1975 California Golden Bears football team

The 1975 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie with UCLA for the Pac-8 championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 330 to 233. At the end of the season the Golden Bears gained 2,522 passing yards and 2,522 rushing yards. The average was 229 total yards per game and the team was ranked number one in total offense. The team did not participate in that season's Rose Bowl because during the season it lost to co-champion UCLA.

1975 California Golden Bears football
Pac-8 co-champion
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record8–3 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
  • Mike White (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorRoger Theder
Captains
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 UCLA ^ + 6 1 09 2 1
No. 14 California + 6 1 08 3 0
Stanford 5 2 06 4 1
Washington 5 2 06 5 0
No. 17 USC 3 4 08 4 0
Oregon 2 5 03 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 01 10 0
Washington State 0 7 03 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Joe Roth with 1,880 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 1,460 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 790 receiving yards.

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