SIMPLY THE BEST here is no other way to aptly describe America’s top public university. There is no other way to Tdescribe one of the elite academic settings in the world – especially one that also includes one of America’s most successful athletic departments. The University of California blends the best of all worlds. Overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay and ranked as the nation’s top public university by the U.S. News and World Report, the flagship campus of the state of California also features an athletic program that annually finishes among the leaders in the Directors’ Cup standings, which rates the overall success of America’s athletic departments. Cal attracts what many believe to be the finest applicant pool in the United States. The university features a diverse student-body population. The University of California offers 300 degree programs, and 35 of the school’s 36 graduate programs are ranked among America’s top 10. Cal’s 35 programs among the top 10 is No. 1 among all universities in the country, as is its 32 “distinguished” programs, as rated by the National Research Council. The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by Association of Research Libraries with 9 million volumes in 18 campus libraries. The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 128 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 MacArthur Fellows, 83 Fulbright Scholars, three Pulitzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (139) than any other university in America.

28 AMERICA’S NO. 1 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BY THE NUMBERS Universities With Highest Universities With The In 2007, the Associa- Number of Top 10 Highest Number of tion of Research Libraries 1 Graduate Programs 1 “Distinguished Programs” 1ranked Cal’s University 1. CALIFORNIA 1. CALIFORNIA ...... 32 Library as the No. 1 2. Stanford 2. Stanford ...... 28 public research university 3. Harvard 3. Harvard ...... 25 library in North America. 4. Princeton 4. Princeton ...... 24 5. MIT 5. MIT ...... 20

TOP PUBLIC Nobel Laureates 2007 Ranking Among 20 current and former UNIVERSITIES World Universities* faculty members 1. CALIFORNIA 3 20 2. Virginia 1. Harvard 6. Cal Tech 3. Michigan 2. Stanford 7. Columbia UCLA 3. CALIFORNIA 8. Princeton Student-to-Faculty Ratio 5. North Carolina 4. Cambridge 9. Chicago 16-1 5. MIT 10. Oxford Source: U.S. News and World Report *Source: Shanghai Jiao Tong Degree Programs University Institute for Higher 351 Education Service The University of California is the only school in the country to have produced more than 3,000 volunteers 3000 since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961.

29 he San Francisco Bay Area is a major metropoli- tan area of approximately six million people and Tone of the most scenic regions in the United States. The Bay Area includes the major cities of San Francisco and Oakland, as well as Berkeley, home of the world- renowned University of California. Just south is the city of San Jose and the Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s high-tech companies. The Bay Area also lies within easy driving distance of the high Sierra resorts of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, the Monterey/Carmel penin- sula, the world famous Napa wine country, and the spec- tacular Mendocino Coast. Everyone knows “The City” - San Francisco - from count- less photographs, movies and television shows that cap- ture its magic. It is a city built on a series of more than 40 hills, offering panoramic views of every kind. The hub of a nine-county complex and the financial and insurance capi- tal of the world, San Francisco has a resident population of about 740,000. San Francisco is situated on a 46.6 square-mile peninsula bounded on the west by the Pa- cific Ocean, on the north by the Golden Gate strait, and from north to east by the San Fran- cisco Bay. The City has been named the world’s top city twice and the TOP CITIES IN top city in the U.S. in 17 of the last THE WORLD 18 years by Condé Nast Traveler. The San Francisco Bay is 1. Sydney, Australia spanned by two landmarks, the 2. San Francisco, CA Golden Gate and San Francisco- 3. Florence, Italy Oakland Bay bridges, and graced by 4. Cape Town, S. Africa four islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Yerba 5. Rome, Italy Buena and Treasure. The area is eas- 6. Bangkok, Thailand ily navigated by car, BART (Bay Area 7. New York City, NY Rapid Transit), bus or ferry, making 8. Buenos Aires, Argentina it easily accessible to all. 9. Damascus, Syria Charleston, SC Source: Condé Nast Traveler, 2007 Readers’ Choice Awards

