2001 California Golden Bears football team

2001 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	1–10 (0–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tom Holmoe (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (5th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Oregon $		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 10 Washington State		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 16 Stanford		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 19 Washington		6	–	2					8	–	4
USC		5	–	3					6	–	6
UCLA		4	–	4					7	–	4
Oregon State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Arizona		2	–	6					5	–	6
Arizona State		1	–	7					4	–	7
California		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 431 to 201.

The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 1,741 passing yards, Terrell Williams with 688 rushing yards, and Charon Arnold with 606 receiving yards.

Following a loss to Arizona and an 0–8 start, Holmoe announced his resignation effective at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 p.m.	Illinois*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 17–44	38,160
September 8	2:30 p.m.	BYU*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 16–44	33,043
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 20–51	21,534
September 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 28–31	35,172
October 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 7–48	34,552
October 20	7:15 p.m.	at No. 4 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	FSN	L 17–56	65,366
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 10–19	36,142
November 3	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 24–38	26,222
November 10	12:30 p.m.	USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 14–55	33,506
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	KGO	L 28–35	71,150
November 23	10:00 a.m.	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 20–10	18,111
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2001 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Kyle Boller Jr OL 63 Mark Wilson So G 64 Scott Tercero Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Jemeel Powell Jr S 2 Nnamdi Asomugha Jr LB 48 Tully Banta-Cain  Jr LB 49 Scott Fujita Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom Holmoe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster