American college football season
The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season . In their sixth year under head coach Ray Willsey , the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 in Pac-8, sixth) and were outscored 182 to 180.[ 1] [ 2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California .
California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Dave Penhall with 874 passing yards, Gary Fowler with 741 rushing yards, and Jim Fraser with 335 receiving yards.[ 3]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 No. 4 Texas * L 0–1733,702 [ 4]
September 27 at No. 10 Indiana * W 17–1452,904 [ 5]
October 4 Rice * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 31–2136,391 [ 6]
October 11 Washington California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 44–1334,176 [ 7]
October 18 at No. 8 UCLA L 0–3238,998 [ 8]
October 25 at Washington State W 17–016,700 [ 9]
November 1 No. 6 USC California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 9–1451,009 [ 10]
November 8 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 3–3522,471 [ 11]
November 15 San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 31–718,001 [ 12]
November 22 at No. 14 Stanford L 28–2980,000 [ 13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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^ "1969 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 .
^ "1969 California Golden Bears Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ "California vs Texas Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Indiana 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 Rice 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 Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "UCLA 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 .
^ "Washington 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 USC 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 Oregon State 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 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 .
^ "Stanford 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 .
^ "1969 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results" .
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF) . Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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