30 ocated across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Oakland is a city of 400,000, jam-packed with Lexciting attractions, stimulating arts, and an ideal WE’RE NO. 1! climate. Oakland’s charm exceeds its man-made • Money magazine (2007) chose San Fran- wonders, as its tumbling hills, vast forests, hiking and cisco as “the best place to live” among the riding trails, beautiful lakes and numerous parks provide 300 biggest U.S. metropolitan areas. a natural escape for those who prefer nature over an urban environment. • A special report posted on Forbes.com (May Berkeley, just a 12-mile drive from San Francisco, is 2008) ranked San Francisco as America’s situated on 18.8 square miles with a population of 103,000 “best city for the outdoors.” people. A study in contrasts, Berkeley is a small town • San Francisco bested Seattle as the fittest with a big-city character. With its world-renowned univer- of America’s most populous cities according sity, global population and rich diversity of cultural arts, to a report by the American College of Sports Berkeley reflects and affects the rest of the country. Medicine (May 2008). Sports fans can see it all in the Bay Area - professional • Readers of Travel & Leisure magazine (2006) football (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), selected San Francisco as their favorite city professional basketball (Golden State Warriors), in the world thanks to its “red-hot restaurant professional baseball (San Francisco Giants, Oakland scene and booming economy.’’ Athletics), professional hockey (San Jose Sharks), and outstanding collegiate competition. • San Francisco is rated the No. 1 city in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler (October 2007) Sources: S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Oakland Convention & Visitors Authority, Berkeley Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the California Trade and Commerce Agency.

31 32 33 he setting for University of California football games features the best of all Tworlds. California Memorial Stadium rests comfortably in a glorious natural setting, with the Berkeley Hills as a backdrop and a sta- dium perched above the San Francisco Bay. The foreground is complete with landmark bridges, islands and the city skyline. The back- ground features Strawberry Canyon and is complimented by dazzling game-day colors, a rousing student section, and a marching band all nestled in and surrounded by one of America’s most picturesque game-day settings.

34 The football team’s March To Victory is the official kickoff of the day. From the moment the Bears enter Memorial Stadium, the activ- ity increases throughout fall Saturdays. Oski roams the stadium, the Rally Committee mans the flags, the student body, the traditional card section, all in a stadium that has been around since the 1920s.

Hail California!

35 alifornia is steeped in tradition over a history that dates back to the 1890s. From its first national Cchampionship (1920), conference title (1918) and All-American player (Harold “Brick” Muller, 1921), the California football program has built a long and proud history.

5 National Championships 14 Conference Championships 9 Bowl Championships 8 Rose Bowl Appearances

36 ROTH’S NO. 12 JERSEY RETIRED The only jersey ever retired by the Cal football program is the No. 12 worn by quarterback Joe Roth, who played for the Bears in 1975 and ’76. Roth, who seemed destined to become one of the greatest passers ever produced by Cal, had his career ended by cancer shortly after the ’76 season, and he passed away on Feb. 19, 1977. His ability on the football field, friendly openness and humble manner, combined with the courage he showed in facing his illness, made him one of the most popular players ever to wear the Blue and Gold. Roth still holds the Cal record for longest touchdown pass, an 88-yard hookup with Wesley Walker against Georgia in 1976. Roth’s No. 12 jersey was retired during a ceremony on Oct. 29, 1977 prior to the USC game, which Cal won, 17-14.

70 First-Team All-Americans 4 Morris Trophy Winners 21 College Football Hall of Fame Members 5 Bowl Berths in last five years 6 Pop Warner Trophy Winners 12 Top-10 Finishers in Heisman 6 Conference Players of the Year Trophy Voting

The Big Game between California and Stanford began in 1892 and is among the nation’s most storied rivalries and the nation’s ninth-most played series. At stake in the contest is the coveted Axe that represents a history of competitive matchups that have featured such memorable moments as “The Play” in 1982.

