2023 California Golden Bears football team

2023 California Golden Bears football
2023 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	3–4 (1–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Justin Wilcox (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jake Spavital (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Peter Sirmon (4th as DC, 6th overall season)
Captains	Matthew Cindric; Jackson Sirmon;
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 62,467)

The 2023 California Golden Bears football team will represent the University of California, Berkeley in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Bears are expected to be led by Justin Wilcox in his seventh year as the head coach. They play their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Washington	4	–	0	7	–	0
No. 24 USC	4	–	1	6	–	2
No. 8 Oregon	3	–	1	6	–	1
No. 11 Oregon State	3	–	1	6	–	1
No. 13 Utah	3	–	1	6	–	1
No. 23 UCLA	2	–	2	5	–	2
Arizona	2	–	2	4	–	3
Colorado	1	–	3	4	–	3
Washington State	1	–	3	4	–	3
California	1	–	3	3	–	4
Stanford	1	–	4	2	–	5
Arizona State*	0	–	4	1	–	6
Championship: December 1, 2023
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations As of October 26, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

This will be California's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	at North Texas*	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPNU	W 58–21	21,350
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Auburn*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	L 10–14	44,141
September 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 (FCS) Idaho*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 31–17	36,810
September 23	7:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	L 32–59	69,107
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Arizona State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 24–21	34,353
October 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 15 Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 40–52	34,930
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	L 14–34	52,115
October 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N
November 4	2:30 p.m.	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N
November 11		Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN Networks
November 18		at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)
November 25		at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (California–UCLA football rivalry)	ESPN Networks
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Arizona, Colorado

Game summaries

at North Texas

California Golden Bears (0–0) at North Texas Mean Green (0–0) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	14	19	15	10	58
Mean Green	7	14	0	0	21

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

Date: September 2, 2023
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 21,350
TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter

(12:53) CAL - Jeremiah Hunter 23-yard pass from Sam Jackson V, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:46; California 7-0)
(11:04) UNT - Ja'Mori Maclin 3-yard pass from Stone Earle, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Tied: 7-7)
(1:04) CAL - Jaydn Ott 4-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:39; California 14-7)

Second quarter

(14:33) UNT - Ja'Mori Maclin 59-yard pass from Stone Earle, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; Tied 14-14)
(7:30) CAL - Isaiah Ifanse 26-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:21; California 21-14)
(5:42) CAL - Jaydn Ott 66-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick blocked (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:29; California 27-14)
(1:47) UNT - Xzavior Kautai 12-yard pass from Stone Earle, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:04; California 27-21)
(0:07) CAL - Isaiah Ifanse 8-yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:40; California 33-21)

Third quarter

Isaiah Ifanse 1-yard run, Ben Finley pass to Jack Endries for two-point conversion (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; California 41-21)
Taj Davis 4-yard pass from Ben Finley, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:15; California 48-21)

Fourth quarter

Ashton Stredick 5-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:14; California 55-21)
Michael Luckhurst 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:18; California 58-21)

Statistics	CAL	UNT
First downs	29	9
Plays–yards	95-679	53-225
Rushes–yards	56-357	27-41
Passing yards	322	184
Passing: comp–att–int	27-39-1	15-26-3
Time of possession	39:07	20:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Ben Finley	24/34, 289 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	20 carries, 188 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 64 yards, TD
North Texas	Passing	Stone Earle	12/19, 174 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Johnson	6 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Mori Maclin	4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD

vs Auburn

Auburn Tigers (1–0) vs. California Golden Bears (1–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Bears	3	7	0	0	10

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 8 mph
Game attendance: 44,141
Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(9:42) CAL - Michael Luckhurst 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:51; California 3-0)

Second quarter

(11:50) AUB - Jay Fair 13-yard pass from Payton Thorne, Alex McPherson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:11; Auburn 7-3)
(4:47) CAL - Jaydn Ott 14-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:33; California 10-7)

Third quarter

None

Fourth quarter

(6:31) AUB - Rivaldo Fairweather 5-yard pass from Payton Thorne, Alex McPherson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:37; Auburn 14-7)

