1984 California Golden Bears football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Kapp, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–9 record (1–8 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 264 to 150.^[1][2]

1984 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–9 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Kapp (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Schuler (2nd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 USC $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 2 Washington	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
California	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Gale Gilbert with 1,693 passing yards, Ed Barbero with 554 rushing yards, and Rance McDougald with 473 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 13–23	41,234
September 15	Pacific (CA)*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–12	37,000
September 22	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–21	40,500
September 29	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 18–33	43,200
October 6	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 19–14	66,374
October 13	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 6–9	20,000	^[4]
October 20	UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 14–17	55,400	^[5]
October 27	at No. 20 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–31	52,692	^[6]
November 3	at No. 1 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 14–44	59,462	^[7]
November 10	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–33	30,135	^[8]
November 17	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 10–27	75,662
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 40 Ed Barbero Jr WR 21 Keith Cockett Jr WR 13 Vince Delgado Fr QB 14 Gale Gilbert Sr OT 78 Keith Kartz Jr TE 81 Yancy Lindsey Sr G 79 Mark Long Sr C 52 Mike Reed Sr OT 64 Mark Stephens Jr G 71 Ron Zenker Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 27 David Carter Sr DB 20 Matt Grimes Jr LB 95 Marshall Hennington So LB 92 Pat McDonald So LB 47 Hardy Nickerson So DB 1 Ray Noble Sr DB 2 Ken Pettway Jr DT 73 Doug Riesenberg So DT 65 Mike Rusinek Sr DB 32 Garey Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Kapp Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1984 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
2. (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
3. "1984 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. "Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football. Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
5. Doods, Tracy (October 21, 1984). "As Is Customary, UCLA Beats Cal". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 153986490.
6. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
7. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 199.
8. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
9. (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.