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
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1984 record2–9 (1–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDenny Schuler (2nd season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,662)
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Arizona
L 13–2341,234
September 15Pacific (CA)*
W 28–1237,000
September 22Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–2140,500
September 29San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 18–3343,200
October 6at Arizona State
W 19–1466,374
October 13at Oregon State
L 6–920,000[4]
October 20UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 14–1755,400[5]
October 27at No. 20 USC
L 7–3152,692[6]
November 3at No. 1 Washington
L 14–4459,462[7]
November 10Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 7–3330,135[8]
November 17Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 10–2775,662
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

Roster
1984 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 40 Ed Barbero Jr
WR 21 Keith Cockett Jr
WR 13 Vince Delgado Fr
QB 14 Gale Gilbert Sr
T 78 Keith Kartz Jr
TE 81 Yancy Lindsey Sr
G 79 Mark Long Sr
C 52 Mike Reed Sr
T 64 Mark Stephens Jr
G 71 Ron Zenker Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
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. "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (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 (21 October 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. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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