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1974 California Golden Bears football team - Wikipedia

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1974 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	7–3–1 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Mike White (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Roger Theder
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Stanford	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
California	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
UCLA	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Washington	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–2–1 in Pac-8, tied for third), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 276 to 213. The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the following season (1975).^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Bartkowski with 2,580 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 791 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 938 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Florida*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 17–21	39,521	^[4]
September 21	San Jose State*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 17–16
September 28	Army*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 27–14
October 5	at No. 14 Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 31–14	54,378
October 12	Oregon		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 40–10	37,268	^[5]
October 19	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 17–14	23,075	^[6]
October 26	UCLA	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 3–28	48,777
November 2	at No. 6 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 15–15	53,921	^[7]
November 9	at Washington	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 52–26	54,500	^[8]
November 16	Washington State	No. 19	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 37–33	26,573	^[9]
November 23	Stanford	No. 19	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 20–22	71,866
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[10]

NFL Draft

Three Golden Bears were selected in the 1975 NFL draft; quarterback Steve Bartkowski was the first overall selection.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Steve Bartkowski	QB	1	1	Atlanta Falcons
Dallas Hickman	DE	9	228	Washington Redskins
Howard Strickland	RB	11	281	Los Angeles Rams

Source:^[11]

References

^ "1974 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. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "1974 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "Florida scores late to rease Cal lead, posts 21–17 grid victory". The Sacramento Bee. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 134.
^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 170.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 70.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 197.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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