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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 694-567-50
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 4
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 690-567-50
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 14
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 313-386-22
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 476-271-30
 Away Record 201-282-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 134
 Winning Seasons (#1) 76
 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  16-25
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. UC Davis in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: California won 34-13 in 2022.
All-Time:
 California vs. UC Davis 2-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. UC Davis
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Auburn
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. San Diego State
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Florida State
   OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Miami
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Pittsburgh
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. North Carolina State
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Oregon State
   OPEN 
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Wake Forest
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Syracuse
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Stanford
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Southern Methodist
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boston College 0-0
California 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Duke 0-0
Florida State 0-0
Georgia Tech 0-0
Louisville 0-0
Miami 0-0
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 0-0
Pittsburgh 0-0
Southern Methodist 0-0
Stanford 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 0-0
Wake Forest 0-0
 
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 0-20
 10 or more 141-128
 20 or more  138-75
 30 or more 102-24
 40 or more 62-10
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 25-0
 10 or more 116-148
 20 or more 65-135
 30 or more 24-103
 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.