2023 California Golden Bears football | |
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Independence Bowl, L 14–34 vs. Texas Tech | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 6–7 (4–5 Pac-12) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jake Spavital (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Up-tempo spread |
Defensive coordinator | Peter Sirmon (4th season) |
Base defense | 2–4–5 |
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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No. 2 Washington y$^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Oregon y | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Arizona | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State* | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Bears were led by Justin Wilcox in his seventh year as the head coach.[1] They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.[2]
This was California's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.[3][4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Texas* | ESPNU | W 58–21 | 21,350 | [5] | |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Auburn* | ESPN | L 10–14 | 44,141 | [6] | |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 (FCS) Idaho* |
| P12N | W 31–17 | 36,810 | [7] |
September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Washington | ESPN | L 32–59 | 69,107 | [8] | |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Arizona State |
| P12N | W 24–21 | 34,353 | [9] |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 Oregon State |
| P12N | L 40–52 | 34,930 | [10] |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Utah | P12N | L 14–34 | 52,115 | [11] | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 USC |
| P12N | L 49–50 | 43,716 | [12] |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Oregon | P12N | L 19–63 | 54,046 | [13] | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| ESPN2 | W 42–39 | 38,155 | [14] |
November 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stanford | P12N | W 27–15 | 52,971 | [15] | |
November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at UCLA | ESPN | W 33–7 | 42,439 | [16] | |
December 16 | 6:15 p.m. | vs. Texas Tech | ESPN | L 14–34 | 33,071 | [17] | |
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Special teams
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Roster |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 14 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 58 |
Mean Green | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
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Statistics | CAL | UNT |
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First downs | 29 | 9 |
Plays–yards | 95–679 | 53–225 |
Rushes–yards | 56–357 | 27–41 |
Passing yards | 322 | 184 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 27–39–1 | 15–26–3 |
Time of possession | 39:07 | 20:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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California | Passing | Ben Finley | 24/34, 289 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 20 carries, 188 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD | |
North Texas | Passing | Stone Earle | 12/19, 174 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Johnson | 6 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Ja'Mori Maclin | 4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Golden Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
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Statistics | AUB | CAL |
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First downs | 12 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 55–230 | 78–273 |
Rushes–yards | 38–136 | 40–113 |
Passing yards | 94 | 160 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 10–17–1 | 21–38–2 |
Time of possession | 25:12 | 34:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Auburn | Passing | Payton Thorne | 9/14, 94 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jarquez Hunter | 11 carries, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Rivaldo Fairweather | 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD | |
California | Passing | Sam Jackson V | 14/27, 126 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 20 carries, 78 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 5 receptions, 35 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 (FCS) Vandals | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Golden Bears | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
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Statistics | IDHO | CAL |
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First downs | 22 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 72–387 | 68–370 |
Rushes–yards | 26–108 | 43–256 |
Passing yards | 279 | 114 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 28–46–1 | 13–25–0 |
Time of possession | 32:43 | 27:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Idaho | Passing | Gevani McCoy | 28/46, 279 yards, INT |
Rushing | Anthony Woods | 11 carries, 56 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Hayden Hatten | 8 receptions, 80 yards | |
California | Passing | Sam Jackson V | 12/23, 108 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Isaiah Ifanse | 22 carries, 137 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 5 receptions, 48 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
No. 8 Huskies | 24 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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Statistics | CAL | WASH |
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First downs | 28 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 81–502 | 62–529 |
Rushes–yards | 35–139 | 30–140 |
Passing yards | 363 | 389 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 27–46–3 | 23–32–1 |
Time of possession | 29:50 | 30:10 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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California | Passing | Ben Finley | 17/32, 207 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 14 carries, 40 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Trond Grizzell | 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD | |
Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 19/25, 304 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dillon Johnson | 10 carries, 66 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ja'lynn Polk | 8 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
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Statistics | ASU | CAL |
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First downs | 17 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 72–430 | 77–326 |
Rushes–yards | 29–68 | 48–196 |
Passing yards | 362 | 130 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 27–43–1 | 12–28–0 |
Time of possession | 30:18 | 29:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona State | Passing | Trenton Bourguet | 26/41, 344 yards, INT |
Rushing | Cameron Skattebo | 24 carries, 59 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cameron Skattebo | 4 receptions, 98 yards | |
California | Passing | Sam Jackson V | 12/28, 130 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 29 carries, 165 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 15 Beavers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
Golden Bears | 0 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
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Statistics | OSU | CAL |
