CALIFORNIA Golden Bears Head Coach Jeff Tedford lifts up the 2006 Holiday Bowl trophy after Cal’s 45-14 victory over Texas A&M. 2007 California Golden Bears Football Media Guide 45 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears HEAD COACH JEFF TEDFORD THE TEDFORD FILE JEFF TEDFORD Birthdate Nov. 2, 1961 Fresno State (’83) • Sixth Season at Cal Hometown Downey, Calif. High School Warren (Calif.) College Fresno State ’83 “This is a dream come ust over six years after those introductory Bachelor’s degree in physical education true … I am here to words, Jeff Tedford has not only built the Cerritos College provide leadership, to JCalifornia football program into one of the top Family wife, Donna create an environment programs in the Pacific-10 Conference, but he has sons, Taylor (20) and Quinn (18) for these athletes, both also lifted the Golden Bears into the national athletically and academically, that they can flour- picture and he has remained true to his ideals of COACHING AT CAL ish in … our team will be disciplined, our team will playing with class and excelling in the classroom play hard, our team will play fast, they will have a and in the community. • 43-20 in five seasons as head coach lot of fun, but they will do it with class … it will be Under Tedford’s leadership, the Golden Bears something that you can always be proud of as Cal have climbed into the AP National Top 10 in each • Has led the Golden Bears to five boosters, alumni and supporters. I have a goal of the last three seasons, finishing at No. 14 in straight winning seasons and four and a vision that the University of California, 2006. The program has advanced to four straight straight bowl games through hard work and dedication, can get to bowl games for the first time in history, winning • Is 5-0 in the Big Game after inheriting a where we are competing for the Pac-10 champi- three of those to make Tedford the first Cal mentor seven-game losing streak in the series. onship and at a national level. I am going to put with three bowl victories. Cal’s 43 wins in the past together a staff that is going to care for the young five seasons are the most in a five-year stretch • Is 3-1 in bowl games. men both on and off the field, that are great by the program in over 50 years – in the five years teachers, interested in their academics, inter- before Tedford’s arrival, the Bears had 12 victo- • Is 8-8 vs. the AP top 25 after Cal had ested in these kids in how they grow up, and that ries total. In addition, Tedford has also had 50 gone 1-9 vs. ranked teams prior to his we can make an impression on their character players recognized as Academic All-Conference. arrival. that will last further than just the University of Of the 18 players signed in 2002 in Coach Tedford’s California … again, I want to let you all know just first class, 15 (83%) graduated within five years. • Cal has reached the AP top 10 in each how excited I am to be here, and how much of a All of this from a team which won just one game of the last three seasons great opportunity I believe that this is, that we can in 2001, the year prior to his arrival. The California get this turned around and headed in the right football renaissance rates as one of the most direction.” impressive turnarounds in college football history. PLAYING EXPERIENCE Tedford’s success with the California program • Honorable mention All-America at Fresno - Jeff Tedford introductory press conference, has resulted in local devotion and in national State, where he left the school as the opening statement, Dec. 12, 2001 attention. On the local level, Cal set a new average all-time record holder in passing yards attendance record in 2006 at 64,318. The Golden (4,872) and touchdown passes (35). • Set single-season marks in 1982 for passing yards (2,993) and TD passes (24). • Accumulated a 54 percent completion rate in six seasons as a Canadian Football League quarterback with Hamilton, Calgary, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg. BOWLS 1992 Freedom Bowl (Fresno State) 1993 Aloha Bowl (Fresno State) 1998 Aloha Bowl (Oregon) 1999 Sun Bowl (Oregon) 2000 Holiday Bowl (Oregon) 2001 Fiesta Bowl (Oregon) 2003 Insight Bowl (California) 2004 Holiday Bowl (California) 2005 Las Vegas Bowl (California) 2006 Holiday Bowl (California) COACHING HONORS 2002 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2004 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2006 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year finalist 46 2007 California Golden Bears Football Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears Bears also set a season-ticket record with 40,262 His legendary work-ethic, exemplified by the Cal is one of just five