California
3–6 · 2–4 ACC · Tosh Lupoi, 1st season
Lost to NC State 31–10, Oct 31 · Next: at Virginia, Sat, Nov 14 · analysis
Best by position: quarterbacks · running backs · wide receivers · tight ends · defenders · kickers · punters
Against the closing line
California has beaten the line in 1 of its last 4, 10.0 points a game under it. Over the season it’s 9.5 a game under, 135th of 136.
last 4
−10.0
before
−9.1
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Oct 10, 2026 vs Virginia Tech +16.0
Oct 17, 2026 vs Wake Forest −24.0
Oct 24, 2026 @ SMU −20.5
Oct 31, 2026 @ NC State −11.5
Lately
- Failed to cover 8 of its last 10count
Dec 24, 2025 @ Hawaii −2.5
Sep 5 vs UCLA −18.5
Sep 12 @ Syracuse +7- W Sep 19 vs Wagner −16
Sep 25 vs Clemson −11.5
Oct 3 @ UNLV −6.5- Oct 10 vs Virginia Tech +16
- Oct 17 vs Wake Forest −24
- Oct 24 @ SMU −20.5
- Oct 31 @ NC State −11.5
- Lost 7 of its last 10count
- Dec 24, 2025 @ Hawaii −4
- Sep 5 vs UCLA −21
- Sep 12 @ Syracuse +3
- W Sep 19 vs Wagner +42
- Sep 25 vs Clemson −14
- Oct 3 @ UNLV −8
- Oct 10 vs Virginia Tech +5
- Oct 17 vs Wake Forest −34
- Oct 24 @ SMU −39
- Oct 31 @ NC State −21
- Won 5 of its last 10 at homecount
Sep 13, 2025 vs Minnesota +13
Oct 4, 2025 vs Duke −24
Oct 17, 2025 vs North Carolina +3
Nov 1, 2025 vs Virginia −10- Nov 29, 2025 vs SMU +3
- Sep 5 vs UCLA −21
- W Sep 19 vs Wagner +42
- Sep 25 vs Clemson −14
- Oct 10 vs Virginia Tech +5
- Oct 17 vs Wake Forest −34
Against expected,
| a game | offense | defense |
|---|---|---|
| Points | −6.2 · 110th | +6.8 · 112th |
| Total yards | −39 · 97th | +26 · 90th |
| Touchdowns | −1.0 · 113th | +1.3 · 124th |
| Passing efficiency | −16.6 · 106th | +7.6 · 91st |
| 3rd downs | −3.0% · 91st | +2.5% · 94th |
| Turnovers | −0.3 · 28th | −0.1 · 83rd |
| Sacks | −0.1 · 62nd | −0.3 · 90th |
| Penalty yards | +27.7 · 135th |
Over (+) or under (−) what its opponents usually allow, a game, and where that stands among 136 teams, the best first. Lit is the top ten or the bottom ten. Penalty yards read against the league’s mean, since nobody allows them.
California’s splits
Seasons
- 2026 3–6
- 2025 7–6
- 2024 6–7
- 2023 6–7
- 2022 4–8
- 2021 5–7
- 2020 1–3
- 2019 8–5
- 2018 7–6
- 2017 5–7
- 2016 5–7
- 2015 8–5
- 2014 5–7
- 2013 1–11
- 2012 3–9
- 2011 7–6
- 2010 5–7
- 2009 8–5
- 2008 9–4
- 2007 7–6
- 2006 10–3
- 2005 8–4
- 2004 10–2
- 2003 8–6
- 2002 7–5
- 2001 1–10
- 2000 3–8
- 1999 0–11
- 1998 5–6
- 1997 3–8
- 1996 6–6
- 1995 3–8
- 1994 4–7
- 1993 9–4
- 1992 4–7
- 1991 10–2
- 1990 7–4–1
- 1989 4–7
- 1988 5–5–1
- 1987 3–6–2
- 1986 2–9
- 1985 4–7
- 1984 2–9
- 1983 5–5–1
- 1982 7–4
- 1981 2–9
- 1980 3–8
- 1979 7–5
- 1978 6–5
- 1977 8–3
- 1976 5–6
- 1975 8–3
- 1974 7–3–1
- 1973 4–7
- 1972 3–8
- 1971 6–5
- 1970 6–5
- 1969 5–5
- 1968 7–3–1
- 1967 5–5
- 1966 3–7
- 1965 5–5
- 1964 3–7
- 1963 4–5–1
- 1962 1–9
- 1961 1–8–1
- 1960 2–7–1
- 1959 2–8
- 1958 7–4
- 1957 1–9
- 1956 3–7
- 1955 2–7–1
- 1954 5–5
- 1953 4–4–2
- 1952 7–3
- 1951 8–2
- 1950 9–1–1
- 1949 10–1
- 1948 10–1
- 1947 9–1
- 1946 2–7
- 1945 4–5–1
- 1944 3–6–1
- 1943 4–6
- 1942 5–5
- 1941 4–5
- 1940 4–6
- 1939 3–7
- 1938 10–1
- 1937 10–0–1
- 1936 6–5
- 1935 9–1
- 1934 6–6
- 1933 6–3–2
- 1932 7–3–2
- 1931 8–2
- 1930 4–5
- 1929 7–1–1
- 1928 6–2–2
- 1927 7–3
- 1926 3–6
- 1925 6–3
- 1924 8–0–2
- 1923 9–0–1
- 1922 9–0
- 1921 9–0–1
- 1920 9–0
- 1919 6–2–1
- 1918 6–2
- 1917 5–5–1
- 1916 6–4–1
Method
- Against the line is each game’s points of margin less what the closing line expected, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game nobody lined sits out, and a push hasn’t beaten it. Lately is the last 4 games with one.
- Against expected is each game against what the opponent usually gave up in its other games, with half the home edge, averaged. A game against a team with no other game here sits out.
- Passing efficiency is the NCAA’s passer rating. Turnovers on offense are the ones it lost, and on defense the ones it forced. Sacks on offense are the ones its quarterbacks took, and they start in 2024.