 105 New York Jets
Tim Lucas Linebacker 10 269 St. Louis Cardinals
John Tuggle Running back 12 335 New York Giants

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References

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  1. ^ "1982 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. ^ "Colorado vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "California vs San Diego State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "California vs Arizona State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20". The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.