1969 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

1969 California Golden Bears football

Conference| Pacific-8 Conference
Record| 5–5 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach|

* Ray Willsey (6th season)

Home stadium| California Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1968

1970 ->

1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 USC $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 13 UCLA | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 19 Stanford | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Oregon State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Oregon | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
California | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washington | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
Washington State | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

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]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| | No. 4 Texas*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 0–17| 31,000–33,702| [4]
September 27| 10:30 a.m.| at No. 10 Indiana*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 17–14| 52,904|
October 4| 1:31 p.m.| Rice*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 31–21| 36,391| [5]
October 11| 1:32 p.m.| Washington|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 44–13| 34,176|
October 18| 1:28 p.m.| at No. 8 UCLA|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| L 0–32| 38,998|
October 25| 1:30 p.m.| at Washington State|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA

| W 17–0| 16,700|
November 1| 1:30 p.m.| No. 6 USC|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 9–14| 51,009|
November 8| 1:30 p.m.| Oregon State|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 3–35| 22,471|
November 15| 1:31 p.m.| San Jose State*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 31–7| 18,001|
November 22| 1:30 p.m.| at No. 14 Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA (Big Game)

| L 28–29| 80,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## References

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1. ^ "1969 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. 165\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
3. ^ "1969 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. ^ "Longhorns follow three-way street to easy 17–0 victory over punchless Bears". The Sacramento Bee. September 21, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Cal explodes by Rice in final two minutes". The Fresno Bee. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "1969 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results".
7. ^ "1969-70 California Golden Bears; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
8. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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California Golden Bears football

Venues|

* California Field (1904–1923)
* California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present)
* Oracle Park (2011)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe)
* UCLA
* USC

Culture & lore|

* Oski
* "Fight for California"
* "Big C"
* History
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* Tightwad Hill
* The Play

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* Starting quarterbacks
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