1996 California Golden Bears football team

1996 California Golden Bears football
Aloha Bowl, L 38–42 vs. Navy
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Holmoe (1st season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Arizona State $   8 0     11 1  
No. 16 Washington   7 1     9 3  
Stanford   5 3     7 5  
UCLA   4 4     5 6  
Oregon   3 5     6 5  
California   3 5     6 6  
USC   3 5     6 6  
Arizona   3 5     5 6  
Washington State   3 5     5 6  
Oregon State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their only year under head coach Steve Mariucci, the Golden Bears compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in Pac-10, fifth), and were outscored by their opponents 407 to 382.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Barnes with 3,499 passing yards, Brandon Willis with 701 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 888 receiving yards.[3]

  1. ^ "1996 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. ^ "1996 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.