1969 California Golden Bears football team

The 1969 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 in Pac-8, sixth) and were outscored 182 to 180.^[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

1969 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Ray Willsey (6th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
No. 19 Stanford	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Oregon	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
California	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Dave Penhall with 874 passing yards, Gary Fowler with 741 rushing yards, and Jim Fraser with 335 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	No. 4 Texas*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–17	33,702	[4][5]
September 27	at No. 10 Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 17–14	52,904	[6]
October 4	Rice*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–21	36,391	[7][8]
October 11	Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 44–13	34,176	[9]
October 18	at No. 8 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–32	38,998	[10]
October 25	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 17–0	16,700	[11]
November 1	No. 6 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 9–14	51,009	[12]
November 8	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 3–35	22,471	[13]
November 15	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–7	18,001	[14]
November 22	at No. 14 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 28–29	80,000	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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