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California Golden Bears
| Location: Berkeley, California University Founded: 1868 Enrollment: 33,558  Nickname: Golden Bears Mascot: Oski the bear School Colors: Blue and Gold Joined the Pac-10: 1959 U. President: Robert Birgeneau Varsity Sports: 27 Director of Athletics: Sandy Barbour Head Coach: Jeff Tedford (2002) Conference (Co-) Champions: 1918, ’20, ’21, ’22, ’23, ’35, ’37, ’38, ’48, ’49, ’50, ’58, ’75, 2006 Stadium: California Memorial Stadium Current Capacity: 73,347 First Year of Football: 1885 |
Based in Berkeley, California, the California Golden Bears have been members of the Pacific-10 Conference in the NCAA Division I since 1959. Before joining the PAC-10 the Bears played in the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bears play their home games at the California Memorial Stadium, which has a capacity of 73,347 seats.
The Golden Bears have claimed 14 conference titles. The last one was attained in 2006. Moreover, Cal football has won 5 national titles and has appeared in 19 bowl games (10-8-1). It is worth noting that the Golden Bears have clinched the victory in the last 4 bowl games they have played.
In 2008, Cal football team won 9 of their 13 regular season games and ended in the fourth place of the PAC-10. They also received an invitation to the 2008 Emerald Bowl, where they beat the Miami Hurricanes.
The Golden Bears had a similar 2009 regular season. They finished 8-5 overall, 5-4 in the conference and tied with USC in the fifth place of the PAC-10. This time the team accepted an invitation for the Poinsettia Bowl where they lost against the Utah Utes.
California 2009 Schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| September 5 | Maryland | 10:00 PM ET |
| September 12 | Eastern Washington | 5:30 PM ET |
| September 19 | at Minnesota | 12:00 PM ET |
| September 26 | at Oregon | 3:30 PM ET |
| October 3 | USC | 8:00 PM ET |
| October 17 | at UCLA | TBA |
| October 24 | Washington State | TBA |
| October 31 | at Arizona State | TBA |
| November 7 | Oregon State | TBA |
| November 14 | Arizona | TBA |
| November 21 | at Stanford | TBA |
| December 5 | at Washington | 6:30 PM ET |
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