2020 California Golden Bears football team

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2020 California Golden Bears football
California Golden Bears logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record1–3 (1–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Washington x  3 –1   3 –1  
Oregon y$  4 –2   4 –3  
Stanford  4 –2   4 –2  
California  1 –3   1 –3  
Washington State  1 –3   1 –3  
Oregon State  2 –5   2 –5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy  5 –0   5 –1  
Colorado  3 –1   4 –2  
Utah  3 –2   3 –2  
Arizona State  2 –2   2 –2  
UCLA  3 –4   3 –4  
Arizona  0 –5   0 –5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Justin Wilcox, in his fourth year as head coach. The team's offense was led by Bill Musgrave, who replaced Beau Baldwin; Baldwin left to become the head coach at Cal Poly. [2]

Contents

On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference canceled all Fall 2020 sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] On September 24, it was announced that a seven-game season would be played in 2020, and the schedule was officially announced on October 3. [4] Due to additional COVID-related game cancellations, the Bears ultimately only played four games and finished with a 1–3 record for the season, with the sole win coming against No. 23 ranked Oregon.

Offseason

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures

Nine Golden Bears graduated in 2020, [5] and three were selected in the 2020 NFL draft.

2020 California offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ashtyn Davis 27S6'1202Senior Santa Cruz, CA Declared for NFL draft, drafted in the third round by New York Jets.
Jaylinn Hawkins 6S6'2210RS senior Buena Park, CA Declared for NFL draft, drafted in the fourth round by Atlanta Falcons.
Evan Weaver 89LB6'3235Senior Spokane, WA Declared for NFL draft, drafted in the sixth round by Arizona Cardinals.
Ricky Walker III21WR5'11190SeniorGraduated
Colt Doughty42LB6'1230SeniorGraduated
Trey Turner III5S6'1185SeniorGraduated
Lone Toailoa55DE6'2290SeniorGraduated
Chinedu Udeogu91TE6'4275SeniorGraduate transfer to Illinois.
Gabe Siemieniec46PK6'1210SeniorGraduate transfer to Louisiana Tech.
Greg Thomas39PK5'9165SeniorGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jaden Casey
QB		 Calabasas, CA Calabasas High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)Oct 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Jeremiah Hunter
WR		 Fresno, CA Central East High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg)May 11, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Muelu Iosefa
OLB		 Millilani, HI Millilani High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)Jun 11, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Collin Gamble
CB		 Argyle, TX Liberty Christian High School5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sep 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 39
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  • "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

Preseason

On January 3, 2020, Cal announced that it would hire former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave as its next offensive coordinator, replacing Beau Baldwin. Musgrave, an Oregon alumnus like Wilcox, began his coaching career as quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders in 1997. He last coached at the collegiate level as an offensive coordinator for Virginia in 2001–2002.

On January 10, Angus McClure was announced as the next offensive line coach. [6] McClure spent 11 years at UCLA. Four days later, Aristotle Thompson was hired as the running backs coach. [7] Thompson was the running backs coach at Cal Poly prior to being hired at Cal.

Cal's defensive line coach, Gerald Alexander, was hired to the same position by the Miami Dolphins on January 24. [8] Cal announced it would hire former Arizona defensive coordinator Marcel Yates to replace him the following day. [9]

On March 4, it was announced that Peter Sirmon would be made co-defensive coordinator alongside Tim DeRuyter.

Pac-12 media poll

In the 2020 Pac-12 preseason media poll, California was voted to finish in second place in the North Division. [10]

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Oregon222 (35)
2California176 (3)
3Washington161
4Stanford105
5Oregon State76
6Washington State58

Schedule

Cal's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16. [11] The Golden Bears had 3 games scheduled against UNLV, TCU, and Cal Poly, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference canceled all Fall 2020 sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] However, following an agreement that boosted testing capacity for players and personnel, [13] the conference announced it would play a seven-game football schedule beginning in November. [14] The schedule would see Cal play all five division opponents, Arizona State from the Pac-12 South division, and a season-closing game against the equally-ranked team in the opposite division (the division winners will play each other in the conference championship, while the team that finishes second in the North division plays the team that finishes second in the South division).

On November 13, Cal's scheduled game at Arizona State for November 14 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Arizona State program. [15] The Pac-12 then announced that Cal would instead play at UCLA on the morning of November 15; [16] the Bruins' scheduled game against Utah had also been canceled after Utah had a COVID-19 outbreak. [17]

Original 2020 California Golden Bears schedule
DateOpponentSite
August 29at UNLV* Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
September 5 TCU* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
September 12 Cal Poly*California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
September 26 Utah California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
October 3at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
October 10at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
October 17 Oregon California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
October 24at Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 31 Washington California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
November 7at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
November 21 Stanford California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
November 27 UCLA California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 77:30 p.m. Washington [18]
ESPN No Contest
November 159:00 a.m.at UCLA
FS1 L 10–34—
November 2112:30 p.m.at Oregon State
FS1 L 27–31—
November 271:30 p.m. Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
 FOX L 23–24—
December 54:00 p.m.No. 23 Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ESPNW 21–17—
December 121:00 p.m.at Washington State [19]
FS1No Contest
December 19 Arizona [20]
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
No Contest

Game summaries

At UCLA

California Golden Bears vs. UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Bears370010
Bruins7200734

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: November 15, 2020
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV: FS1
  • Reference
Game information

At Oregon State

California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Golden Bears7130727
Beavers14031431

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Chris Coyle
  • TV: FS1
  • Reference
Game information

Stanford

Stanford Cardinal vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinal01014024
Golden Bears737623

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Matt Richards
  • TV announcers (FOX): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
  • Reference
Game information

Oregon

Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period1234Total
No. 23 Ducks3140017
Golden Bears777021

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor
  • Reference
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
4125 Camryn Bynum CB Minnesota Vikings

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