2011 California Golden Bears football team

2011 California Golden Bears football
Holiday Bowl, L 10–21 vs. Texas
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Michalczik (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorClancy Pendergast (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAT&T Park
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 7 Stanford x%   8 – 1     11 – 2  
Washington   5 – 4     7 – 6  
California   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Oregon State   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Washington State   2 – 7     4 – 8  
South Division
No. 6 USC †   7 – 2     10 – 2  
UCLA xy   5 – 4     6 – 8  
Utah   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Colorado   2 – 7     3 – 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Tedford, the Bears are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Due to reconstruction at California Memorial Stadium, California played their home games in AT&T Park, now known as Oracle Park, in San Francisco, California.[1] The season opener against Fresno State, officially a neutral-site game, was played at Candlestick Park.[2] The regular season also ended with an away game with a matchup at Arizona State on November 25.

Following the team's first losing season during Tedford's tenure as head coach, the Golden Bears improved to 7–5 (4–5 in the Pac-12) to finish fourth in the North Division. Cal also became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2009 and accepted a bid to play in the Holiday Bowl, which they lost to Texas. With a victory against Presbyterian College on September 17, Tedford became the winningest coach in program history.[3]

  1. ^ "California Golden Bears Facilities: Memorial Stadium". Official Website of Cal Athletics. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "California – Fresno State Game Notes". Calbears.com. September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "Program's winningest coach rebuilt program". Daily Cal. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2015.