teams in the tickets sold. The last 18 games at Memorial Sta- well-used air mattress in his office, shows the nation to rank in the top 25 in scoring in dium have each featured over 50,000 fans. Na- coach’s drive, which is not geared towards indi- each of the last five years. tionally, the Golden Bears have had multiple vidual success. His true goals are for success as Heisman Trophy candidates, including J.J. a team, and success for his student-athletes. David Carr, Kyle Boller and Aaron Rodgers. In Arrington in 2004 and Marshawn Lynch in 2006. “Jeff is the hardest worker I have ever encoun- 2004, Rodgers, an under-the-radar junior-college Junior DeSean Jackson is listed on many short tered in this business,” Director of Athletics Sandy transfer like Tedford, ranked No. 8 nationally in lists for college football’s most coveted individual Barbour said. “He is not going to be outworked, passing efficiency, completing 66.1 percent of his honor in 2007, as well as quarterback Nate because he believes he owes that to his student- passes for 2,566 yards and 24 touchdowns with Longshore, who has shown the potential to record athletes.” only eight interceptions. attention-grabbing numbers as well. In 2006, the That relentless drive developed in Tedford as Despite his success with quarterbacks, Bears had a pair of players collect national awards. a young football player in Downey, Calif., and at Tedford’s teams feature balanced attacks and Jackson was the recipient of the inaugural Randy Warren High School. After a solid high school have become notorious for their ferocity on the Moss Award for the top return man in the country, career, the undersized quarterback went on to a ground. In his last eight years as a coach, Tedford while Daymeion Hughes earned the Ronnie Lott standout two-year stint at Cerritos College and a has seen nine 1,000-rushing seasons by his IMPACT Trophy, the first and only college football record-setting two-year stay at Fresno State. tailbacks. In 2004, J.J. Arrington broke Chuck award to equally recognize athletic performance During his days as a Bulldog, he established Muncie’s school season record with 2,018 yards, and the personal character attributes of the player. several passing records, including career marks which ranked No. 1 in the NCAA. In 2005, Since Tedford’s arrival, Cal has risen to No. 2 for passing yardage (4,872) and touchdown Marshawn Lynch’s 1,246 rushing yards were the in the Pac-10 in television exposure, a dramatic passes (35), while earning honorable mention All- third best in Cal history. Lynch’s understudy, increase over the years before Tedford. Forty- America notice in 1982 when he set school Justin Forsett, ran for 999 yards in 2005. Last seven Cal games have been televised in five standards for yards passing (2,993) and TD season marked another 1,000-yard season for years under Tedford; in the five years prior to that, passes (24). 30 Cal games were televised. National television After receiving a B.S. degree in physical edu- broadcasts have more than doubled in that time. cation from Fresno State in 1983, Tedford played Despite his success, Tedford remains devoted pro football in the Canadian Football League for six to being a mentor to the young men on his football seasons with Hamilton, Calgary, Saskatchewan team. and Winnipeg. He completed 54 percent of his “Football is more than a game,” he said. “I think passes during his career, appearing in the league’s it teaches so many values for young people as championship game with Hamilton in 1984. they move on into life – teamwork, sacrifice, Tedford has used his own signal-calling expe- dedication, hard work – all those things are very rience to build a reputation as a quarterbacks valuable to their futures. I’m going to be a person guru. During his 15-year collegiate coaching ca- that they can trust and talk to while they’re here, reer at California, Oregon (1998-2001) and Fresno but I really, really hope that when they leave, they State (1992-97), Tedford has been integral in the understand that they can come back and ask me development of six NFL First-Round Draft picks, for anything and count on me in any situation.” including Trent Dilfer, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, JEFF TEDFORD’S COACHING CHRONOLOGY School Year Position Record Highlights California 2006 Head Coach 10-3 Holiday Bowl champions California 2005 Head Coach 8-4 Las Vegas Bowl champions California 2004 Head Coach 10-2 Holiday Bowl participant Pac-10 Coach of the Year Ranked No. 9 nationally California 2003 Head Coach 8-6 Insight Bowl champions California 2002 Head Coach 7-5 Pac-10 Coach of the Year Oregon 2001 Offensive Coordinator 11-1 Pac-10 champions Ranked No.