1992 California Golden Bears football team

The 1992 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 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Keith Gilbertson, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, scored 284 points, and allowed 284 points.[1][2]

1992 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sheppard (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorArtie Gigantino (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Washington + 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 9 Stanford + 6 2 0 10 3 0
No. 15 Washington State 5 3 0 9 3 0
USC 5 3 0 6 5 1
Arizona 4 3 1 6 5 1
Arizona State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Oregon 4 4 0 6 6 0
UCLA 3 5 0 6 5 0
California 2 6 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Barr with 2,343 passing yards, Russell White with 1,069 rushing yards, and Sean Dawkins with 1,070 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5San Jose State*No. 19W 46–16
September 12at Purdue*No. 17L 14–4144,838
September 24at No. 24 Kansas*ESPNW 27–2344,500
October 3Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 42–046,500[4]
October 10at No. 1 WashingtonNo. 24ABCL 16–3573,504[5]
October 17at No. 18 USCABCL 24–2754,476[6]
October 24No. 21 Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 17–2446,000[7]
October 31UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
W 48–1256,000
November 7at OregonL 17–3734,651[8]
November 14at Arizona StateL 12–28
November 21No. 13 Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 21–4175,662
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1992 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 86 Sean Dawkins Jr
OT 75 Todd Steussie Jr
RB 4 Russell White Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 72 Chidi Ahanotu Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Doug Brien Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1992 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. ^ "1992 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.
  5. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 201.
  6. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  7. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
  9. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.