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1993 California

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Keith Gilbertson, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

California in 1993, game by game: won at UCLA 27–25; won vs. San Diego State 45–25; won at Temple 58–0; won vs. San José State 46–13; won vs. Oregon 42–41; lost vs. No. 13 Washington 23–24; lost at Washington State 7–34; lost vs. USC 14–42; lost at Arizona State 0–41; won vs. No. 13 Arizona 24–20; won at Stanford 46–17; won at Hawai’i 42–18; won vs. Iowa 37–3+58−41Won 27–25 at UCLA+2UCLAWon 45–25 vs. San Diego State+20San Diego StateWon 58–0 at Temple+58TempleWon 46–13 vs. San José State+33San José StateWon 42–41 vs. Oregon+1OregonLost 23–24 vs. No. 13 Washington-1No. 13 WashingtonLost 7–34 at Washington State-27Washington StateLost 14–42 vs. USC-28USCLost 0–41 at Arizona State-41Arizona StateWon 24–20 vs. No. 13 Arizona+4No. 13 ArizonaWon 46–17 at Stanford+29StanfordWon 42–18 at Hawai’i+24Hawai’iWon 37–3 vs. Iowa+34Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atUCLAW 27–⁠2541%
Sep 11vsSan Diego StateW 45–⁠2556%
Sep 18atTempleW 58–⁠067%
Sep 25vsSan José StateW 46–⁠1374%
Oct 2vsOregonW 42–⁠4162%
Oct 9vs13WashingtonL 23–⁠2448%
Oct 16atWashington StateL 7–⁠3445%
Oct 30vsUSCL 14–⁠4255%
Nov 6atArizona StateL 0–⁠4141%
Nov 13vs13ArizonaW 24–⁠2036%
Nov 20atStanfordW 46–⁠1736%
Nov 27atHawai’iW 42–⁠1850%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIowaAlamo BowlW 37–⁠364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 37–⁠3 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 21
  2. Wk 5: 20
  3. Wk 6: 17
  4. Wk 7: 16
  5. Wk 8: 21
  6. Final: 25

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 16
Points
411–⁠303
Coach
Keith Gilbertson
Elo
1614 +108 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 29 of 105; offense No. 22, defense No. 49
SRS
11.2 No. 23 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Denny Schuler
Defensive coordinator
Artie Gigantino

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1Todd Steussie OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Eric Mahlum OGIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Doug Brien KSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Eric Zomalt DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Issac Booth DBCleveland Browns

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike CaldwellWRCoaches-2
  • Matt ClizbeRSCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona6–⁠210–⁠210
UCLA6–⁠28–⁠418
USC6–⁠28–⁠5
Washington5–⁠37–⁠4
California4–⁠49–⁠425
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon2–⁠65–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠64–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠64–⁠7

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