2002 California Golden Bears football team
The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 427 to 318.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,815 passing yards, Joe Igber with 1,130 rushing yards, and Lashaun Ward with 709 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
12:30 PM |
Baylor* |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
KRON |
W 70–22 |
27,185 |
September 7 |
3:30 PM |
New Mexico State* |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
KRON |
W 34–13 |
24,692 |
September 14 |
9:00 AM |
at No. 15 Michigan State* |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
ESPN2 |
W 46–22 |
72,634 |
September 21 |
2:00 PM |
Air Force* |
No. 23 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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L 21–23 |
31,816 |
September 28 |
2:00 PM |
No. 16 Washington State |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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L 38–48 |
29,297 |
October 5 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 12 Washington |
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Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
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W 34–27 |
71,337 |
October 12 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 20 USC |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSN |
L 28–30 |
63,113 |
October 19 |
4:00 PM |
UCLA |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
TBS |
W 17–12 |
46,697 |
October 26 |
1:00 PM |
at Oregon State |
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Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
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L 13–24 |
36,603 |
November 9 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 25 Arizona State |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
FSN |
W 55–38 |
40,769 |
November 16 |
12:30 PM |
Arizona |
|
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
|
L 41–52 |
28,808 |
November 23 |
12:30 PM |
Stanford |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game) |
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W 30–7 |
71,224 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Game summaries
Baylor
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor |
7 |
0 | 8 | 7 |
22 |
• California |
35 |
14 | 0 | 21 |
70 |
- Date: August 31
- Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
- Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3:33
- Game attendance: 27,185
- Game weather: Sunny; 72°F; wind 3–5 W
- Referee: Jim Fogltance
- Television network: KRON
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
14:40 | CAL | Gray 71 yard pass from Williams (Jensen kick) | CAL 7–0 |
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Q1 |
12:58 | CAL | McArthur 4 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 14–0 |
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Q1 |
8:19 | CAL | Igber 8 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 21–0 |
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Q1 |
1:49 | CAL | Nixon 100 yard interception return (Jensen kick) | CAL 28–0 |
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Q1 |
:57 | CAL | Powell 26 yard interception return (Jensen kick) | CAL 35–0 |
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Q1 |
:00 | BAY | Newhouse 85 yard pass from Karas (Andino kick) | CAL 35–7 |
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Q2 |
10:41 | CAL | Manderino 18 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 42–7 |
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Q2 |
1:16 | CAL | McArthur 5 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 49–7 |
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Q3 |
:31 | BAY | Golden 1 yard run (Ricks run) | CAL 49–15 |
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Q4 |
12:12 | CAL | Boller 3 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 56–14 |
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Q4 |
10:06 | CAL | Ward 52 yard pass from Robertson (Jensen kick) | CAL 63–14 |
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Q4 |
4:16 | CAL | O'Keith 2 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 70–15 |
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Q4 |
1:31 | BAY | Armstrong 6 yard run (Andino kick) | CAL 70–22 |
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