37 HISTORIC, PICTURESQUE AND SOON TO BE MODERN or California fans and alumni, there truly is no place like California Memorial Stadium. A full 84 football seasons since its opening in F1923, Memorial Stadium remains one of the most breathtaking sites in all of college athletics. The plush wall of pine trees in the Berkeley Hills to the east, is con- trasted by a panoramic view of the San Francisco Bay and three bridges to the west. Designed by world-renowned architect John Galen Howard and co-de- signers G.F. Buckingham and E.E. Carpenter, the stadium is a tribute to their architectural talents, skills that were years ahead of their time. Fans who attend games today still marvel at the beauty of the structure, mod- eled after the Colosseum in Rome, and comment about the easy viewing for spectators from all angles within the stadium. The stadium was completed in time for the Big Game of 1923 at a total cost of $1,437,982. It was constructed in sections with expansion joints to withstand earth movement. Included in the initial construction were 12,000 barrels of cement, 1.1 million feet of lumber for concrete forms, 8,000 cubic yards of rock, 4,000 cubic yards of sand, 600 tons of steel, 800,000 feet of premium lumber which was used for seating, and 2,500 pine trees which today serve as the backdrop for the stadium. Original plans for the stadium called for a capacity of 60,000, but they were altered in favor of a capacity closer to 80,000. The seating capacity has fluctuated due to renovation and other changes, but in 1947, a crowd of 83,000 watched Cal defeat Navy, 14-7, a feat which may have prompted Cal officials to establish an official capacity for the stadium. In the 1960s, temporary bleachers on the east side were removed and additional wheel- chair seating and aluminum bleachers followed in the 1980s. For 2001, the press box was rebuilt, giving the stadium an official capacity of 72,516. Overall, Cal football teams through the years have been played before crowds of 70,000 or more on 62 occasions and there have been 21 games that attracted in excess of 80,000 spectators.

There are bigger stadiums, newer stadiums and stadiums with grander reputations. But there is no finer place to watch a college football game than Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley.

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38 MEMORIAL STADIUM FACTS AND FIGURES Overall Record: ...... 302-208-16 (.589, 54 winning seasons, 27 losing seasons, 4 tied) 2007 Record: ...... 4-2 Most Consecutive Winning Seasons:...... 12, 1927-38 Most Games, Season: ...... 10, 1932 (6-2-2) Most Wins, Season: ...... 8, 1924 (8-0-1), 1938 (8-0) Most Losses Season: ...... 6, 2001 (0-6) Most Consecutive Wins: ...... 21, 1947-50 Longest Unbeaten Streak: ...... 24, 1947-51 Most Consecutive Losses: ...... 8, 2000-01 Record in Doubleheaders: ...... 15-1 (1932-39) Undefeated Seasons: ...... 1923 (1-0), 1924 (8-0-1), 1929 (5-0-1), 1935 (7-0), 1937 (6-0-1), 1938 (8-0), 1948 (7-0), 1949 (6-0), 1950 (6-0-1), 2004 (5-0), 2006 (7-0) Winless Seasons: ...... 1959 (0-5), 2001 (0-6) Record on Synthetic Turf: ...... 68-40-3 (.626) Record on Grass:...... 234-166-13 (.582)

MILESTONE WINS 1st - Cal 9, Stanford 0, Nov. 24, 1923 50th - Cal 14, St. Mary’s 13, Oct. 7, 1933 100th - Cal 14, Pacific 0, Oct. 14, 1944 200th - Cal 28, Southern Cal 14, Nov. 1, 1975 250th - Cal 42, Oregon State 0, Oct. 3, 1992 300th - Cal 42, Louisiana Tech 12, Sept. 15, 2007

LARGEST CROWDS Att Opponent Date Result 83,000 Navy Sept. 27, 1947 Cal, 14-7 83,000 Stanford Nov. 22, 1952 Cal, 26-0 82,070 Stanford Nov. 24, 1928 Tie, 13-13

39 MEMORIAL STADIUM RENOVATION PROJECT

he first component of the project will be anchored by the top-caliber Student-Athlete THigh Performance Center, built just outside the stadium’s historic west wall.

