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California

PAC · 1977 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC4–7W 27–17
4Week 4 · Sep 20Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI2–8–1W 24–14
5Week 5 · Sep 27Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B84–7W 28–21
6Week 6 · Oct 4San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 52–3
7Week 7 · Oct 11Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC6–5L 10–17
8Week 8 · Oct 18Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 41–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25UCLAH2HPAC7–4L 19–21
10Week 10 · Nov 1USCH2HPAC8–4W 17–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–4L 31–50
12Week 12 · Nov 15Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9W 48–16
13Week 13 · Nov 22Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC9–3L 3–21

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
2.686
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-16+26
  • USC +8
  • Tennessee +4
  • Missouri +4
  • San José State +4
  • Air Force +2
  • Oregon State +2
  • Oregon +2
  • Stanford -3
  • UCLA -4
  • Washington -4
  • Washington State -5

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 #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W2#47Post-Season W3#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+10
+7
+49
-7
+24
-2
+3
-19
+32
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#931972#951973#331974#221975#701976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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