1981 California Golden Bears football team

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1981 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
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.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Texas A&M*L 28–29
September 12at No. 6 Georgia*L 13–2779,400[3]
September 19at ArizonaW 14–1340,096[4]
September 26San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 24–27
October 10Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 26–2733,600[5]
October 17at No. 17 Arizona StateL 17–45
October 24at UCLAL 6–3441,637
October 31Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–325,000[6]
November 7No. 3 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 3–2174,000[7]
November 14at No. 17 Washington StateL 0–931,000[8]
November 21at StanfordL 21–4284,536
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  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. ^ "Bears' mistakes help Georgia prevail 27–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 107.
  5. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 198.
  6. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
  7. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
  8. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  9. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.