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1978 California Golden Bears football team - Wikipedia

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1978 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Roger Theder (1st season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 14 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Washington	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Stanford	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Roger Theder, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5 and 3–4 in conference.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at No. 10 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 26–36	75,780	^[3]
September 16	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 34–22	26,577	^[4]
September 23	Pacific (CA)*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 24–6	37,500	^[5]
September 30	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 28–21	33,190	^[6]
October 7	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 21–18	40,350	^[7]
October 14	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 33–20	54,121	^[8]
October 21	No. 10 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 0–45	62,500	^[9]
October 28	at No. 6 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 17–42	56,954	^[10]
November 4	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–35	70,876	^[11]
November 11	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 22–14	28,750	^[12]
November 18	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 10–30	77,880	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[14]

Personnel

1978 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Rich Campbell	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Roger Theder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1978 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.
^ "Sorley sparks Huskers 36–26". The Daily Nonpareil. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears pass by 'Jackets". Simi Valley Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pacific falls to Cal, 24–6". Contra Costa Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Campbell keys Cal past W. Va". The Modesto Bee. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Smith's catch beats Oregon at the end again". Statesman Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cal wins 33–20 over Arizona". The Sacramento Bee. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baggott scoress twice in UCLA win, 45–0". The Pantagraph. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McDonald TD passes help USC maul Bears". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arizona State stymies Bears". The Modesto Bee. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jones' runs spark Bears". The Sunday Oregonian. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nelson runs away with the Big Game, 30–10". The Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

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