Cal Golden Bears
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| University | University of California |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| NCAA | Division I / FBS |
| Athletic director | H. Michael Williams |
| Location | Berkeley, California |
| Varsity teams | 30 |
| Football stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Haas Pavilion |
| Baseball stadium | Evans Diamond |
| Softball stadium | Levine-Fricke Field |
| Soccer stadium | Edwards Stadium |
| Mascot | Oski the Bear |
| Nickname | Golden Bears |
| Fight song | Fight for California |
| Cheer | Oski Yell |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website | www |
The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as California or Cal, the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I primarily as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and for a limited number of sports as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Over the course of the school's history, California has won team national titles in 13 men's and 3 women's sports and 105 team titles overall. Cal athletes have also competed in the Olympics for a host of different countries. Notable facilities used by the Bears include California Memorial Stadium (football) and Haas Pavilion (basketball and other indoor sports). Cal finished the 2010–11 athletic season with 1,219.50 points, earning third place in the Director's Cup standings, the Golden Bears' highest finish ever. Cal did not receive any points for its national championships in rugby and men's crew because those sports are not governed by the NCAA. Cal finished 12th in the 2014-15 standings.
In 2014, Cal instituted a strict academic standard for an athlete's admission to the university. By the 2017 academic year 80 percent of incoming student athletes will need to comply with the University of California general student requirement of having a 3.0 or higher high school grade point average.
Cal Berkeley sponsors varsity teams in 14 men's and 16 women's sports.
The California football team began play in 1885 and with its home games at California Memorial Stadium (since 1923), except for in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated; the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park. The team also has produced two of the oddest and most memorable plays in college football: Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels' fumble recovery and run toward the Cal goal line in the 1929 Rose Bowl, and The Play in the 1982 Big Game with the winning kickoff return after five laterals.
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