2015 California Golden Bears football team

2015 California Golden Bears football
Armed Forces Bowl Champions
Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force, W 55–36
Conference	Pac-12 Conference North Division
2015 record	8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Bear Raid
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,467)

2015 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
#3 Stanford x$		8	–	1					12	–	2
#19 Oregon		7	–	2					9	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3					9	–	4
California		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon State		0	–	9					2	–	10
South Division
USC xy		6	–	3					8	–	6
#17 Utah x		6	–	3					10	–	3
UCLA		5	–	4					8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5					6	–	7
Arizona		3	–	6					7	–	6
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	9
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 California Golden Bears football team represents the University of California, Berkeley in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears are led by third 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
September 5	2:00 PM	Grambling State*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 73–14	60,606
September 12	2:00 PM	San Diego State*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 35–7	50,830
September 19	7:30 PM	at Texas*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FOX	W 45–44	91,568
September 26	2:00 PM	at Washington		Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	P12N	W 30–24	61,066
October 3	1:00 PM	Washington State	#24	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 34–28	42,042
October 10	7:00 PM	at #5 Utah	#23	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	L 24–30	47,798
October 22	6:00 PM	at UCLA	#20	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–40	57,046
October 31	12:00 PM	USC		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FOX	L 21–27	52,060
November 7	7:30 PM	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ESPN2	L 28–44	56,604
November 14	7:30 PM	Oregon State		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 54–24	41,874
November 21	7:30 PM	at #15 Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (118th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	ESPN	L 22–35	51,424
November 28	7:00 PM	Arizona State		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FS1	W 48–46	45,385
December 29	11:00 AM	vs. Air Force*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–36	38,915
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Before Cal
Sonny Dykes	Head Coach/Outside Receivers	Louisiana Tech - Head Coach 2010-2012
Tony Franklin	Offensive Coordinator/QB/RB	Louisiana Tech - Offensive Coordinator/QB 2010-2012
Art Kaufman	Defensive Coordinator	Cincinnati - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2013
Greg Burns	Safeties	Umass - Defensive Backs 2013
Brandon Jones	Run Game Coordinator/Offensive line	East Carolina - Offensive Line 2010-2014
John Lovett	Cornerbacks	Philadelphia Eagles - Defensive Backs 2013-2014
Jacob Peeler	Inside Receivers	Cal - Graduate Assistant, Offense/Inside Receivers 2013-2014
Fred Tate	Defensive Line	Cincinnati - Defensive Tackles (2013)
Mark Tommerdahl	Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator	Louisiana Tech - Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Receivers 2009 - 2012
Damon Harrington	Head Strength and Conditioning	Louisiana Tech - Head Strength and Conditioning 2006-2012
Dr. Casey Batten	Team Physician	University of California San Francisco, Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedics - Prior to 2006
Source: California Golden Bears Football 2015 Coaching Staff

