1991 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

1991 California Golden Bears football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 37–13 vs. Clemson
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
Record	10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Mariucci (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (5th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Washington $	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 7 California	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Stanford	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
USC	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1991 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. California played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Led by head coach Bruce Snyder and quarterback Mike Pawlawski, the Golden Bears won the Florida Citrus Bowl, 37–13, finished with a 10–2 record, and climbed from being unranked in the preseason to being ranked eighth in the final AP Poll. California scored 443 points and allowed 239 points in 12 games.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,517 passing yards, Russell White with 1,177 rushing yards, and Sean Dawkins with 723 receiving yards.^[3]

During their opening game against the Pacific Tigers, California scored so often that the California Victory Cannon on Tightwad Hill ran out of ammunition. This game remains the only such instance in the cannon's history.^{[citation needed ]}

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Pacific (CA) *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 86–24	38,000
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Purdue *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 42–18	39,000
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 24	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 23–21	46,715
October 5	12:30 p.m.	at No. 24 UCLA	No. 18	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–24	53,859
October 12	12:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 13	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 45–7	46,000
October 19	12:30 p.m.	No. 3 Washington	No. 7	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 17–24	74,500
October 26	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State *	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 41–20	33,000
November 2	12:30 p.m.	USC	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 52–30	70,000
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 7	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 27–14	20,790
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 6	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 25–6	46,000
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Stanford	No. 6	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	ABC	L 21–38	86,019
January 1, 1992	10:30 a.m.	vs. No. 13 Clemson *	No. 14	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 37–13	64,192	^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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Pacific (CA)

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Mike Pawlawski 6 TD passes
Russell White 111 rushing yards

Roster

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1991 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`52`	Troy Auzenne	Sr
WR	`86`	Sean Dawkins	So
C	`59`	Steve Gordon	Sr
QB	`9`	Mike Pawlawski	Sr
OT	`75`	Todd Steussie	So
WR	`3`	Brian Treggs	Sr
RB	`4`	Russell White	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`72`	Chidi Ahanotu	Jr
DB		David Wilson	Sr
S	`23`	Eric Zomalt	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`10`	Doug Brien	So

Head coach

Bruce Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured Injured
Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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The following players were claimed in the 1992 NFL draft.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	49	Troy Auzenne	Tackle	Chicago Bears
7	183	David Wilson	Defensive back	Minnesota Vikings
8	222	Mike Pawlawski	Quarterback	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10	277	Steve Gordon	Center	New England Patriots

References

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^ "1991 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "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.
^ "1991 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "Crafty Cal fools Clemson". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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