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California

PAC · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–2 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4L 17–21
5Week 5 · Sep 24San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3–1W 17–16
6Week 6 · Oct 1Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 27–14
7Week 7 · Oct 8Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–4–1W 31–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9W 40–10
9Week 9 · Oct 22Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 17–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29UCLAH2HPAC6–3–2L 3–28
11Week 11 · Nov 5USCH2HPAC10–1–1T 15–15
12Week 12 · Nov 12Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–6W 52–26
13Week 13 · Nov 19Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 37–33
14Week 14 · Nov 26Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–4–2L 20–22

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
2.223
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-11+29
  • San José State +8
  • Illinois +6
  • Washington +5
  • Army +3
  • Oregon State +3
  • Oregon +2
  • Washington State +2
  • USC 0
  • UCLA -3
  • Florida -4
  • Stanford -4

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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.682 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#35Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#32Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W3#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+1
+13
+17
+30
+3
-25
0
+26
+4
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#501969#551970#411971#931972#951973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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