1986 California Golden Bears football team

1986 California Golden Bears football
1986 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–9 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Kapp (5th season);
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Joe Kapp, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 145.^[1]^[2]

1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Arizona State $	5	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
No. 14 UCLA	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Washington	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 11 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 891 passing yards, Marc Hicks with 357 rushing yards, and James Devers with 582 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 15–21
September 20	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–21	41,500	^[4]
September 27	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–35
October 4	at No. 12 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 18–50	58,911	^[5]
October 11	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 12–14	33,500	^[6]
October 18	No. 19 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 10–36	59,000
October 25	at No. 15 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 16–33	49,016	^[7]
November 1	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 9–27	32,000	^[8]
November 8	at No. 5 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–49	70,239
November 15	at No. 13 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 3–28	48,019	^[9]
November 22	No. 16 Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 17–11	75,662	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1986 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
OL	Brian Anderson
QB	Brian Bedford
QB	Kevin Brown
RB	Will Cherry
WR	Kevin Cushing
WR	Vince Delgado
WR	James Devers
WR	Mike Ford	Fr
RB	Darrin Greer
RB	Marc Hicks
QB	Brad Howe
TE	Darryl Ingram
RB	William Jackson
OL	Kam King
RB	Steve LaMothe
RB	Terence McCarty
TE	Don Noble
RB	Donald Nobles
WR	Wendell Peoples
RB	Todd Powers
RB	Chris Richards
OL	Doug Riesenberg
OL	Chuck Steele
QB	Troy Taylor
QB	D'Andre Wells
OL	David Zawatson

Defense

Pos.	Name	Class
LB	John Geringer	Sr
LB	Ken Harvey
DB	Gary Hein
DB	Sidney Johnson
DL	Joe Nelms
LB	Hardy Nickerson
LB	David Ortega
DB	Darryl Stallworth
DB	Derek Taylor
DL	Natu Tuatagloa
DL	Majett Whiteside

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mike Kelly
K		Leland Rix
P		Scott Tabor

Head coach

Joe Kapp

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Rasmussen
(Quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[12]

Season summary

Stanford

Stanford Cardinal at California Golden Bears

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stanford	0	3	0	8	11
California	0	10	0	7	17

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

Date: November 22, 1986
Game attendance: 75,662
Eugene Register Guard, 1986 Nov 23.

Game information

Second quarter

CAL – Leland Rix 34-yard field goal. California 3–0. Drive:
CAL – Wendell Peoples 5-yard pass from Kevin Brown (Leland Rix kick). California 10–0. Drive:
STAN – David Sweeney 48-yard field goal. California 10–3. Drive:

Fourth quarter

CAL – Mike Ford 47-yard run (Leland Rix kick), 7:36. California 17–3. Drive:
STAN – Jeff James 69-yard pass from John Paye (pass good), 5:37. California 17–11. Drive:

Top passers

STAN – John Paye – 23/35, 224 yards, TD
CAL – Kevin Brown – 15/23, 221 yards, TD, 2 int

Top rushers

STAN – Brad Muster – 18 rushes, 59 yards
CAL – Mike Ford – 1 rush, 47 yards, TD

Top receivers

STAN – Jeff James – 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
CAL – James Devers – 7 receptions, 99 yards

References

^ "1986 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. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "1986 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 200.
^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
^ "1986 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
^ "Washington State vs. California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 20, 1986. p. 4B.

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[1] "1986 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] "1986 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[4] '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.

[5] 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 200.

[6] "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.

[7] Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.

[8] Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.

[9] USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.

[10] "1986 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[11] 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

[calros-12] "Washington State vs. California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 20, 1986. p. 4B.

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