1972 California Golden Bears football team

1972 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 7 0 0 12 0 0
No. 15 UCLA 5 2 0 8 3 0
No. 19 Washington State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Washington 4 3 0 8 3 0
California 3 4 0 3 8 0
Oregon 2 5 0 5 6 0
Stanford 2 5 0 6 5 0
Oregon State 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (3–4 in Pac-8, fifth) and were outscored 314 to 228.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were sophomore quarterback Steve Bartkowski with 944 passing yards, Steve Kemnitzer with 434 rushing yards, and Steve Sweeney with 785 receiving yards.[3]

  1. ^ "1972 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. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1972 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.