1986 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

1986 California Golden Bears football

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 2–9 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Joe Kapp (5th season)

Home stadium| California Memorial Stadium

Seasons

← 1985

1987 →

1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 4 Arizona State $  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 10  | – | 1  | – | 1
No. 14 UCLA | 5  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 1
No. 18 Washington | 5  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 1
No. 11 Arizona | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 3  | – | 0
Stanford | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 4  | – | 0
USC | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 5  | – | 0
Oregon | 3  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 0
Washington State | 2  | – | 6  | – | 1 |  |  | 3  | – | 7  | – | 1
California | 2  | – | 7  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 9  | – | 0
Oregon State | 1  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Joe Kapp, the Golden Bears compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 145.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 891 passing yards, Marc Hicks with 357 rushing yards, and James Devers with 582 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 13| at Boston College*|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| L 15–21| 30,544| [4]
September 20| Washington State|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 31–21| 41,500| [5]
September 27| San Jose State*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 14–35| 45,000| [6]
October 4| at No. 12 Washington|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

| L 18–50| 58,911| [7]
October 11| Oregon State|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 12–14| 33,500| [8]
October 18| No. 19 UCLA|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA (rivalry)

| L 10–36| 59,000| [9]
October 25| at No. 15 Arizona|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| L 16–33| 49,016| [10]
November 1| Oregon|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 9–27| 32,000| [11]
November 8| at No. 5 Arizona State|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 0–49| 70,239| [12]
November 15| at No. 13 USC|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 3–28| 48,019| [13]
November 22| No. 16 Stanford|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA (Big Game)

| W 17–11| 75,662| [14]

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

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## Game summaries

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### Stanford

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See also: 1986 Stanford Cardinal football team and Big Game (American football)

Stanford Cardinal at California Golden Bears

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Stanford | 0 | 3 | 0| 8| 11
California | 0 | 10 | 0| 7| 17

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

* Date: November 22, 1986
* Game attendance: 75,662
* Eugene Register Guard, 1986 Nov 23.

Game information

Second quarter

* CAL – Leland Rix 34-yard field goal. California 3–0. Drive:
* CAL – Wendell Peoples 5-yard pass from Kevin Brown (Leland Rix kick). California 10–0. Drive:
* STAN – David Sweeney 48-yard field goal. California 10–3. Drive:

Fourth quarter

* CAL – Mike Ford 47-yard run (Leland Rix kick), 7:36. California 17–3. Drive:
* STAN – Jeff James 69-yard pass from John Paye (pass good), 5:37. California 17–11. Drive:

Top passers

* STAN – John Paye – 23/35, 224 yards, TD
* CAL – Kevin Brown – 15/23, 221 yards, TD, 2 int

Top rushers

* STAN – Brad Muster – 18 rushes, 59 yards
* CAL – Mike Ford – 1 rush, 47 yards, TD

Top receivers

* STAN – Jeff James – 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
* CAL – James Devers – 7 receptions, 99 yards

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## Roster

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1986 California Golden Bears football team roster

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

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OL | `` | Brian Anderson
QB | `` | Brian Bedford
QB | `` | Kevin Brown
RB | `` | Will Cherry
WR | `` | Kevin Cushing
WR | `` | Vince Delgado
WR | `` | James Devers
WR | `` | Mike Ford | Fr
RB | `` | Darrin Greer
RB | `` | Marc Hicks
QB | `` | Brad Howe
TE | `` | Darryl Ingram
RB | `` | William Jackson
OL | `` | Kam King
RB | `` | Steve LaMothe
RB | `` | Terence McCarty
TE | `` | Don Noble
RB | `` | Donald Nobles
WR | `` | Wendell Peoples
RB | `` | Todd Powers
RB | `` | Chris Richards
OL | `` | Doug Riesenberg
OL | `` | Chuck Steele
QB | `` | Troy Taylor
QB | `` | D'Andre Wells
OL | `` | David Zawatson
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `` | John Geringer | Sr
LB | `` | Ken Harvey
DB | `` | Gary Hein
DB | `` | Sidney Johnson
DL | `` | Joe Nelms
LB | `` | Hardy Nickerson
LB | `` | David Ortega
DB | `` | Darryl Stallworth
DB | `` | Derek Taylor
DL | `` | Natu Tuatagloa
DL | `` | Majett Whiteside
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `` | Mike Kelly
K | `` | Leland Rix
P | `` | Scott Tabor

Head coach

* Joe Kapp

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Mike Rasmussen
(Quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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## References

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1. ^ "1986 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. ^ "1986 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. ^ "Hicks stopped; Cal opens with a whimper". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Cougs take licks on kicks". The Spokesman-Review. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "San Jose State dominates Cal". The Sacramento Bee. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Bear-ly a ball game". The Daily News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "OSU beats Cal to snap eight-game losing streak". The Columbian. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Cal's woes continue against UCLA, 36–10". The Press Democrat. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wildcats chase Bears to Pac-10 backwoods". The Arizona Daily Star. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Cal keeps sinking in loss to Oregon". The Sacramento Bee. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Arizona State romps over Cal for Rose Bowl berth". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Trojans have little problem beating Cal". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Cal's 17–11 upset of Stanford gives Kapp quite a lift". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166\. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
16. ^ "Washington State vs. California". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 20, 1986. p. 4B.

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California Golden Bears football

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

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