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1974 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Roger Theder
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975 →
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Stanford 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
California 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
UCLA 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Washington State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–2–1 in Pac-8, tied for third), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 276 to 213. The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the following season ( 1975). [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Bartkowski with 2,580 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 791 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 938 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Florida*
L 17–2139,521 [4]
September 21 San Jose State*
W 17–16
September 28 Army*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 27–14
October 5at No. 14 Illinois*
W 31–1454,378
October 12 Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 40–1037,268 [5]
October 19at Oregon State
W 17–1423,075 [6]
October 26 UCLANo. 20
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA ( rivalry)
L 3–2848,777
November 2at No. 6 USC
T 15–1553,921 [7]
November 9at WashingtonNo. 18
W 52–2654,500 [8]
November 16 Washington StateNo. 19
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 37–3326,573 [9]
November 23 StanfordNo. 19
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA ( Big Game)
L 20–2271,866
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

NFL Draft

Three Golden Bears were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft; quarterback Steve Bartkowski was the first overall selection.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Steve Bartkowski QB 1 1 Atlanta Falcons
Dallas Hickman DE 9 228 Washington Redskins
Howard Strickland RB 11 281 Los Angeles Rams
Source: [11]

References

  1. ^ "1974 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. ^ "1974 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Florida scores late to rease Cal lead, posts 21–17 grid victory". The Sacramento Bee. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 134.
  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. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 197.
  9. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  10. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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