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1981 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMouse Davis (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 USC 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Washington State 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
UCLA 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
California 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9 and 2–6 in conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Texas A&M*L 28–2933,751
September 12at No. 6 Georgia*L 13–2779,400
September 19at ArizonaW 14–1340,096
September 26San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 24–2734,000
October 10Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 26–2733,600
October 17at No. 17 Arizona StateL 17–4563,110
October 24at UCLAL 6–3441,637
October 31Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–325,000
November 7No. 3 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–2174,000
November 14at No. 17 Washington StateL 0–1931,000
November 21at StanfordL 21–4284,536
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1981 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. "Mouse offense roars through half, but Aggies snare Cal Bears 29–28". The Sunday Oregonian. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bears' mistakes help Georgia prevail 27–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Small caliber California outguns Arizona 14–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spartans shock Bears, 27–24". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Huskies 'let it hang out,' hang Bears in late flurry". The Bellingham Herald. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Arizona State clobbers Cal". The San Francisco Examiner. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UCLA swamps Cal 34–6". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cal buries an offense, OSU". Oakland Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "USC's Trojans wear down Cal". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Cougs can smell Roses". The Spokesman-Review. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Nelson, Stanford have a really big game". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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