University of California Athletics

Washington Visits California

Bears Seek First Win Over Huskies Since 1976

Cal needs a big game out of Justin Vedder to get by Huskies. (file photo)

KICKOFF/ATTENDANCE: Kickoff is at 12:30 p.m. Attendance is expected to be approximately 50,000.

TELEVISION: The game will be aired on tape delay locally at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12 by SportsChannel. Tod Pickett. will call play-by-play with Sonny Sixkiller providing analysis.

RADIO: The game will be aired live over KGO Radio (810 AM) San Francisco and the five-station Golden Bear Radio Network. Other stations on the network are: KRCK (1490 AM) in King City; KGOE (105.5 FM) in Eureka; KFIV (1360 AM) in Modesto; and KJAX (1280 AM) in Stockton. The pre-game show begins 15 minutes prior to kickoff. KGO Radio is in its 24th season as the Golden Bears flagship station. Sports Director Joe Starkey is in his 23rd season handling play-by-play duties, and he is joined with color commentary by Lee Grosscup, who is in his ninth year in the booth. The Tom Holmoe Show airs weekly on KGO Radio each Tuesday at 6:20 p.m.

CAL GAMES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE BY 800 TELEPHONE SERVICE: All Cal football radio broadcasts during the 1997 season are available nationwide via telephone through the facilities of TRZ Telephone Broadcast Services. Fans can access the Cal Radio Network from anywhere in the country at 1-800-846-4700, ext. 5918. The cost is $.50 for the first minute, with decreasing rates for additional minutes.

OFFICIAL CAL WEB SITE: All Cal releases, results, statistics, schedules, coach and player information, as well as historical data, can be found on the World Wide Web at www.calbears.com.

CAL BROADCASTS AVAILABLE OVER THE INTERNET: All Cal football radio broadcasts can be heard on the Internet at www.audionet. com/schools/berkeley. Visit the site and download the necessary software, then log on at game time to catch the Bears live.

THE SERIES: Saturday's game will be the 77th meeting between the Bears and Huskies with Washington holding a 40-32-4 advantage in the series. In fact, Washington has won 14 straight games over Cal since 1976 when the Bears shutout the Huskies, 7-0, in Seattle. The two teams have not faced each other since the 1994 season when Washington defeated Cal, 31-19, in Seattle.

TRAVEL PLANS: The Washington travel party will arrive at the Oakland Airport Friday afternoon and will stay at the Concord Hilton (510-827-2000). Media Relations Director Jim Daves and Assistant Media Relations Directors Susan Reid will accompany the team. Washington will return to Seattle immediately after the game.

AROUND THE PAC-10: The remainder of the Pac-10 schedule for the week of Oct. 11 is: Stanford at Arizona; USC at Arizona State; UCLA at Oregon; and Utah State at Oregon State. Washington State is idle.

RELEASE AVAILABLE ON FAXBACK: All California releases, statistics and rosters are available to the media on the Pacific-10 Conference FaxBack system. To access FaxBack, dial (503) 614-4044 from the handset of your fax machine. The Bears release is in directory 121050 and is generally available late Sunday afternoon. The rest of Cal's directory is as follows: notes and depth chart only (121051); stats only (121052); latest game stats (121053); latest game book (121054); and roster (121056).

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: California's weekly press luncheon will begin at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the Hall of Fame Room in Memorial Stadium. Head coach Tom Holmoe and several Cal players will be in attendance for interviews. In addition, Washington head coach Jim Lambright will be available via a speakerphone beginning at 11:45.

Coach Holmoe hopes that the Bears can put needed pressure on the Huskies. (file photo)

THE COACHES:
Tom Holmoe, California (Brigham Young '83) is in his first year as head coach of the Bears and second with the Cal program. A 1983 graduate of BYU, Holmoe was the Cougars starting cornerback from 1980-82, and led the WAC in interceptions as a sophomore in 1980. He went on to earn first team WAC honors as a senior and later was drafted in the fourth round by the San Francisco 49ers. Holmoe went on to play seven years with in the NFL, all with San Francisco, and helped the 49ers win three Super Bowls. After retiring from pro football, he entered the coaching ranks, serving as a graduate assistant during the 1990 and '91 seasons under LaVell Edwards at his alma mater, BYU. In 1992, Holmoe was reunited with Bill Walsh after accepting and offer to become the Stanford secondary coach. After two years as a member of the Cardinal staff, he moved back to the pro ranks and his former team, the 49ers, as George Seifert's defensive backfield coach for the 1994 and '95 seasons. Last year, Holmoe joined the Bears staff as the defensive coordinator and on Jan. 18, 1997, he was named head football coach at Cal.

