1996 California Golden Bears football team

1996 California Golden Bears football
1996 California Golden Bears football
Aloha Bowl, L 38–42 vs. Navy
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Steve Mariucci (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Hue Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Holmoe (1st season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 16 Washington	7	–	1	9	–	3
Stanford	5	–	3	7	–	5
UCLA	4	–	4	5	–	6
Oregon	3	–	5	6	–	5
California	3	–	5	6	–	6
USC	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona	3	–	5	5	–	6
Washington State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Oregon State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored by their opponents 407 to 382.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at San Jose State*		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 45–25	22,647
September 14	San Diego State*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 42–37	37,000	^[4]
September 21	Nevada*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 33–15	38,000	^[5]
September 28	Oregon State		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 48–42	34,000	^[6]
October 5	at No. 17 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 22–15	51,511	^[7]
October 19	at Washington State	No. 19	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 18–21	27,182	^[8]
October 26	UCLA		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)		L 29–38	54,000
November 2	Arizona		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 56–55 ^4OT	35,000	^[9]
November 9	at No. 4 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 7–35	74,963	^[5]
November 16	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 23–40	37,833	^[10]
November 23	Stanford		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		L 21–42	70,500
December 25	vs. Navy*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 38–42	30,411
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Roster

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 87 Brian Surgener TE 6-4 215 FR 88 Phillip Pipersburg WR 5-10 170 FR

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`3`	Bobby Shaw	Jr
WR	`4`	Na'il Benjamin	Sr
QB	`18`	Pat Barnes	Sr
TE	`44`	Tony Gonzalez	Jr
FB	`45`	Brent Malili	Sr
C	`62`	Jeremy Newberry	So
G	`64`	John Welbourn	So
OT	`65`	Brian Shields	Jr
OT	`66`	Todd Stewart	Sr
OT	`77`	Tarik Glenn	Sr
WR	`81`	Dameane Douglas	So
WR	`83`	Mike Baetta	Sr

Defense 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 FR 90 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 FR

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`9`	Marquis Smith	So
CB	`24`	Kato Serwanga	Jr
DE	`33`	John McLaughlin	Jr
DL	`93`	Zachary Sweet	Fr
DE	`95`	Jeremiah Parker	Fr
DE	`98`	Jerry DeLoach	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P, PK	`4`	Ryan Longwell	Sr

Head coach

Steve Mariucci

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "1996 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.
^ "1996 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "1996 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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[1] "1996 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] "1996 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[4] "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[totalstats-5] "1996 California Golden Bears". Totalfootballstats.com. Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[6] "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 172.

[7] USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.

[8] '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.

[9] Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[10] Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.

[11] 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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