The following is a list of California Golden Bears football seasons for the football team that has represented University of California, Berkeley in NCAA competition.[1][2]

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Oscar S. Howard (Independent) (1886)
1886 Oscar S. Howard 6–2–1
Independent (1887–1892)
1887 No coach 4–0
1888 No coach 6–1
1889 No team 0–0
1890 No coach 4–0
1891 No coach 0–1
1892 (spring) No coach 4–2
Lee McClung (Independent) (1892)
1892 Lee McClung 2–1–1
Pudge Heffelfinger (Independent) (1893)
1893 Pudge Heffelfinger 5–1–1
Charles O. Gill (Independent) (1894)
1894 Charles O. Gill 0–1–2
Frank Butterworth (Independent) (1895–1896)
1895 Frank Butterworth 3–1–1
1896 Frank Butterworth 6–2–2
Charles Nott (Independent) (1897)
1897 Charles Nott 0–3–2
Garrett Cochran (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898 Garrett Cochran 8–0–2
1899 Garrett Cochran 7–1–1
Addison Kelly (Independent) (1900)
1900 Addison Kelly 4–2–1
Frank W. Simpson (Independent) (1901)
1901 Frank W. Simpson 9–0–1
James Whipple (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902 James Whipple 8–0
1903 James Whipple 6–1–2
James Hopper (Independent) (1904)
1904 James Hopper 6–1–1
J. W. Knibbs (Independent) (1905)
1905 J. W. Knibbs 4–1–2
Rugby Team (Independent) (1906–1914)
1906–14 No team [n 1]
James Schaeffer (Independent) (1915)
1915 James Schaeffer 8–5
Andy Smith (Pacific Coast Conference) (1916–1925)
1916 Andy Smith 6–4–1 0–3 4th
1917 Andy Smith 5–5–1 2–1 2nd
1918 Andy Smith 7–2 2–0 1st
1919 Andy Smith 6–2–1 2–2 T–3rd
1920 Andy Smith 9–0 3–0 T–1st W Rose
1921 Andy Smith 9–0–1 4–0 T–1st T Rose
1922 Andy Smith 9–0 4–0 T–1st
1923 Andy Smith 9–0–1 5–0 T–1st
1924 Andy Smith 8–0–2 2–0–2 2nd
1925 Andy Smith 6–3 2–2 5th
Nibs Price (Pacific Coast Conference) (1926–1930)
1926 Nibs Price 3–6 0–5 9th
1927 Nibs Price 7–3 2–3 T–5th
1928 Nibs Price 6–2–2 3–0–2 2nd L Rose
1929 Nibs Price 7–1–1 4–1 T–3rd
1930 Nibs Price 4–5 1–4 T–8th
Bill Ingram (Pacific Coast Conference) (1931–1934)
1931 Bill Ingram 8–2 4–1 2nd
1932 Bill Ingram 7–3–2 2–2–1 T–5th
1933 Bill Ingram 6–3–2 2–2–2 6th
1934 Bill Ingram 6–6 3–2 5th
Stub Allison (Pacific Coast Conference) (1935–1944)
1935 Stub Allison 9–1 4–1 T–1st
1936 Stub Allison 6–5 4–3 4th
1937 Stub Allison 10–0–1 6–0–1 1st W Rose 2
1938 Stub Allison 10–1 6–1 T–1st 14
1939 Stub Allison 3–7 2–5 8th
1940 Stub Allison 4–6 3–4 6th
1941 Stub Allison 4–5 3–4 7th
1942 Stub Allison 5–5 3–4 7th
1943 Stub Allison 4–6 2–2 2nd
1944 Stub Allison 3–6–1 1–3–1 4th
Buck Shaw (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945)
1945 Buck Shaw 4–5–1 2–4–1 6th
Frank Wickhorst (Pacific Coast Conference) (1946)
1946 Frank Wickhorst 2–7 1–6 9th
Pappy Waldorf (Pacific Coast Conference) (1947–1956)
1947 Pappy Waldorf 9–1 5–1 T–2nd 15
1948 Pappy Waldorf 10–1 6–0 T–1st L Rose 4
1949 Pappy Waldorf 10–1 7–0 1st L Rose 3
1950 Pappy Waldorf 9–1–1 5–0–1 1st L Rose 4 5
1951 Pappy Waldorf 8–2 5–2 3rd 12
1952 Pappy Waldorf 7–3 3–3 4th
1953 Pappy Waldorf 4–4–2 2–2–2 4th
1954 Pappy Waldorf 5–5 4–3 4th
1955 Pappy Waldorf 2–7–1 1–5–1 T–7th
1956 Pappy Waldorf 3–7 2–5 8th
Pete Elliott (Pacific Coast Conference / AAWU) (1957–1959)
1957 Pete Elliott 1–9 1–6 T–7th
1958 Pete Elliott 7–4 6–1 1st L Rose 16
1959 Pete Elliott 2–8 1–3 4th
Marv Levy (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1960–1963)
1960 Marv Levy 2–7–1 1–3 4th
1961 Marv Levy 1–8–1 1–3 T–4th
1962 Marv Levy 1–9 0–4 6th
1963 Marv Levy 4–5–1 1–3 5th
Ray Willsey (Athletic Association of Western Universities / Pac-8) (1964–1971)
1964 Ray Willsey 3–7 0–4 8th
1965 Ray Willsey 5–5 2–3 T–5th
1966 Ray Willsey 3–7 2–3 5th