Jim Lambright, Washington (Washington '65) is in his fifth year as the Huskies' head coach and 29th overall as a member of the Washington coaching staff. Since taking over for Don James in August of 1993, Lambright has posted a 33-16-1 overall record (23-9-1 Pac-10). A native of Everett, Wash., Lambright graduated from the UW in 1965 after playing under Jim Owens. Lambright later joined Owens' staff as an assistant coach in 1969 and has been a fixture in the Washington program ever since.

       
                                    THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT                NEXT OPPONENT
CALIFORNIA (2-2, 0-1)               Washington (3-1, 1-0)               Washington State (5-0, 3-0)
Sept. 6 at Houston, 35-3            Sept. 5 at Brigham Young, 42-20     Aug. 30 UCLA, 37-34
Sept. 20    OKLAHOMA, 40-36         Sept. 13    San Diego State, 36-3   Sept. 13    at USC, 28-21
Sept. 27    USC, 17-27              Sept. 20    Nebraska, 14-27         Sept. 20    at Illinois, 35-22
Oct. 4  at Louisiana Tech, 34-41    Oct. 4  Arizona State, 26-14        Sept. 27    Boise State, 58-0
Oct. 11 WASHINGTON                  Oct. 11 at California               Oct. 4  at Oregon, 24-13
Oct. 18 at Washington State         Oct. 18 at Arizona                  Oct. 18 California
Oct. 25 at UCLA                     Oct. 25 at Oregon State             Oct. 25 Arizona
Nov. 1  OREGON STATE                Nov. 1  USC                         Nov. 1  at Arizona State
Nov. 8  ARIZONA STATE               Nov. 8  Oregon                      Nov. 8  Southwestern Louisiana
Nov. 15 at Arizona                  Nov. 15 at UCLA                     Nov. 15 Stanford
Nov. 22 at Stanford                 Nov. 22 Washington State            Nov. 22 at Washington

PAC-10 FEED: The Pacific-10 Conference provides a weekly satellite feed every Wednesday throughout the season. The weekly feed will air from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon PT on Telstar 5, Transponder 23 (C-Band). In case of trouble with the feed, call Master Control at (310) 286-3800 or Renee Lyall at (510) 932-4411.

HIGHLIGHT SHOW: The weekly one-half hour California Football Highlight Show, hosted by Tim Sharp, is in its 12th season on KPIX-TV (Channel 5) in San Francisco. The show will be aired each Sunday on KPIX at 5 p.m. In addition, the program will be rebroadcast on SportsChannel on Mondays, usually at 6:30 p.m., and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. each week. In addition, Cal football will also be featured in SportsChannel's weekly Cal Sports Magazine show this fall. The show is scheduled to air Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 6 p.m. There will be re-airings throughout Friday and Saturday mornings.

Deltha O'Neil accumulated 289 all-purpose yard against Louisiana Tech. (file photo)

IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS PLAY OF THE WEEK: Each week throughout the 1997 football season, IKON Office Solutions will salute the Golden Bear Play of the Week. Against Louisiana Tech, the play was Deltha O'Neal's 66-yard touchdown run. On Cal's second play from scrimmage, O'Neal broke loose for the Bears longest touchdown run since Tarik Smith went 90 yards against San Diego State on Sept. 14, 1996.

THE TIMES PLAYER OF THE GAME: Each week throughout the 1997 football season, the Contra Costa Times will recognize the Cal Player of the Game. For the Louisiana Tech game, the player was sophomore tailback Deltha O'Neal, who accumulated 289 all-purpose yards. He rushed for 108 yards on just 12 carries, including a 66-yard TD run. O'Neal also had four receptions for 67, returned a punt for 18 yards and four kickoff returns for 96 yards.

CAL FOOTBALL TRADING CARDS: The first 5,000 fans arriving at Memorial Stadium for the Cal-Washington game will receive a complimentary pack of 12 trading cards courtesy of the California Highway Patrol's Designated Driver Campaign. The cards feature action photos of various members of the 1997 Golden Bears.