Roster

Offense Quarterbacks 7 Ross Bowers - FR - Bothell, CA 15 David Maaghul - FR - San Francisco, CA 11 Andrew Black - FR - Spokane, WA 14 Chase Forrest - FR - Santa Ana, CA 16 Jared Goff - JR - Novato, CA 18 Cole Webb - SR - San Pedro, CA Wide Receivers 17 Austin Aaron - FR - Napa, CA 81 Kanawai Noa - FR - Honolulu, HI 19 Brandon Singleton - FR - Boutte, LA 6 Carlos Strickland - FR - Dallas, TX 13 Erik Brown - FR - Fontana, CA 84 Justin Dunn - FR - Lafayette, CA 87 Kyle Wells - FR - Loomis, CA 32 Nick White - FR - Irvine, CA 21 Jack Austin - SO - Chino Hills, CA 6 Chad Hansen - SO - Fillmore, CA 11 Raymond Hudson - SO - Pleasanton, CA 28 Patrick Laird - SO - San Luis Obispo, CA 24 Matt Rockett - SO - Santa Ana, CA 7 Vic Wharton III - SO - Spring Hill, TN 4 Kenny Lawler - JR - Pomona, CA 88 Patrick Worstell - JR - Danville, CA 9 Trevor Davis - SR - Martinez, CA 3 Maurice Harris - SR - Greensboro, NC 10 Darius Powe - SR - Lakewood, CA 1 Bryce Treggs - SR - Inglewood, CA Tight Ends 82 Frank Kapp - FR - Los Altos, CA 85 Nick Palleschi - FR - Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 80 Jake Ashton - FR - Indio, CA 89 Stephen Anderson - SR - San Jose, CA Running Backs 38 Alex Netherda - FR - Santa Rosa, CA 22 Lonny Powell - FR - Sacramento, CA 23 Vic Enwere - SO - Austin, TX 33 Fabiano Hale - SO - Santa Cruz, CA 5 Tre Watson - SO - Corona, CA 20 Jeffrey Coprich - JR - Watts, CA 29 Khalfani Muhammad - JR - Sherman Oaks, CA 36 Vincent"Bug" Rivera - JR - San Diego, CA 2 Daniel Lasco - SR - The Woodlands, TX H-backs 99 Malik McMorris - FR - Santa Ana, CA 86 Justin Norbeck - FB - Irvine, CA Offensive Line 76 Henry Bazakas - FR - Berkeley, CA 74 Ryan Gibson - FR - Bay St. Louis, MS 79 Patrick Mekari - FR - Westlake Village, CA		58 Semisi Uluave - FR - Honolulu, HI 50 Zach Artman - FR - San Jose, CA 72 Kamryn Bennett - FR - Peoria, AZ 54 Deion Oliver - FR - Warminster, PS 57 Addison Ooms - FR - Laguna Niguel, CA 56 Michael Trani - FR - La Mirada, CA 75 Aaron Cochran - SO - Atwater, CA 77 J.D. Hinnant - SO - Fountain Valley, CA 78 Vincent Johnson - SO - El Dorado Hills, CA 66 Chris Borrayo - JR - Paramount, CA 55 Dominic Granado - JR - Huntington Beach, CA 64 Steven Moore - JR - Elk Grove, CA 70 Benji Palu - JR - Burlingame, CA 59 Brian Farley - SR - San Diego, CA 73 Jordan Rigsbee - SR - Chico, CA Defense Defensive Ends 94 Trevor Howard - FR - Thousand Oaks, CA 44 Zeandae Johnson - FR - Fresno, CA 51 Cameron Saffle - FR - Sammamish, WA 89 Nick Allard - FR - Carlsbad, CA 45 Kennedy Emesibe - FR - Hesperia, CA 33 Noah Westerfield - SO - Frisco, TX 98 Cody Bickham - JR - Half Moon Bay, CA 95 DeVante Wilson - JR - Corona, CA 41 Todd Barr - SR - Lakewood, CA 11 Jonathan Johnson - SR - Pittsburg, PA 13 Kyle Kragen - SR - Danville, CA 75 Puka Lopa - SR - Sacramento, CA Defensive Tackles 50 Hunter Abel - FR - Piedmont, CA 93 Luc Bequette - FR - Little Rock, AR 53 Russell Ude - FR - Atlanta, GA 96 Chris Palmer - FR - Lawrenceville, GA 9 James Looney - SO - Lake Worth, FL 97 Tony Mekari - SO - Westlake Village, CA 92 Marcus Manley - JR - Los Angeles, CA 52 David Davis - SR - Palos Verdes, Est., CA 90 Mustafa Jalil - SR - San Diego, CA 91 Trevor Kelly - SR - South SF, CA Linebackers 43 Harrison Mayo - FR - Amador Valley, CA 46 Drew Bryant - FR - Sparks, NV 56 Joe Castignani - FR - San Jose, CA 40 David Ortega Jr. - FR - Moraga, CA 25 Hamilton Anoa'i - SO - San Mateo, CA 10 Caleb Coleman - SO - Berkeley, CA 31 Raymond Davison - SO - Encino, CA 1 Devante Downs - SO - Mountlake Terrace, WA		55 Aisea Tongilava - SO - Garden Grove, CA 8 Michael Barton - JR - Richmond, CA 19 Maximo Espitia - JR - Salem, OR 30 Jake Kearney - JR - Livermore, CA 47 Hardy Nickerson - JR - Oakland, CA 22 Nathan Broussard - SR - Plano, TX 7 Jalen Jefferson - SR - Oxnard, CA Safeties 24 Billy McCrary III - FR - Austin, TX 32 Evan Rambo - FR - Los Angeles, CA 19 Trey Turner - FR - Mobile, AL 36 Jonathan McDonald- FR - Orinda, CA 16 Chibuzo Nwokocha - FR - Elk Grove, CA 28 Quentin Tartabull - FR - Mission Hills, CA 4 Derron Brown - SO - Oakland, CA 42 David Garner - SO - Fort Lauderdale, FL 14 A.J. Greathouse - SO - Chandler, AZ 17 Luke Rubenzer - SO - Scottsdale, CA 36 Kaodi Dike - JR - Mountain House, CA 27 Damariay Drew - JR - Livermore, CA 26 Griffin Piatt - JR - Moraga, CA 39 Khari Vanderbilt - JR - San Jose, CA 21 Stefan McClure - SR - Vista, CA Cornerbacks 27 Ashtyn Davis - FR - Santa Cruz, CA 20 Jaylinn Hawkins - FR Buena Park, CA 23 Malik Psalms - FR - Chino Hills, CA 2 Darius Allensworth - SO - Menifee, CA 34 Grace De'zhon - SO - Oakland, CA 15 Antoine Albert - JR - Oakland, CA 37 Cedric Dozier - JR - Roanoke, AL 6 Darius White - SR - Grenada, MS 18 Joel Willis - SR - Garden Grove, CA Nicklebacks 48 Jacob Anderson - JR - Tustin, CA 23 Cameron Walker - JR - Los Angeles, CA Special Teams Place Kickers 9 Matt Anderson - SO - Danville, CA 41 Robbie McInerny - SO - Laguna Beach, CA 13 Noah Beito - JR - Scotts Valley, CA 39 Franklyn Cervenka - JR - La Cañada Flintridge, CA Punters 43 Dylan Klumph - SO - Malibu, CA 16 Cole Leininger - SR - Fruit Cove, FL Both P and PK 37 Ethan Erickson - FR - Pacific Palisades, CA 38 Harry Adolphus - SO - Guilford, UK Long Snappers 45 Grant Gluhaich - FR - Morgan Hill, CA 48 Bradley E. Northnagel - JR - San Carlos, CA
Source: California Golden Bears Football 2015 Roster

