2023 California Golden Bears football team

2023 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive schemeUp-tempo spread
Defensive coordinatorPeter Sirmon (4th season)
Base defense2–4–5
Captains
  • Matthew Cindric
  • Jackson Sirmon
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Bears were led by Justin Wilcox in his seventh year as the head coach.[1] They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.[2]

This was California's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Justin Wilcox - Football Coach". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "California Memorial Stadium". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "ACC adds Stanford, Cal, SMU beginning 2024-25". ESPN.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "UC Berkeley To Join ACC For 2024-25 Academic Year". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.