1989 California Golden Bears football team

1989 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (3rd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 288 to 200.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,738 passing yards, Anthony Wallace with 560 rushing yards, and Brian Treggs with 746 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 19–35	35,854	[4]
September 16	at No. 3 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 3–31	56,931	[5]
September 23	Wisconsin*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–14	36,000	[6]
September 30	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 6–24	50,183	[7]
October 7	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 26–21	31,000	[8]
October 14	No. 10 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 15–31	52,000	[9]
October 21	Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 16–29	20,000	[10]
October 28	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–25	29,000	[11]
November 4	No. 15 Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 29–28	29,000	[12]
November 11	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 38–26	33,000	[13]
November 18	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 14–24	86,019	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Oregon

At Miami (FL)

California at #3 Miami (FL)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	3	0	0	0	3
• Hurricanes	0	17	7	7	31

• Date: September 16
• Location: Orange Bowl (stadium), Miami, Florida
• Game attendance: 56,931
• Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), Partly cloudy, Wind S 15 mph (24 km/h)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Tim Brando, Gene Washington

Scoring summary

1	7:45	CAL	Robbie Keen 45-yard field goal	CAL 3–0
2		MIA	Huerta 29-yard field goal	Tied 3–3
2	4:48	MIA	Conley 6-yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 10–3
2	2:10	MIA	Crowell 2-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 17–3
3	0:11	MIA	Dawkins 18-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 24–3
4	12:46	MIA	Hill 33-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 31–3

See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

Wisconsin

At UCLA

San Jose State

USC

Washington

Oregon State

Arizona

Washington State

At Stanford

Roster

1989 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Troy Auzenne WR Mike Caldwell QB Ron Flores WR Mike Ford OL Steve Gordon TE Anthony Grandison TE Ken Griggs DB Tim Jenkins RB Jeff Jones QB Mike Pawlawski WR Anthony Randolph OL James Richards OL Ernie Rogers RB Bob Schnellenberg WR Michael Smith OL Tony Smith TE Faasamala Tagaloa WR Junior Tagaloa QB Troy Taylor WR Brian Treggs RB Anthony Wallace RB Kale Wedemeyer TE, P Brent Woodall RB Greg Zomalt	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Chidi Ahanotu DL John Bell DL Al Casner DB Darrin Greer DL Rhett Hall DB Dwayne Jones LB DeWayne Odom LB David Ortega DB Doug Parrish LB Castle Redmond DB Ray Sanders LB Dan Slevin DB David Wilson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Robbie Keen	Head coach Bruce Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1989 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. "1989 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. "Oregon's veterans lift Ducks over Cal". The Bulletin. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miami pulls away from California, 31–3". The Tennessean. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Badgers fall to California". Herald-Times-Reporter. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Make no mistake, Bruins, Bears make plenty of errors". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bears may be coming out of the woods". The San Francisco Examiner. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cal's loss to Trojans solves fans' Series problem". Oakland Tribune. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cal finds another way to lose". The Press Democrat. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "OSU defeats Bears". The Press Democrat. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "California rallies to upset No. 15 Arizona". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Getting UnBearable". The News Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Cardinal sees red in Big win". The Modesto Bee. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "1989 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2025.