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California

PAC · 2016 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
7th
3–6 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

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HMWC7–7W 51–31
3Week 3 · Sep 13San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC11–3L 40–45
4Week 4 · Sep 20Texas (TEXAS)H2HB125–7W 50–43
5Week 5 · Sep 27Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC5–7L 41–51
6Week 6 · Oct 4Utah (UTAH)H2HPAC9–4W 28–23
7Week 7 · Oct 11Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–8L 44–47
9Week 9 · Oct 25Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–8W 52–49
10Week 10 · Nov 1USCH2HPAC10–3L 24–45
11Week 11 · Nov 8Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC12–2L 27–66
12Week 12 · Nov 15Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC8–5L 21–56
13Week 13 · Nov 22Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC10–3L 31–45
14Week 14 · Nov 29UCLAH2HPAC4–8W 36–10

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
2.905
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-31+29
  • Utah +9
  • Hawai'i +7
  • Texas +5
  • Oregon +4
  • UCLA +4
  • Washington -2
  • San Diego State -3
  • USC -3
  • Stanford -3
  • Washington State -5
  • Arizona State -7
  • Oregon 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 #69Better than 50%
Win % Place 80thBetter than 42%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Post-Season W1#73Post-Season W2#74Post-Season W3#69Post-Season W4#69Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
-5
+7
-10
+5
-3
+3
-21
-39
-35
-14
+26

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

Final Rank by Season
#582011#992012#1142013#852014#382015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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