American college football season
The1996 California Golden Bears football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of California, Berkeley as a member of thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first and only year under head coachSteve Mariucci , the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 6–6 record with a mark of 3–5 in Pac-10, placing fifth in the Pac-10, and were outscored by opponents 407 to 382. The team played home games atCalifornia Memorial Stadium inBerkeley, California .
The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards.[ 1]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 atSan Jose State * W 45–2522,647 September 14 San Diego State * W 42–3737,000 [ 2] September 21 Nevada * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 33–1538,000 [ 3] September 28 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 48–4234,000 [ 4] October 5 at No. 17USC ABC W 22–1551,511 [ 5] October 19 atWashington State No. 19 L 18–2127,182 [ 6] October 26 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 29–3854,000 November 2 Arizona California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 56–554OT 35,000 [ 7] November 9 at No. 4Arizona State L 7–3574,963 [ 3] November 16 atOregon L 23–4037,833 [ 8] November 23 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) L 21–4270,500 December 25 vs.Navy * ABC L 38–4230,411 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — — — — — — — 21 19 — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — — — 22 21 25 — — — — — — — —
1996 California Golden Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense 79 Kursten Sheridan OT 6-6 290 JR 80 Brian Stumpf WR 6-3 180 FR 82 Ryan Horning TE 6-4 195 FR 84 Joel Young WR 6-2 175 FR 85 Eric Brandon TE 6-5 235 SO 87Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR 88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FRDefense 47 Josh Trowbridge LB 6-4 225 SO 48 Brandon Whiting DT 6-3 280 JR 50 Fa'avae Fa'avae LB 5-9 205 FR 51 Rasheed Hibler LB 6-3 235 JR 52 Evan Collins DT-DE 6-5 280 SR 54 Sean Paga LB 6-1 215 FR 55 Justin Oakes LB 6-1 225 FR90 Rashawn Davis DL 6-4 290 FR 92 Brent Jones DT 6-3 275 SR 96 John Romero DT 6-3 285 FR 97 Chris Easley DE 6-5 260 JR 99 Nate Geldermann LB 6-1 235 FRSpecial teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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