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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = California Golden Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-10 Conference]]
| short_conf = Pac-10
| CoachRank = 7
| APRank = 8
| record = 10–2
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = [[Bruce Snyder]]
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = [[Steve Mariucci]]
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = [[Kent Baer]]
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[California Memorial Stadium]]
| champion = Florida Citrus Bowl champion
| bowl = [[1992 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
| bowl_result = W 37–13 vs. [[1991 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
}}
{{1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings}}
The '''1991 California Golden Bears football team''' represented the [[University of California, Berkeley]] as a member of the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-10 Conference]] (Pac-10) during the [[1991 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. Led by [[Bruce Snyder]] in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Golden Bears compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10. California was invited to the [[1992 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]], where the Golden Bears defeated [[1991 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]. California climbed from being unranked in the preseason to No. 8 in the final [[AP poll]] and No. 7 in the final [[Coaches Poll]]. The Golden Bears scored 443 points and allowed 239 points in 12 games. The team played home games at [[California Memorial Stadium]] in [[Berkeley, California]].

The team's statistical leaders included [[Mike Pawlawski]] with 2,517 passing yards, Russell White with 1,177 rushing yards, and Sean Dawkins with 723 receiving yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1991.html|title=1991 California Golden Bears Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref>

During their opening game against the [[1991 Pacific Tigers football team|Pacific Tigers]], California scored so often that the [[Tightwad Hill#California Victory Cannon|California Victory Cannon on Tightwad Hill]] ran out of ammunition. This game remains the only such instance in the cannon's history.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1991 Pacific Tigers football team|Pacific (CA)]]
| site_stadium = [[California Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley, CA]]
| tv =
| score = 86–24
| attend = 38,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| tv =
| score = 42–18
| attend = 39,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = [[1991 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| site_stadium = [[Arizona Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]]
| tv =
| score = 23–21
| attend = 46,715
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = [[1991 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena, CA]]
| gamename = [[California–UCLA football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = [[College Football on ABC|ABC]]
| score = 27–24
| attend = 53,859
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = [[1991 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]]
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| tv = ABC
| score = 45–7
| attend = 46,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1991 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–24
| attend = 74,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[San Jose State Spartans football|San Jose State]]
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| tv =
| score = 41–20
| attend = 33,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 10
| opponent = [[1991 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| tv = ABC
| score = 52–30
| attend = 70,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1991 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| site_stadium = [[Reser Stadium|Parker Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis, OR]]
| tv =
| score = 27–14
| attend = 20,790
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = [[1991 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| tv =
| score = 25–6
| attend = 46,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = [[1991 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Stanford, California|Stanford, CA]]
| gamename = [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]]
| tv = ABC
| score = 21–38
| attend = 86,019
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 1992
| time = 10:30 a.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = [[1991 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = [[Camping World Stadium|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
| gamename = [[1992 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]]
| tv = ABC
| score = 37–13
| attend = 64,192
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-crafty-cal-fools-cl/140230051/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Crafty Cal fools Clemson|date=January 2, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/1991-schedule.html|title=1991 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=California 2015 Football Information Guide |url=https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |website=CalBears.com |publisher=Cal Golden Bears Athletics |access-date=October 21, 2016 |page=166 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf |archive-date=October 26, 2016 }}</ref>

==Game summaries==
===Pacific (CA)===
* [[Mike Pawlawski]] 6 TD passes
* Russell White 111 rushing yards

==Roster==
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1991
| team = California Golden Bears
| teamcolors = y
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=52|class=Sr|first=Troy|last=Auzenne|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=86|class=So|first=Sean|last=Dawkins|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=59|class=Sr|first=Steve|last=Gordon|dab=Steve Gordon (American football)|pos=C|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Pawlawski|pos=QB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=So|first=Todd|last=Steussie|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=3|class=Sr|first=Brian|last=Treggs|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=4|class=Jr|first=Russell|last=White|pos=RB|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=72|class=Jr|first=Chidi|last=Ahanotu|pos=DE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=David|last=Wilson|pos=DB|link=y|dab=David Wilson (defensive back)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=So|first=Eric|last=Zomalt|pos=S|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=So|first=Doug|last=Brien|pos=K|link=y}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *[[Bruce Snyder]]
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}

==Team players in the NFL==
The following players were claimed in the [[1992 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm|title=1992 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=California Golden Bears|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL team}}
|-
|2||49||[[Troy Auzenne]]||[[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]]||[[Chicago Bears]]
|-
|7||183||[[David Wilson (defensive back)|David Wilson]]||[[Defensive back]]||[[Minnesota Vikings]]
|-
|8||222||[[Mike Pawlawski]]||[[Quarterback]]||[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|-
|10||277||[[Steve Gordon (American football)|Steve Gordon]]||[[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]||[[New England Patriots]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{California Golden Bears football navbox}}

[[Category:1991 Pacific-10 Conference football season|California]]
[[Category:California Golden Bears football seasons]]
[[Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons]]
[[Category:1991 in sports in California|California Golden Bears football]]

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