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California

PAC · 1990 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4–1
0.625 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 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

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB101–10W 28–12
4Week 4 · Sep 18Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 24–52
5Week 5 · Sep 25Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8L 31–41
6Week 6 · Oct 2Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–5W 30–25
7Week 7 · Oct 9San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND BW9–2–1W 35–34
8Week 8 · Oct 16Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC4–7W 31–24
9Week 9 · Oct 23UCLAH2HPAC5–6W 38–31
10Week 10 · Oct 30Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–2L 7–46
11Week 11 · Nov 6USCH2HPAC8–4–1T 31–31
12Week 12 · Nov 13Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4W 28–3
13Week 13 · Nov 20Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–6L 25–27
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC9–4W 17–15

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
2.325
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-18+43
  • San José State +9
  • Wyoming +9
  • Oregon +8
  • Arizona +7
  • UCLA +5
  • Arizona State +4
  • Wisconsin +1
  • USC 0
  • Miami -2
  • Washington -2
  • Stanford -6
  • Washington State -8

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 #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.625 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W4#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
-28
-10
+5
+1
+7
+7
-39
0
+25
-2
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#771985#871986#621987#581988#721989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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