1997 California Golden Bears football team

1997 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10
1997 record	3–8 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tom Holmoe
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 74,909)


1997 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#9 Washington State §	7	–	1	10	–	2
#5 UCLA §	7	–	1	10	–	2
#14 Arizona State	6	–	2	9	–	3
#18 Washington	5	–	3	8	–	4
Arizona	4	–	4	7	–	5
USC	4	–	4	6	–	5
Oregon	3	–	5	7	–	5
Stanford	3	–	5	5	–	6
California	1	–	7	3	–	8
Oregon State	0	–	8	3	–	8

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Tom Holmoe and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference. Home games were played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	12:30 PM	at Houston*	Astrodome • Houston, TX	KPIX	W 35–3	37,652
September 20	3:30 PM	Oklahoma*	California Memorial Stadium • Berekley, CA	FSN	W 40–36	48,260
September 27	4:00 PM	USC	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 17–27	54,000
October 4	5:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	SCBA	L 34–41	24,812
October 11	12:30 PM	#10 Washington	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		L 3–30	48,000
October 18	2:00 PM	at #13 Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		L 37–63	35,759
October 25	3:30 PM	at #13 UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		L 17–35	52,858
November 1	12:30 PM	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 33–14	32,000
November 8	12:30 PM	Arizona State	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 21–28	33,000
November 15	7:00 PM	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSN	L 38–41 ^2OT	37,111
November 22	12:30 PM	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game)	ABC	L 20–21	85,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

California Golden Bears football

Venues	California Field (1904–1922) California Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

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

Culture & lore	Oski "Fight for California" University of California Marching Band Tightwad Hill The Play

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

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