1987 California Golden Bears football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–3–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 267 to 239.^[1][2]

1987 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	3–6–2 (2–3–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (1st season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 UCLA +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 USC +	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arizona	2	–	3	–	3			4	–	4	–	3
California	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	6	–	2
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,081 passing yards, Chris Richards with 668 rushing yards, and Brian Bedford with 515 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Pacific (CA)*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 42–0	37,000	[4]
September 12	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 25–27	44,000	[5]
September 19	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 23–32	47,322	[6]
September 26	USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–31	62,000	[7]
October 3	at No. 10 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 12–38	91,688	[8]
October 10	Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	T 23–23	35,000	[9]
October 24	at No. 8 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	L 18–42	51,107	[10]
October 31	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 20–6	37,255	[11]
November 14	Arizona State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 38–20	38,000	[12]
November 21	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 7–31	85,000	[13]
November 28	vs. Washington State	National Olympic Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)	T 17–17	54,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Mike Ford So WR 12 Brian Bedford Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 49 Ken Harvey Sr LB 30 Steve Hendrickson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bruce Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt