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California

PAC · 2002 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB123–9W 70–22
3Week 3 · Sep 10New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HSUN7–5W 34–13
4Week 4 · Sep 17Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–8W 46–22
5Week 5 · Sep 24Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC8–5L 21–23
6Week 6 · Oct 1Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC10–3L 38–48
7Week 7 · Oct 8Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–6W 34–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15USCH2HPAC11–2L 28–30
9Week 9 · Oct 22UCLAH2HPAC8–5W 17–12
10Week 10 · Oct 29Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC8–5L 13–24
12Week 12 · Nov 12Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC8–6W 55–38
13Week 13 · Nov 19Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC4–8L 41–52
14Week 14 · Nov 26Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC2–9W 30–7

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
2.563
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-23+39
  • UCLA +8
  • Arizona State +8
  • New Mexico State +7
  • Washington +7
  • Michigan State +4
  • Baylor +3
  • Stanford +2
  • USC -2
  • Washington State -3
  • Air Force -5
  • Oregon State -5
  • Arizona -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 #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.583 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39W15#39Regular Season Final#39Post-Season W2#41Post-Season W3#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+48
+21
+24
-2
-10
+7
-2
+5
-11
+17
-11
+23

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

Final Rank by Season
#791997#641998#811999#842000#1012001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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