California

FBS

Atlantic Coast · Berkeley, San Francisco-San Jose, California

National titles: 1920, 1921, 1922

608-557-31

All-time

0.508

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

The Big GameStanford

Greatest games

California's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1938	1937	Rose Bowl	#2 California 13-0 #4 Alabama Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.15
2	Nov 22, 1924	1924		California 20-20 Stanford California Memorial Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	1.01
3	Jan 2, 1922	1921	Rose Bowl	California 0-0 Washington & Jefferson Tournament Park, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.99
4	Jan 2, 1950	1949	Rose Bowl	#3 California 14-17 #6 Ohio State Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.95
5	Jan 1, 1925	1924		California 14-0 Pennsylvania California Memorial Stadium, San Francisco, California		0.92
6	Jan 1, 1949	1948	Rose Bowl	#4 California 14-20 #7 Northwestern Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.89
7	Nov 1, 1924	1924		California 7-0 USC California Memorial Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.86
8	Oct 9, 2004	2004		#7 California 17-23 #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.84
9	Nov 17, 1923	1923		California 9-0 Washington California Memorial Stadium, San Francisco, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.83
10	Nov 8, 1924	1924		California 7-7 Washington Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington Conf Game	Conf Game	0.82

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	California	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2025	California	7-6	Atlantic Coast		4-4					Hawaii Bowl (L)
2024	California	6-7	Atlantic Coast		2-6					LA Bowl
2023	California	6-7	Pacific-12		4-5					Independence Bowl (L)
2022	California	4-8	Pacific-12		2-7
2021	California	5-7	Pacific-12	North	4-5
2020	California	1-3	Pacific-12	North	1-3
2019	California	8-5	Pacific-12	North	4-5				#15	Redbox Bowl (W)
2018	California	7-6	Pacific-12	North	4-5				#24	Cheez-It Bowl (L)
2017	California	5-7	Pacific-12	North	2-7
2016	California	5-7	Pacific-12	North	3-6
2015	California	8-5	Pacific-12	North	4-5				#20	Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2014	California	5-7	Pacific-12	North	3-6
2013	California	1-11	Pacific-12	North	0-9
2012	California	3-9	Pacific-12	North	2-7
2011	California	7-6	Pacific-12	North	4-5					Holiday Bowl (L)
2010	California	5-7	Pacific-10		3-6
2009	California	8-5	Pacific-10		5-4				#6	Poinsettia Bowl (L)
2008	California	9-4	Pacific-10		6-3			#25	#21	Emerald Bowl (W)
2007	California	7-6	Pacific-10		3-6				#2	Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2006	California	10-3	Pacific-10		7-2	★	#14	#14	#8	Holiday Bowl (W)
2005	California	8-4	Pacific-10		4-4		#25	#25	#10	Las Vegas Bowl (W)
2004	California	10-2	Pacific-10		7-1		#9	#9	#4	Holiday Bowl (L)
2003	California	8-6	Pacific-10		5-3					Insight Bowl (W)
2002	California	7-5	Pacific-10		4-4				#23
2001	California	1-10	Pacific-10		0-8
2000	California	3-8	Pacific-10		2-6
1999	California	4-7	Pacific-10		3-5
1998	California	5-6	Pacific-10		3-5
1997	California	3-8	Pacific-10		1-7
1996	California	6-6	Pacific-10		3-5				#19	Aloha Bowl (L)
1995	California	3-8	Pacific-10		2-6
1994	California	4-7	Pacific-10		3-5
1993	California	9-4	Pacific-10		4-4		#25	#24	#16	Alamo Bowl (W)
1992	California	4-7	Pacific-10		2-6				#19
1991	California	10-2	Pacific-10		6-2		#8	#7	#6	Citrus Bowl (W)Major
1990	California	7-4-1	Pacific-10		4-3-1					Copper Bowl (W)
1989	California	4-7	Pacific-10		2-6
1988	California	5-5-1	Pacific-10		1-5-1
1987	California	3-6-2	Pacific-10		2-3-2
1986	California	2-9	Pacific-10		2-7
1985	California	4-7	Pacific-10		2-7
1984	California	2-9	Pacific-10		1-8
1983	California	5-5-1	Pacific-10		3-4-1
1982	California	7-4	Pacific-10		4-4
1981	California	2-9	Pacific-10		2-6
1980	California	3-8	Pacific-10		3-5
1979	California	6-6	Pacific-10		5-4					Garden State Bowl (L)
1978	California	6-5	Pacific-10		3-4
1977	California	7-4	Pacific-8		3-4				#14
1976	California	5-6	Pacific-8		3-4				#15
1975	California	8-3	Pacific-8		6-1	★	#14	#15	#11
1974	California	7-3-1	Pacific-8		4-2-1				#18
1973	California	4-7	Pacific-8		2-5
1972	California	3-8	Pacific-8		3-4
1971	California	6-5	Pacific-8		4-3
1970	California	6-5	Pacific-8		4-3
1969	California	5-5	Pacific-8		2-4
1968	California	7-3-1	Pacific-8		2-2-1				#8
1967	California	5-5	AAWU		2-3
1966	California	3-7	AAWU		2-3
1965	California	5-5	AAWU		2-3
1964	California	3-7	AAWU		0-4
1963	California	4-5-1	AAWU		1-3
1962	California	1-9	AAWU		0-4
1961	California	1-8-1	AAWU		1-3
1960	California	2-7-1	AAWU		1-3
1959	California	2-8	AAWU		1-3
1958	California	7-4	Pacific Coast		6-1	★	#16	#16	#16	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1957	California	1-9	Pacific Coast		1-6
1956	California	3-7	Pacific Coast		2-5
1955	California	2-7-1	Pacific Coast		1-5-1
1954	California	5-5	Pacific Coast		4-3				#12
1953	California	4-4-2	Pacific Coast		2-2-2				#14
1952	California	7-3	Pacific Coast		3-3				#3
1951	California	8-2	Pacific Coast		5-2		#12	#12	#1
1950	California	9-1-1	Pacific Coast		5-0-1	★	#5	#4	#4	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1949	California	10-1	Pacific Coast		7-0	★	#3		#2	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1948	California	10-1	Pacific Coast		6-0	★	#4		#4	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1947	California	9-1	Pacific Coast		5-1		#15		#4
1946	California	2-7	Pacific Coast		1-6
1945	California	4-5-1	Pacific Coast		2-4-1
1944	California	3-6-1	Pacific Coast		1-3-1				#12
1943	California	4-6	Pacific Coast		2-2				#20
1942	California	5-5	Pacific Coast		3-4
1941	California	4-5	Pacific Coast		3-4
1940	California	4-6	Pacific Coast		3-4
1939	California	3-7	Pacific Coast		2-5
1938	California	10-1	Pacific Coast		6-1	★	#14		#3
1937	California	10-0-1	Pacific Coast		6-0-1	★	#2		#1	Rose Bowl (W)Major
1936	California	6-5	Pacific Coast		4-3
1935	California	9-1	Pacific Coast		4-1	★
1934	California	6-6	Pacific Coast		3-2
1933	California	6-3-2	Pacific Coast		2-2-2
1932	California	7-3-2	Pacific Coast		2-2-1
1931	California	8-2	Pacific Coast		4-1
1930	California	4-5	Pacific Coast		1-4
1929	California	7-1-1	Pacific Coast		4-1
1928	California	6-2-2	Pacific Coast		3-0-2					Rose Bowl (L)Major
1927	California	7-3	Pacific Coast		2-3
1926	California	3-6	Pacific Coast		0-5
1925	California	6-3	Pacific Coast		2-2
1924	California	8-0-2	Pacific Coast		2-0-2
1923	California	9-0-1	Pacific Coast		5-0	★
1922	California	9-0	Pacific Coast		4-0	★					National
1921	California	9-0-1	Pacific Coast		4-0	★				Rose Bowl (T)Major	National
1920	California	9-0	Pacific Coast		3-0	★				Rose Bowl (W)Major	National
1919	California	6-2-1	Pacific Coast		2-2
1918	California	6-2	Pacific Coast		2-0	★
1917	California	5-5-1	Pacific Coast		2-1
1916	California	6-4-1	Pacific Coast		0-3

