American college football season
1968 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 4 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
No. 15 Oregon State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
Oregon | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
UCLA | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (2–2–1 in Pac-8, fourth) and outscored their opponents 243 to 114.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
This year's team came to be known as "The Bear Minimum", led by defensive lineman Ed White, an All-American and future member of College Hall of Fame. Relying on its defense, Cal ranked as high as eighth in the AP poll in early November. The Bears won 21–7 at Michigan in the season opener and shut out No. 10 Syracuse 43–0 in late October. Earning three shutouts, California held its opponents to 10.4 points a game.[3] As of 2011, The Bear Minimum still held Cal's records for opponents' average gains per play – 3.60, as well as the fewest rushing touchdowns per season – five (same as the 1937 "Thunder Team"). Its average yards per rush was 2.51 which is still second only to the "Thunder Team" with 2.50 yards per rush.[4]
California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Randy Humphries with 1,247 passing yards, Gary Fowler with 665 rushing yards, and Wayne Stewart with 679 receiving yards.[5]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | | at Michigan* | | | | W 21–7 | 71,386 | [6] |
September 28 | | Colorado* | | | ABC | W 10–0 | 37,500 | [7] |
October 5 | | San Jose State* | No. 18 | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 46–0 | 31,279 | [8] |
October 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Army* | No. 16 | | | L 7–10 | 32,000 | [9] |
October 19 | | UCLA | | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
| | W 39–15 | 43,107 | [10] |
October 26 | | No. 10 Syracuse* | No. 11 | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 43–0 | 52,172 | [11] |
November 2 | | at Washington | No. 8 | | | T 7–7 | 52,000 | [12] |
November 9 | | at No. 1 USC | No. 11 | | | L 17–35 | 80,787 | [13] |
November 16 | | Oregon | No. 18 | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 36–8 | 31,253 | [14] |
November 23 | | Stanford | No. 18 | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
| | L 0–20 | 73,987 | [15] |
November 30 | | at Hawaii* | | | | W 17–12 | 19,042 | [16] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1968 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | TE | 84 | Jim Brady | So | G | 55 | Gerald Borgia | Jr | G | 65 | Jerome Champion | Jr | RB | 40 | Gary Fowler | Jr | TE | 85 | George Harris | Jr | QB | 13 | Randy Humphries | Jr | C | 51 | Bill Laveroni | Jr | FB | 83 | John McGaffie | Sr | OT | 77 | Mike Meers | Jr | QB | 15 | Dave Penhall | So | TE | 83 | John Phillips | Jr | OT | 78 | Bob Richards | Sr | G | 66 | Dan Ryan | Jr | WR | 90 | Wayne Stewart | Sr | WR | 21 | Paul Williams | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DE | 66 | Irby Augustine | Jr | LB | 50 | Phil Croyle | So | DT | 67 | Mark Hultgren | Jr | DB | 38 | Gordie Johnson | Jr | DB | 42 | Eric Kastner | Jr | DE | 89 | Mike McCaffrey | Sr | LB | 56 | Dennis Pitta | Sr | DT | 72 | Larry Reis | Sr | DL | 73 | Steve Schultz | Jr | DB | 35 | Jim Sheridan | Jr | DL | 70 | Ed White | Sr | DB | 18 | Ken Wiedemann | Jr | LB | 53 | Jerry Woods | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1968 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.
- ^ "The Golden Bears". The Bear Insider. November 12, 2013. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015.
- ^ "California Golden Bears 2011 Football Information Guide" (PDF). p. 171. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "1968 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan 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.
- ^ "California vs Colorado Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Army 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "California vs Syracuse Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "USC 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hawaii 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.
- ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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