1995 California Golden Bears football team

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Keith Gilbertson, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 286 to 243.[1][2]

1995 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDenny Schuler (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorArtie Gigantino (4th season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 USC ^ + 6 1 1 9 2 1
Washington + 6 1 1 7 4 1
No. 18 Oregon 6 2 0 9 3 0
Stanford 5 3 0 7 4 1
UCLA 4 4 0 7 5 0
Arizona 4 4 0 6 5 0
Arizona State 4 4 0 6 5 0
California 2 6 0 3 8 0
Washington State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 2,685 passing yards, Reynard Rutherford with 868 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 658 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2at San Diego State*L 9–3332,172[4]
September 9Fresno State*L 24–2535,500
September 23San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 40–7
September 30at ArizonaL 15–2044,564[5]
October 7No. 5 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 16–2649,000[6]
October 14No. 15 Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 30–5231,000[7]
October 21at Oregon StatePrimeW 13–1226,573[8]
October 28at No. 24 UCLAL 16–3353,614
November 4Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–1131,000[9]
November 11Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 29–3828,500
November 18at StanfordL 24–2972,893
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "1995 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. ^ "1995 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  7. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  8. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.
  9. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  10. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.