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1990 California Golden Bears football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1990

| team = California Golden Bears

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Pacific-10 Conference

| short_conf = Pac-10

| record = 7–4–1

| conf_record = 4–3–1

| head_coach = Bruce Snyder

| hc_year = 4th

| off_coach = Steve Mariucci

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Kent Baer

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| bowl = Copper Bowl

| bowl_result = W 17–15 vs. Wyoming

}}

{{1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings}}

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–4–1 record (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 341 to 325.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1990-schedule.html|title=1990 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 21, 2016}}{{cite web|title=California 2015 Football Information Guide |url=https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |website=CalBears.com |publisher=Cal Golden Bears Athletics |access-date=October 21, 2016 |page=166 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |archivedate=October 26, 2016 }}

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,069 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 1,002 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 564 receiving yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1990.html|title=1990 California Golden Bears Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 21, 2016}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1990

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv =

| score = 28–12

| attend = 45,980

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 24–52

| attend = 47,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| tv =

| score = 31–41

| attend = 32,229

| source = {{cite book|title='16 Cougar Football|publisher=Washington State University Athletics|page=81|url=http://www.wsucougars.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| tv = Prime

| score = 30–25

| attend = 52,731

| source = {{cite book|title=Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide|publisher=University of Arizona|page=108|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv =

| score = 35–34

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv =

| score = 31–24

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 38–31

| attend = 50,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| tv =

| score = 7–46

| attend = 71,427

| source = {{cite book|title=2017 Washington Football Information|publisher=University of Washington Athletics|page=201|url=http://gohuskies.com/documents/2017/7/24/2017_FB_Guide.pdf}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time =

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = Prime

| score = 31–31

| attend = 62,974

| source = {{cite book|title=USC Football 2017 Media Guide|publisher=University of Southern California Athletics|page=71|url=http://usctrojans.com/documents/2017/7/25/2017_USC_Football_Media_Guide.pdf}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv =

| score = 28–3

| attend = 45,000

| source = {{cite book|title=Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide|publisher=University of Oregon Athletics|page=135|url=https://uoregon_ftp.sidearmsports.com/www.goducks.com/pdf9/3873607.pdf}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| gamename = Big Game

| tv =

| score = 25–27

| attend = 75,662

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 31

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| gamename = Copper Bowl

| tv = TBS

| score = 17–15

| attend = 36,340

}}

}}

{{cite book|title=2015 Football Information Guide|date=2015|publisher=Cal Athletics|page=166|url=https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf|archivedate=October 26, 2016}}

Game summaries

=Miami (FL)=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=#10 Miami (FL) at California

|Visitor=Hurricanes

|V1= 10|V2=21 |V3= 0|V4=21

|Host=Golden Bears

|H1= 14|H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=3

|Date=September 15

|Location=California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=47,000

|Weather=

|Referee=Gordon Reese

|TVAnnouncers=Gary Bender and Lynn Swann

|TVStation=ABC

}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=Q1 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event=Huerta 22 yard field goal |Score=MIA 3–0 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q1 |Time= |Team=CAL |Event= White 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick) |Score=CAL 7–3 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q1 |Time= |Team=MIA |Event= Carroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 10–7 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q1 |Time= |Team=CAL |Event= White 1 yard run (Keen kick) |Score= CAL 14–10|LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team= MIA|Event= Bethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 17–14 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team= CAL|Event= Treggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick) |Score=CAL 21–17 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team= MIA|Event= Erickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 24–21 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team= MIA|Event= Hill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score= MIA 31–21|LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team= CAL|Event= Keen 25 yard field goal |Score=MIA 31–24 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team= MIA|Event= McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 38–24 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team= MIA|Event= Conley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 45–24 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team= MIA|Event= Spencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick) |Score= MIA 52–24|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|1990 Miami Hurricanes football team}}

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=Wyoming (Copper Bowl)=

{{main|1990 Copper Bowl}}

{{see also|1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team}}

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