| 1968 California Golden Bears football | |
| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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| 1968 record | 7–3–1 (2–2–1 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | Ray Willsey (5th season) |
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| #4 USC † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 Oregon State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1968 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (2–2–1 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-8, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 243 to 114.[1][2]
This year's team came to be known as "The Bear Minimum". It was let by Ed White, an All-American and future member of College Hall of Fame. Relying on its defense, Cal went 7-3-1 and ranking as high as eighth in the AP poll. It won 21-7 at Michigan and beat No. 10 Syracuse 43-0. Earning three shutouts it held its opponents to 10.4 points a game.[3] As of 2011, The Bear Minimum still held Cal's records for opponents' average gains per play – 3.60, as well as the fewest rushing touchdowns per season – five (same as the 1937 "Thunder Team"). Its average yards per rush was 2.51 which is still second only to the "Thunder Team" with 2.50 yards per rush.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included Randy Humphries with 1,247 passing yards, Gary Fowler with 665 rushing yards, and Wayne Stewart with 679 receiving yards.[5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | at Michigan* | W 21–7 | 71,386[6] | ||
| September 28 | Colorado* | W 10–0 | 37,500[7] | ||
| October 5 | San Jose State* | No. 18 |
| W 46–0 | 31,279[8] |
| October 12 | at Army* | No. 16 | L 7–10 | 32,000[9] | |
| October 19 | UCLA |
| W 39–15 | 43,107[10] | |
| October 26 | No. 10 Syracuse* | No. 11 |
| W 43–0 | 52,172[11] |
| November 2 | at Washington | No. 8 | T 7–7 | 52,000[12] | |
| November 9 | at No. 1 USC | No. 11 | L 17–35 | 80,787[13] | |
| November 16 | Oregon | No. 18 |
| W 36–8 | 31,253[14] |
| November 23 | Stanford | No. 18 |
| L 0–20 | 73,987[15] |
| November 30 | at Hawaii* |
| W 17–12 | 19,042[16] | |
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Roster[]
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References[]
- ↑ "1968 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1968-schedule.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "California 2015 Football Information Guide". Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 165. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "The Golden Bears". November 12, 2013. http://bearinsider.com/news/story.php?article=810.
- ↑ "California Golden Bears 2011 Football Information Guide". p. 171. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-footbl-mg-sec-7.pdf.
- ↑ "1968 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1968.html. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Michigan vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945720.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Colorado Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945714.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945717.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Army vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945722.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs UCLA Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945713.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Syracuse Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945719.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Washington vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945723.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "USC vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945721.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Oregon Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945716.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "California vs Stanford Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945718.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Hawaii vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5945715.0. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ 2015 Football Information Guide. Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf.
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