• The master plan provides for a phased ap- proach that will guide construction of new athletic facilities, overall stadium improvements and seismic retrofit, as well as improved fan access and amenities, and exterior site and landscape improvements.

• A 142,000 square-foot facility, the High Per- formance Center will provide locker rooms, meeting rooms and offices for football and 12 of Cal’s Olympic sports. It will also house a state- of-the-art training, applied sports science and medicine complex for year-round access by ap- proximately 450 student-athletes. In addition, the new training complex will feature an academic center where all student-athletes will have access to the resources they need to succeed in their stud- ies as much as they do in competition.

• The stadium, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful settings for collegiate football, was originally constructed with funds donated by alumni, faculty, students and fans. At the time, Robert Gordon Sproul, who became UC president in 1930, said that the stadium “stands in simple dignity, beauty and strength.”

40 s a student-athlete at Cal, you have the MAXWELL FAMILY privilege of using quality athletic FIELD Afacilities.Major athletic facilities located Maxwell Family Field, located on the Cal campus are listed below. just north of Memorial Stadium, CALIFORNIA serves as home to the Cal field hockey program. MEMORIAL STADIUM This stadium is the home of the Golden HELLMAN TENNIS Bears football team. It not only holds over COMPLEX 67,537 spectators, but also includes athletic California tennis makes its home at the administrative offices, training quarters, weight Hellman Tennis Complex, located on the room, equipment room and locker rooms. southwest side of campus. EDWARDS STADIUM/ LEVINE-FRICKE FIELD GOLDMAN FIELD Nestled at the base of Strawberry Canyon, Historic Edwards Stadium/Goldman Field, the Levine-Fricke Field, home of the 2002 which opened in 1932, is home to the Califor- NCAA Champions, is the venue for the Golden nia track & field and soccer teams. Bear softball team. EVANS DIAMOND SPIEKER AQUATICS This natural-grass baseball facility seats COMPLEX over 2,500 people and is used by the baseball Varsity water polo and swim team prac- team for practices and games. tices and competitions are held at Spieker GOLDEN BEAR Aquatics Complex. Recreational swimming is also scheduled for the times when these RECREATION CENTER teams are not hosting events or practicing. The Golden Bear Recreation Center has a softball field and a track with an interior field T. GARY ROGERS suitable for soccer and other field sports. BOATHOUSE There is a swimming pool, sand volleyball The newly completed and renovated crew courts, and tennis courts. The GBRC is also boathouse is located on the Oakland Estu- the practice site of the Cal men’s and women’s ary where the men’s rowing team practices. gymnastics teams and year-round youth pro- The women’s crew uses Briones Reservior grams. as its dedicated practice site. HAAS PAVILION WITTER RUGBY FIELD The Walter A. Haas Jr. Pavilion is the home The Witter Rugby Field is part of Strawberry for the basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics Canyon. This grass field is used for rugby teams. The Athletic Director, Student Services, practice and competition . and Compliance offices are also located in the pavilion.

