1967 California Golden Bears football team

The 1967 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against AAWU opponents), finished in sixth place in the AAWU, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 195 to 155.[1][2] The highlight of the season was Cal's beating Stanford and winning the Big Game for the first time in seven years.[3]

1967 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1967 record	5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach	Ray Willsey (4th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1967 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Oregon State	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
UCLA	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Barry Bronk with 708 passing yards, Paul Williams with 432 rushing yards, and Wayne Stewart with 503 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 21–13	31,217	[5]
September 23	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 8–41	59,075	[6]
September 30	Michigan*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 10–9	41,034	[7][8]
October 7	Air Force*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 14–12	34,871	[9]
October 14	at No. 4 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 14–37	48,916	[10]
October 21	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–20	32,000	[11]
October 28	Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–23	31,047	[12]
November 4	No. 1 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 12–31	43,027	[13]
November 11	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 30–6	25,203	[14]
November 18	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 26–3	74,500	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Michigan

Week 2: Michigan at California

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 6 0 3 9 • California 3 0 0 7 10 Date: September 30 Location: Berkeley, CA Game attendance: 41,034

Scoring summary 1 7:51 CAL Ron Miller 44-yard field goal CAL 3–0 2 3:06 MICH Ron Johnson 1-yard run (Brian Healy kick missed) MICH 6–3 4 6:14 MICH Mike Hankwitz 30-yard field goal MICH 9–3 4 2:01 CAL John McGaffie 77-yard pass from Randy Humphries (Ron Miller kick) CAL 10–9

On September 30, 1967, Cal defeated Michigan, 10–9, before a crowd of 41,034 at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. It was Cal's first victory in five tries against Michigan and its first victory over a Big Ten team since 1952.[17]

Cal took the lead with a 44-yard field goal midway through the first quarter. In the second quarter, Michigan took possession at Cal's 33-yard line after a 16-yard punt by Cal's Gary Fowler. Michigan advanced to the one-yard line on two runs by Warren Sipp, and Ron Johnson then scored from the one-yard line. Brian Healy's extra point kick was wide left, and Michigan led, 6–3.[18][17]

In the fourth quarter, Michigan linebacker Bob Wedge recovered a fumble at Cal's 19-yard line, and Mike Hankwitz kicked a 30-yard field goal to extend the lead to 9–3 with 6:14 remaining in the game. Cal then scored on a 77-yard bomb from reserve quarterback Randy Humphries to fullback John McGaffie with two minutes remaining and kicked the extra point to take a 10–9 lead. On the next play from scrimmage, Michigan quarterback Dick Vidmer threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Jim Berline, but the play was negated on a penalty for backfield in motion. With the crowd noise following Cal's touchdown, halfback Ernest Sharpe had difficulty hearing the signals and went in motion early. After the penalty, Vidmer was intercepted. At the end of the game, Cal players carried their head coach Ray Willsey off the field.[18][17]

Cal out-gained Michigan by a total of 281 yards to 175. Michigan's kickers cost the team seven points, as Brian Healy's extra point kick went wide left in the second quarter, and the Wolverines also missed on field goal attempts of 34 yards (by Frank Titas, wide left in the second quarter) and 26 yards (by Mike Hankwitz).[18][17]

References

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7. Dave Newhouse (October 1, 1967). "Cal Shatters Michigan: Bears Win, 10-9". Oakland Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
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14. "California vs San Jose State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
15. "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
16. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
17. Grayle Howlett (October 1, 1967). "Cal Pass Stuns Wolverines, 10-9". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 7.
18. Dave Newhouse (October 1, 1967). "Cal Shatters Michigan: Bears Win, 10-9". Oakland Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.