1983 California Golden Bears football team

The 1983 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under head coach Joe Kapp, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 and 3–4–1 in conference.^[1][2]

1983 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–4–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Kapp (2nd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Stanford	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 19–17	51,971	[3]
September 10	at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 14–28	19,853
September 17	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 30–9
October 1	No. 3 Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	T 33–33	40,018	[4]
October 8	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 17–24	27,102	[5]
October 15	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 45–19	35,147
October 22	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 16–20	58,062
October 29	USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 9–19	65,867	[6]
November 5	Arizona State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 26–24
November 12	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 6–16	15,000	[7]
November 19	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 27–18	84,804
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1983 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. "Bold Cal takes 19–17 victory". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 4, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 107.
5. Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
6. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
7. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
8. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.