1993 California Golden Bears football team

1993 California Golden Bears football
1993 California Golden Bears football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 37–3 vs. Iowa
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	9–4 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Keith Gilbertson (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Denny Schuler (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Artie Gigantino (2nd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Arizona +	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 UCLA +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
USC +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 25 California	4	–	4	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Keith Gilbertson, the Golden Bears compiled a 9–4 record (4–4 in Pac-10, fifth), and outscored their opponents 411 to 303.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Barr with 2,619 passing yards, Lindsey Chapman with 1,037 rushing yards, and Mike Caldwell with 962 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		W 27–25	53,634
September 11	San Diego State*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	Prime	W 45–25	42,000	^[4]
September 18	at Temple*	No. 21	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 58–0
September 25	San Jose State*	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 46–13
October 2	Oregon	No. 17	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 42–41	34,000	^[5]
October 9	No. 13 Washington	No. 16	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 23–24	55,000	^[6]
October 16	at Washington State	No. 21	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 7–34	30,117	^[7]
October 30	USC		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 14–42	56,000	^[8]
November 6	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 0–41
November 13	No. 13 Arizona		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 24–20	35,000	^[9]
November 20	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)		W 46–17	82,500
November 27	at Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 42–18	41,260	^[10]
December 31	vs. Iowa*		Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–3	45,716
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[11]

Roster

Na'il Benjamin (offense)

Game summaries

Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)

California vs. Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Bears	6	17	7	7	37
Hawkeyes	0	0	3	0	3

Date: December 31
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Game attendance: 45,716
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Gene Wurtz
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Dave Sims

References

^ "1993 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.
^ "1993 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "History". 2016 San Diego State Football (PDF). San Diego State Athletics. p. 179. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ Oregon Football 2015 Media Guide (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 135.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 201.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide. University of Hawaii Athletics. p. 129.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.