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1991 California

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Bruce Snyder, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

California in 1991, game by game: won vs. Pacific 86–24; won vs. Purdue 42–18; won at Arizona 23–21; won at No. 24 UCLA 27–24; won vs. Oregon 45–7; lost vs. No. 3 Washington 17–24; won vs. San José State 41–20; won vs. USC 52–30; won at Oregon State 27–14; won vs. Arizona State 25–6; lost at No. 21 Stanford 21–38; won vs. No. 13 Clemson 37–13+62−17Won 86–24 vs. Pacific+62PacificWon 42–18 vs. Purdue+24PurdueWon 23–21 at Arizona+2ArizonaWon 27–24 at No. 24 UCLA+3No. 24 UCLAWon 45–7 vs. Oregon+38OregonLost 17–24 vs. No. 3 Washington-7No. 3 WashingtonWon 41–20 vs. San José State+21San José StateWon 52–30 vs. USC+22USCWon 27–14 at Oregon State+13Oregon StateWon 25–6 vs. Arizona State+19Arizona StateLost 21–38 at No. 21 Stanford-17No. 21 StanfordWon 37–13 vs. No. 13 Clemson+24No. 13 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsPacificW 86–⁠2480%
Sep 14vsPurdueW 42–⁠1875%
Sep 21atArizonaW 23–⁠2149%
Oct 5at24UCLAW 27–⁠2445%
Oct 12vsOregonW 45–⁠764%
Oct 19vs3WashingtonL 17–⁠2439%
Oct 26vsSan José StateW 41–⁠2058%
Nov 2vsUSCW 52–⁠3064%
Nov 9atOregon StateW 27–⁠1488%
Nov 16vsArizona StateW 25–⁠678%
Nov 23at21StanfordL 21–⁠3847%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13ClemsonCitrus BowlW 37–⁠1340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 37–⁠13 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 24
  2. Wk 5: 20
  3. Wk 6: 18
  4. Wk 7: 13
  5. Wk 8: 7
  6. Wk 9: 10
  7. Wk 10: 10
  8. Wk 11: 7
  9. Wk 12: 6
  10. Wk 13: 6
  11. Wk 14: 14
  12. Wk 15: 14
  13. Final: 8

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Consensus All-AmericanRussell White, RB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 6
Points
443–⁠239
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1684 +143 this season
SP+ rating
24.0 No. 9 of 104; offense No. 4, defense No. 41
SRS
20.3 No. 8 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Mariucci
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 2Troy Auzenne OTChicago Bears
Rd 7David Wilson DBMinnesota Vikings

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠012–⁠02
California6–⁠210–⁠28
UCLA6–⁠29–⁠319
Stanford6–⁠28–⁠422
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State3–⁠54–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠54–⁠7
USC2–⁠63–⁠8
Oregon1–⁠73–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.