American college football season
The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their fifth year under head coach Joe Kapp , the Golden Bears compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 145.[ 1] [ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 891 passing yards, Marc Hicks with 357 rushing yards, and James Devers with 582 receiving yards.[ 3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 at Boston College * L 15–21
September 20 Washington State W 31–2141,500 [ 4]
September 27 San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 14–35
October 4 at No. 12 Washington L 18–5058,911 [ 5]
October 11 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 12–1433,500 [ 6]
October 18 No. 19 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 10–3659,000
October 25 at No. 15 Arizona L 16–3349,016 [ 7]
November 1 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 9–2732,000 [ 8]
November 8 at No. 5 Arizona State L 0–4970,239
November 15 at No. 13 USC L 3–2848,019 [ 9]
November 22 No. 16 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) W 17–1175,662 [ 10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[ 11]
Personnel
1986 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OL
Brian Anderson
QB
Brian Bedford
QB
Kevin Brown
RB
Will Cherry
WR
Kevin Cushing
WR
Vince Delgado
WR
James Devers
WR
Mike Ford
Fr
RB
Darrin Greer
RB
Marc Hicks
QB
Brad Howe
TE
Darryl Ingram
RB
William Jackson
OL
Kam King
RB
Steve LaMothe
RB
Terence McCarty
TE
Don Noble
RB
Donald Nobles
WR
Wendell Peoples
RB
Todd Powers
RB
Chris Richards
OL
Doug Riesenberg
OL
Chuck Steele
QB
Troy Taylor
QB
D'Andre Wells
OL
David Zawatson
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
John Geringer
Sr
LB
Ken Harvey
DB
Gary Hein
DB
Sidney Johnson
DL
Joe Nelms
LB
Hardy Nickerson
LB
David Ortega
DB
Darryl Stallworth
DB
Derek Taylor
DL
Natu Tuatagloa
DL
Majett Whiteside
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Mike Kelly
K
Leland Rix
P
Scott Tabor
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [ 12]
Season summary
Stanford
Game information
Second quarter
CAL – Leland Rix 34-yard field goal. California 3–0. Drive:
CAL – Wendell Peoples 5-yard pass from Kevin Brown (Leland Rix kick). California 10–0. Drive:
STAN – David Sweeney 48-yard field goal. California 10–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter
CAL – Mike Ford 47-yard run (Leland Rix kick), 7:36. California 17–3. Drive:
STAN – Jeff James 69-yard pass from John Paye (pass good), 5:37. California 17–11. Drive:
Top passers
STAN – John Paye – 23/35, 224 yards, TD
CAL – Kevin Brown – 15/23, 221 yards, TD, 2 int
Top rushers
STAN – Brad Muster – 18 rushes, 59 yards
CAL – Mike Ford – 1 rush, 47 yards, TD
Top receivers
STAN – Jeff James – 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
CAL – James Devers – 7 receptions, 99 yards
References