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California Football Team History


California Golden Bears
University of California
 Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Justin Wilcox
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

California 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1882  
 
Championships
National Championships
1920, 1921, 1922
Conference Championships
  1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1935, 1937
1938, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1975, 2006
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 699-572-50
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 4
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 695-572-50
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 14
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 313-390-22
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 479-274-30
 Away Record 203-284-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 134
 Winning Seasons (#1) 77
 Losing Seasons (#1)47
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (2006)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2013)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 88 (10/2/1920)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 493 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 74 (11/8/1930)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 551 (2013)
 Largest Margin of Victory 88 (10/2/1920)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 74 (11/8/1930)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 119 (10/4/2014)
 Last Shutout 10/1/2005
 Last Time Shutout 10/26/2019
 Shutouts All-Time 241
 Been Shutout All-Time 109
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (9/25/1920-11/19/1921)
 Longest Losing  13 (11/4/2000-11/17/2001)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 11-12-1
 Rose 2-5-1
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  21-30
 2010-19  54-70
 2000-09  71-53
 1990-99 55-59
 1980-89 37-69-4
 1970-79 59-51-1
 1960-69 36-61-4
 1950-59 48-50-4
 1940-49 55-43-2
 1930-39 69-33-5
 1920-29 73-15-7
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Stanford in a Conference Game
Last Time: California won 27-15 in 2023.
All-Time:
 California vs. Stanford 48-60-9 44.4% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. UC Davis  31-13 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Auburn  21-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. San Diego State  31-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Florida State  9-14 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Miami  38-39 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Pittsburgh  15-17 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. North Carolina State  23-24 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Oregon State  44-7 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Wake Forest  46-36 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Syracuse  25-33 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Stanford  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Southern Methodist  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Scoring283-207
  Conference Record0-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Clemson 8-23-1
Miami 9-13-0
Southern Methodist 9-13-0
Boston College 5-52-1
Duke 7-32-1
Georgia Tech 6-42-1
Pittsburgh 7-32-2
Stanford 3-72-3
Syracuse 7-32-1
Virginia 5-52-2
Virginia Tech 5-52-2
Florida State 1-91-3
Louisville 6-41-2
North Carolina 6-41-2
North Carolina State 5-51-4
California 5-50-4
Wake Forest 4-60-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 California & Stanford have played 117 games.
California has won 48 games.
Stanford has won 60 games.
with 9 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-21
 10 or more 146-132
 20 or more  143-78
 30 or more 106-25
 40 or more 64-10
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 26-0
 10 or more 120-153
 20 or more 66-138
 30 or more 25-105
 40 or more 7-54
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.