Recruiting

Incoming Class 2015

SCOUT RIVALS, ESPN, as well as the official roster are the primary sources. The incoming class was ranked #25 by Rivals, #36 by Scout, and #53 by ESPN.

2015 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Ross Bowers QB	Bothell, WA	Bothell High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	--	Jul 18, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Austin Aaron WR	Napa, CA	Napa High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	--	Apr 19, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Greyson Bankhead WR	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	--	May 2, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Kanawi Noa WR	Honolulu, HI	Punahou School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	--	Dec 18, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Brandon Singleton WR	Boutte, LA	Hahnville High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5	--
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Carlos Strickland WR	Dallas, TX	Skyline High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	4.48	Jan 27, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Lonny Powell RB	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	--	May 8, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Ryan Gibson OL	Bay Saint Louis, MS	St. Stanislaus High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	5.0	Jun 19, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Patrick Mekari OL	Westlake Village, CA	Westlake High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	--	Dec 16, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Semisi Uluave OL	Honolulu, HI	Punahou School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	--	Feb 4, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Trevor Howard DE	Westlake Village, CA	Oaks Christian High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	--	Aug 10, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Zeandae Johnson DE	Fresno, CA	Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.66	Jun 28, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Cameron Saffle DE	Sammamish, WA	Skyline High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	--	Dec 17, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
DeVante Wilson DE	Riverside, CA	Riverside City College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	4.6	Dec 14, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Russell Ude DT	Atlanta, GA	Westminster Schools	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	--	--
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Luc Bequette DT	Little Rock, AR	Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	5.0	Aug 3, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Derron Brown S	Laveen, AZ	San Diego Mesa College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	--	Dec 1, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Billy McCrary III S	Leander, TX	Rouse High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.38	Nov 25, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Evan Rambo S	Pasadena, CA	La Salle High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	--	Nov 18, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Khari Vanderbilt S	San Jose, CA	San Jose City College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	--	Jun 9, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jaylinn Hawkins CB	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	--	Feb 4, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Malik Psalms CB	Chino Hills, CA	Ayala High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	--	Apr 20, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Antoine Albert CB	Pleasant Hill, CA	Diablo Valley College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.50	Dec 18, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Dylan Klumph P	Encino, CA	Golden West College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	--	--
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Commitments for 2016

SCOUT RIVALS and ESPN are the primary sources. As of 10/9/2015 the 2016 class is ranked #25 by Rivals# and #38 by Scout.

