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California

PAC · 2018 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
7th
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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–9W 24–17
3Week 3 · Sep 11BYUH2HIND FBSI7–6W 21–18
4Week 4 · Sep 18Idaho State BengalsUnranked—W 45–23
6Week 6 · Oct 2Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC9–4L 24–42
7Week 7 · Oct 9Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–7L 17–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16UCLAH2HPAC3–9L 7–37
9Week 9 · Oct 23Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–10W 49–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–4W 12–10
11Week 11 · Nov 6Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC11–2L 13–19
12Week 12 · Nov 13USCH2HPAC5–7W 15–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27Colorado (COLORADO)H2HPAC5–7W 33–21
15Regular Season Final · Dec 4Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC9–4L 13–23
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1TCUH2HB127–6L 7–10

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
3.256
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-32+31
  • Washington +10
  • BYU +7
  • USC +5
  • Colorado +5
  • North Carolina +2
  • Oregon State +2
  • Washington State -2
  • Oregon -4
  • Stanford -4
  • TCU -6
  • Arizona -7
  • UCLA -9

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 #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.538 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Post-Season W1#69Post-Season W2#63Post-Season W3#75Post-Season W4#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+3
+22
-18
-7
-30
+42
+2
-6
+1
+12
-10
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#1142013#852014#382015#692016#932017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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