2002 California Golden Bears football team

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 427 to 318.^[1][2]

2002 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	7–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jeff Tedford (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	George Cortez (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Gregory (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Washington State $+		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 4 USC %+		7	–	1					11	–	2
Arizona State		5	–	3					8	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	4					8	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	4					7	–	5
Washington		4	–	4					7	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		1	–	7					4	–	8
Stanford		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,815 passing yards, Joe Igber with 1,130 rushing yards, and Lashaun Ward with 709 receiving yards.^[3] Despite finishing the season with a 7–5 record, the Bears did not participate in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:30 p.m.	Baylor*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	KRON	W 70–22	27,185
September 7	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico State*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	KRON	W 34–13	24,692
September 14	9:00 a.m.	at No. 15 Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	W 46–22	72,634
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Air Force*	No. 23	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 21–23	31,816
September 28	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Washington State		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 38–48	29,297
October 5	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 34–27	71,337
October 12	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 28–30	63,113
October 19	4:00 p.m.	UCLA		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	TBS	W 17–12	46,697
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 13–24	36,603
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 55–38	40,769
November 16	12:30 p.m.	Arizona		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 41–52	28,808
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Stanford		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		W 30–7	71,224
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Baylor

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	0	8	7	22
• California	35	14	0	21	70

• Date: August 31
• Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
• Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Elapsed time: 3:33
• Game attendance: 27,185
• Game weather: Sunny; 72 °F (22 °C); wind 3–5 mph (4.8–8.0 km/h) W
• Referee: Jim Fogltance
• Television network: KRON

Scoring summary

Q1	14:40	CAL	Gray 71 yard pass from Williams (Jensen kick)	CAL 7–0
Q1	12:58	CAL	McArthur 4 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick)	CAL 14–0
Q1	8:19	CAL	Igber 8 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick)	CAL 21–0
Q1	1:49	CAL	Nixon 100 yard interception return (Jensen kick)	CAL 28–0
Q1	:57	CAL	Powell 26 yard interception return (Jensen kick)	CAL 35–0
Q1	:00	BAY	Newhouse 85 yard pass from Karas (Andino kick)	CAL 35–7
Q2	10:41	CAL	Manderino 18 yard pass from Boller (Jensen kick)	CAL 42–7
Q2	1:16	CAL	McArthur 5 yard run (Jensen kick)	CAL 49–7
Q3	:31	BAY	Golden 1 yard run (Ricks run)	CAL 49–15
Q4	12:12	CAL	Boller 3 yard run (Jensen kick)	CAL 56–14
Q4	10:06	CAL	Ward 52 yard pass from Robertson (Jensen kick)	CAL 63–14
Q4	4:16	CAL	O'Keith 2 yard run (Jensen kick)	CAL 70–15
Q4	1:31	BAY	Armstrong 6 yard run (Andino kick)	CAL 70–22

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Roster

2002 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Kyle Boller Sr QB 13 Zac Wasserman So RB 18 Adimchinobe Echemandu Jr OL 63 Mark Wilson Jr G 64 Scott Tercero Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Jemeel Powell Sr S 2 Nnamdi Asomugha Sr LB 48 Tully Banta-Cain  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jeff Tedford Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster