California Team Profile

California Golden Bears (@CalFootball)
Justin Wilcox (7th year) (38-44) #1
Record: 6 - 7 (4 - 5) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#) | SOS: (#25)
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California's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	California at North Texas	-5.0	53.5	W 58 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/9	California vs Auburn	+5.0	55.5	L 10 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/16	California vs Idaho	-14.5	52.5	W 31 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/23	California at Washington	+21.0	55.5	L 32 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/30	California vs Arizona State	-13.0	47.5	W 24 - 21	U	N
Sat 10/7	California vs Oregon State	+7.5	51.0	L 40 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/14	California at Utah	+9.0	42.5	L 14 - 34	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	California vs USC	+10.5	67.5	L 49 - 50	O	Y
Sat 11/4	California at Oregon	+26.5	61.5	L 19 - 63	O	N
Sat 11/11	California vs Washington State	-1.5	58.5	W 42 - 39	O	Y
Sat 11/18	California at Stanford	-6.5	52.5	W 27 - 15	U	Y
Sat 11/25	California at UCLA	+9.5	50.5	W 33 - 7	U	Y
Sat 12/16	California vs Texas Tech	+3.5	54.5	L 14 - 34	U	N

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR
Schedule Rating: #25
Future 2027 Schedule

California's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	California at Oregon State	+3.0	51.5	W 34 - 15	U	Y
Sat 9/6	California vs Texas Southern	-44.5	54.5	W 35 - 3	U	N
Sat 9/13	California vs Minnesota	+3.0	41.5	W 27 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/20	California at San Diego State	-14.0	47.5	L 0 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/27	California at Boston College	+6.0	54.5	W 28 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/4	California vs Duke	+3.5	54.5	L 21 - 45	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/17	California vs North Carolina	-7.5	45.5	W 21 - 18	U	N
Fri 10/24	California at Virginia Tech	+6.5	50.5	L 34 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/1	California vs Virginia	+6.5	52.5	L 21 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/8	California at Louisville	+18.5	48.5	W 29 - 26	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	California at Stanford	-4.5	47.5	L 10 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/29	California vs SMU	+13.5	53.5	W 38 - 35	O	Y
Wed 12/24	California at Hawai'i	+1.5	50.5	L 31 - 35	O	N

2022 Schedule Rating: NR
2025 Record: 7 - 6 (ACC: 4 - 4)
Spread Record 5 - 8 - 0 | O/U 5 - 8

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 3 Good, 3 Avg, 3 Bad, 2 Poor

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California's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	California vs UC Davis	-20.5	56.5	W 31 - 13	U	N
Sat 9/7	California at Auburn	+11.5	52.5	W 21 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/14	California vs San Diego State	-18.5	48.5	W 31 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/21	California at Florida State	+3.0	44.0	L 9 - 14	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/5	California vs Miami	+10.0	54.0	L 38 - 39	O	Y
Sat 10/12	California at Pittsburgh	+3.5	57.5	L 15 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/19	California vs NC State	-9.5	46.0	L 23 - 24	O	N
Sat 10/26	California vs Oregon State	-13.0	51.0	W 44 - 7	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 11/8	California at Wake Forest	-7.5	54.5	W 46 - 36	O	Y
Sat 11/16	California vs Syracuse	-10.5	58.0	L 25 - 33	U	N
Sat 11/23	California vs Stanford	-15.0	53.5	W 24 - 21	U	N
Sat 11/30	California at SMU	+11.5	54.5	L 6 - 38	U	N
Wed 12/18	California vs UNLV	+3.0	45.0	L 13 - 24	U	N

California's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	California at North Texas	-5.0	53.5	W 58 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/9	California vs Auburn	+5.0	55.5	L 10 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/16	California vs Idaho	-14.5	52.5	W 31 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/23	California at Washington	+21.0	55.5	L 32 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/30	California vs Arizona State	-13.0	47.5	W 24 - 21	U	N
Sat 10/7	California vs Oregon State	+7.5	51.0	L 40 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/14	California at Utah	+9.0	42.5	L 14 - 34	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	California vs USC	+10.5	67.5	L 49 - 50	O	Y
Sat 11/4	California at Oregon	+26.5	61.5	L 19 - 63	O	N
Sat 11/11	California vs Washington State	-1.5	58.5	W 42 - 39	O	Y
Sat 11/18	California at Stanford	-6.5	52.5	W 27 - 15	U	Y
Sat 11/25	California at UCLA	+9.5	50.5	W 33 - 7	U	Y
Sat 12/16	California vs Texas Tech	+3.5	54.5	L 14 - 34	U	N

