1987 California Golden Bears football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–3–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 267 to 239.[1][2]

1987 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1987 record3–6–2 (2–3–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 USC + 7 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 9 UCLA + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Washington 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Oregon 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Stanford 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Arizona 2 –3 –3  4 –4 –3
California 2 –3 –2  3 –6 –2
Washington State 1 –5 –1  3 –7 –1
Oregon State 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,081 passing yards, Chris Richards with 668 rushing yards, and Brian Bedford with 515 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Pacific (CA)*
W 42–0
September 12San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 25–27
September 19at Minnesota*
L 23–3247,332[4]
September 26USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–3162,000[5]
October 3at No. 10 Tennessee*
L 12–38
October 10Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 23–2335,000[6]
October 24at No. 8 UCLA
L 18–4251,107
October 31at Oregon
W 20–637,255[7]
November 14Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 38–20
November 21at Stanford
L 7–31
November 28vs. Washington State
T 17–1754,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

Roster
1987 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Mike Ford So
WR 12 Brian Bedford Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 49 Ken Harvey Sr
LB 30 Steve Hendrickson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "1987 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. "1987 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. 2016 Minnesota Football (PDF). University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. p. 221.
  5. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  6. Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
  7. Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  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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