41 ACADEMIC GAME PLAN LIFTS CAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO TOP OF THE CLASS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON GOLDEN BEAR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT hile the California football program has produced on the field with five Wstraight bowl games and 50 wins in the last six years, the actual mission state- ment for Cal football is: To EDUCATE and GRADUATE all football student-athletes with a meaningful degree that will support their fu- ture successes in whatever field they choose. Cal’s unique “Academic Game Plan” (AGP) is a program established by head coach Jeff ATHLETIC STUDY CENTER STAFF Tedford to ensure success in the classroom as (From left): Michael Thompson, Chris Lane, Derek Van Rhennen, Tony well as on the field. AGP, under the direction of Mirabelli, Stephen Johnson, Richard Deshong, Melanie Moonsamy, Quame Cal’s player development director, consists of Patton, and Cassidy Raher. players meeting regularly with coaches and coun- selors to review coursework and assignments. Players are given an actual “Academic Game Planner,” which they are required to keep up to date. The point of AGP is to approach academics just like a game, with a plan. The players would never go into a game situation without studying film, having a plan, practicing and preparation. Tedford and the Cal staff want the student- athletes to approach academics the same way. Of the 18 players signed in 2002 in coach Tedford’s first class, 15 (83%) graduated within five years. Thirteen players over the past six years have earned graduate degrees while playing. Seven of those players who earned graduate degrees have gone on to play in NFL, including John Welbourn, Nick Harris, Scott Fujita, Adimchinobe Echemandu, Tyler Fredrickson, and L.P. Ladouceur, who are still active. For the 2005-06 academic year, football achieved the highest score possible (1000) in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), and this past year, Cal posted a score of 967, second among Pac-10 schools. In addition, 68 student-athletes on the football team have earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors in the Tedford era.

Athletic Study Center Tutorial Program Advising Programs The Athletic Study Center, which is The tutorial program promotes and The advising program offers a housed within the Division of enhances students’ academics broad range of services to meet the Undergraduate Education, is the skills and progress by providing unique needs of student-athletes, tutorial and academic support individual tutoring, group workshops, including assistance in program for the nearly 1,000 student- study groups, credit courses and understanding and complying with athletes at Cal. Centrally located in intensive special programs. The university, college and NCAA the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the Athletic Study Center has between 50- requirements, developing time program provides a spacious and 60 tutors on staff per semester to management skills and resolving comfortable space for quiet study, guarantee that students receive the personal issues unique to student- individual classrooms for tutorials, best possible support. Tutorial athletes. and a computer lab for word sessions are also offered at night processing and required course enabling student-athletes to receive work. help after practices when they have more time to devote to studying.

42 n addition to pursuing success on the football field and in the classroom, head coach Jeff Tedford puts a high priority on Golden Bear football play Iers being involved in the community. The team participates in a variety of community service activities and is always eager to support area youth and let them know the value of education. Through various reading and recess programs as well as Fan Apprecia- tion Days, the Golden Bears enjoy the opportunity to give back to the community.

Cameron Toler, left, and Drew Glover with young fans at Cal’s annual Come Rulon Davis RULON DAVIS SELECTED TO TAKE to College Day. PART IN AN NCAA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Junior defensive end Rulon Davis of the California football team was chosen as a participant in the 2007 NCAA National Student-Athlete Leadership Conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The NCAA National Leadership Conference provides NCAA student-athletes with a forum to openly discuss issues that may affect them on their campuses and in their communities, while also providing them with the opportunity to enhance their leadership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. The leadership conference also promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities.

Cal players read to some young fans at Buena Vista Elementary School in Walnut Creek.

Shane Vereen takes part in a Safeway/Easter Seals fundraising event.

