1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 3 7 1
Stanford 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Texas A&M*W 19–1751,971[3]
September 10at San Diego State*L 14–2819,853[4]
September 17San Jose State*W 30–940,241[5]
October 1No. 3 Arizona
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 33–3340,018[6]
October 8at OregonL 17–2427,102[7]
October 15Oregon State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 45–1935,147[8]
October 22at UCLAL 16–2058,062[9]
October 29USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 9–1965,867[10]
November 5Arizona State
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 26–2436,918[11]
November 12at Washington StateL 6–1615,000[12]
November 19at StanfordW 27–1884,804[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. ^ Dave Distel (September 11, 1983). "Aztecs get defensive to defeat Cal". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). p. III-1. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cal rips inexperienced San Jose". Oakland Tribune. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Golden Bear rally ties Arizona 33–33". The Sunday Oregonian. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fired-up Oregon burns Bears". Oakland Tribune. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cal beats Beavers, 45–19". Statesman Journal. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cal nipped by UCLA". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trojans 'stuff' Bears". Oakland Tribune. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cal pulls out stops to top Arizona State". The Sacramento Bee. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougs top Cal; winning season assured". Tri-City Herald. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cal hands Wiggin a going-away loss". The Press Democrat. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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