1989 California Golden Bears football team

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 288 to 200.

1989 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (3rd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,738 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 560 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 746 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 19–35	35,854
September 16	at No. 3 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 3–31	56,931
September 23	Wisconsin*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–14	36,000
September 30	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 6–24	50,183
October 7	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 26–21
October 14	No. 10 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 15–31	52,000
October 21	Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 16–29	20,000
October 28	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–25	29,000
November 4	No. 15 Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 29–28	29,000
November 11	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 38–26	33,000
November 18	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 14–24	86,019
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Troy Auzenne WR Mike Caldwell QB Ron Flores WR Mike Ford OL Steve Gordon TE Anthony Grandison TE Ken Griggs DB Tim Jenkins RB Jeff Jones QB Mike Pawlawski WR Anthony Randolph OL James Richards OL Ernie Rogers RB Bob Schnellenberg WR Michael Smith OL Tony Smith TE Faasamala Tagaloa WR Junior Tagaloa QB Troy Taylor WR Brian Treggs RB Anthony Wallace RB Kale Wedemeyer TE, P Brent Woodall RB Greg Zomalt	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Chidi Ahanotu DL John Bell DL Al Casner DB Darrin Greer DL Rhett Hall DB Dwayne Jones LB DeWayne Odom LB David Ortega DB Doug Parrish LB Castle Redmond DB Ray Sanders LB Dan Slevin DB David Wilson	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Robbie Keen	Head coach Bruce Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

At Miami (FL)

California at #3 Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 3 0 0 0 3 • Hurricanes 0 17 7 7 31 Date: September 16 Location: Orange Bowl (stadium), Miami, Florida Game attendance: 56,931 Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), Partly cloudy, Wind S 15 mph (24 km/h) TV announcers (ESPN): Tim Brando, Gene Washington

Scoring summary 1 7:45 CAL Robbie Keen 45-yard field goal CAL 3–0 2 MIA Huerta 29-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2 4:48 MIA Conley 6-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 10–3 2 2:10 MIA Crowell 2-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 17–3 3 0:11 MIA Dawkins 18-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 24–3 4 12:46 MIA Hill 33-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 31–3

See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team