2002 California Golden Bears football team

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2002
Pacific-10
Record7–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Cortez (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Gregory (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
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  
  • $ – 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

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:30 p.m.Baylor*KRONW 70–2227,185
September 73:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
KRONW 34–1324,692
September 149:00 a.m.at No. 15
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
  • ESPN2W 46–2272,634
    September 212:00 p.m.Air Force*No. 23
    • California Memorial Stadium
    • Berkeley, CA
    L 21–2331,816
    September 282:00 p.m.No. 16 Washington State
    • California Memorial Stadium
    • Berkeley, CA
    L 38–4829,297
    October 512:30 p.m.at No. 12 WashingtonW 34–2771,337
    October 123:30 p.m.at No. 20 USCFSNL 28–3063,113
    October 194:00 p.m.
    TBS
    W 17–1246,697
    October 261:00 p.m.at Oregon StateL 13–2436,603
    November 93:30 p.m.at No. 25
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
  • FSNW 55–3840,769
    November 1612:30 p.m.Arizona
    • California Memorial Stadium
    • Berkeley, CA
    L 41–5228,808
    November 2312:30 p.m.
    Big Game
    )
    W 30–771,224
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [5]

    Game summaries

    Baylor

    1 234Total
    Baylor 7 087 22
    • California 35 14021 70
    • Date: August 31
    • Location:
      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

    [6]

    Roster

    2002 California Golden Bears football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 7 Kyle Boller Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "2002 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    3. ^ "2002 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    4. ^ "NCAA slaps Cal football team with bowl ban, five-year probation". Berkeley Daily Planet.
    5. ^ "2002 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results".
    6. ^ "Cal 70, Baylor 22". University of California–Berkeley Department of Athletics. August 31, 2002. Retrieved October 6, 2014.