1990 California Golden Bears football team

1990 California Golden Bears football
Copper Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Wyoming
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mariucci (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (4th season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 USC 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
UCLA 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Stanford 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arizona State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4–1 record (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 341 to 325.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,069 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 1,002 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 564 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wisconsin*
W 28–1245,980[4]
September 15No. 10 Miami (FL)*
ABCL 24–5247,000[5]
September 22at Washington State
L 31–4132,229[6]
September 29at No. 16 Arizona
PrimeW 30–2552,731[7]
October 6San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 35–3435,000[8]
October 13at Arizona State
W 31–2459,043[9]
October 20UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
W 38–3150,000[10]
October 27at No. 7 Washington
L 7–4671,427[11]
November 3at No. 21 USC
PrimeT 31–3162,974[12]
November 10No. 20 Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 28–345,000[13]
November 17Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
L 25–2775,662[14]
December 31vs. Wyoming*
TBSW 17–1536,340[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[16]

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

#10 Miami (FL) at California
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 10 21021 52
Golden Bears 14 703 24
Scoring summary
Q1MIAHuerta 22 yard field goalMIA 3–0
Q1CALWhite 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick)CAL 7–3
Q1MIACarroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 10–7
Q1CALWhite 1 yard run (Keen kick)CAL 14–10
Q2MIABethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 17–14
Q2CALTreggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick)CAL 21–17
Q2MIAErickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 24–21
Q2MIAHill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 31–21
Q4CALKeen 25 yard field goalMIA 31–24
Q4MIAMcGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 38–24
Q4MIAConley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 45–24
Q4MIASpencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 52–24
See also: 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

Wyoming (Copper Bowl)

Main article: 1990 Copper Bowl
See also: 1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team

References

  1. ^ "1990 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. ^ "1990 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "New coach, same results". The Post-Crescent. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Canes swirl past feisty Cal". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Coug win a 2nd-hand effort". The Spokesman-Review. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cats claw, but Bears still win". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cal Bears hold off San Jose". The Modesto Bee. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Leading 31–3, Bears hang on to tip ASU 31–24". The Sacramento Bee. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cal beats UCLA for first time since '71". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The beat goes on for the Huskies, 46–7". The Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cal settles for tie with USC". San Francisco Chronicle. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cal bowls over Oregon 28–3". The Modesto Bee. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Stanford gets its revenge". The Press Democrat. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Gambles don't pay off for the Cowboys". The Arizona Daily Star. January 1, 1991. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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