2002 California Golden Bears football team

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 427 to 318.[1][2]

2002 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10
2002 record7–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Cortez (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Gregory (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 73,347)
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Washington State $+  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 4 USC %+  7 –1     11 –2  
Arizona State  5 –3     8 –6  
UCLA  4 –4     8 –5  
Oregon State  4 –4     8 –5  
California  4 –4     7 –5  
Washington  4 –4     7 –6  
Oregon  3 –5     7 –6  
Arizona  1 –7     4 –8  
Stanford  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,815 passing yards, Joe Igber with 1,130 rushing yards, and Lashaun Ward with 709 receiving yards.[3] Despite finishing the season with a 7-5 record, the Bears did not participate in a bowl game.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.Baylor*
KRONW 70–2227,185
September 73:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
KRONW 34–1324,692
September 149:00 a.m.at No. 15 Michigan State*
ESPN2W 46–2272,634
September 212:00 p.m.Air Force*No. 23
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 21–2331,816
September 282:00 p.m.No. 16 Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 38–4829,297
October 512:30 p.m.at No. 12 Washington
W 34–2771,337
October 123:30 p.m.at No. 20 USC
FSNL 28–3063,113
October 194:00 p.m.UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
TBSW 17–1246,697
October 261:00 p.m.at Oregon State
L 13–2436,603
November 93:30 p.m.at No. 25 Arizona State
FSNW 55–3840,769
November 1612:30 p.m.Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 41–5228,808
November 2312:30 p.m.Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
W 30–771,224
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Game summaries

Baylor
1 234Total
Baylor 7 087 22
• California 35 14021 70
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
  • Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 27,185
  • Game weather: Sunny; 72°F; wind 3–5 W
  • Referee: Jim Fogltance
  • Television network: KRON

[5]

Roster
2002 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Kyle Boller Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "2002 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. "2002 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/2002-schedule.html
  5. "Cal 70, Baylor 22". University of California–Berkeley Department of Athletics. August 31, 2002. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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