California — ACC
HC
Tosh Lupoi · California Memorial Stadium · Berkeley, CA · 62,467 cap
PPA off / def
0.12 / 0.16
2025
Class rank
#56
class of 2026
Returning PPA
58%
returning production
| 2013 |
OSU W 52–34 | away |
| 2012 |
OSU W 35–28 | Columbus |
| 1972 |
OSU W 35–18 | away |
| 1971 |
OSU W 35–3 | Columbus |
| 1954 |
OSU W 21–13 | Columbus |
| 1953 |
OSU W 33–19 | away |
| 1949 |
OSU W 17–14 | Columbus |
| 1920 |
OSU L 0–28 | away |
2026 schedule
| Wk | Opponent | All-time series | Venue |
|---|
| wk1 | vs UCLA | UCLA leads 57–35–1 | California Memorial Stadium |
| wk2 | at Syracuse | Syracuse leads 2–1 | JMA Wireless Dome |
| wk3 | vs Wagner | | California Memorial Stadium |
| wk4 | vs Clemson | leads 1–0 | California Memorial Stadium |
| wk5 | at UNLV | tied 1–1 | Allegiant Stadium |
| wk6 | vs Virginia Tech | tied 1–1 | California Memorial Stadium |
| wk7 | vs Wake Forest | leads 1–0 | California Memorial Stadium |
| wk8 | at SMU | SMU leads 2–1 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
| wk9 | at NC State | NC State leads 1–0 | Carter-Finley Stadium |
| wk11 | at Virginia | Virginia leads 1–0 | Scott Stadium |
| wk12 | vs Stanford | Stanford leads 54–44–6 | California Memorial Stadium |
| wk13 | vs Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh leads 4–2 | California Memorial Stadium |
2025 results (7–6)
Statistical comps — 2025 California's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (32 in / 36 out)
Origins
Waldorf's postwar teams went to three straight Rose Bowls. Everything since is measured against five seconds in 1982 and five laterals through the Stanford band.
Founded 1868 · Created by merging a private college with the state's land-grant funds · first football 1886 · defined by Pappy Waldorf
All-time record
All-time
608–557–31
1899–2025
Win %
52.1%
111 seasons played
Winning seasons
50
45% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1937 | 10 | 0 | Pacific |
| 1949 | 10 | 1 | Pacific |
| 1948 | 10 | 1 | Pacific |
| 1938 | 10 | 1 | Pacific |
| 2004 | 10 | 2 | Pac-10 |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1899 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 386 | 51% |
39% | 116 of 136 | 5.0 | 10% |
| 2nd down | 290 | 32% |
43% | 50 of 136 | 6.1 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 56 | 52% |
54% | — | 4.1 | 9% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 47 | 13% |
47% | — | 5.5 | 11% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 73 | 7% |
26% | — | 6.1 | 21% |
| 4th down | 24 | 46% |
58% | — | 3.3 | 8% |
155 drives · 32% ended in points · 7.6 plays and 40.7 yards per drive · 0.82 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 9 | Virginia Tech |
End of 1st quarter. |
85 | 5.27 |
| 5 | Boston College |
Mason Mini 51 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) |
51 | 5.05 |
| 14 | SMU |
QuaRon Adams 32 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) |
32 | 3.95 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech |
(06:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete deep right to #7 T.Grizzell caug… |
34 | 3.91 |
| 3 | Minnesota |
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jaiven Plummer for 51 yds to the MINN 39 for a 1… |
51 | 3.65 |
| 4 | San Diego State |
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Trond Grizzell for 26 yds to the SDSU 31 for a 1… |
26 | 3.63 |
| 8 | North Carolina |
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 23 yds to the UNC 35 for a 1S… |
23 | 3.56 |
| 14 | SMU |
(08:31) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #82 C.Boscia caught at SMU0… |
15 | 3.54 |