1967 Ray Willsey 5–5 2–3 6th
1968 Ray Willsey 7–3–1 2–2–1 4th
1969 Ray Willsey 5–5 2–4 6th
1970 Ray Willsey 6–5 4–3 T–2nd
1971 Ray Willsey 6–5 4–3 T–3rd
Mike White (Pac-8 Conference) (1972–1977)
1972 Mike White 3–8 3–4 5th
1973 Mike White 4–7 2–5 T–5th
1974 Mike White 7–3–1 4–2–1 T–3rd
1975 Mike White 8–3 6–1 T–1st 15 14
1976 Mike White 5–6 3–4 T–4th
1977 Mike White 8–3[n 2] 4–3[n 2] 4th
Roger Theder (Pac-10 Conference) (1978–1981)
1978 Roger Theder 6–5 3–4 T–6th
1979 Roger Theder 7–5[n 3] 6–3[n 3] 5th L Garden State
1980 Roger Theder 3–8 3–5 9th
1981 Roger Theder 2–9 2–6 8th
Joe Kapp (Pac-10 Conference) (1982–1986)
1982 Joe Kapp 7–4 4–4 6th
1983 Joe Kapp 5–5–1 3–4–1 8th
1984 Joe Kapp 2–9 1–8 10th
1985 Joe Kapp 4–7 2–7 10th
1986 Joe Kapp 2–9 2–7 9th
Bruce Snyder (Pac-10 Conference) (1987–1991)
1987 Bruce Snyder 3–6–2 2–3–2 8th
1988 Bruce Snyder 5–5–1 1–5–1 10th
1989 Bruce Snyder 4–7 2–6 10th
1990 Bruce Snyder 7–4–1 4–3–1 4th W Copper
1991 Bruce Snyder 10–2 6–2 T–2nd W Florida Citrus 7 8
Keith Gilbertson (Pac-10 Conference) (1992–1995)
1992 Keith Gilbertson 4–7 2–6 9th
1993 Keith Gilbertson 9–4 4–4 T–4th W Alamo 24 25
1994 Keith Gilbertson 4–7 3–5 T–5th
1995 Keith Gilbertson 3–8 2–6 T–8th
Steve Mariucci (Pac-10 Conference) (1996)
1996 Steve Mariucci 6–6 3–5 T–5th L Aloha
Tom Holmoe (Pac-10 Conference) (1997–2001)
1997 Tom Holmoe 3–8 1–7 9th
1998 Tom Holmoe 5–6 3–5 7th
1999 Tom Holmoe 0–7[n 4] 0–5[n 4] T–6th
2000 Tom Holmoe 3–8 2–6 T–8th
2001 Tom Holmoe 1-10 0-8 10th
Jeff Tedford (Pac-10 / Pac-12 Conference) (2002–2012)
2002 Jeff Tedford 7–5 4–4 T–4th
2003 Jeff Tedford 8–6 5–3 T–3rd W Insight
2004 Jeff Tedford 10–2 7–1 2nd L Holiday 9 9
2005 Jeff Tedford 8–4 4–4 T–4th W Las Vegas 25 25
2006 Jeff Tedford 10–3 7–2 T–1st W Holiday 14 14
2007 Jeff Tedford 7–6 3–6 T–7th W Armed Forces
2008 Jeff Tedford 9–4 6–3 4th W Emerald 25
2009 Jeff Tedford 8–5 5–4 T–5th L Poinsettia
2010 Jeff Tedford 5–7 3–6 8th
2011 Jeff Tedford 7–6 4–5 4th (North) L Holiday
2012 Jeff Tedford 3–9 2–7 5th (North)
Sonny Dykes (Pac-12 Conference) (2013–2016)
2013 Sonny Dykes 1–11 0–9 6th (North)
2014 Sonny Dykes 5–7 3–6 4th (North)
2015 Sonny Dykes 8–5 4–5 T–4th (North) W Armed Forces
2016 Sonny Dykes 5–7 3–6 T–4th (North)
Justin Wilcox (Pac-12 Conference) (2017–present)
2017 Justin Wilcox 5–7 2–7 5th (North)
2018 Justin Wilcox 7–6 4–5 5th (North) L Cheez-It
2019 Justin Wilcox 8–5 4–5 T–2nd (North) W Redbox
2020 Justin Wilcox 1–3 1–3 T–5th (North)
2021 Justin Wilcox 5–7 4–5 4th (North)
2022 Justin Wilcox 4–8 2–7 9th
2023 Justin Wilcox 6–7 4–5 7th L Independence
Total: 694–567–51
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Rugby

Cal played rugby in various years instead of football and includes these rugby seasons within their football results with callout notes.[1]

Year W L T PF PA
1882–83 2 1 1 24 13
1884 2 0 0 27 0
1885 4 0 1 23 0
1906 2 4 0 19 20
1907 4 3 0 67 42
1908 7 3 1 114 46
1909 12 3 1 268 57
1910 12 0 2 279 27
1911 11 2 1 256 34
1912 10 2 1 144 58
1913 6 3 3 105 110
1914 14 1 0 276 60

Notes

  1. ^ Cal played rugby instead of football from 1882–85 and 1906–14 (see below for rugby season records).
  2. ^ a b Record adjusted for UCLA forfeit.
  3. ^ a b Record adjusted for Oregon forfeit.
  4. ^ a b Record adjusted for four California vacated wins.

References

  1. ^ a b "2017 California Football Record Book" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Athletics. pp. 69–70. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "2022 Cal Football Record Book" (PDF). Cal Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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