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California

PAC · 2015 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
4–5 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

2015 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Grambling State TigersUnranked—W 73–14
3Week 3 · Sep 15San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC11–3W 35–7
4Week 4 · Sep 22Texas (TEXAS)H2HB125–7W 45–44
5Week 5 · Sep 29Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–6W 30–24
6Week 6 · Oct 6Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC9–4W 34–28
7Week 7 · Oct 13Utah (UTAH)H2HPAC10–3L 24–30
9Week 9 · Oct 27UCLAH2HPAC8–5L 24–40
10Week 10 · Nov 3USCH2HPAC8–6L 21–27
11Week 11 · Nov 10Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC9–4L 28–44
12Week 12 · Nov 17Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–10W 54–24
13Week 13 · Nov 24Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC12–2L 22–35
14Week 14 · Dec 1Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–7W 48–46
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC8–6W 55–36

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
1.831
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-20+48
  • San Diego State +11
  • Washington State +9
  • Air Force +8
  • Washington +7
  • Arizona State +6
  • Texas +5
  • Oregon State +2
  • Stanford -2
  • Utah -3
  • Oregon -4
  • UCLA -5
  • USC -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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45Post-Season W1#44Post-Season W2#40Post-Season W3#38Post-Season W4#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+59
+28
+1
+6
+6
-6
-16
-6
-16
+30
-13
+2
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#742010#582011#992012#1142013#852014

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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