American college football season
1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 1 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
No. 15 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 19 Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1972 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (3–4 in Pac-8, fifth) and were outscored 314 to 228.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
California's statistical leaders on offense were sophomore quarterback Steve Bartkowski with 944 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 434 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 785 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at No. 2 Colorado* | | L 10–20 | 50,751 | [4] |
September 16 | Washington State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 37–23 | 30,794 | [5] |
September 23 | San Jose State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 10–17 | 28,691 | [6] |
September 30 | at Missouri* | | L 27–34 | 41,000 | [7] |
October 7 | No. 3 Ohio State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| L 18–35 | 45,000 | [8] |
October 14 | at No. 1 USC | | L 14–42 | 56,488 | [9] |
October 21 | No. 11 UCLA | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| L 13–49 | 30,563 | [10] |
October 28 | at Washington | | L 21–35 | 56,300 | [11] |
November 4 | Oregon | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| W 31–12 | 23,565 | [12][13][14] |
November 11 | at Oregon State | | L 23–26 | 16,624 | [15] |
November 18 | Stanford | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| W 24–21 | 68,000 | [16] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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[17]
Roster
1972 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 10 | Steve Bartkowski | So | WR | | Dave Bateman | WR | | Sammy Burns | QB | | Jay Cruze | QB | 15 | Vince Ferragamo | Fr | WR | | Mike Hodgins | OL | | Randy Howard | OL | | Scott Hudgins | RB | | Rick Jones | RB | | Steve Kemnitzer | OL | | Mark Klink | OL | | Steve Lawrence | OL | | Kem Lawyer | RB | | Fred Leathers | OL | | Kevin O'Dorisio | TE | | Steve Oliver | TE | | Randy Schmidt | OL | | Ted Seifert | WR | | Mike Shaughnessy | RB | | J.D. Smith | WR | | Steve Sweeney | Sr | OL | | Ray Volker | RB | | Blane Warhurst | RB | | Syl Youngblood | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary
Stanford
Game information |
- First quarter
- STAN – Eric Cross 24-yard pass from Mike Boryla (Steve Murray kick). Stanford 7–0. Drive:
- Second quarter
- CAL – Ray Wersching 29-yard field goal. Stanford 7–3. Drive:
- STAN – Gordon Riegel 71-yard interception return (Steve Murray kick). Stanford 14–3.
- Third quarter
- CAL – Syl Youngblood 4-yard run (pass good). Stanford 14–11. Drive:
- Fourth quarter
- CAL – Syl Youngblood 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick). Cal 18–14. Drive:
- STAN – Reggie Sanderson 3-yard run (Rod Garcia kick), 3:42. Stanford 21–18. Drive:
- CAL – Steve Sweeney 7-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo, 0:00. Cal 24–21. Drive: 64 yards.
| - Top rushers
- CAL – Steve Kemnitzer – 15 rushes, 60 yards
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- 75th meeting between the schools
- Steve Sweeney set single season conference record for receiving touchdowns, tied the single season school record and set the school career record for receptions.[18]
References
- ^ "1972 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "1972 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Colorado vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
- ^ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Missouri vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Ohio State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "USC vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Newnham, Blaine (November 5, 1972). "Bears bury Ducks in the mud". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ "Cal romps". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 19.
- ^ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Bears upend Stanford with Sweeney as hero." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 19. Retrieved 28-Mar-20.
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