1973 California Golden Bears football team

1973 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-8
1973 record	4–7 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach	Mike White (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Roger Theder
Captain	Kevin O'Dorisio
Captain	Fred Weber
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1973 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 USC $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
#12 UCLA	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
California	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Washington	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 380 to 245.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Vince Ferragamo with 1,014 passing yards (Steve Bartkowski added 910 passing yards), Chuck Muncie with 801 rushing yards, and Wesley Walker with 361 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 15	at No. 6 Alabama*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	L 0–66
September 22	Illinois*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 7–27
September 29	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 54–6
October 6	Washington	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 54–49
October 13	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	L 10–41
October 20	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 24–14
October 27	at No. 13 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 21–61
November 3	No. 9 USC	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 14–50
November 10	San Jose*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 19–9
November 17	Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 28–31
November 24	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 17–26
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	7	7	28	49
• California	14	23	7	10	54

Date: October 6
Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

Scoring summary

1	CAL	Muncie 7-yard run (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 7-0

1	WASH	Waters 9-yard run (King kick)	Tied 7-7

1	CAL	Muncie 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 14-7

2	CAL	Strickland 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 21-7

2	CAL	Shaughnessy 75-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 28-7

2	CAL	Safety	CAL 30-7

2	CAL	Strickland 52-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 37-7

2	WASH	Brown 5-yard pass from Rowland (King kick)	CAL 37-14

3	CAL	Muncie 5-yard run (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 44-14

3	WASH	Fitzpatrick 1-yard run (King kick)	CAL 44-21

4	WASH	Brown 3-yard pass from Rowland (King kick)	CAL 44-28

4	WASH	Conley 17-yard pass from Rowland (King kick)	CAL 44-35

4	CAL	Bailey 48-yard run (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 51-35

4	CAL	VanderMeer 27-yard field goal	CAL 54-35

4	WASH	Waters 28-yard pass from Rowland (King kick)	CAL 54-42

4	WASH	McDonald 9-yard pass from Rowland (King kick)	CAL 54-49

Cal gained 625 yards of total offense, the second best in school history. Steve Bartkowski came off the bench when Vince Ferragamo was shaken up with the Golden Bears ahead 21-7.^[5]

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	0	7	7	0	14
• California	9	7	0	8	24

Date: October 20
Location: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
Game attendance: 24,000

Scoring summary

1	4:36	CAL	Muncie 1-yard run (kick failed)	California 6–0

1	1:14	CAL	VanderMeer 27-yard field goal	California 9–0

2	5:33	ORST	Maurer 1-yard run (Kuloos kick)	California 9–7

2	1:44	CAL	Leathers 27-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick)	California 16–7

3	8:38	ORST	Maurer 2-yard run (Kuloos kick)	California 16–14

4	13:21	CAL	Strickland 1-yard run (two-point conversion good)	California 24–14

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References

↑ "1973 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 165. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ "1973 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ 2011 California football information guide.
↑ "California 59, Washington 49." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 7.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.

California Golden Bears football

Venues	California Field (1904–1922) California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present) AT&T Park (2011)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe) UCLA

Culture & lore	Oski "Fight for California" Marching band Tightwad Hill The Play

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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