2004 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 football 2004 California Golden Bears California Golden Bears logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 9 9 10–2 7–1 Jeff Tedford 3rd George Cortez 3rd Bob Gregory 3rd Pro-style 4–3 California Memorial Stadium Holiday Bowl L 31–45 vs. Texas Tech The 2004 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in second place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 441 to 192.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/2004-schedule.html 2004 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 21, 2016California 2015 Football Information Guide https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf CalBears.com Cal Golden Bears Athletics October 21, 2016 166 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf October 26, 2016 The Golden Bears were ranked No. 4 at the end of the regular season, its only loss having been No. 1 USC by a 23–17 score. In that game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers set a school record for consecutive completed passes with 26 and tied an NCAA record with 23 consecutive passes completed in one game. He set a Cal single-game record for passing completion percentage of 85.3. Rodgers' performance set up the Golden Bears at first and goal with 1:47 remaining and a chance for the game-winning touchdown. On the first play of USC's goal-line stand, Rodgers threw an incomplete pass. This was followed by a second-down sack by Manuel Wright. After a timeout and Rodgers' incomplete pass on third down, USC stopped Cal's run play to win the game. Rodgers commented that it was "frustrating that we couldn't get the job done."http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=242830030 Trojans' defense stymies Cal QB at first-and-goal October 9, 2004 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20170817065913/http://scores.espn.com/ncf/recap?gameId=242830030 August 17, 2017 May 13, 2012 After Texas was picked over Cal for a Rose Bowl berth, the fourth-ranked Bears were awarded a spot in the Holiday Bowl, which they lost to Texas Tech, 45–31. The team's statistical leaders included Aaron Rodgers with 2,566 passing yards, J. J. Arrington with 2,018 rushing yards, and Geoff McArthur with 862 receiving yards.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/2004.html 2004 California Golden Bears Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 21, 2016 Three California players received first-team honors on the 2004 College Football All-America Team: running back J. J. Arrington (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS); offensive lineman Marvin Philip (SI); and defensive lineman Ryan Riddle (TSN, SI). After the season, Rodgers decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2005 NFL draft. He was drafted in the first round by the Green Bay Packers.http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2005&round=round1#round1 NFL 2005 draft results (Round One) National Football League (NFL) https://web.archive.org/web/20080112154357/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2005&round=round1 January 12, 2008 live January 20, 2008 Schedule 2004 AP Pacific September 4 9:00 a.m. w y y 13 Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO ESPN2 56–14 50,075 September 11 3:30 p.m. w y 12 New Mexico State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA KRON 41–14 58,949 October 2 1:00 p.m. w y 10 Oregon State Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR FSN 49–7 36,003 October 9 12:30 p.m. l y 7 USC 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA College GameDay ABC 17–23 90,008 October 16 4:00 p.m. w y 8 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA rivalry TBS 45–28 69,898 October 23 4:00 p.m. w y 7 Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 38–0 52,049 October 30 7:00 p.m. w 7 Arizona State 20 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA TBS 27–0 52,652 November 6 12:30 p.m. w 4 Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC 28–27 65,615 November 13 12:30 p.m. w y 5 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 42–12 63,451 November 20 12:30 p.m. w 4 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Big Game FSN 41–6 72,981 December 4 4:30 p.m. w y y 4 Southern Miss M. 