1982 California Golden Bears football team

1982 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1982 record	7–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Kapp
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,662)

1982 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
#7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#15 USC	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. For the Golden Bears this season is historically known for its last game - the 85th Big Game against Stanford on November 20, 1982. Specifically - The Play. A last-second kickoff return on which Cal was able to score a touchdown to win the game. Because of the context of the rivalry, the timing of the play and the unusual multi-lateral way that it occurred, it is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 31–17	35,103
September 18	San Diego State*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 28–0	35,000
September 25	#14 Arizona State	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		L 0–15	35,000
October 2	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 26–7	37,000
October 9	at #1 Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		L 7–50	56,911
October 16	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 10–7	31,736
October 23	#11 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry)		L 31–47	51,600
October 30	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 28–14	25,000
November 6	at #16 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 0–42	54,670
November 13	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 34–14	34,060
November 20	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	USA	W 25–20	75,662
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November, 2, 2014

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

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