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1995 California

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Pac-10), coached by Keith Gilbertson.

Schedule and results

California in 1995, game by game: lost at San Diego State 9–33; lost vs. Fresno State 24–25; won vs. San José State 40–7; lost at Arizona 15–20; lost vs. No. 5 USC 16–26; lost vs. No. 15 Oregon 30–52; won at Oregon State 13–12; lost at No. 24 UCLA 16–33; won vs. Washington State 27–11; lost vs. Arizona State 29–38; lost at Stanford 24–29+33−24Lost 9–33 at San Diego State-24San Diego StateLost 24–25 vs. Fresno State-1Fresno StateWon 40–7 vs. San José State+33San José StateLost 15–20 at Arizona-5ArizonaLost 16–26 vs. No. 5 USC-10No. 5 USCLost 30–52 vs. No. 15 Oregon-22No. 15 OregonWon 13–12 at Oregon State+1Oregon StateLost 16–33 at No. 24 UCLA-17No. 24 UCLAWon 27–11 vs. Washington State+16Washington StateLost 29–38 vs. Arizona State-9Arizona StateLost 24–29 at Stanford-5Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSan Diego StateL 9–⁠3347%
Sep 9vsFresno StateL 24–⁠2553%
Sep 23vsSan José StateW 40–⁠769%
Sep 30atArizonaL 15–⁠2030%
Oct 7vs5USCL 16–⁠2629%
Oct 14vs15OregonL 30–⁠5234%
Oct 21atOregon StateW 13–⁠1248%
Oct 28at24UCLAL 16–⁠3320%
Nov 4vsWashington StateW 27–⁠1146%
Nov 11vsArizona StateL 29–⁠3845%
Nov 18atStanfordL 24–⁠2927%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 29–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

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 1995.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
243–⁠286
Coach
Keith Gilbertson
Elo
1434 −62 this season
SP+ rating
-4.9 No. 69 of 107; offense No. 72, defense No. 70
SRS
−4.2 No. 69 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Denny Schuler
Defensive coordinator
Artie Gigantino

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Regan Upshaw DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 1Duane Clemons DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Je’Rod Cherry DBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 5Iheanyi Uwaezuoke WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Ben Lynch CKansas City Chiefs

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Tarik GlennOLCoaches-2
  • Ryan LongwellKCoaches-2
  • Na’il BenjaminAPBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠112
Washington6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon6–⁠29–⁠318
Stanford5–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
UCLA4–⁠47–⁠5
Arizona4–⁠46–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State2–⁠63–⁠8
California2–⁠63–⁠8
Oregon State0–⁠81–⁠10

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