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California Golden Bears |
Arizona Wildcats © |
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Played September 29, 1990 at Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| California | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Arizona © | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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California |
7 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
30 |
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Arizona |
10 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
25 |
Coach Bruce Snyder brought his 1-2 California Golden Bears to Tucson to meet the 16th ranked, 3-0 Arizona Wildcats of coach Dick Tomey. California’s All-Pac 10 RB Russell White scored 2 touchdowns as the Golden Bears claimed their first Belt reign with a 30-25 upset of the Wildcats. The Wildcats took a 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game when QB Ron Veal scored on a 12-yard touchdown run. Arizona pushed the lead to 10-0 when PK Gary Coston hit a 22-yard field goal later in the quarter. The Golden Bears got on the board late in the 1st quarter when QB Mike Pawlawski hit WR Sean Dawkins for a 20-yard touchdown pass. California took a 14-10 lead when White scored hit first touchdown on a 2-yard run & Coston closed out the 1st half scoring with a 43-yard field goal making the halftime score California 14 Arizona 13. Pawlawski scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter & on the Golden Bears next possession, Pawlawski threw a screen pass to White who carried it 39 yards for another touchdown giving the Golden Bears a 28-13 advantage. Coston hit a 41-yard field goal with five minutes left in the quarter as the Wildcats closed to 28-16 entering the 4th quarter. Midway through the final quarter, Arizona's RB Art Greathouse scored on an 11-yard touchdown run to get the Wildcats within 5 points at 28-23. California got a safety when they tackled Arizona's back-up QB George Malauulu in the end zone but Arizona got the ball back when LB Gregg Shapiro recovered the onside kick at the California 35-yard line. The Wildcats drove to the California 9-yard line before Golden Bears' LB Ray Sanders intercepted Malauulu at the 7-yard line. California's P Robbie Keen stepped out of the end zone with 0:04 left for an Arizona safety rather than risk a blocked kick. Pawlawski threw for 176 yards with 2 touchdowns. Malauulu threw for 100 yards with an interception while Greathouse rushed for 103 yards with his score in the loss. The Wildcats finished the season 7-5 while the Golden Bears finished 7-4-1. Arizona would play for The Belt again in 5 weeks.
