2016 California Golden Bears football team
The 2016 California Golden Bears football team represents the University of California, Berkeley in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears are led by fourth year head coach Sonny Dykes and play their home games at Memorial Stadium. They are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 26 |
7:00 PM |
vs. Hawaii* |
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ANZ Stadium • Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup) |
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September 10 |
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at San Diego State* |
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Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA |
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September 17 |
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Texas* |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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September 24 |
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at Arizona State |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
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October 1 |
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Utah |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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October 8 |
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at Oregon State |
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Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
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October 21 |
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Oregon |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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October 27 |
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at USC |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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November 5 |
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Washington |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
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November 12 |
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at Washington State |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
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November 19 |
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Stanford |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (119th Big Game/Stanford Axe) |
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November 26 |
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UCLA |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
- Source: [1]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
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Coaches' |
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CFP |
Not released |
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Not released |
Game notes
vs. Hawaii
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
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0 |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–2 |
1994 |
HAW, 21–7 |
at San Diego State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Aztecs |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–3 |
2015 |
CAL, 35–7 |
Texas
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Longhorns |
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0 |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–5 |
2015 |
CAL, 45–44 |
at Arizona State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Sun Devils |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–16 |
2015 |
CAL, 48–46 |
Utah
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Utes |
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0 |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–5 |
2015 |
UTAH, 30–24 |
at Oregon State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Beavers |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–32 |
2015 |
CAL, 54–24 |
Oregon
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ducks |
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0 |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
40–36–2 |
2015 |
ORE, 44–28 |
at USC
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Trojans |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
29–69–5 |
2015 |
USC, 27–21 |
Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
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0 |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
39–52–4 |
2015 |
CAL, 30–24 |
at Washington State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Cougars |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
46–26–5 |
2015 |
CAL, 34–28 |
Stanford
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinal |
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0 |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
56–43–10 |
2015 |
STAN, 35–22 |
UCLA
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bruins |
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0 |
Golden Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
32–53–1 |
2015 |
UCLA, 40–24 |
References
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