1975 California Golden Bears football team

1975 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #14
1975 record 8–3 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Mike White
Captain Chuck Muncie
Captain Paul Von der Mehden
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »
1975 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 UCLA § 6 1 0     9 2 1
#14 California § 6 1 0     8 3 0
Washington 5 2 0     6 5 0
Stanford 5 2 0     6 5 0
#17 USC 3 4 0     8 4 0
Oregon 2 5 0     3 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 0     1 10 0
Washington State 0 7 0     3 8 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1975 college football season. The Golden Bears scored 330 points while the defense allowed 233 points. Led by head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears finished with an 8–3 record.

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 at Colorado* Folsom FieldBoulder, CO L 34–27  
September 20 #20 West Virginia* California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 28–10  
September 27 at Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, WA W 33–21  
October 4 San Jose State* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 27–24  
October 11 at Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 34–7  
October 18 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 51–24  
October 25 at #19 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 28–14  
November 1 #4 USC California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 28–14  
November 8 Washington #18 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 27–24  
November 15 at Air Force* #15 Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO W 31–14  
November 22 at Stanford #13 Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (The Big Game) W 48–15   88,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in local to gamesite.

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Roster

Results

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
California 14 13 0 21 48
Stanford 6 0 0 9 15

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 88,000

Cal needed a win and UCLA tie or loss to earn a berth in the Rose Bowl.

Chuck Muncie finished with over 3,000 yards rushing in his career along with 37 touchdowns, 230 points and 4,188 all-purpose yards. By scoring four times, Muncie also tied a single game school record and finished the year with 15 TDs for another Cal mark.

After the game, coach Mike White said "If Chuck Muncie isn't the Heisman Trophy winner, I don't know who is."

[2]

Draft picks

The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Chuck Muncie Running Back 1 3 New Orleans Saints
Steve Rivera Wide Receiver 4 100 San Francisco 49ers

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ 2009 California football information guide
  2. ^ "Muncie bowls over Cards, and wait begins." Eugene Register-Guard. 23 Nov 1975
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm

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