1999 California Golden Bears football team
The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 254 to 180.[1][2]
Cal was forced to vacate all four wins of the 1999 season for altering the grades of two players.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 1,303 passing yards, Joe Igber with 694 rushing yards, and Michael Ainsworth with 499 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 4 |
2:30 PM |
at Rutgers* |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
FSNBA |
W 21–7 (vacated) |
35,200 |
September 11 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 5 Nebraska* |
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Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ABC |
L 0–45 |
77,617 |
September 25 |
2:30 PM |
Arizona State |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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W 24–23 (vacated) |
44,500 |
October 2 |
1:00 PM |
at Washington State |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
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L 7–31 |
27,682 |
October 9 |
4:00 PM |
at No. 24 BYU* |
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Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
ABC |
L 28–38 |
65,617 |
October 16 |
12:30 PM |
at UCLA |
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Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
W 17–0 (vacated) |
55,559 |
October 23 |
12:30 PM |
Washington |
|
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
|
L 27–31 |
43,000 |
October 30 |
3:30 PM |
USC |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
FSN |
W 17–7 (vacated) |
54,000 |
November 6 |
3:30 PM |
at Oregon State |
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Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
FSN |
L 7–17 |
35,520 |
November 13 |
12:30 PM |
No. 10 Oregon |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
|
L 19–24 |
38,000 |
November 17 |
12:30 PM |
at Stanford |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game) |
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L 13–31 |
80,746 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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Game summaries
USC
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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USC |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• California |
0 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
2:39 | CAL | Deltha O'Neal 67 yard interception return (Mark-Christian Jensen kick) | California 7–0 |
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3 |
10:44 | CAL | Mark-Christian Jensen 37 yard field goal | California 10–0 |
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3 |
6:08 | USC | Kareem Kelly 72 yard pass from John Fox (David Newbury kick) | California 10–7 |
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4 |
14:53 | CAL | Ronnie Davenport 33 yard pass from Kyle Boller (Mark-Christian Jensen kick) | California 17–7 |
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