1971 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

1971 California Golden Bears football

Conference| Pacific-8 Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach|

* Ray Willsey (8th season)

Home stadium| California Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1972 ->

1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Stanford $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 20 USC | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
No. 19 Washington | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
California | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Oregon State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Oregon | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Washington State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
UCLA | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 in Pac-8, third), and were outscored 262 to 186.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Jay Cruze with 1,284 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 686 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 579 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| at No. 7 Arkansas*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Little Rock, AR

| L 20–51| 54,176| [4]
September 18| West Virginia*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 20–10| 23,001–25,000| [5][6]
September 25| San Jose State*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 34–10| 19,851| [7]
October 2| at No. 14 Ohio State*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 3–35| 86,280| [8]
October 9| Oregon State|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 30–27| 33,561| [9]
October 16| at Washington State|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA

| W 24–23| 12,600| [10]
October 23| at UCLA|

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

| W 31–24| 30,741| [11]
October 30| No. 20 USC|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 0–28| 54,000| [12]
November 6| No. 20 Washington|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 7–30| 36,517| [13]
November 13| at Oregon|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| W 17–10| 18,500| [14]
November 20| at No. 18 Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA (Big Game)

| L 0–14| 86,000| [15]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Personnel

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1971 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | Jay Cruze
WR | `` | Steve Sweeney
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `` | Scott Stringer | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Ray Willsey

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "1971 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. ^ "1971 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. ^ "Arkansas 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.
5. ^ "Cal zaps Mountaineers". Oakland Tribune. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "California vs West Virginia Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "Ohio 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.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "Oregon 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.
15. ^ "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.
16. ^ 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)

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