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Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ESPN 26–16 27,480 No. 4 Cal struggles to shake Southern Miss until a blocked extra point turns the tide in the final quarter December 5, 2004 The Sacramento Bee https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109349654/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com December 30 5:00 p.m. l y y 4 Texas Tech 20 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl ESPN 31–45 63,711 Game summaries At Air Force No. 12 Golden Bears 14 7 14 21 Falcons 7 7 0 0 2004 Air Force Falcons football team New Mexico State Aggies 0 7 0 7 No. 12 Golden Bears 6 21 7 7 2004 New Mexico State Aggies football team At Oregon State No. 10 Golden Bears 21 7 7 14 Beavers 7 0 0 0 2004 Oregon State Beavers football team At No. 1 USC No. 7 Golden Bears 0 10 7 0 No. 1 Trojans 10 6 7 0 2004 USC Trojans football team College GameDay (football TV program) UCLA Bruins 0 14 0 14 No. 8 Golden Bears 7 14 7 17 2004 UCLA Bruins football team California–UCLA football rivalry At Arizona No. 7 Golden Bears 7 21 0 10 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 2004 Arizona Wildcats football team No. 20 Arizona State No. 20 Sun Devils 0 0 0 0 No. 7 Golden Bears 10 3 7 7 2004 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Oregon Ducks 20 7 0 0 No. 4 Golden Bears 14 7 0 7 2004 Oregon Ducks football team At Washington No. 5 Golden Bears 0 7 21 14 Huskies 3 3 6 0 2004 Washington Huskies football team Stanford 2004 Stanford Cardinal football team Big Game (American football) Cardinal 3 0 3 0 No. 4 Golden Bears 10 0 10 21 November 20 California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA 3:30 p.m. EST Source: yes 1 8:45 CAL Robert Jordan 29 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tom Schneider kick) CAL 7-0 1 2:34 CAL Tom Schneider 42 yard field goal CAL 10-0 1 0:20 STAN Mike Sgroi 21 yard field goal CAL 10-3 3 8:38 CAL Tom Schneider 28 yard field goal CAL 13-3 3 3:22 CAL Marshawn Lynch 55 yard run (Tom Schneider kick) CAL 20-3 3 1:18 STAN Mike Sgroi 44 yard field goal CAL 20-6 4 12:53 CAL J.J. Arrington 9 yard run (Tom Schneider kick) CAL 27-6 4 9:26 CAL Burl Toler 20 yard pass from Marshawn Lynch (Tom Schneider kick) CAL 34-6 4 3:05 CAL Reggie Robertson 5 yard run (Tom Schneider kick) CAL 41-6 yes At Southern Miss No. 4 Golden Bears 0 14 3 9 Golden Eagles 7 0 3 6 2004 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Vs. No. 20 Texas Tech (2004 Holiday Bowl) No. 20 Red Raiders 7 17 14 7 No. 4 Golden Bears 14 0 3 14 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team 2004 Holiday Bowl Roster 2004 California Golden Bears y Noah Smith 1 WR FR y Marcus O'Keith 2 RB SO y Steve Levy 3 QB SO y 4 So David Gray WR y 8 Jr Aaron Rodgers QB y 24 Fr Marshawn Lynch RB y 28 Fr Justin Forsett RB y 30 Sr J. J. Arrington RB y 61 Jr Ryan O'Callaghan OL y 80 Fr Sean Young WR yes 81 Sr Joe Crenshaw WR 82 Fr Craig Stevens Craig Stevens (American football) TE yes y 85 Fr LaReylle Cunningham WR 86 Fr Sam DeSa WR yes 87 Jr John Rust TE 88 Sr Garrett Cross TE 1 Fr Worrell Williams LB y 2 Fr Bernard Hicks DB 20 Sr Matt Giordano S y 90 Sr Ryan Riddle DE y 91 Fr John Bordalampe DL 92 Sr Ray Tago DE 93 Fr John Allen DT yes 94 Sr Tosh Lupoi DE 95 So Albert Ma'afala DT 96 Fr Kyle McClure DE yes 97 Jr Brian Harrison DE yes 98 Sr Randall Perkins DE 5 Fr Anthony Binswanger PK y 99 Sr L. P. Ladouceur LS y https://web.archive.org/web/20041108030532/http://calbears.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cal-m-footbl-mtt-num.html January 18, 2017 Jeff Tedford George Cortez (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Bob Gregory (defensive coordinator/outside linebackers) Pete Alamar (special teams/tight ends) Ken Delgado (defensive line) Ron Gould (running backs) Eric Kiesau (wide receivers) Jim Michalczik (assistant head coach/offensive line) Justin Wilcox (linebackers) J. D. Williams (secondary) Mike McHugh (director of football operations) Bert Watts (graduate assistant - defense) Kevin Daft (graduate assistant - offense) Jim Sterbick (offensive assistant) See also BCS controversies, which includes Texas receiving the Rose Bowl bid over Cal References California Category:California Golden Bears football seasons California Golden Bears football