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2025 California (PA)

9–⁠4 (6–⁠3 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

California (PA) in 2025, game by game: won vs. Charleston (WV) 23–19; won vs. West Chester 26–24; won vs. Lock Haven 42–6; won at Slippery Rock 45–38; lost vs. Seton Hill 7–16; lost at Edinboro 29–35; won vs. Clarion 31–28; lost at IU Pennsylvania 30–38; won vs. Frostburg State 31–26; won at Gannon 41–21; won at Shippensburg 35–10; won at Virginia Union 27–24; lost vs. Frostburg State 21–23+36−9Won 23–19 vs. Charleston (WV)+4Charleston (WV)Won 26–24 vs. West Chester+2West ChesterWon 42–6 vs. Lock Haven+36Lock HavenWon 45–38 at Slippery Rock+7Slippery RockLost 7–16 vs. Seton Hill-9Seton HillLost 29–35 at Edinboro-6EdinboroWon 31–28 vs. Clarion+3ClarionLost 30–38 at IU Pennsylvania-8IU PennsylvaniaWon 31–26 vs. Frostburg State+5Frostburg StateWon 41–21 at Gannon+20GannonWon 35–10 at Shippensburg+25ShippensburgWon 27–24 at Virginia Union+3Virginia UnionLost 21–23 vs. Frostburg State-2Frostburg State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsCharleston (WV)W 23–⁠1948%
Sep 13vsWest ChesterW 26–⁠2467%
Sep 20vsLock HavenW 42–⁠678%
Sep 27atSlippery RockW 45–⁠3835%
Oct 4vsSeton HillL 7–⁠1685%
Oct 11atEdinboroL 29–⁠3570%
Oct 18vsClarionW 31–⁠2871%
Oct 25atIU PennsylvaniaL 30–⁠3840%
Nov 1vsFrostburg StateW 31–⁠2657%
Nov 8atGannonW 41–⁠2177%
Nov 15atShippensburgW 35–⁠1074%
Nov 22Bowls & playoffatVirginia UnionDivision II Championship – First RoundW 27–⁠2432%
Nov 29vsFrostburg StateDivision II Championship – Second RoundL 21–⁠2357%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Frostburg State 23–⁠21 in the Division II Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠3 6th in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
388–⁠308
Coach
—
Elo
1297 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Transfers in 0

The 2025 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 4

Rashan Murray CB★★★to Pittsburgh
Eric Willis III WR★★★to UTEP
Naquan Crowder DLto Marshall
Omari Hopkins WRto Duquesne

2025 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kutztown10–⁠014–⁠1
IU Pennsylvania7–⁠27–⁠4
East Stroudsburg7–⁠38–⁠3
Edinboro7–⁠37–⁠4
Shepherd7–⁠37–⁠4
California (PA)6–⁠39–⁠4
Slippery Rock5–⁠46–⁠4
Lock Haven5–⁠56–⁠5
Clarion4–⁠56–⁠5
Seton Hill3–⁠64–⁠7
West Chester3–⁠64–⁠7
Shippensburg3–⁠73–⁠8
Bloomsburg3–⁠73–⁠8
Gannon1–⁠81–⁠10
Millersville0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.