Award winners

33 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2024	Nohl Williams	DB	Consensus All-American
2019	Evan Weaver	LB	Consensus All-American
2006	Daymeion Hughes	DB	Consensus All-American
2006	DeSean Jackson	KR	Consensus All-American
2006	Daymeion Hughes	CB	Lott Trophy
2004	J.J. Arrington	RB	Consensus All-American
2000	Andre Carter	DL	Consensus All-American
2000	Nick Harris	P	Consensus All-American
1999	Deltha O’Neal	DB	Consensus All-American
1996	Tony Gonzalez	TE	Consensus All-American
1992	Sean Dawkins	WR	Consensus All-American
1991	Russell White	RB	Consensus All-American
1983	Ron Rivera	LB	Consensus All-American
1975	Chuck Muncie	RB	Consensus All-American
1975	Steve Rivera	E	Consensus All-American
1975	Chuck Muncie	RB	Heisman Finalist
1974	Steve Bartkowski	QB	Consensus All-American
1971	Sherman White	DT	Consensus All-American
1968	Ed White	MG	Consensus All-American
1951	Les Richter	G	Consensus All-American
1950	Les Richter	G	Consensus All-American
1949	Rod Franz	G	Consensus All-American
1948	Jackie Jensen	B	Consensus All-American
1948	Jackie Jensen	HB	Heisman Finalist
1938	Vic Bottari	B	Consensus All-American
1937	Sam Chapman	B	Consensus All-American
1935	Larry Lutz	T	Consensus All-American
1930	Ted Beckett	G	Consensus All-American
1928	Irv Phillips	E	Consensus All-American
1924	Edwin Horrell	C	Consensus All-American
1922	Brick Muller	E	Consensus All-American
1921	Brick Muller	E	Consensus All-American
1921	Dan McMillan	T	Consensus All-American