1975 California Golden Bears football team

1975 California Golden Bears football
Pac-8 Co-Champion
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#14
1975 record	8–3 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Mike White
Offensive coordinator	Roger Theder
Captain	Chuck Muncie
Captain	Paul Von der Mehden

1975 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 UCLA +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
#14 California +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
#17 USC	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1975 college football season. The Golden Bears scored 330 points while the defense allowed 233 points. Led by head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears finished with an 8–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	L 34–27	46,211
September 20	#20 West Virginia*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 28–10	23,375
September 27	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 33–21	24,500
October 4	San Jose State*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 27–24	32,788
October 11	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 34–7	18,000
October 18	Oregon State		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 51–24	31,256
October 25	at #19 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 28–14	46,100
November 1	#4 USC		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 28–14	58,871
November 8	Washington	#18	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 27–24	43,270
November 15	at Air Force*	#15	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 31–14	35,770
November 22	at Stanford	#13	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (The Big Game)	W 48–15	88,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in local to gamesite.

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Roster

Jim Breech, k
Chuck Muncie, tb
Joe Roth, qb
Paul Von der Mehden
Wesley Walker, wr
Steve Rivera, wr
John Dixon, tb, fb
Phil Heck, lb
Jeff Barnes, de
George Freitas, te
Tom Newton, fb
Burl Toler, lb

Results

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	14	13	0	21	48
Stanford	6	0	0	9	15

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

Date: November 22
Game attendance: 88,000

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	California	Stanford
1					California	Chuck Muncie 7-yard touchdown reception from Joe Roth, Jim Breech kick good	7	0
1					California	Chuck Muncie 14-yard touchdown run, Jim Breech kick good	14	0
1					Stanford	Tony Hill 38-yard touchdown reception from Guy Benjamin, kick no good	14	6
2					California	48-yard field goal by Jim Breech	17	6
2					California	Chuck Muncie 1-yard touchdown run, Jim Breech kick good	24	6
2					California	38-yard field goal by Jim Breech	27	6
4					Stanford	Safety	27	8
4					Stanford	Jenke 4-yard touchdown reception from Guy Benjamin, Langford kick good	27	15
4					California	Chuck Muncie 3-yard touchdown run, Jim Breech kick good	34	15
4					California	Walker 46-yard touchdown reception from Chuck Muncie, Jim Breech kick good	41	15
4					California	Jones 6-yard touchdown run, Jim Breech kick good	48	15
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							48	15

Cal needed a win and UCLA tie or loss to earn a berth in the Rose Bowl.

Chuck Muncie finished with over 3,000 yards rushing in his career along with 37 touchdowns, 230 points and 4,188 all-purpose yards. By scoring four times, Muncie also tied a single game school record and finished the year with 15 TDs for another Cal mark.

After the game, coach Mike White said "If Chuck Muncie isn't the Heisman Trophy winner, I don't know who is."

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Draft picks

The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Chuck Muncie	Running Back	1	3	New Orleans Saints
Steve Rivera	Wide Receiver	4	100	San Francisco 49ers

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References

↑ 2009 California football information guide
↑ "Muncie bowls over Cards, and wait begins." Eugene Register-Guard. 23 Nov 1975
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm

California Golden Bears football

Venues	California Field (1904–1922) California Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe) UCLA

Culture & lore	Oski "Fight for California" Marching band Tightwad Hill The Play

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Pac-12 Conference football champions

Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Stanford & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)

AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)

Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)

Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)

Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015)

National championships in bold

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