The 1997 California Golden Bears football team was an

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team that represented the

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in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the

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. In their first year under head coach

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, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 in Pac-10, ninth), and were outscored by their opponents 339 to 295. Home games were played at

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. The team's statistical leaders included Justin Vedder with 2,718 passing yards, Tarik Smith with 636 rushing yards, and Bobby Shaw with 1,093 receiving yards.

Schedule

Conference opponent not played this season:

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Roster

*LB Matt Beck *Jerry DeLoach (defense) *WR Dameane Douglas *Chidi Iwuoma (Fr, defense) *

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*Bruce Pierre (offense) *Kato Serwanga (defense) *WR

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*Marquise Smith (defense) *Brian Surgener (offense) *QB Justin Vedder

Season summary

Arizona

* Dameane Douglas 12 rec, 143 yds

At Stanford

100th meeting

References

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