2016 California Golden Bears football team

2016 Pac-12 football standings
	North Division
	South Division
	Championship: December 2, 2016
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

California Golden Bears football
2016 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference; North Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jake Spavital (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Bear Raid
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 62,467)
« 2015	2017 »

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.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	CU Years	Alma mater
Sonny Dykes	Head Coach / Outside Wide Receivers Coach	4th	Texas Tech (1993)
Art Kaufman	Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach	3rd	Arkansas–Monticello (1980)
Jake Spavital	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach	1st	Missouri State (2008)
Greg Burns	Safeties Coach	3rd	Washington State (1995)
Garret Chachere	Associate Head Coach / Running Backs Coach	4th	Tulane (1992)
Brandon Jones	Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach	2nd	Texas Tech (2006)
John Lovett	Cornerbacks Coach	2nd	C.W. Post (1973)
Jacob Peeler	Inside Wide Receivers Coach	4th	Louisiana Tech (2006)
Fred Tate	Defensive Line Coach	3rd	Southern Miss (1997)
Mark Tommerdahl	Assistant Head Coach / Special Team Coordinator	4th	Concordia College (MN) (1983)
Damon Harrington	Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	4th	Louisiana Tech (2000)

Roster

2016 California Golden Bears Football

Quarterback

3 Ross Bowers - Freshman (6'2, 190)
8 Luke Rubenzer - Junior (6'0, 190)
14 Chase Forrest - Sophomore (6'2, 205)
17 Zach Kline - Senior (6'2, 215)
18 Max Gilliam - Freshman (6'2, 195)
Victor Viramontes - Freshman (6'0, 216)
Davis Webb - Graduate (6'5, 195)

Running Back

5 Tre Watson - Junior (5'10, 190)
22 Derrick Clark - Freshman (5'11, 195)
23 Vic Enwere - Junior (6'1, 235)
28 Patrick Laird - Sophomore (6'0, 195)
29 Khalfani Muhammad - Senior (5'9, 170)
38 Alex Netherda - Freshman (6'0, 210)
Zion Echols - Freshman (5'8, 175)

Fullback

34 Fabiano Hale - Junior (5'11, 205)
99 Malik McMorris - Sophomore (5'11, 305)

Wide Receiver

1 Melquise Stovall - Freshman (5'9, 185)
2 Jordan Duncan - Freshman (6'2, 205)
6 Chad Hansen - Junior (6'2, 195)
6 Carlos Strickland - Freshman (6'4, 215)
7 Vic Wharton III - Sophomore (6'0, 200)
9 Kanawai Noa - Sophomore (6'0, 175)
13 Grayson Bankhead - Freshman (5'10, 160)
15 Jordan Veasy - Junior (6'3, 220)
17 Austin Aaron - Freshman (6'4, 215)
19 Brandon Singleton - Freshman (6'0, 175)
21 Jack Austin - Junior (6'3, 210)
24 Matt Rockett - Junior (5'9, 185)
26 Bug Rivera - Senior (5'8, 175)
80 Jake Ashton - Sophomore (6'4, 220)
84 Justin Dunn - Sophomore (6'3, 195)
88 Patrick Worstell - Senior (6'2, 190)
Drew Kobayashi - Freshman (6'3, 190)
Matt Laris - Freshman (6'1, 192)
Demetris Robertson - Freshman (5'11, 175)

Tight End

11 Raymond Hudson - Junior (6'3, 230) (+WR)
83 Frank Kapp - Freshman (6'3, 225) (+FB)
86 Justin Norbeck - Sophomore (6'2, 230) (+FB)
87 Kyle Wells - Sophomore (6'3, 235) (+FB)
Logan Gamble - Freshman (6'6, 184)

Punter

38 Harry Adolphus - Senior (6'1, 170)
42 Dylan Klumph - Sophomore (6'3, 230)

Offensive Lineman

51 Chris Palmer - Sophomore (6'4, 305)
54 Deion Oliver - Sophomore (6'4, 300)
55 Dominic Granado - Senior (6'4, 290)
56 Michael Trani - Sophomore (6'3, 300)
57 Addison Ooms - Sophomore (6'4, 295)
58 Semisi Uluave - Sophomore (6'5, 330)
62 Dwayne Wallace - Junior (6'5, 340)
64 Steven Moore - Senior (6'6, 305)
66 Chris Borrayo - Senior (6'3, 310)
70 Benji Palu - Junior (6'0, 305)
71 Jake Curhan - Freshman (6'6, 330)
72 Kamryn Bennett - Sophomore (6'3, 295)
74 Ryan Gibson - Freshman (6'1, 280)
75 Aaron Cochran - Junior (6'8, 350)
76 Henry Bazakas - Freshman (6'6, 290)
77 J.D. Hinnant - Junior (6'4, 295)
78 Vincent Johnson - Junior (6'5, 285)
79 Patrick Mekari - Sophomore (6'4, 305)
Daniel Juarez - Freshman (6'5, 287)
Gentle Williams - Freshman (6'3, 276)

Defensive Tackle

9 James Looney - Junior (6'3, 275)
50 Hunter Abel - Freshman (6'1, 260)
90 Rusty Becker - Junior (6'4, 270)
92 Marcus Manley - Senior (6'3, 305)
93 Luc Bequette - Freshman (6'1, 285)
97 Tony Mekari - Junior (6'1, 280)
Chris Yaghi - Freshman (6'4, 269)
Tevin Paul] - Freshman (6'3, 265)

