2005 California Golden Bears football team

2005 California Golden Bears football
2005 Las Vegas Bowl vs. BYU, W 35-28
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#25
AP	#25
2005 record	8-4 (4-4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jeff Tedford
Offensive coordinator	Mike Dunbar
Defensive coordinator	Bob Gregory
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 2004 2006 »

2005 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 USC †		0	–	0					0	–	1
#13 Oregon		7	–	1					10	–	2
#16 UCLA		6	–	2					10	–	2
#25 California		4	–	4					8	–	4
Arizona State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Stanford		4	–	4					5	–	6
Oregon State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Arizona		2	–	6					3	–	8
Washington State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Washington		1	–	7					2	–	9
† – Conference champion USC vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2005-2006 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.

Despite losing Nate Longshore in the season opener for the remainder of the year, the Bears would get off to their best start since Steve Mariucci coached them in 1996, starting the season 5-0. But the Bears would stumble and lose 4 of their next 5 games, partly due to poor quarterback play and costly turnovers and mental errors. The team would end up in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, where they would beat BYU 35-28.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/03/2005	2:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	#19	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	CSN-West	W 41-3	65,938
09/10/2005	12:30 p.m.	at Washington	#16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	ABC	W 56-17	57,775
09/17/2005	2:00 p.m.	Illinois*	#15	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 35-20	57,657
09/23/2005	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	#13	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN	W 41-13	11,312
10/01/2005	2:30 p.m.	Arizona	#12	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	TBS	W 28-0	55,944
10/08/2005	4:30 p.m.	at #20 UCLA	#10	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	TBS	L 47-40	84,811
10/15/2005	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	#18	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 23-20	57,174
10/22/2005	7:15 p.m.	Washington State	#25	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FSN	W 42-38	52,569
11/05/2005	12:30 p.m.	at #15 Oregon	#23	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ABC	L 27-20 OT	58,309
11/12/2005	12:30 p.m.	#1 USC		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 35-10	72,981
11/19/2005	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (The Big Game)	ABC	W 27-3	71,743
12/22/2005	5:00 p.m.	vs. #21 BYU*		Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	W 35-28	40,053
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

Southern California

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Trojans	7	14	7	7	35
Golden Bears	3	0	0	7	10

Cal then hosted the #1-ranked USC Trojans, led by head coach Pete Carroll and an offense including Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart and running back Reggie Bush. The Trojans scored first after Ayoob's first of four interceptions in the game, on a LenDale White rush. Ayoob recovered after the interception, and led the Bears to a field goal to cut their deficit to four at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Leinart rushed for a pair of touchdowns to give the Trojans a 21–3 lead at half-time. After a pair of White rushing touchdowns, the Bears scored again on a Chris Manderino rush that ended scoring in the game, with the Trojans winning 35–10. With the win, the Trojans clinched at least a share of the Pac 10 title.