Statistics	AUB	CAL
First downs	12	19
Plays–yards	55–230	78–273
Rushes–yards	38–136	40–113
Passing yards	94	160
Passing: comp–att–int	10–17–1	21–38–2
Time of possession	25:12	34:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	9/14, 94 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jarquez Hunter	11 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Rivaldo Fairweather	3 receptions, 39 yards, TD
California	Passing	Sam Jackson V	14/27, 126 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	20 carries, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 35 yards

vs No. 5 (FCS) Idaho

No. 5 (FCS) Idaho Vandals (2–0) vs. California Golden Bears (1–1) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 (FCS) Vandals	10	7	0	0	17
Golden Bears	0	14	14	3	31

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

Date: September 16, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 36,810
TV: Pac-12 Network

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	IDHO	CAL
First downs	22	23
Plays–yards	72–387	68–370
Rushes–yards	26–108	43–256
Passing yards	279	114
Passing: comp–att–int	28–46–1	13–25–0
Time of possession	32:43	27:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Gevani McCoy	28/46, 279 yards, INT
	Rushing	Anthony Woods	11 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Hayden Hatten	8 receptions, 80 yards
California	Passing	Sam Jackson V	12/23, 108 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Ifanse	22 carries, 137 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 48 yads, TD

at No. 8 Washington

California Golden Bears (2–1) at No. 8 Washington Huskies (3–0) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	6	6	7	13	32
No. 8 Huskies	24	21	7	7	59

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

Date: September 23, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 69,107
Referee: Chris Wiggins
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Kayla Burton (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAL	WASH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona State

Arizona State Sun Devils (1-3) vs. California Golden Bears (2-2) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	0	6	8	21
Golden Bears	7	3	7	7	24

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

Date: September 30, 2023
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 34,353
Referee: Matthew Richards
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Shane Vereen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(6:16) CAL – Isaiah Ifanse 1-yard run, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:56; California 7–0)
(0:15) ASU – Cameron Skattebo 2-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:55; Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

(8:18) CAL – Mateen Bhaghani 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 2:27; California 10–7)

Third quarter

(9:11) CAL – Jeremiah Hunter 21-yard pass from Sam Jackson V, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 2:01; California 17–7)
(5:29) ASU – Dario Longhetto 24-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:33; California 17–10)
(0:44) ASU – Dario Longhetto 29-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:13; California 17–13)

Fourth quarter

(10:52) CAL – Jadyn Ott 2-yard run, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:14; California 24–13)
(9:18) ASU – Trenton Bourguet 3-yard run, Elijhah Badger two-point pass to Trenton Bourguet (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:23; California 24–21)

Statistics	ASU	CAL
First downs	17	19
Plays–yards	72–430	77–326
Rushes–yards	29–68	48–196
Passing yards	362	130
Passing: comp–att–int	27–43–1	12–28–0
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Trenton Bourguet	26/41, 344 yards, INT
	Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	24 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cameron Skattebo	4 receptions, 98 yards
California	Passing	Sam Jackson V	12/28, 130 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	29 carries, 165 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

vs No. 15 Oregon State

No. 15 Oregon State Beavers (4–1) at California Golden Bears (3–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Beavers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

Date: October 7, 2023
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 34,930
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J.B. Long, Max Browne
Spread: • Odds to win: •

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	OSU	CAL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 16 Utah

California Golden Bears (3–3) at No. 16 Utah Utes (4–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	0	7	0	14
No. 16 Utes	0	14	10	10	34

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: October 14, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/12:00 p.m. PST
Game attendance: 52,115
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Statistics	CAL	Utah
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

vs USC

USC Trojans (0-0) vs. California Golden Bears (3-4) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

Date: October 28, 2023
Game time: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Statistics	USC	CAL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

at Oregon

California Golden Bears (0-0) at Oregon Ducks (0-0) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

Date: November 4, 2023
Game time: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAL	ORE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Washington State

Washington State Cougars (0-0) vs. California Golden Bears (0-0) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

Date: November 11, 2023
Game time: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	WSU	CAL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stanford

California Golden Bears (0-0) at Stanford Cardinal (0-0) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

Date: November 18, 2023
Game time: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Statistics	CAL	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

at UCLA

California Golden Bears (0-0) at UCLA Bruins (0-0) - Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

Date: November 25, 2023
Game time: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAL	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

"2023 California Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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[1] "2023 California Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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