2005 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 football 2005 California Golden Bears California Golden Bears logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 25 25 8–4 4–4 Jeff Tedford 4th George Cortez 4th Bob Gregory 4th Pro-style 4–3 California Memorial Stadium Las Vegas Bowl W 35–28 vs. BYU Las Vegas Bowl champion The 2005 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford. At the beginning of the season quarterback Nate Longshore was chosen to succeed Aaron Rodgers as the starting quarterback. However he was injured during the first game of the season and replaced by Joe Ayoob for the next nine games. The Bears got off to their best start, at 5–0, since Steve Mariucci coached them in 1996. But the Golden Bears subsequently stumbled, losing four of their next five games. Third string quarterback Steve Levy, replaced Ayoob, and was named as the starter for the Big Game. Levy played as fullback during the previous season, in his first time as a starter he led the team to defeat Stanford 27-3.http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap?gameId=253230024 California vs. Stanford - Game Recap - November 19, 2005 - ESPN 2017-12-28 2017-12-28 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20171228065118/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap?gameId=253230024 December 28, 2017 The team ended up in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, where they beat BYU, 35–28. Schedule 2005 AP Pacific September 3 2:00 p.m. w y 19 Sacramento State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA CSN 41–3 65,938 http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/fball/2005-06/files/sacfb01.htm Hornet Sports.com: Football (California) April 25, 2017 September 10 12:30 p.m. w y 16 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 56–17 57,775 September 17 2:00 p.m. w y 15 Illinois California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 35–20 57,657 September 23 7:00 p.m. w y y 13 New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM ESPN 41–13 11,312 October 1 2:30 p.m. w y 12 Arizona California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA TBS 28–0 55,944 October 8 4:30 p.m. l y 10 UCLA 20 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA rivalry TBS 40–47 84,811 October 15 12:30 p.m. l 18 Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC 20–23 57,174 October 22 7:15 p.m. w 25 Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FSN 42–38 52,569 November 5 12:30 p.m. l y 23 Oregon 15 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR ABC 20–27 OT 58,309 November 12 12:30 p.m. l USC 1 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC 10–35 72,981 November 19 4:00 p.m. w y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Big Game ABC 27–3 71,743 December 22 5:00 p.m. w y y BYU Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Las Vegas Bowl ESPN 35–28 40,053 Game summaries Washington #16 California at Washington California 7 21 7 21 Washington 7 3 7 0 September 10 Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA Source: ESPN yes 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 Dante 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 yes USC #1 USC at California USC 7 14 7 7 California 3 0 0 7 California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA 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.https://www.espn.com/college-football/preview?confId=&gameId=253160025 Golden Bears know USC can be beaten ESPN August 20, 2007 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.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?confId=&gameId=253160025 https://web.archive.org/web/20210619221122/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?confId=&gameId=253160025 dead June 19, 2021 Leinart, Trojans get latest win at site of last loss ESPN November 12, 2005 August 20, 2007 Stanford California 6 0 7 14 Stanford 0 3 0 0 November 19 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA 4:00 p.m. PST Source: yes 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 yes Steve Levy had 125 yards passing and Marshawn Lynch had 123 yards running. 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