The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2005-2006 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.
Despite losing Nate Longshore in the season opener for the remainder of the year, the Bears would get off to their best start since Steve Mariucci coached them in 1996, starting the season 5-0. But the Bears would stumble and lose 4 of their next 5 games, partly due to poor quarterback play and costly turnovers and mental errors. The team would end up in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, where they would beat BYU 35-28.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 3 |
2:00 PM |
Sacramento State* |
#19 |
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
CSN |
W 41-3 |
65,938[1] |
| September 10 |
12:30 PM |
at Washington |
#16 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
ABC |
W 56-17 |
57,775[1] |
| September 17 |
2:00 PM |
Illinois* |
#15 |
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
|
W 35-20 |
57,657[1] |
| September 23 |
7:00 PM |
at New Mexico State* |
#13 |
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM |
ESPN |
W 41-13 |
11,312[1] |
| October 1 |
2:30 PM |
Arizona |
#12 |
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
TBS |
W 28-0 |
55,944[1] |
| October 8 |
4:30 PM |
at #20 UCLA |
#10 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
TBS |
L 47-40 |
84,811[1] |
| October 15 |
12:30 PM |
Oregon State |
#18 |
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
ABC |
L 23-20 |
57,174[1] |
| October 22 |
7:15 PM |
Washington State |
#25 |
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
FSN |
W 42-38 |
52,569[1] |
| November 5 |
12:30 PM |
at #15 Oregon |
#23 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
ABC |
L 27-20 OT |
58,309[1] |
| November 12 |
12:30 PM |
#1 USC |
|
Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
ABC |
L 35-10 |
72,981[1] |
| November 19 |
4:00 PM |
at Stanford |
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (The Big Game) |
ABC |
W 27-3 |
71,743[1] |
| December 22 |
5:00 PM |
vs. BYU* |
|
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 35-28 |
40,053[1] |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Game notes
Washington
#16 California at Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • California |
7 |
21 |
7 |
21 |
56 |
| Washington |
7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
14:40
|
Washington |
Sonny Shackleford 56-yard pass from Isaiah Stanback (Evan Knudson kick) |
Washington 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
2:16
|
California |
Robert Jordan 9-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) |
Tie 7-7 |
|
| 2 |
11:43
|
California |
Robert Jordan 24-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) |
California 14-7 |
|
| 2 |
8:25
|
Washington |
Evan Knudson 46-yard field goal |
California 14-10 |
|
| 2 |
2:50
|
California |
Robert Jordan 58-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) |
California 21-10 |
|
| 2 |
1:57
|
California |
David Gray 14-yard pass from Joseph Ayoob (Tom Schneider kick) |
California 28-10 |
|
| 3 |
11:07
|
Washington |
Craig Chambers 39-yard pass from Isaiah Stanback (Evan Knudson kick) |
California 28-17 |
|
| 3 |
1:43
|
California |
Marcus O'Keith 5-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) |
California 35-17 |
|
| 4 |
7:20
|
California |
Marcus O'Keith 71-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) |
California 42-17 |
|
| 4 |
6:25
|
California |
Daymeion Hughes 41-yard interception return (Tom Schneider kick) |
California 49-17 |
|
| 4 |
:00
|
California |
Justin Forsett 35-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) |
California 56-17 |
|
USC
#1 USC at California
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • USC |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
| California |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
|
Cal then hosted the #1-ranked USC Trojans, led by head coach Pete Carroll and an offense including Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart and running back Reggie Bush.[2] The Trojans scored first after Ayoob's first of four interceptions in the game, on a LenDale White rush. Ayoob recovered after the interception, and led the Bears to a field goal to cut their deficit to four at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Leinart rushed for a pair of touchdowns to give the Trojans a 21–3 lead at half-time. After a pair of White rushing touchdowns, the Bears scored again on a Chris Manderino rush that ended scoring in the game, with the Trojans winning 35–10. With the win, the Trojans clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title.[3]
Stanford
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • California |
6 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
27 |
| Stanford |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
9:05
|
CAL |
DeSean Jackson 56-yard pass from Steve Levy (kick blocked) |
CAL 6-0 |
|
| 2 |
9:54
|
STAN |
Mike Sgroi 37-yard field goal |
CAL 6-3 |
|
| 3 |
9:33
|
CAL |
Justin Forsett 21-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) |
CAL 13-3 |
|
| 4 |
7:14
|
CAL |
Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Tom Schneider kick) |
CAL 20-3 |
|
| 4 |
3:31
|
CAL |
Craig Stevens 14-yard pass from Terrell Williams (Tom Schneider kick) |
CAL 27-3 |
|
References
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