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Zion Echols ATH	Covina, CA	Charter Oak High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	4.53	May 23, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Armani Rogers QB	Los Angeles, CA	Alexander Hamilton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.72	Feb 23, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Max Gilliam QB	Thousand Oaks, CA	Thousand Oaks High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.62	Apr 10, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Derrick Clark RB	San Diego, CA	Mission Bay Senior High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	--	Apr 11, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Drew Kobayashi WR	Honolulu, HI	Saint Louis School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.54	Jun 18, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Matt Laris WR	Sammamish, WA	Eastside Catholic School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.75	Jun 20, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Melquise Stovall WR/RB	Lancaster, CA	Paraclete High School	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	--	Dec 21, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Logan Gamble WR	Long Beach, CA	Saint Anthony High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.70	Jun 15, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Jordan Veasy WR	Itawamba, MA	Itawamba Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	--	Dec 9, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Marloshawn Franklin CB	Detroit, MI	Mesa Community College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	--	Dec 16, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Traveon Beck CB	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.54	May 20, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Josh Drayden CB	Dallas, TX	Bishop Dunne Catholic School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.40	Jun 14, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Camryn Bynum CB	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.66	Jul 1, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Evan Weaver DE	Spokane, WA	Gonzaga Preparatory School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.75	Aug 14, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Russell Becker DE	Fergus Falls, MN	Minnesota State Community and Technical College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	--	Jun 22, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Chris Yaghi DT	Santa Ana, CA	Foothill High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	5.2	Jul 4, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Tevin Paul DT	Austin, TX	Lake Travis High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	4.85	Jul 13, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
A.J. McCollum OL	San Francisco, CA	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	--	Jul 24, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Gentle Williams OG	Florence, MS	Florence High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	5.17	Aug 4, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Gentle Williams OG	Florence, MS	Florence High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	5.17	Aug 4, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Dwayne Wallace OG	Riverside, CA	Riverside Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	--	Dec 9, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Jake Curhan OT	Larkspur, CA	Redwood High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	--	May 15, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Daniel Juarez OT	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	5.57	Apr 15, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Francisco Perez OT	Baldwin Park, CA	Baldwin Park High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	5.75	Jul 2, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	23	23	20	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	NR	RV	RV	RV	24	22	23	19	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

Game notes

Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	14	14
Golden Bears	35	17	14	7	73

See also: 2015 Grambling State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	7	0	0	0	7
Golden Bears	0	14	14	7	35

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	1996	Cal, 42–37

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	17	21	0	45
Longhorns	7	17	0	20	44

See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2011	Texas, 21–10

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	3	17	7	3	30
Huskies	7	0	14	3	24

See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–52–4	2014	Wash, 31–7

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	14	7	0	28
#24 Golden Bears	7	6	21	0	34

See also: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
45–26–5	2014	Cal, 60–59

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Golden Bears	7	10	7	0	24
#5 Utes	10	14	3	3	30

See also: 2015 Utah Utes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2012	Utah, 49–27

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Golden Bears	3	7	6	8	24
Bruins	10	16	14	0	40

See also: 2015 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–52–1	2014	UCLA, 36–34

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	10	17	0	27
Golden Bears	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–68–5	2014	USC, 38–30

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	10	0	11	7	28
Ducks	3	28	3	10	44

See also: 2015 Oregon Ducks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–35–2	2014	Oregon, 59–41

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	10	14	0	24
Golden Bears	7	17	20	10	54

See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–32	2014	Cal, 45–31

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	3	3	10	6	22
Cardinal	7	14	0	14	35

See also: 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team and Big Game (American football)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–55–10	2014	Stan, 38–17

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	10	17	6	13	46
Golden Bears	3	7	21	17	48

See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–16	2012	Ariz St, 27–17

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	14	21	17	3	55
Falcons	7	14	8	7	36

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team and 2015 Armed Forces Bowl (December)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2007	Cal, 43–26