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California

PAC · 2005 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–4
0.667 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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6FCSUnranked—W 41–3
3Week 3 · Sep 13Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC2–9W 56–17
4Week 4 · Sep 20Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–9W 35–20
5Week 5 · Sep 27New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND WAC0–12W 41–13
6Week 6 · Oct 4Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC3–8W 28–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 40–47
8Week 8 · Oct 18Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–6L 20–23
9Week 9 · Oct 25Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–7W 42–38
11Week 11 · Nov 8Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC10–2L 20–27
12Week 12 · Nov 15USCH2HPAC12–1L 10–35
13Week 13 · Nov 22Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–6W 27–3
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27BYUH2HMWC6–6W 35–28

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
2.440
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-11+22
  • BYU +6
  • Stanford +5
  • Washington State +4
  • Arizona +3
  • Washington +2
  • Illinois +2
  • New Mexico State 0
  • USC -1
  • UCLA -2
  • Oregon -2
  • Oregon State -6

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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42W14#42Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W3#38Post-Season W4#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
+39
+15
+28
+28
-7
-3
+4
-7
-25
+24
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#842000#1012001#442002#492003#92004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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