CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2007 GOLDEN BEAR QUICK FACTS BEAR FACTS FOOTBALL OFFICE Location: Berkeley, CA 94720 209 Memorial Stadium .............. (510) 642-3851 Founded: 1868 Berkeley, CA 94720 ........ Fax: (510) 643-9336 Enrollment: 34,953 Head Coach: Jeff Tedford (Fresno State ’83) Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) Record at Cal: 49-26 (6 years) Conference: Pacific-10 Assistant to Head Coach: Stadium: Memorial Stadium Debbie Schram Capacity: 72,516 Assistant Coaches: Surface: Sportexe Bob Gregory ................. Defensive Coordinator Press Box Phone: (510) 642-3098 Jim Michalczik .................. Off. Coord./Off. Line Chancellor: Dr. Robert J. Birgeneau Pete Alamar .. Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Kevin Daft .................................... Quarterbacks 2007 Overall Record: 6-6 Ken Delgado .............................. Defensive Line CALIFORNIA 2007 Pac-10 Record: 3-6 Dan Ferrigno .............................Wide Receivers Golden Bears (6-6) Offensive System: Multiple Ron Gould .................................. Running Backs Defensive System: 4-3 R. Todd Littlejohn ................... Defensive Backs vs. Assistant Athletic Director/Media Kenwick Thompson ...................... Linebackers AIR FORCE Relations: Herb Benenson Matt Beck ............ Graduate Assistant-Offense Associate Media Relations Director/ Tosh Lupoi .......... Graduate Assistant-Defense Falcons (9-3) Football SID: Support Staff: John Sudsbury ............. Direct: (510) 643-4723 Mike McHugh ................. Director of Operations Cell: (510) 332-6506 John Krasinski ............. Strength & Conditioning [email protected] Andrew McGraw ............. Recruiting Assistant Assistant Media Relations Director: Kevin Parker ..................... Recruiting Assistant Chris DeConna ............. Direct: (510) 643-4724 Mark Jensen ........... Dir. of Player Development Date: December 31, 2007 Cell: (510) 439-8396 Debbie Schram ............ Asst. to Coach Tedford Time: 9:30 a.m. (PST) [email protected] Denis Hallin ................ Administrative Assistant TV: ESPN Dr. Cindy Chang ............. Head Team Physician (play-by-play Dan Fouts, Lanny Bradford ......... Head FB Athletic Trainer analyst Tim Brandt, Ed Garland ......................... Equipment Manager sideline reporter Todd Harris) Matt Fox ............................... Video Coordinator Radio: KGO-810 AM, San Francisco (play-by-play Joe Starkey, analyst Troy Taylor, CAL MEDIA RELATIONS sideline reporter Todd McKim) BOWL STAFF CREDITS The 2007 California Golden Bears Postseason Media Guide was compiled by Associate Media Relations Director John Sudsbury and Assistant Media Relations Di- rector Chris DeConna. It is intended to supplement, not duplicate, the 2007 Cali- fornia Football Media Guide. Photos in the 2007 California Golden Bear Foot- ball Postseason Media Guide are by JOHN SUDSBURY CHRIS DECONNA Michael Pimentel, Mike Wondolowski, Tom Associate Media Assistant Media Hauck, John Todd, Kelley Cox, Michael J. Relations Director Relations Director Burns, John Dunbar and Evan Kerr. Print- (Football SID) ing by U.C. Printing Services. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2007 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS Bowl Information ............................... 2-5 Date Opponent (TV) Result Overall Record Pac-10 Record 2007 Bowl Schedule ........................... 4 Sept. 1 Tennessee (ABC) W, 45-31 1-0 0-0 Fort Worth ............................................ 5 2007 Rosters ..................................... 6-7 Sept. 8 at Colorado State (CSTV) W, 34-28 2-0 0-0 Depth Chart/Pronunciation Chart......... 8 Sept. 15 Louisiana Tech (CSN) W, 42-12 3-0 0-0 Game Notes ................................... 10-17 Sept. 22 Arizona (Versus) W, 45-27 4-0 1-0 California Honors & Awards ............. 18 Sept. 29 at Oregon (ABC) W, 31-24 5-0 2-0 Selected Player Profiles ............... 20-34 Oct. 13 Oregon State (Versus) L, 28-31 5-1 2-1 Coaching & Support Staff ............ 36-44 Oct. 20 at UCLA (ABC) L, 21-30 5-2 2-2 Athletic Administration .................. 45-46 2007 Statistics .............................. 48-55 Oct. 27 at Arizona State (FSN) L, 20-31 5-3 2-3 Team Awards ..................................... 56 Nov. 3 Washington State (FSN) W, 20-17 6-3 3-3 Pacific-10 Standings/Honors ............. 57 Nov. 10 USC (ABC) L, 17-24 6-4 3-4 2007 Game Summaries................. 58-63 Nov. 17 at Washington (ABC) L, 23-37 6-5 3-5 The Last Time ..................................... 64 Dec. 1 at Stanford (Versus) L, 13-20 6-6 3-6 Bowl History & Records ............... 