2017 California Golden Bears football team

2017 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBeau Baldwin (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Captain
(14)
  • *Devante Downs (9)
  • *James Looney (8)
  • *Kanawai Noa (7)
  • *Patrick Laird (7)
  • *Matt Anderson (1)
  • *Ross Bowers (1)
  • *Ashtyn Davis (1)
  • *Jordan Veasy (1)
  • *Raymond Davison (1)
  • *Jaylinn Hawkins (1)
  • *Patrick Mekari (1)
  • *Tony Mekari (1)
  • *Vic Wharton III (1)
  • *Addison Ooms (1)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy   7 2     9 5  
No. 16 Washington x   7 2     10 3  
Washington State   6 3     9 4  
Oregon   4 5     7 6  
California   2 7     5 7  
Oregon State   0 9     1 11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$   8 1     11 3  
Arizona State   6 3     7 6  
Arizona   5 4     7 6  
UCLA   4 5     6 7  
Utah   3 6     7 6  
Colorado   2 7     5 7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Justin Wilcox and played their home games at California Memorial Stadium. The Bears went 5–7, including non-conference wins over North Carolina and Ole Miss, and three losses by three points or fewer.[1] The season highlight was the Bears' 37–3 defeat of then-No. 8 Washington State, which marked the first time Cal had beaten a top ten opponent since its defeat of No. 3 USC in 2003.[2]

  1. ^ Wild, Andrew (November 30, 2017). "Cal football had severe highs, lows in Justin Wilcox's 1st year". The Daily Californian.
  2. ^ "Cal flips out over signature win against No. 8 Washington State – SFGate". October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.