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First downs | 24 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 71–499 | 65–448 |
Rushes–yards | 43–203 | 33–241 |
Passing yards | 296 | 207 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–28–0 | 21–32–1 |
Time of possession | 37:17 | 22:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 19/25, 275 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Damien Martinez | 17 carries, 89 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Gould | 7 receptions, 117 yards | |
California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 21/32, 207 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Ifanse | 11 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Taj Davis | 7 receptions, 69 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 16 Utes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
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Statistics | CAL | Utah |
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First downs | 16 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 55–24 | 75–445 |
Rushes–yards | 24–66 | 53–317 |
Passing yards | 188 | 128 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–31–1 | 15–22–0 |
Time of possession | 22:07 | 37:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 10/17, 149 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 8 carries, 46 yards | |
Receiving | Taj Davis | 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD | |
Utah | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 15/21, 128 yards |
Rushing | Sione Vaki | 15 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Mikey Matthews | 7 receptions, 53 yards |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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USC +10.5 | 67.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 Trojans | 17 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 50 |
Golden Bears | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 49 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
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Statistics | USC | CAL |
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First downs | 20 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 80–506 | 81–527 |
Rushes–yards | 40–137 | 42–235 |
Passing yards | 369 | 292 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–40–0 | 25–39–1 |
Time of possession | 32:36 | 27:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 23/40, 369 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd | 17 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Tahj Washington | 5 receptions, 102 yards | |
California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 25/39, 292 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 21 carries, 153 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 8 receptions, 96 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Ducks | 14 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 63 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
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Statistics | CAL | ORE |
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First downs | 16 | 32 |
Plays–yards | 63–286 | 82–597 |
Rushes–yards | 29–109 | 36–153 |
Passing yards | 177 | 444 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–34–1 | 35–46–1 |
Time of possession | 23:26 | 36:34 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 18/34, 177 yards, INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 20 carries, 93 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 5 receptions, 64 yards | |
Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 29/38, 386 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Bucky Irving | 18 carries, 89 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tez Johnson | 12 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 39 |
Golden Bears | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
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Statistics | WSU | CAL |
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First downs | 32 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 97–483 | 51–327 |
Rushes–yards | 37–125 | 36–177 |
Passing yards | 358 | 150 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 35–60–1 | 14–21–0 |
Time of possession | 35:45 | 24:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 34/59, 354 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Leo Pulalasi | 11 carries, 66 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 9 receptions, 130 yards, TD | |
California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 14/21, 150 yards, 2 TD, |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 27 carries, 167 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 3 receptions, 45 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Cardinal | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
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Statistics | CAL | STAN |
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First downs | 29 | 12 |
Plays–yards | 84–455 | 59–289 |
Rushes–yards | 47–161 | 24–101 |
Passing yards | 294 | 188 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 24–37–1 | 18–35–0 |
Time of possession | 35:36 | 24:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 24/36, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 36 carries, 166 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Trond Grizzell | 7 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD | |
Stanford | Passing | Ashton Daniels | 18/35, 188 yards, TD |
Rushing | Ashton Daniels | 12 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Sam Roush | 4 receptions, 62 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Bruins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
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Statistics | CAL | UCLA |
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First downs | 17 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 62–302 | 83–379 |
Rushes–yards | 32–124 | 36–70 |
Passing yards | 178 | 309 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–30–2 | 30–47–2 |
Time of possession | 30:01 | 29:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 19/30, 178 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 21 carries, 80 yards | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 8 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD | |
UCLA | Passing | Dante Moore | 23/38, 266 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Carson Steele | 12 carries, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Logan Loya | 9 receptions, 88 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Red Raiders | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana
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Statistics | California | Texas Tech |
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First downs | 15 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 65–333 | 81–383 |
Rushes–yards | 32–72 | 37–127 |
Passing yards | 261 | 256 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–33–3 | 27–44–1 |
Time of possession | 26:28 | 33:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 22/23, 261 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 16 carries, 45 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Trond Grizzell | 4 receptions, 80 yards | |
Texas Tech | Passing | Behren Morton | 27/43, 256 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 22 carries, 98 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Coy Eakin | 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD |