2018 California Golden Bears football team

2018 California Golden Bears football
2018 California Golden Bears football
Cheez-It Bowl, L 7–10 OT vs. TCU
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Justin Wilcox (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Beau Baldwin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Patrick Laird; Jordan Kunaszyk;
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears went 7–6 during Justin Wilcox's second year as head coach. The Bears upset #15 Washington 12–10 and defeated USC 15–14 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles to snap a 15-year losing streak to the Trojans, but at the same time, they also snapped a 18-year losing streak to USC in the Coliseum. They lost 10–7 in overtime to TCU in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl.^[1]^[2]

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Cal's offensive efficiency ranked as the second worst among all Power Five teams.^[3] This ranking was in direct contrast to Cal's offensive performances under Cal's previous coach Sonny Dykes; in 2014 Cal was ranked No. 11 in nation in points scored, and in 2015 was ranked No. 13 in total yards.^[4]^[5] However, there was an inverse contrast in team's defensive performance as Wilcox's 2018 team was ranked No. 15 in total yards allowed as opposed to consistent bottom of the charts performances under Dykes.^[6] Two standouts of Cal's defense were second team All-Pac-12 linebacker junior Evan Weaver who had 155 tackles and two interceptions, and first team All-Pac-12 senior Jordan Kunaszyk who had 143 tackles, six forced fumbles and one fumble recovered; Kunaszyk went undrafted but was later signed by the Carolina Panthers.^[7]^[8]

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Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Devante Downs	Linebacker	7	225	Minnesota Vikings
James Looney	Defensive end	7	232	Green Bay Packers

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
JH Tevis DE	Atherton, CA	Menlo School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Mar 24, 2017
JH Tevis DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nick Alftin DE	San Jose, CA	Archbishop Mitty High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Mar 29, 2017
Nick Alftin DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jasper Friis OT	San Bernardino, CA	Aquinas High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	May 8, 2017
Jasper Friis OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
McCallan Castles TE	South Lake Tahoe, CA	South Tahoe High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 24, 2017
McCallan Castles TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nikko Remigio WR	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 16, 2017
Nikko Remigio WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Miles Owens OT	Oakland, CA	Bishop O'Dowd High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Jul 28, 2017
Miles Owens OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Will Craig OT	Granite Bay, CA	Granite Bay High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
Will Craig OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Evan Tattersall LB	Granite Bay, CA	Granite Bay High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
Evan Tattersall LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chigozie Anusiem DB	La Habra, CA	Sonora High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jul 30, 2017
Chigozie Anusiem DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Slater Zellers LS	Scottsdale, AZ	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 3, 2017
Slater Zellers LS	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Mello OT	Clayton, CA	Clayton Valley Charter High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Aug 11, 2017
Brandon Mello OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matthew Cindric OT	Sammamish, WA	Skyline High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Aug 24, 2017
Matthew Cindric OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Colt Doughty LB	Los Gatos, CA	College of San Mateo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 21, 2017
Colt Doughty LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lonetona Toailoa Isara DE	Auckland, NZ	Mt. San Antonio College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Oct 24, 2017
Lonetona Toailoa Isara DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Louis Bickett LB	Del Mar, CA	Torrey Pines High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 30, 2017
Louis Bickett LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Johnny Adams RB	Indianapolis, IN	Ben Davis High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Dec 3, 2017
Johnny Adams RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Christopher Brown RB	Oceanside, CA	El Camino High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Dec 4, 2017
Christopher Brown RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Aaron Maldonado DT	La Puente, CA	Bishop Amat Memorial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Aaron Maldonado DT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Monroe Young S	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Onate High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jan 24, 2018
Monroe Young S	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Fatilua LB	San Diego, CA	Madison High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 28, 2018
Chris Fatilua LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joseph Ogunbanjo LB	Houston, Texas	Alief Taylor High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Joseph Ogunbanjo LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "California Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved December 20, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy^[11]	Jordan Kunaszyk	LB	SR
Rimington Trophy^[12]	Addison Ooms	C	SR
Maxwell Award^[13]	Patrick Laird	RB	SR
Doak Walker Award^[14]	Patrick Laird	RB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[15]	Kanawai Noa	WR	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[15]	Vic Wharton III	WR	SR
John Mackey Award^[16]	Ray Hudson	TE	SR
Butkus Award^[17]	Jordan Kunaszyk	LB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[18]	Jordan Kunaszyk	LB	SR
Outland Trophy^[19]	Patrick Mekari	OL	SR
Paul Hornung Award^[20]	Ashtyn Davis	S/KR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[21]	Patrick Laird	RB	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[22]	Ross Bowers	QB	JR

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (North)
1	Washington	249 (40)
2	Stanford	198 (2)
3	Oregon	178 (2)
4	California	108
5	Washington State	98
6	Oregon State	45

2018 California Golden Bears football team

Offseason

NFL Draft selections

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

Preseason

Award watch lists

Pac-12 media days

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

North Carolina

At BYU

Idaho State

Oregon

At Arizona

UCLA

At Oregon State

Washington

At Washington State

At USC

Colorado

Stanford

Vs. TCU (Cheez-It Bowl)

Media affiliates

Radio

TV

Rankings

Awards and honors

Award finalists

Award semifinalists

Award watchlists

Weekly awards

Honors

All-Pac-12

References

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2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 13 Washington xy$	7	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 Washington State x	7	–	2	11	–	2
Stanford	6	–	3	9	–	4
Oregon	5	–	4	9	–	4
California	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oregon State	1	–	8	2	–	10
South Division
Utah xy	6	–	3	9	–	5
Arizona State	5	–	4	7	–	6
USC	4	–	5	5	–	7
Arizona	4	–	5	5	–	7
UCLA	3	–	6	3	–	9
Colorado	2	–	7	5	–	7
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FOX	W 24–17	42,168
September 8	7:15 p.m.	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 21–18	52,602
September 15	3:00 p.m.	Idaho State*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 45–23	37,104
September 29	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 Oregon	No. 24	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FS1	L 24–42	43,448
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 17–24	44,253
October 13	4:00 p.m.	UCLA		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Joe Roth Memorial Game, rivalry)	P12N	L 7–37	45,889
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 49–7	32,390
October 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Washington		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FS1	W 12–10	39,138
November 3	7:45 p.m.	at No. 10 Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 13–19	32,952
November 10	7:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	W 15–14	56,721
November 24	4:00 p.m.	Colorado		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 33–21	34,457
December 1^{[a 1]}	12:00 p.m.	Stanford		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	P12N	L 13–23	57,858
December 26	6:00 p.m.	vs. TCU*		Chase Field Phoenix, AZ (Cheez-It Bowl)	ESPN	L 7–10 ^OT	33,121
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Name	Position	Seasons at Cal	Before Cal
Justin Wilcox	Head Coach	2nd as head coach (LB Coach, 2003–2005)	Wisconsin – Defensive coordinator (2016)
Beau Baldwin	Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator / tight ends coach	2nd year	Eastern Washington – head coach (2008–16)
Tim DeRuyter	Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach	2nd year	Fresno State – Head coach (2012–16)
Gerald Alexander	Defensive backs coach	2nd year	Montana State – Defensive backs coach (2016)
Nicholas Edwards	Wide receivers coach	2nd year	Eastern Washington – Wide receivers coach (2014–16)
Steve Greatwood	Offensive line coach	2nd year	Oregon – Offensive line / defensive line coach (2000–16)
Charlie Ragle	Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach	2nd year	Arizona – Special teams coordinator (2013–17)
Peter Sirmon	Associate head coach / inside linebackers	1st year	Louisville – Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach (2017)
Burl Toler III	Running backs coach	1st as Asst. Coach (WR, 2001–2004)	UC Davis – Wide receivers coach (2016)
Marques Tuiasosopo	Quarterbacks coach / passing game coordinator / recruiting coordinator	2nd year	UCLA – Quarterbacks coach / passing game coordinator (2016)
Tony Tuioti	Defensive line coach	2nd year	Cleveland Browns – Quality Control, Defense (2014–15)
Erik Meyer	Quality Control, Offensive	2nd year	La Mirada HS (CA) – Quarterbacks coach (2008–16)
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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	0	3	14	17
Golden Bears	7	10	7	0	24