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California

PAC · 1968 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
2nd
2–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras

1968 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–2W 21–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B84–6W 10–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 46–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 7–10
9Week 9 · Oct 22UCLAH2HPAC3–7W 39–15
10Week 10 · Oct 29Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 43–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC3–5–2T 7–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12USCH2HPAC9–1–1L 17–35
13Week 13 · Nov 19Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–6W 36–8
14Week 14 · Nov 26Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–3–1L 0–20
15Week 15 · Dec 3HAWAIIUnranked—W 17–12

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.945
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-7+28
  • Michigan +8
  • Syracuse +6
  • Colorado +4
  • Oregon +4
  • San José State +3
  • UCLA +3
  • Washington 0
  • USC -1
  • Army -3
  • Stanford -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.682 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21W15#21Regular Season Final#22Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W3#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+10
+46
-3
+24
+43
0
-18
+28
-20
+5

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#691963#891964#621965#891966#631967

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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