43 Shareef Abdur-Rahim - NBA All-Star, 2000 Kevin Johnson - NBA All-Star U.S. Olympian Edgar F. Kaiser - Founder, Kaiser Permanente Lisa Arce - Former pro beach volleyball star Jeff Kent - 2000 National League MVP Steve Bartkowski - No. 1 overall NFL draft Clark Kerr - Chancellor, UC Berkeley pick in 1975 Jason Kidd - NBA All-Star, U.S. Olympian Stephen Bechtel - Founder of world’s largest Maxine Hong Kingston - Author, 1997 National constructional engineering firm Humanities Medal Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - President, Islamic Yuan T. Lee - Chemist, Nobel Prize winner Republic of Pakistan Willard Libby - Scientist, discovered Carbon 14, Nobel Matt Biondi - Three-time Olympic swimmer, Prize winner winner of eight gold medals Tung Yen Lin - World-renown civic engineer Rose Bird - Chief Justice, California Supreme Jack London - Author, “The Call of the Wild” Court Wiley Manuel - First African-American California State W. Michael Blumenthal - U.S. Secretary of Supreme Court Justice the Treasury Jerry Mathers - Actor, “Leave it to Beaver” Jerry Brown - State Attorney General, former Brian Maxwell - Founder, PowerBar governor of California, former mayor of Oakland John A. McCone - Director of CIA, Atomic Energy Thomas Cech - Chemist, Nobel Prize winner Commission Peter Chernin - Chairman, 20th Century Fox Terry McMillan - Author, “Waiting To Exhale,” “How Leroy Chiao - First Chinese-American Stella Got Her Groove Back” astronaut Robert McNamara - U.S. Secretary of Defense Choon Kun Cho - President, Korean Airlines Mary T. Meagher - U.S. Olympic swimmer, winner of Rachelle Chong - Member, Federal Communi- three gold medals cations Commission Norman Mineta - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Beverly Cleary - Author, “Ramona the Pest” Gordon Moore - Co-founder, Intel Corp. Natalie Coughlin – Winner of five Olympic Julia Morgan - Architect medals in swimming (2004) Hardy Nickerson - NFL All-Pro linebacker Joan Didion - Author, “Play It as It Lays” Sadako Ogata - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle - World War II Gregory Peck - Actor, Academy Award winner, hero, Medal of Honor recipient “To Kill a Mockingbird” Adam Duritz - Lead singer, Counting Crows Kenneth Pitzer - Chemist, president of Stanford University Maria Echaveste - Deputy Chief of Staff, Robert Raven - President, American Bar Association Clinton Administration Helen Wills Moody Roark - Winner of eight Joy (Biefeld) Fawcett – Member of three U.S. Wimbledon championships Olympic soccer teams Glenn Seaborg - Nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize Don Fisher - Founder and Chairman of the winner, co-founder of Element 106 Board, The Gap Margaret Rhea Seddon - Astronaut John Kenneth Galbraith - Economist Michael Silver - Yahoo Sports columnist Tony Gonzalez - NFL All-Pro tight end William G. Simon - Director, FBI Walter A. Gordon - Governor of Virgin Samuel Smith - President, Washington State University Islands, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Gordon Sproul - President, University of Michele Granger - Olympic gold medalist, California softball pitcher Leigh Steinberg - Lawyer, sports agent Jennifer Granholm - Governor of Michigan Michelle Tafoya - TV Sports Personality, Monday Night Andrew Grove - President and CEO, Intel Football sideline reporter Corporation George Takei - Actor, Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek” Walter Haas Jr. - President, Levi Strauss & Roger Traynor - Chief Justice, California Supreme Court Co.; owner of Oakland Athletics Eugene Trefethen Jr. - President, Kaiser Industries Philip Habib - U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East Rex Walheim - Space Shuttle astronaut William R. Hearst Jr. - Newspaper publisher Earl Warren - Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court Marguerite Higgins - Journalist, Pulitzer Alice Waters - Chef, restaurateur, “Chez Panisse” Prize winner Jann Wenner - Founder, “Rolling Stone” magazine Susanna Hoffs - Lead singer of “The Bangles” Lionel Wilson - First African-American mayor Lance Ito - Superior Court Judge, presided of Oakland over O.J. Simpson trial Pete Wilson - Governor of California Ida Jackson - United Nations observer, founder Dean Witter - Founder, Dean Witter Financial Services local chapter of National Council of Negro Women Steve Wozniak - Co-founder, Apple Computer Systems Jackie Jensen – 1958 American League MVP James D. Zellerbach - U.S. Ambassador to Italy

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