1997 California Golden Bears football team

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 339 to 295.[1][2] Home games were played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

1997 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10
1997 record	3–8 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tom Holmoe (1st season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 74,909)

1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Washington State +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 5 UCLA +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 14 Arizona State		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 18 Washington		5	–	3					8	–	4
Arizona		4	–	4					7	–	5
USC		4	–	4					6	–	5
Oregon		3	–	5					7	–	5
Stanford		3	–	5					5	–	6
California		1	–	7					3	–	8
Oregon State		0	–	8					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,718 passing yards, Tarik Smith with 636 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 1,093 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	12:30 p.m.	at Houston*	Astrodome Houston, TX	KPIX	W 35–3	37,652
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Oklahoma*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	W 40–36	48,260
September 27	4:00 p.m.	USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 17–27	54,000
October 4	5:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	SCBA	L 34–41	24,812
October 11	12:30 p.m.	No. 10 Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 3–30	48,000
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 37–63	35,759
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at No. 13 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)		L 17–35	52,858
November 1	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 33–14	32,000
November 8	12:30 p.m.	No. 15 Arizona State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 21–28	33,000
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	L 38–41 ^2OT	37,111
November 22	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	ABC	L 20–21	85,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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References

1. "1997 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. "1997 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/cal-m-footbl-97index.html