65-72 2007 California Golden Bears Football Postseason Media Guide 1 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2007 BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL INFORMATION TRAVEL MEDIA ATTENDANCE PRESS INFORMATION: AND INTERVIEW CONFERENCES: California will charter a plane to Fort Worth. POLICIES AT California head coach Jeff Tedford and Air Team members, coaching staff and the official Force head coach Troy Calhoun will hold a press travel party will arrive on Thursday, Dec. 27, by PRACTICE: conference on Sunday, Dec. 30 at 1:30 p.m. at 2 p.m. the Marriot Courtyard-Blackstone Hotel. Only All Cal practices, with the exception of the credentialed media members will have access team walk-through Dec. 30 at Amon G. Carter to the press conference. Stadium, are open to the media for the first 15 TEAM minutes ONLY. Photographers are encouraged to arrive early for further photo/video opportu- FILMS/VIDEOTAPES/ HEADQUARTERS: nities. Practice times are subject to change, so The Cal team hotel will be the Renaissance please contact John Sudsbury in advance (510- STILL Worthington, 200 Main Street, Fort Worth, 332-6506). Contact the Falcons' SID staff for PHOTOGRAPHS FOR TX 76102. The phone number is (817) 882- more information regarding Air Force’s practice 1735. Air Force will be housed at the Hilton schedule and policies. COMMERCIAL Fort Worth, 815 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. The phone number is (817) 870- CREDENTIAL PURPOSES: 2100. The Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl re- DISTRIBUTION: serves all rights to the use of still photographs, MEDIA HEADQUARTERS Media/Photo credentials will not be mailed in films and videotapes of the Bell Helicopters AND SERVICES advance, but will be available for pick-up at the Armed Forces Bowl football game. All rights to Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Media such material may be assigned to media repre- Marriott Courtyard - Blackstone Center located at the Marriott Courtyard- sentatives for news purposes, but otherwise 601 Main Street Blackstone beginning Thursday, December 27. are to be controlled exclusively by the Bell Heli- Fort Worth, TX 76102 Working media members who have not picked copters Armed Forces Bowl. The sale of photo- (817) 885-8700 up their credentials by 5 p.m., Sunday, December graphs, or the use of photographs for printed In requesting a room, the media is asked to 30 may do so at the Amon G. Carter Stadium materials such as posters, and videotape foot- inform the hotel about their coverage of the Media Will Call Desk located at the West Entrance age of the Bell Helicopters Armed Forces game Fort Worth Bowl game. The Marriott (Gate 2). The Media Will Call Desk will be open by any organization or individual without the writ- Courtyard-Blackstone Media Headquarters from 9 a.m. through half-time. ten consent of the Bell Helicopters Armed (located in a second-floor meeting room will Forces is strictly prohibited. be staffed starting December 26. MEDIA WORKROOM: MEDIA HEADQUARTERS PRESSBOX SEATING: There will be a media hospitality suite at the The main press box has 60 working seats CONTACTS Marriott Courtyard - Blackstone. Each room in and will be filled to capacity. Tim Simmons ...... Media Operations Manager the hotel has wireless internet access. Office phone .................. (817) 810-0012 Cell phone ..................... (720) 244-6580 PARKING: Email ........................... [email protected] Media parking is located on the West Side of Amon G. Carter Stadium (Parking Lot 2). Media must enter through the Media Gate (Gate 2). TEAM PRACTICE SITE: The University of California will practice on DIRECTIONS the campus of TCU. Directions from Media Head- quarters to TCU are located to the right. Contact FROM DALLAS/FORT WORTH (DFW) AIRPORT TO the Air Force SID staff for more information on MARRIOTT COURTYARD - BLACKSTONE HOTEL their practice schedule. Take south airport exit to Hwy 183 west to Hwy 121 south. Follow 121 south to I-35W taking it south. Take far right lane to exit Spur 280. Follow to 6th Street and turn right on Main Street. CREDENTIALS: Go one block and turn right on 5th Street. Total Est. Time: 28 minutes .................................................... Total Est. Distance: 24.6 miles Working print, television, radio and photogra- * Airport shuttle service, on request, is $17 (one way). Estimated taxi fare is $55 (one way). pher credentials for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl must be requested online through the following web site: FROM MARRIOTT COURTYARD - BLACKSTONE HOTEL www.SportsSystems.com/BHAFB TO AMON G. CARTER STADIUM Tim Simmons, Media Operations Manager TCU's campus is located four miles southwest of downtown Fort Worth on University Drive. (303-678-8484 until Dec. 24; 720-244-6580 af- Head northwest on Main Street toward West 4th Street. Turn left at West 4th Street (0.3 ter Dec. 25) will forward a confirmation if the miles). Slight left at Macon Street (0.3 miles). Take ramp onto I-30 West (1.9 miles). Take exit request is approved. Credential requests must 12 for