California's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	California vs UC Davis	-14.0	44.0	W 34 - 13	O	Y
Sat 9/10	California vs UNLV	-12.0	49.5	W 20 - 14	U	N
Sat 9/17	California at Notre Dame	+13.5	41.5	L 17 - 24	U	Y
Sat 9/24	California vs Arizona	-3.5	50.0	W 49 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/1	California at Washington State	+4.0	52.5	L 9 - 28	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15	California at Colorado	-15.0	49.0	L 13 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/22	California vs Washington	+7.5	54.5	L 21 - 28	U	Y
Sat 10/29	California vs Oregon	+16.5	56.5	L 24 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/5	California at USC	+21.5	60.5	L 35 - 41	O	Y
Sat 11/12	California at Oregon State	+11.5	47.0	L 10 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/19	California vs Stanford	-5.0	46.0	W 27 - 20	O	Y
Fri 11/25	California vs UCLA	+11.5	62.5	L 28 - 35	O	Y

California's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	California vs Nevada	-2.5	52.5	L 17 - 22	U	N
Sat 9/11	California at TCU	+11.5	46.5	L 32 - 34	O	Y
Sat 9/18	California vs Sacramento State	-24.5	49.0	W 42 - 30	O	N
Sat 9/25	California at Washington	+7.5	47.5	L 24 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/2	California vs Washington State	-7.5	52.5	L 6 - 21	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/15	California at Oregon	+13.5	53.5	L 17 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/23	California vs Colorado	-8.0	44.0	W 26 - 3	U	Y
Sat 10/30	California vs Oregon State	+2.5	56.5	W 39 - 25	O	Y
Sat 11/6	California at Arizona	-7.0	47.0	L 3 - 10	U	N
Sat 11/13	California vs USC	+2.0	52.5		U	Y
Sat 11/20	California at Stanford	-2.5	46.0	W 41 - 11	O	Y
Sat 11/27	California at UCLA	+6.5	58.5	L 14 - 42	U	N
Sat 12/4	California vs USC	-4.5	57.5	W 24 - 14	U	Y

2026 class: 203 points   #50
2025 class: 185 points   #66
2024 class: 193 points   #53
2023 class: 163 points   #84
2022 class: 176 points   #58

Average Class Ranking:   #62
Average Recruiting Points: 184

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Average P4
4 Year Class: #57 - Best: #23 Worst: #84

CFB Crootin Averages
ACC Class: 204  #48
Power 4 Class: 222  #48
FBS Class: 171  #72

2021 class: 212 points   #23
2020 class: 202 points   #37
2019 class: 201 points   #37
2018 class: 197 points   #42
2017 class: 160 points   #78

Average Class Ranking:   #43
Average Recruiting Points: 194

Transfer Portal Classes
2023 Portal Class #18 - 20 players, 88 Avg
2025 Portal Class #38 - 38 players, 85 Avg
2024 Portal Class #17 - 23 players, 87 Avg
2023 Portal Class #18 - 20 players, 88 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #50 - 6 players, 88 Avg
2021 Portal Class #23 - 20 players, 87 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Jake Spavital (in his first season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	315	491	64%	3446	18	9	7.0
Jackson Brousseau	128	201	64%	1354	9	3	6.7

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Ashten Emory	119	569	4	4.8	56
Adam Mohammed	106	523	5	4.9	25
Carter Vargas	67	445	5	6.6	50
Byron Cardwell (Tr)	48	267	1	5.6	22

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Chase Hendricks	71	1037	7	14.6	67
Ian Strong	52	762	5	14.7	45
Dorian Thomas	56	560	4	10.0	34
Mason Mini	35	387	4	11.1	51

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Peter Sirmon (been DC for 3 years) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Cameron Sidney	47	5	1	1	3
Aiden Manutai	44	2	0	1	2
Aaron Hampton	41	1	1	0	0
Jasiah Wagoner	28	1	0	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jayden Wayne	26	5	3	5	0
Joshua Pierce	14	2	2	1	0
Cameron Sidney	47	5	1	1	3
Aaron Hampton	41	1	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Derek Wilkins	12	0	0	1	8
Cameron Sidney	47	5	1	1	3
Isaiah Crosby	24	1	0	0	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: % NR
Offense Returning Production: % NR
Defense Returning Production: % NR
California's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2023 Portal Class #18
20 Commits, 87.7 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2023 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 681.14 #45
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #55 | 2024 #41 | 2023 #45 | 2022 #47

2023 - 2023 Records
2023 Record: 6 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

2025 Record: 7 - 6
2025 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2024 Record: 6 - 7
2024 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 10

2023 Record: 6 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 25 - 27
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 23 - 29 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 14 - 20

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 4 - 8
2022 Conf Record: 2 - 7
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2021 Record: 5 - 7
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2020 Record: 1 - 3
2020 Conf Record: 1 - 3
Spread: 2 - 2 - 0 | Totals: 1 - 3

2019 Record: 8 - 5
2019 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

Eight Year Record: 43 - 50
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 46 - 47 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 29 - 40

California Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2023	Independence Bowl	California vs Texas Tech	+3.5	54.5	L 14 - 34
2019	Redbox Bowl	California vs Illinois	-6.0	47.5	W 35 - 20
2018	It Bowl	California vs TCU	-1.5	38.5	L 7 - 10
2015	Forces Bowl	California vs Air Force	-6.5		W 55 - 36

