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Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 USC † $   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 9 California   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 19 Arizona State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Oregon   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Stanford   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Washington   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 Championships, due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 441 to 192.[1][2]

The Golden Bears were ranked No. 4 at the end of the regular season, its only loss having been No. 1 USC by a 23–17 score. In that game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers set a school record for consecutive completed passes with 26 and tied an NCAA record with 23 consecutive passes completed in one game. He set a Cal single-game record for passing completion percentage of 85.3. Rodgers' performance set up the Golden Bears at first and goal with 1:47 remaining and a chance for the game-winning touchdown. On the first play of USC's goal-line stand, Rodgers threw an incomplete pass. This was followed by a second-down sack by Manuel Wright.[3] After a timeout and Rodgers' incomplete pass on third down, USC stopped Cal's run play to win the game.[3] Rodgers commented that it was "frustrating that we couldn't get the job done."[3]

After Texas was picked over Cal for a Rose Bowl berth, the fourth-ranked Bears were awarded a spot in the Holiday Bowl, which they lost to Texas Tech, 45–31. After the season, Rodgers decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2005 NFL Draft.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Rodgers with 2,566 passing yards, J. J. Arrington with 2,018 rushing yards, and Geoff McArthur with 862 receiving yards.[5] Three California players received first-team honors on the 2004 College Football All-America Team: running back J. J. Arrington (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS); offensive lineman Marvin Phillip (SI); and defensive lineman Ryan Riddle (TSN, SI). Quarterback Aaron Rodgers

Schedule

September 49:00 a.m.at Air Force*No. 12

ESPN2W 56–14 50,075 September 113:30 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 12

KRONW 41–14 58,949 October 21:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 10

FSNW 49–7 36,003 October 912:30 p.m.at No. 1 USCNo. 7

ABCL 17–23 90,008 October 164:00 p.m.UCLANo. 8

  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA

TBSW 45–28 69,898 October 234:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 7

W 38–0 52,049 October 307:00 p.m.No. 20 Arizona StateNo. 7

  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA

TBSW 27–0 52,652 November 612:30 p.m.OregonNo. 4

  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA

ABCW 28–27 65,615 November 1312:30 p.m.at WashingtonNo. 5

W 42–12 63,451 November 2012:30 p.m.StanfordNo. 4

FSNW 41–6 72,981 December 44:30 p.m.at Southern Mississippi*No. 4

ESPNW 26–16 27,480 December 305:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Texas Tech*No. 4

ESPNL 31–45 63,711

Template:CFB Schedule End [6]

Game notes

Stanford

1 234Total
Stanford 3 030 6
• California 10 01021 41
Scoring summary
18:45CALRobert Jordan 29 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 7-0
12:34CALTom Schneider 42 yard field goalCAL 10-0
10:20STANMike Sgroi 21 yard field goalCAL 10-3
38:38CALTom Schneider 28 yard field goalCAL 13-3
33:22CALMarshawn Lynch 55 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 20-3
31:18STANMike Sgroi 44 yard field goalCAL 20-6
412:53CALJ.J. Arrington 9 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 27-6
49:26CALBurl Toler 20 yard pass from Marshawn Lynch (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 34-6
43:05CALReggie Robertson 5 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 41-6

Notable Players

See also


References

  1. ^ "2004 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. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Trojans' defense stymies Cal QB at first-and-goal". ESPN. October 9, 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  4. ^ CN&R Staff. "Who to watch in 2005". News Review. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "2004 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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