1976 California Golden Bears football team American college football season
The 1976 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season . Under fifth-year head coach Mike White , the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6 and 3–4 in conference.[ 1] [ 2]
The leader of the previous season's team was quarterback Joe Roth , a junior college transfer, who was a Heisman Trophy candidate as a senior in 1976. Roth had a great start, however halfway through it his performance started to drop. Unknown to almost everyone, he was diagnosed with melanoma the most dangerous form of skin cancer; only head coach White and his closest friends knew about it. With Roth continuing to play, he still had a strong season and was named an All-American . His last game was in January 1977 at an all-star game in Japan and he died several weeks later in Berkeley.[ 3] [ 4] UCLA or USC is known as the Joe Roth game.[ 5] [ 6]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 11 at No. 16 Georgia * No. 15 L 24–3647,000 [ 7] September 18 at No. 4 Oklahoma * L 17–2872,026 [ 8] September 25 at Arizona State * W 31–2250,876 [ 9] October 2 San Jose State * W 43–16[ 10] October 9 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 27–1029,946 [ 11] [ 12] October 16 at Oregon State L 9–1023,963 [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] October 23 No. 4 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 19–3562,228 [ 16] October 30 at No. 4 USC L 6–2060,323 [ 17] November 6 at Washington W 7–042,932 [ 18] November 13 Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 23–2230,000 [ 19] November 20 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) L 24–2776,780 [ 20] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
Draft picks
Six Golden Bears were selected in the 1977 NFL draft .
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References
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