American college football season
2002 California Golden Bears football |
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Conference | Pacific-10 |
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Record | 7–5 (4–4 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Jeff Tedford (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | George Cortez (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Gregory (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
No. 10 Washington State $+ | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 10 | – | 3 | |
No. 4 USC %+ | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 11 | – | 2 | |
Arizona State | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 8 | – | 6 | |
UCLA | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 8 | – | 5 | |
Oregon State | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 8 | – | 5 | |
California | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Washington | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 7 | – | 6 | |
Oregon | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 7 | – | 6 | |
Arizona | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 4 | – | 8 | |
Stanford | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
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- $ – BCS representative as conference champion
- % – BCS at-large representative
- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 427 to 318.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,815 passing yards, Joe Igber with 1,130 rushing yards, and Lashaun Ward with 709 receiving yards.[3] Despite finishing the season with a 7–5 record, the Bears did not participate in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[4]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | Baylor* | | | KRON | W 70–22 | 27,185 |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State* | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| KRON | W 34–13 | 24,692 |
September 14 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 15 Michigan State* | | | ESPN2 | W 46–22 | 72,634 |
September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force* | No. 23 | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | L 21–23 | 31,816 |
September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Washington State | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | L 38–48 | 29,297 |
October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Washington | | | | W 34–27 | 71,337 |
October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 20 USC | | | FSN | L 28–30 | 63,113 |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| TBS | W 17–12 | 46,697 |
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | | | | L 13–24 | 36,603 |
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Arizona State | | | FSN | W 55–38 | 40,769 |
November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | L 41–52 | 28,808 |
November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Stanford | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| | W 30–7 | 71,224 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Baylor | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | • California | 35 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 70 | - Date: August 31
- Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
- Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3:33
- Game attendance: 27,185
- Game weather: Sunny; 72 °F (22 °C); wind 3–5 mph (4.8–8.0 km/h) W
- Referee: Jim Fogltance
- Television network: KRON
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 14:40 | CAL | Gray 71 yard pass from Williams (Jensen kick) | CAL 7–0 | | Q1 | 12:58 | CAL | McArthur 4 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 14–0 | | Q1 | 8:19 | CAL | Igber 8 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 21–0 | | Q1 | 1:49 | CAL | Nixon 100 yard interception return (Jensen kick) | CAL 28–0 | | Q1 | :57 | CAL | Powell 26 yard interception return (Jensen kick) | CAL 35–0 | | Q1 | :00 | BAY | Newhouse 85 yard pass from Karas (Andino kick) | CAL 35–7 | | Q2 | 10:41 | CAL | Manderino 18 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick) | CAL 42–7 | | Q2 | 1:16 | CAL | McArthur 5 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 49–7 | | Q3 | :31 | BAY | Golden 1 yard run (Ricks run) | CAL 49–15 | | Q4 | 12:12 | CAL | Boller 3 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 56–14 | | Q4 | 10:06 | CAL | Ward 52 yard pass from Robertson (Jensen kick) | CAL 63–14 | | Q4 | 4:16 | CAL | O'Keith 2 yard run (Jensen kick) | CAL 70–15 | | Q4 | 1:31 | BAY | Armstrong 6 yard run (Andino kick) | CAL 70–22 | |
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Roster
2002 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
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References
- ^ "2002 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "2002 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA slaps Cal football team with bowl ban, five-year probation". Berkeley Daily Planet.
- ^ "2002 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Cal 70, Baylor 22". University of California–Berkeley Department of Athletics. August 31, 2002. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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