1993 California Golden Bears football team

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Keith Gilbertson, the Golden Bears compiled a 9–4 record (4–4 in Pac-10, fifth), and outscored their opponents 411 to 303.^[1][2]

1993 California Golden Bears football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 37–3 vs. Iowa
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	9–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Keith Gilbertson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Denny Schuler (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Artie Gigantino (2nd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Arizona +	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 UCLA +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
USC +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 25 California	4	–	4	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Barr with 2,619 passing yards, Lindsey Chapman with 1,037 rushing yards, and Mike Caldwell with 962 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		W 27–25	53,634
September 11	San Diego State*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	Prime	W 45–25	42,000	[4]
September 18	at Temple*	No. 21	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 58–0
September 25	San Jose State*	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 46–13
October 2	Oregon	No. 17	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 42–41	34,000	[5]
October 9	No. 13 Washington	No. 16	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 23–24	55,000	[6]
October 16	at Washington State	No. 21	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 7–34	30,117	[7]
October 30	USC		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 14–42	56,000	[8]
November 6	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 0–41
November 13	No. 13 Arizona		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 24–20	35,000	[9]
November 20	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)		W 46–17	82,500
November 27	at Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 42–18	41,260	[10]
December 31	vs. Iowa*		Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–3	45,716
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• Na'il Benjamin (offense)

Game summaries

Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)

California vs. Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Bears 6 17 7 7 37 Hawkeyes 0 0 3 0 3 Date: December 31 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Game attendance: 45,716 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Gene Wurtz TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Dave Sims

Scoring summary 1 10:52 Cal Doug Brien 37-yard field goal Cal 3–0 1 2:45 Cal Brien 20-yard field goal Cal 6–0 2 11:02 Cal Brien 30-yard field goal Cal 9–0 2 0:35 Cal Caldwell 6-yard pass from Dave Barr (Brien kick) Cal 16–0 2 0:00 Cal Willard 61-yard interception return (Brien kick) Cal 23–0 3 10:00 Iowa Hurley 42-yard field goal Cal 23–3 3 4:05 Cal Uwaezuoke 34-yard pass from Barr (Brien kick) Cal 30–3 4 7:59 Cal Remington 12-yard pass from Barr (Brien kick) Cal 37–3

Main article: 1993 Alamo Bowl

See also: 1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

References

1. "1993 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. "1993 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 179. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
5. Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
6. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 201.
7. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
8. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
9. Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
10. Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide. University of Hawaii Athletics. p. 129.
11. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.