1979 California Golden Bears football team

1979 California Golden Bears football
Garden State Bowl, L 17–28 vs. Temple
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–6 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Saunders
Defensive coordinatorGunther Cunningham (1st season)
Captains
  • Ron Hill
  • Paul Jones
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
No. 11 Washington 5 2 0 9 3 0
Arizona 4 3 0 6 5 1
Oregon 4 3 0 6 5 0
California 5 4 0 6 6 0
Stanford 3 3 1 5 5 1
Arizona State * 3 4 0 6 6 0
UCLA 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Cal claims a loss to Oregon as a victory, as "Oregon forfeited due to ineligible player."