American college football season
The1990 California Golden Bears football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of California, Berkeley in thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their fourth year under head coachBruce Snyder , the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4–1 record (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 341 to 325.[ 1] [ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,069 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 1,002 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 564 receiving yards.[ 3]
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 atWisconsin * W 28–1245,980 [ 4] September 15 No. 10Miami (FL) * ABC L 24–5247,000 [ 5] September 22 atWashington State L 31–4132,229 [ 6] September 29 at No. 16Arizona Prime W 30–2552,731 [ 7] October 6 San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 35–3435,000 [ 8] October 13 atArizona State W 31–2459,043 [ 9] October 20 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) W 38–3150,000 [ 10] October 27 at No. 7Washington L 7–4671,427 [ 11] November 3 at No. 21USC Prime T 31–3162,974 [ 12] November 10 No. 20Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 28–345,000 [ 13] November 17 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) L 25–2775,662 [ 14] December 31 vs.Wyoming * TBS W 17–1536,340 [ 15] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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#10 Miami (FL) at California
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Hurricanes 10 21 0 21 52 Golden Bears 14 7 0 3 24
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Huerta 22 yard field goal MIA 3–0 Q1 CAL White 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick) CAL 7–3 Q1 MIA Carroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 10–7 Q1 CAL White 1 yard run (Keen kick) CAL 14–10 Q2 MIA Bethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 17–14 Q2 CAL Treggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick) CAL 21–17 Q2 MIA Erickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 24–21 Q2 MIA Hill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 31–21 Q4 CAL Keen 25 yard field goal MIA 31–24 Q4 MIA McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 38–24 Q4 MIA Conley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 45–24 Q4 MIA Spencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 52–24
Wyoming (Copper Bowl)[ edit ] ^ "1990 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedOctober 21, 2016 .^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF) .CalBears.com . Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. RetrievedOctober 21, 2016 .^ "1990 California Golden Bears Stats" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedOctober 21, 2016 .^ "New coach, same results" .The Post-Crescent . September 9, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ " 'Canes swirl past feisty Cal" .Santa Cruz Sentinel . September 16, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Coug win a 2nd-hand effort" .The Spokesman-Review . September 23, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Cats claw, but Bears still win" .The Arizona Republic . September 30, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Cal Bears hold off San Jose" .The Modesto Bee . October 7, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Leading 31–3, Bears hang on to tip ASU 31–24" .The Sacramento Bee . October 14, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Cal beats UCLA for first time since '71" .Oakland Tribune . October 21, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "The beat goes on for the Huskies, 46–7" .The Los Angeles Times . October 28, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Cal settles for tie with USC" .San Francisco Chronicle . November 4, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Cal bowls over Oregon 28–3" .The Modesto Bee . November 11, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Stanford gets its revenge" .The Press Democrat . November 18, 1990. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Gambles don't pay off for the Cowboys" .The Arizona Daily Star . January 1, 1991. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026 – viaNewspapers.com .^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF) . Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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