1975 California Golden Bears football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA ^ + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 14 California + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 17 USC 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Golden Bears scored 330 points while the defense allowed 233 points. Led by head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears finished with an 8–3 record.

Schedule

September 13at Colorado*

L 34–27 46,211 September 20No. 20 West Virginia*

L 28–10 23,375 September 27at Washington State

W 33–21 24,500 October 4San Jose State*

  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA

W 27–24 32,788 October 11at Oregon

W 34–7 18,000 October 18Oregon State

  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA

W 51–24 31,256 October 25at No. 19 UCLA

L 28–14 46,100 November 1No. 4 USC

  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA

W 28–14 58,871 November 8WashingtonNo. 18

  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA

W 27–24 43,270 November 15at Air Force*No. 15

W 31–14 35,770 November 22at StanfordNo. 13

W 48–15 88,000

Template:CFB Schedule End[1]

Roster

  • Jim Breech, k
  • Chuck Muncie, tb
  • Joe Roth, qb
  • Paul Von der Mehden
  • Wesley Walker, wr
  • Steve Rivera, wr
  • John Dixon, tb, fb
  • Phil Heck, lb
  • Jeff Barnes, de
  • George Freitas, te
  • Tom Newton, fb
  • Burl Toler, lb

Results

Stanford

Period 1 2 34Total
California 14 13 02148
Stanford 6 0 0915

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 88,000

Cal needed a win and UCLA tie or loss to earn a berth in the Rose Bowl.

Chuck Muncie finished with over 3,000 yards rushing in his career along with 37 touchdowns, 230 points and 4,188 all-purpose yards. By scoring four times, Muncie also tied a single game school record and finished the year with 15 TDs for another Cal mark.

After the game, coach Mike White said "If Chuck Muncie isn't the Heisman Trophy winner, I don't know who is."

[2]

Draft picks

The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Chuck Muncie Running Back 1 3 New Orleans Saints
Steve Rivera Wide Receiver 4 100 San Francisco 49ers

[3]

References

  1. ^ 2009 California football information guide
  2. ^ "Muncie bowls over Cards, and wait begins." Eugene Register-Guard. 23 Nov 1975
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
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