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.12 (98)	1.25 (65)	41% (95)	3.7 (66)	27.1 (122)	40%	52%	.17 (71)	1.18 (31)	42% (79)	3.69 (71)	29.7 (88)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.17 (79)	1.3 (52)	42% (88)	3.07 (125)	29.6 (59)	37%	44%	.14 (48)	1.3 (88)	40% (52)	3.23 (20)	29.2 (75)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	13	30:14	19.9	40%	52%	7.8	64.6	1.2	1.1	4.6	1.5	0

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	30:36	20.7	37%	44%	7.4	59.7	0.8	1.7	5.4	2.5	2

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	13	25.3	27.2	23.7	40.6% (95)	3.7 (66)	1.2	20	358	83	275	2.8	39% (131)	60% (6)	38% (119)	43% (57)	16% (91)	.12 (98)
2025 Defense	13	27.2	24.3	29.6	42.3% (79)	3.69 (71)	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	46% (27)	51% (101)	47% (118)	38% (34)	15% (80)	.17 (71)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	25.1	30.9	19.4	41.5% (88)	3.07 (125)	0.8	21	381	122	259	3.6	41% (121)	58% (14)	40% (104)	43% (57)	18% (102)	.17 (79)
2024 Defense	13	22.3	21	23.8	40.4% (52)	3.23 (20)	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	47% (28)	53% (103)	41% (53)	40% (67)	18% (42)	.14 (48)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	13	39% (131)	38% (119)	29.6	82.5	2.8	21 (78)	-.04 (133)	2.64 (120)	70% (81)	10% (74)	0.89 (102)
2025 Defense	13	46% (27)	47% (118)	-	-	-	-	.21 (122)	3.32 (129)	85% (131)	8% (116)	0.98 (82)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	41% (121)	40% (104)	33.7	122.2	3.6	17 (84)	.07 (99)	2.68 (120)	69% (98)	13% (126)	1.1 (22)
2024 Defense	13	47% (28)	41% (53)	-	-	-	-	.08 (44)	2.99 (65)	86% (129)	10% (72)	0.91 (37)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	13	60% (6)	43% (57)	24.8	38.8	275.3	7.1	11.1	20 (61)	10 (119)	.23 (78)	1.5 (108)	32% (77)	33% (32)	.36 (49)	7% (105)	1.9 (113)
2025 Defense	13	51% (101)	38% (34)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8 (55)	.14 (23)	1.4 (10)	32% (64)	26% (23)	.16 (15)	7% (22)	1.7 (9)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	58% (14)	43% (57)	23.2	35.7	258.6	7.3	11.1	16 (87)	7 (26)	.25 (72)	1.4 (126)	36% (128)	30% (85)	.36 (58)	5% (23)	2.2 (23)
2024 Defense	13	53% (103)	40% (67)	-	-	-	-	-	-	17 (5)	.21 (52)	1.7 (92)	33% (44)	30% (59)	.39 (102)	8% (12)	2.2 (111)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Overall

Team Info

Power #75SP+ #80

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

6 - 7
ACC 4 - 5

Vs Spread6 - 7 - 0Totals7 - 6

One Score Games '25: (4-2)(0-0 under J.W.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Top G5

'26 Profile

Remains Top G5

Performance #87

Special Teams #122

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

CAL lost their 25 starting QB

Offense %NR

Defense %NR

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 0%NR starters, exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 0 NRFrom Portal: NR

Rush Prod: %NR

Rec Prod: %NR

Front Seven: %NR

Secondary: %NR

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #45

Blue Chips (11%) #43

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #1820 players (88 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #504 YR Class Rating #57

Talent Profile

Declining Average P4

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

NAN% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Jake Spavital 1

(DC) Peter Sirmon 3

2023 Schedule

Information

SOS #25

California plays 1 opps off a byeUTAH

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 7 - 6 (5 - 8 - 0) (ACC: 4 - 4)

2024 Record: 6 - 7 (6 - 7 - 0) (ACC: 2 - 6)

Win History

Past 5 years 4.6

Avg under Justin W 5.14

4 Yr Record (25 - 27)

8 Yr Record (43 - 50)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%)NR

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0NR

Defense: 0NR

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters of (%)2-Deep of (%)

Senior/Gr starters: (%) (Off: , Def: )

Upperclass Two-Deep: of (%)

Upperclass on Roster: %( of 0)

Portals

Top '23 Incoming Portals

Nohl Williams (CB)4★ (.91)

Patrick McMorris (CB)4★ (.90)

Sam Jackson (QB)4★ (.90)

Matthew Wykoff (IOL)3★ (.89)

Justin Williams-Thomas (RB)3★ (.89)

Byron Cardwell (RB)3★ (.89)

Marquez Dortch (WR)3★ (.89)

Taj Davis (WR)3★ (.88)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '23 Incoming Recruits

Nyziah Hunter (WR)4★ (.89)

Marquis Montgomery (WR)3★ (.87)

Jaivian Thomas (RB)3★ (.87)

Cade Uluave (LB)3★ (.87)

Tidiane Jalloh (DL)3★ (.86)

Ben Marshall (TE)3★ (.86)

Tiumalu Afalava (DL)3★ (.86)

Frederick Williams (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile