List of California Golden Bears football seasons

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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] [3]

Contents

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/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)
1906–14No 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 0–34th
1917 Andy Smith 5–5–1 2–12nd
1918 Andy Smith 7–2 2–01st
1919 Andy Smith 6–2–1 2–2T–3rd
1920 Andy Smith 9–0 3–0T–1stW Rose
1921 Andy Smith 9–0–1 4–0T–1stT Rose
1922 Andy Smith 9–0 4–0T–1st
1923 Andy Smith 9–0–1 5–0T–1st
1924 Andy Smith 8–0–2 2–0–22nd
1925 Andy Smith 6–3 2–25th
Nibs Price (Pacific Coast Conference)(1926–1930)
1926 Nibs Price 3–6 0–59th
1927 Nibs Price 7–3 2–3T–5th
1928 Nibs Price 6–2–2 3–0–22ndL Rose
1929 Nibs Price 7–1–1 4–1T–3rd
1930 Nibs Price 4–5 1–4T–8th
Bill Ingram (Pacific Coast Conference)(1931–1934)
1931 Bill Ingram 8–2 4–12nd
1932 Bill Ingram 7–3–2 2–2–1T–5th
1933 Bill Ingram 6–3–2 2–2–26th
1934 Bill Ingram 6–6 3–25th
Stub Allison (Pacific Coast Conference)(1935–1944)
1935 Stub Allison 9–1 4–1T–1st
1936 Stub Allison 6–5 4–34th
1937 Stub Allison 10–0–1 6–0–11stW Rose 2
1938 Stub Allison 10–1 6–1T–1st14
1939 Stub Allison 3–7 2–58th
1940 Stub Allison 4–6 3–46th
1941 Stub Allison 4–5 3–47th
1942 Stub Allison 5–5 3–47th
1943 Stub Allison 4–6 2–22nd
1944 Stub Allison 3–6–1 1–3–14th
Buck Shaw (Pacific Coast Conference)(1945)
1945 Buck Shaw 4–5–1 2–4–16th
Frank Wickhorst (Pacific Coast Conference)(1946)
1946 Frank Wickhorst 2–7 1–69th
Pappy Waldorf (Pacific Coast Conference)(1947–1956)
1947 Pappy Waldorf 9–1 5–1T–2nd15
1948 Pappy Waldorf 10–1 6–0T–1stL Rose 4
1949 Pappy Waldorf 10–1 7–01stL Rose 3
1950 Pappy Waldorf 9–1–1 5–0–11stL Rose 45
1951 Pappy Waldorf 8–2 5–23rd12
1952 Pappy Waldorf 7–3 3–34th
1953 Pappy Waldorf 4–4–2 2–2–24th
1954 Pappy Waldorf 5–5 4–34th
1955 Pappy Waldorf 2–7–1 1–5–1T–7th
1956 Pappy Waldorf 3–7 2–58th
Pete Elliott (Pacific Coast Conference / AAWU)(1957–1959)
1957 Pete Elliott 1–9 1–6T–7th
1958 Pete Elliott 7–4 6–11stL Rose 16
1959 Pete Elliott 2–8 1–34th
Marv Levy (Athletic Association of Western Universities)(1960–1963)
1960 Marv Levy 2–7–1 1–34th
1961 Marv Levy 1–8–1 1–3T–4th
1962 Marv Levy 1–9 0–46th
1963 Marv Levy 4–5–1 1–35th
Ray Willsey (Athletic Association of Western Universities / Pac-8)(1964–1971)
1964 Ray Willsey 3–7 0–48th
1965 Ray Willsey 5–5 2–3T–5th
1966 Ray Willsey 3–7 2–35th
1967 Ray Willsey 5–5 2–36th
1968 Ray Willsey 7–3–1 2–2–14th
1969 Ray Willsey 5–5 2–46th
1970 Ray Willsey 6–5 4–3T–2nd
1971 Ray Willsey 6–5 4–3T–3rd
Mike White (Pac-8 Conference)(1972–1977)
1972 Mike White 3–8 3–45th
1973 Mike White 4–7 2–5T–5th
1974 Mike White 7–3–1 4–2–1T–3rd
1975 Mike White 8–3 6–1T–1st1514
