1982 California Golden Bears football team

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1982 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Washington 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 15 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
California 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Oregon 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2] For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game – the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically – The Play. A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Colorado*
W 31–1733,835[3]
September 18San Diego State*
W 28–035,000[4]
September 25No. 14 Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–1535,673[5]
October 2San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–737,136[6]
October 9at No. 1 Washington
ABCL 7–5056,500[7]
October 16Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 10–731,736[8]
October 23No. 11 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 31–4751,600[9]
October 30at Oregon State
W 28–1425,000[10]
November 6at No. 16 USC
L 0–4254,670[11]
November 13Washington State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1434,060[12]
November 20Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
USAW 25–2075,662[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Roster[edit]

1982 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Dwight Garner
QB 14 Gale Gilbert So
TE 86 David Lewis Jr
OT 73 Harvey Salem Sr
QB 11 J Torchio Jr
FB 31 John Tuggle Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 90 Reggie Camp Sr
LB 48 Tim Lucas Sr
S 26 Kevin Moen Sr
LB 80 Ron Rivera Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 7 Mike Ahr Sr
K 9 Joe Cooper Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Not listed: Mariet Ford, Richard Rodgers

Game summaries[edit]

Stanford[edit]

Stanford at California
85th Big Game
1 234Total
Cardinal 0 0146 20
• Golden Bears 0 10015 25
Scoring summary
29:22CALJoe Cooper 31-yard field goalCal 3–0
22:42CALMariet Ford 29-yard pass from Gale Gilbert (Joe Cooper kick)Cal 10–0
35:29STANVincent White 2-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick)Cal 10–7
31:42STANVincent White 43-yard pass from John Elway (Mark Harmon kick)Stanford 14–10
413:28CALJoe Cooper 31-yard field goalStanford 14–13
411:24CALWes Howell 32 yard pass from Gale Gilbert (pass failed)Cal 19–14
45:32STANMark Harmon 22-yard field goalCal 19–17
40:04STANMark Harmon 35-yard field goalStanford 20–19
40:00CALKevin Moen 25-yard kickoff return after numerous laterals (conversion not attempted)Cal 25–20
Main article: The Play (American football)
See also: 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team

[15][16]

1983 NFL draft[edit]

Main article: 1983 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Harvey Salem Tackle 2 30 Houston Oilers)
Reggie Camp Defensive end 3 68 Cleveland Browns
Wes Howell Tight end 4 105 New York Jets
Tim Lucas Linebacker 10 269 St. Louis Cardinals
John Tuggle Running back 12 335 New York Giants

[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1982 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. ^ "Colorado vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "California vs San Diego State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "California vs Arizona State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Oregon State vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "California vs Washington State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  14. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "Cal defeats Stanford on final play, 25-20". The San Bernardino Sun via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Weird, last-second TD leads Cal over Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel via newspapers.com. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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