The 1997 California Golden Bears football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the

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. In their first year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 1–7 against conference opponents, placing ninth in the Pac-10, and were outscored by opponents 339 to 295. The team played home games at California Memorial Stadium in

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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

Game summaries

Arizona

* Dameane Douglas 12 rec, 143 yds

At Stanford

100th meeting

Roster

*LB Matt Beck *Jerry DeLoach (defense) *WR Dameane Douglas *Chidi Iwuoma (Fr, defense) * Deltha O'Neal *Bruce Pierre (offense) *Kato Serwanga (defense) *WR Bobby Shaw *Marquise Smith (defense) * Brian Surgener (offense) *QB Justin Vedder * Jacob Waasdorp (Fr, defense)

References

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