1991 California Golden Bears football team

The 1991 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Bruce Snyder in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10. California was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Golden Bears defeated Clemson. California climbed from being unranked in the preseason to No. 8 in the final AP poll and No. 7 in the final Coaches Poll. The Golden Bears scored 443 points and allowed 239 points in 12 games. The team played home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

1991 California Golden Bears football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 37–13 vs. Clemson
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
Record	10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Mariucci (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (5th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Washington $	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 7 California	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Stanford	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
USC	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Pawlawski with 2,517 passing yards, Russell White with 1,177 rushing yards, and Sean Dawkins with 723 receiving yards.^[1]

During their opening game against the Pacific Tigers, California scored so often that the California Victory Cannon on Tightwad Hill ran out of ammunition. This game remains the only such instance in the cannon's history.^{[citation needed]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Pacific (CA)*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 86–24	38,000
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Purdue*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 42–18	39,000
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 24	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 23–21	46,715
October 5	12:30 p.m.	at No. 24 UCLA	No. 18	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–24	53,859
October 12	12:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 13	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 45–7	46,000
October 19	12:30 p.m.	No. 3 Washington	No. 7	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 17–24	74,500
October 26	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 41–20	33,000
November 2	12:30 p.m.	USC	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 52–30	70,000
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 7	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 27–14	20,790
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 6	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 25–6	46,000
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Stanford	No. 6	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	ABC	L 21–38	86,019
January 1, 1992	10:30 a.m.	vs. No. 13 Clemson*	No. 14	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 37–13	64,192	[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Pacific (CA)

• Mike Pawlawski 6 TD passes
• Russell White 111 rushing yards

Roster

1991 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 52 Troy Auzenne Sr WR 86 Sean Dawkins So C 59 Steve Gordon Sr QB 9 Mike Pawlawski Sr OT 75 Todd Steussie So WR 3 Brian Treggs Sr RB 4 Russell White Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 72 Chidi Ahanotu Jr DB David Wilson Sr S 23 Eric Zomalt So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 10 Doug Brien So	Head coach Bruce Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1992 NFL draft.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
2	49	Troy Auzenne	Tackle	Chicago Bears
7	183	David Wilson	Defensive back	Minnesota Vikings
8	222	Mike Pawlawski	Quarterback	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10	277	Steve Gordon	Center	New England Patriots