Pac-12 · FBS
California 6-7
2023 season · Golden Bears
No. 32 toughest schedule of 133 — see full rankings
California is 6-7 under head coach Tosh Lupoi. Its 13 opponents were a combined 48-30 before playing the Golden Bears and are 41-36 since. The best win was over Idaho, which was 2-0 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before California, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. California.
Wk 1·
Away · American Athletic
W 58-21
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-6
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 1
W 58-21
0-0
5-6
5-7
Wk 1·
Away · American Athletic
W 58-21
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-6
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 1
W 58-21
0-0
5-6
5-7
Wk 3·
Idaho
Home · Big Sky · FCS
W 31-17
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 7-3
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 3·
Idaho
Home · Big Sky · FCS
W 31-17
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 7-3
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 4·
Away · Pac-12
L 32-59
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 10-1
- Total
- 14-1
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Wk 4
L 32-59
3-0
10-1
14-1
Wk 4·
Away · Pac-12
L 32-59
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 10-1
- Total
- 14-1
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Wk 4
L 32-59
3-0
10-1
14-1
Wk 5·
Home · Pac-12
W 24-21
- Before
- 1-3
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 5
W 24-21
1-3
2-5
3-9
Wk 5·
Home · Pac-12
W 24-21
- Before
- 1-3
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 5
W 24-21
1-3
2-5
3-9
Wk 6·
Home · Pac-12
L 40-52
- Before
- 4-1
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 6
L 40-52
4-1
3-4
8-5
Wk 6·
Home · Pac-12
L 40-52
- Before
- 4-1
- After
- 3-4
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 6
L 40-52
4-1
3-4
8-5
Wk 11·
Home · Pac-12
W 42-39
- Before
- 4-5
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 11
W 42-39
4-5
1-1
5-7
Wk 11·
Home · Pac-12
W 42-39
- Before
- 4-5
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 11
W 42-39
4-5
1-1
5-7
L 14-34
- Before
- 6-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
21 days rest
L 14-34
6-6
0-0
7-6
L 14-34
- Before
- 6-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
21 days rest
L 14-34
6-6
0-0
7-6
- Conference
- Pac-12
- Head coach
- Tosh Lupoi
- Stadium
- California Memorial Stadium, seats 62,467, Berkeley, California
- NFL draft
- 1 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 5
Receipt insights
- Best win by opponent record: Idaho, finished 9-4 (won 31-17, Wk 3).
- California's opponents were a combined 48-30 (.615) before playing California.
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing California
48-30
61.5%
vs. California
7-6
53.8%
After playing California
41-36
53.2%
Total (including vs. California)
96-72
57.1%
Teams we beat33-41total (44.6%)
Before playing California 17-19 · after 16-16
Teams that beat us63-31total (67.0%)
Before playing California 31-11 · after 25-20
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing California uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. California is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing California uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.