1976 Mike White 5–6 3–4T–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 3–4T–6th
1979 Roger Theder 7–5 [n 3] 6–3 [n 3] 5thL Garden State
1980 Roger Theder 3–8 3–59th
1981 Roger Theder 2–9 2–68th
Joe Kapp (Pac-10 Conference)(1982–1986)
1982 Joe Kapp 7–4 4–46th
1983 Joe Kapp 5–5–1 3–4–18th
1984 Joe Kapp 2–9 1–810th
1985 Joe Kapp 4–7 2–710th
1986 Joe Kapp 2–9 2–79th
Bruce Snyder (Pac-10 Conference)(1987–1991)
1987 Bruce Snyder 3–6–2 2–3–28th
1988 Bruce Snyder 5–5–1 1–5–110th
1989 Bruce Snyder 4–7 2–610th
1990 Bruce Snyder 7–4–1 4–3–14thW Copper
1991 Bruce Snyder 10–2 6–2T–2ndW Florida Citrus 78
Keith Gilbertson (Pac-10 Conference)(1992–1995)
1992 Keith Gilbertson 4–7 2–69th
1993 Keith Gilbertson 9–4 4–4T–4thW Alamo 2425
1994 Keith Gilbertson 4–7 3–5T–5th
1995 Keith Gilbertson 3–8 2–6T–8th
Steve Mariucci (Pac-10 Conference)(1996)
1996 Steve Mariucci 6–6 3–5T–5thL Aloha
Tom Holmoe (Pac-10 Conference)(1997–2001)
1997 Tom Holmoe 3–8 1–79th
1998 Tom Holmoe 5–6 3–57th
1999 Tom Holmoe 0–7 [n 4] 0–5 [n 4] T–6th
2000 Tom Holmoe 3–8 2–6T–8th
2001 Tom Holmoe 1-10 0-810th
Jeff Tedford (Pac-10 / Pac-12 Conference)(2002–2012)
2002 Jeff Tedford 7–5 4–4T–4th
2003 Jeff Tedford 8–6 5–3T–3rdW Insight
2004 Jeff Tedford 10–2 7–12ndL Holiday 99
2005 Jeff Tedford 8–4 4–4T–4thW Las Vegas 2525
2006 Jeff Tedford 10–3 7–2T–1stW Holiday 1414
2007 Jeff Tedford 7–6 3–6T–7thW Armed Forces
2008 Jeff Tedford 9–4 6–34thW Emerald 25
2009 Jeff Tedford 8–5 5–4T–5thL Poinsettia
2010 Jeff Tedford 5–7 3–68th
2011 Jeff Tedford 7–6 4–54th (North)L Holiday
2012 Jeff Tedford 3–9 2–75th (North)
Sonny Dykes (Pac-12 Conference)(2013–2016)
2013 Sonny Dykes 1–11 0–96th (North)
2014 Sonny Dykes 5–7 3–64th (North)
2015 Sonny Dykes 8–5 4–5T–4th (North)W Armed Forces
2016 Sonny Dykes 5–7 3–6T–4th (North)
Justin Wilcox (Pac-12 Conference)(2017–2023)
2017 Justin Wilcox 5–7 2–75th (North)
2018 Justin Wilcox 7–6 4–55th (North)L Cheez-It
2019 Justin Wilcox 8–5 4–5T–2nd (North)W Redbox
2020 Justin Wilcox 1–3 1–3T–5th (North)
2021 Justin Wilcox 5–7 4–54th (North)
2022 Justin Wilcox 4–8 2–79th
2023 Justin Wilcox 6–7 4–57thL Independence
Justin Wilcox(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Justin Wilcox 6–7 2–6T–14thL LA
2025 Justin Wilcox 4–2 1–1
Total:704–580–51
      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]

YearWLTPFPA
1882–832112413
1884200270
1885401230
19062401920
19074306742
190873111446
1909123126857
1910120227927
1911112125634
1912102114458
1913633105110
1914141027660

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "2024 Cal Football Record Book" (PDF). Cal Athletics. p. 61. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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