Defensive End

13 Russell Ude - Freshman (6'3, 260)
33 Noah Westerfield - Junior (6'3, 250)
44 Zeandae Johnson - Freshman (6'3, 275)
45 Kennedy Emesibe - Sophomore (6'3, 255)
51 Cameron Saffle - Sophomore (6'3, 245)
94 Trevor Howard - Freshman (6'3, 235)
95 DeVante Wilson - Senior (6'5, 265)
Evan Weaver - Freshman (6'2, 240)
Chinedu Udeogu - Freshman (6'5, 248)

Placekicker

9 Matt Anderson - Junior (6'0, 190)
19 Noah Beito - Senior (6'0, 185) (+P)
39 Franklyn Cervenka - Senior (5'10, 165)

Linebacker

1 Devante Downs - Junior (6'3, 240)
4 Derron Brown - Junior (6'1, 200)
7 Aisea Tongilava - Sophomore (6'0, 225)
11 Hamilton Anoa'i - Junior (6'2, 245)
14 A.J. Greathouse - Junior (6'0, 195)
31 Raymond Davison - Junior (6'2, 225)
36 Kaodi Dike - Junior (6'2, 210)
40 David Ortega Jr. - Sophomore (5'10, 215)
43 Harrison Mayo - Freshman (6'3, 220)
46 Drew Bryant - Sophomore (6'2, 215)
47 Hardy Nickerson - Senior (6'0, 230)
56 Joe Castignani - Sophomore (6'2, 225)
Cameron Goode - Freshman (6'3, 195)
Jordan Kunaszyk - Junior (6'3, 220)

Cornerback

2 Darius Allensworth - Junior (6'0, 190)
15 Antoine Albert - Senior (6'1, 185)
16 Chibuzo Nwokocha - Sophomore (6'1, 205)
18 Walter Jones - Junior (5'11, 190)
23 Malik Psalms - Freshman (6'2, 180)
27 Ashtyn Davis - Sophomore (5'10, 185)
34 De'Zhon Grace - Junior (5'10, 170)
Nygel Edmonds - Freshman (6'0, 182)
Camryn Bynum - Freshman (5'11, 164)
Joshua Drayden - Freshman (5'11, 175)
Traveon Beck - Freshman (5'10, 171)
Marloshawn Franklin - Junior (6'0, 180)

Nickelback

3 Cameron Walker - Senior (5'10, 180)
5 Trey Turner - Sophomore (6'0, 190)
10 Caleb Coleman - Junior (6'0, 190)

Safety

11 Billy McCrary III - Freshman (5'10, 190)
20 Jaylinn Hawkins - Freshman (6'1, 200)
21 Evan Rambo - Sophomore (6'3, 205)
26 Griffin Piatt - Senior (6'3, 200)
27 Damariay Drew - Senior (5'11, 200)
28 Quentin Tartabull - Sophomore (5'11, 190)
29 Khari Vanderbilt - Senior (6'1, 190)
36 Jonathan McDonald - Sophomore (5'11, 190)
42 David Garner - Junior (5'9, 190)
48 Jacob Anderson - Junior (6'0, 190)

Long Snapper

45 Grant Gluhaich - Freshman (5'10, 195)
48 Bradley Northnagel - Senior (6'3, 240)

Source and player details: California Golden Bears Football 2016 Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV
August 26	7:00 PM^{[s 1]}	vs. Hawaii*	ANZ Stadium • Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)
September 10	7:30 PM	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	CBSSN
September 17	7:30 PM	Texas*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ESPN/ESPN2
September 24		at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
October 1		Utah	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
October 8		at Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 21	7:30 PM	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ESPN
October 27	7:30 PM	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ESPN
November 5		Washington	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
November 12		at Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
November 19		Stanford	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (119th Big Game/Stanford Axe)
November 26		UCLA	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: 2016 California Golden Bears Football Schedule^[1]

Notes

↑ Game date and time are listed in Pacific Time. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Time, which at game time will be 17 hours ahead of Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	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

Game notes

vs. Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors					0
Golden Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	1994	HAW, 21–7

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Aztecs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2015	CAL, 35–7

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns					0
Golden Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2015	CAL, 45–44

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Sun Devils					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–16	2015	CAL, 48–46

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Golden Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	UTAH, 30–24

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Beavers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–32	2015	CAL, 54–24

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks					0
Golden Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–36–2	2015	ORE, 44–28

at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Trojans					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–69–5	2015	USC, 27–21

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Golden Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–52–4	2015	CAL, 30–24

at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Cougars					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–26–5	2015	CAL, 34–28

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Golden Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
56–43–10	2015	STAN, 35–22

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins					0
Golden Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–53–1	2015	UCLA, 40–24

References

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Personnel

Coaching Staff

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

Game notes

vs. Hawaii

at San Diego State

Texas

at Arizona State

Utah

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Oregon

at USC

Washington

at Washington State

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2016 Pac-12 football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
California		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oregon State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Stanford		0	–	0		0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0		0	–	0
Washington State		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Division
Arizona		0	–	0		0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0		0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0		0	–	0
USC		0	–	0		0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 2, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll