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American college football season
The 1973 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
1973 NCAA Division I football season . In their second year under head coach
Mike White , the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 380 to 245.
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[2]
The team's statistical leaders included
Vince Ferragamo with 1,014 passing yards (
Steve Bartkowski added 910 passing yards),
Chuck Muncie with 801 rushing yards, and
Wesley Walker with 361 receiving yards.
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at No. 6
Alabama * L 0–6671,119
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[5]
[6]
September 22
Illinois * L 7–2722,000
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September 29 at
Army * W 51–640,982
[8]
October 6
Washington California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 54–4928,000
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October 13 at
Oregon L 10–4128,700
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October 20
Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 24–1424,123
[11]
October 27 at No. 13
UCLA L 21–6135,492
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November 3 No. 9
USC California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 14–5048,000
[13]
November 10
San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 19–912,000
[14]
November 17 at
Washington State L 28–3113,082
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November 24 at
Stanford L 17–2667,000
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*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Washington
7
7 7 28
49
• California
14
23 7 10
54
Scoring summary 1 CAL Muncie 7-yard run (VanderMeer kick) CAL 7-0
1 WASH Waters 9-yard run (King kick) Tied 7-7
1 CAL Muncie 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick) CAL 14-7
2 CAL Strickland 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick) CAL 21-7
2 CAL Shaughnessy 75-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick) CAL 28-7
2 CAL Safety CAL 30-7
2 CAL Strickland 52-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick) CAL 37-7
2 WASH Brown 5-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) CAL 37-14
3 CAL Muncie 5-yard run (VanderMeer kick) CAL 44-14
3 WASH Fitzpatrick 1-yard run (King kick) CAL 44-21
4 WASH Brown 3-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) CAL 44-28
4 WASH Conley 17-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) CAL 44-35
4 CAL Bailey 48-yard run (VanderMeer kick) CAL 51-35
4 CAL VanderMeer 27-yard field goal CAL 54-35
4 WASH Waters 28-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) CAL 54-42
4 WASH McDonald 9-yard pass from Rowland (King kick) CAL 54-49
Cal gained 625 yards of total offense, the second best in school history.
Steve Bartkowski came off the bench when
Vince Ferragamo was shaken up with the Golden Bears ahead 21–7.
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Oregon State
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon St
0
7 7 0
14
• California
9
7 0 8
24
Scoring summary 1 4:36 CAL Muncie 1-yard run (kick failed) California 6–0
1 1:14 CAL VanderMeer 27-yard field goal California 9–0
2 5:33 ORST Maurer 1-yard run (Kuloos kick) California 9–7
2 1:44 CAL Leathers 27-yard pass from Bartkowski (VanderMeer kick) California 16–7
3 8:38 ORST Maurer 2-yard run (Kuloos kick) California 16–14
4 13:21 CAL Strickland 1-yard run (two-point conversion good) California 24–14
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Roster
1973 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
Ron VanderMeer
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
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"1973 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
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"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 .
^
"1973 California Golden Bears Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ Reed, Delbert (September 16, 1973).
"Tide explosion rips California 66–0" . The Tuscaloosa News . p. B1. Retrieved July 1, 2014 .
^ Smothers, Jimmy (September 16, 1973).
"Alabama murders California 66–0" . The Gadsden Times . Retrieved July 1, 2014 .
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"Alabama 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 .
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"California vs Illinois Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF) . NCAA Football Statistics . NCAA. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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"Army 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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
^
2015 Football Information Guide (PDF) . Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
^ "California 59, Washington 49." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 7.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. October 21, 1973.
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