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2004 California Golden Bears football
Holiday Bowl, L 31–45 vs. Texas Tech
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Cortez (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Gregory (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 USC † $   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 9 California   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 19 Arizona State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Oregon   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Stanford   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Washington   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 2 wins (1 in conference), as well as the BCS and Pac-10 Championships, due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 441 to 192.[1][2]

The Golden Bears were ranked No. 4 at the end of the regular season, its only loss having been No. 1 USC by a 23–17 score. In that game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers set a school record for consecutive completed passes with 26 and tied an NCAA record with 23 consecutive passes completed in one game. He set a Cal single-game record for passing completion percentage of 85.3. Rodgers' performance set up the Golden Bears at first and goal with 1:47 remaining and a chance for the game-winning touchdown. On the first play of USC's goal-line stand, Rodgers threw an incomplete pass. This was followed by a second-down sack by Manuel Wright.[3] After a timeout and Rodgers' incomplete pass on third down, USC stopped Cal's run play to win the game.[3] Rodgers commented that it was "frustrating that we couldn't get the job done."[3]

After Texas was picked over Cal for a Rose Bowl berth, the fourth-ranked Bears were awarded a spot in the Holiday Bowl, which they lost to Texas Tech, 45–31.

The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Rodgers with 2,566 passing yards, J. J. Arrington with 2,018 rushing yards, and Geoff McArthur with 862 receiving yards.[4] Three California players received first-team honors on the 2004 College Football All-America Team: running back J. J. Arrington (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS); offensive lineman Marvin Philip (SI); and defensive lineman Ryan Riddle (TSN, SI).

After the season, Rodgers decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2005 NFL draft. He was drafted in the first round by the Green Bay Packers.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 49:00 a.m.at Air Force*No. 12
ESPN2W 56–1450,075
September 113:30 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 12
KRONW 41–1458,949
October 21:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 10
FSNW 49–736,003
October 912:30 p.m.at No. 1 USCNo. 7
ABCL 17–2390,008
October 164:00 p.m.UCLANo. 8
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
TBSW 45–2869,898
October 234:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 7
W 38–052,049
October 307:00 p.m.No. 20 Arizona StateNo. 7
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
TBSW 27–052,652
November 612:30 p.m.OregonNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ABCW 28–2765,615
November 1312:30 p.m.at WashingtonNo. 5
W 42–1263,451
November 2012:30 p.m.StanfordNo. 4
FSNW 41–672,981
December 44:30 p.m.at Southern Mississippi*No. 4
ESPNW 26–1627,480
December 305:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Texas Tech*No. 4
ESPNL 31–4563,711
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster and Coaching Staff

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2004 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Noah Smith  Fr
RB 2 Marcus O'Keith  So
QB 3 Steve Levy  So
WR 4 David Gray  So
QB 8 Aaron Rodgers Jr
RB 24 Marshawn Lynch Fr
RB 30 J. J. Arrington Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Worrell Williams Fr
DB 2 Bernard Hicks Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 5 Anthony Binswanger  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • George Cortez (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
  • Bob Gregory (defensive coordinator/outside linebackers)
  • Pete Alamar (special teams/tight ends)
  • Ken Delgado (defensive line)
  • Ron Gould (running backs)
  • Eric Kiesau (wide receivers)
  • Jim Michalczik (assistant head coach/offensive line)
  • Justin Wilcox (linebackers)
  • J. D. Williams (secondary)
  • Mike McHugh (director of football operations)
  • Bert Watts (graduate assistant - defense)
  • Kevin Daft (graduate assistant - offense)
  • Jim Sterbick (offensive assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2017

Game summaries

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At Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Golden Bears 14 7 14 21 56
Falcons 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2004 Air Force Falcons football team

New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 0 7 14
No. 12 Golden Bears 6 21 7 7 41
See also: 2004 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At Oregon State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Golden Bears 21 7 7 14 49
Beavers 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2004 Oregon State Beavers football team

At No. 1 USC (College Gameday)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Golden Bears 0 10 7 0 17
No. 1 Trojans 10 6 7 0 23
See also: 2004 USC Trojans football team and College GameDay (football TV program)

UCLA (Rivalry)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 14 0 14 28
No. 8 Golden Bears 7 14 7 17 45
See also: 2004 UCLA Bruins football team and California–UCLA football rivalry

At Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Golden Bears 7 21 0 10 38
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2004 Arizona Wildcats football team

No. 20 Arizona State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Sun Devils 0 0 0 0 0
No. 7 Golden Bears 10 3 7 7 27
See also: 2004 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Oregon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 20 7 0 0 27
No. 4 Golden Bears 14 7 0 7 28
See also: 2004 Oregon Ducks football team

At Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Golden Bears 0 7 21 14 42
Huskies 3 3 6 0 12
See also: 2004 Washington Huskies football team

Stanford (The Big Game)

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See also: 2004 Stanford Cardinal football team and Big Game (American football)
1 234Total
Cardinal 3 030 6
• No. 4 Golden Bears 10 01021 41
Scoring summary
18:45CALRobert Jordan 29 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 7-0
12:34CALTom Schneider 42 yard field goalCAL 10-0
10:20STANMike Sgroi 21 yard field goalCAL 10-3
38:38CALTom Schneider 28 yard field goalCAL 13-3
33:22CALMarshawn Lynch 55 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 20-3
31:18STANMike Sgroi 44 yard field goalCAL 20-6
412:53CALJ.J. Arrington 9 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 27-6
49:26CALBurl Toler 20 yard pass from Marshawn Lynch (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 34-6
43:05CALReggie Robertson 5 yard run (Tom Schneider kick)CAL 41-6

At Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Golden Bears 0 14 3 9 26
Golden Eagles 7 0 3 6 16
See also: 2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Vs. No. 20 Texas Tech (2004 Holiday Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Red Raiders 7 17 14 7 45
No. 4 Golden Bears 14 0 3 14 31
See also: 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and 2004 Holiday Bowl

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2004 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. ^ a b c "Trojans' defense stymies Cal QB at first-and-goal". ESPN. October 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "2004 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "NFL 2005 draft results (Round One)". National Football League (NFL). Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  6. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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