American college football season
The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] [2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play . A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 at Colorado * W 31–1733,835 [3] September 18 San Diego State * W 28–035,000 [4] September 25 No. 14 Arizona State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 0–1535,673 [5] October 2 San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 26–737,136 [6] October 9 at No. 1 Washington ABC L 7–5056,500 [7] October 16 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 10–731,736 [8] October 23 No. 11 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 31–4751,600 [9] October 30 at Oregon State W 28–1425,000 [10] November 6 at No. 16 USC L 0–4254,670 [11] November 13 Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 34–1434,060 [12] November 20 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) USA W 25–20 75,662 [13] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1982 California Golden Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers
Game summaries [ edit ] Stanford [ edit ] Stanford at California85th Big Game 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 0 0 14 6 20 • Golden Bears 0 10 0 15 25
Scoring summary 2 9:22 CAL Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal Cal 3–0 2 2:42 CAL Mariet Ford 29-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Joe Cooper kick) Cal 10–0 3 5:29 STAN Vincent White 2-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) Cal 10–7 3 1:42 STAN Vincent White 43-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick) Stanford 14–10 4 13:28 CAL Joe Cooper 31-yard field goal Stanford 14–13 4 11:24 CAL Wes Howell 32 yard pass from Gale Gilbert (pass failed) Cal 19–14 4 5:32 STAN Mark Harmon 22-yard field goal Cal 19–17 4 0:04 STAN Mark Harmon 35-yard field goal Stanford 20–19 4 0:00 CAL Kevin Moen 25-yard kickoff return after numerous laterals (conversion not attempted) Cal 25–20
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1983 NFL draft [ edit ] [17]
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