1999 California
4–7 (3–5 Pac-10), coached by Tom Holmoe. Officially 0–7: the NCAA vacated four regular-season wins. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “California was later forced to vacate all four wins from the 1999 season for altering the grades of two players.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UCLA 17–0Oct 16
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Rutgers | W 21–7vacated | 65% |
| Sep 11 | at 5Nebraska | L 0–45 | 18% |
| Sep 25 | vs Arizona State | W 24–23vacated | 51% |
| Oct 2 | at Washington State | L 7–31 | 57% |
| Oct 9 | at 24BYU | L 28–38 | 23% |
| Oct 16 | at UCLA | W 17–0vacated | 18% |
| Oct 23 | vs Washington | L 27–31 | 47% |
| Oct 30 | vs USC | W 17–7vacated | 43% |
| Nov 6 | at Oregon State | L 7–17 | 35% |
| Nov 13 | vs Oregon | L 19–24 | 39% |
| Nov 20 | at Stanford | L 13–31 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stanford 31–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Players on this team
Andre CarterDefensive end
Deltha O’NealCornerback
Kyle BollerQuarterback
Nnamdi AsomughaDefensive back
Langston WalkerOffensive tackle
Scott FujitaLinebacker
Tully Banta-CainLinebacker- Scott TerceroGuard
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 1999.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 180–254
- Coach
- Tom Holmoe
- Elo
- 1444 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.4 No. 70 of 114; offense No. 100, defense No. 30
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 71 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Hagen
- Defensive coordinator
- Lyle Setencich
Drafted in 2000
The 2000 draft| Rd 1 | Deltha O’Neal DB | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 6 | John Romero C | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 7 | Sekou Sanyika LB | Arizona Cardinals |
| Rd 7 | Jeremiah Parker DE | New York Giants |
All-Pac-10
5 first teamFirst team
- Andre CarterDECoaches-1
Jacob WaasdorpDTCoaches-1- Sekou SanyikaLBCoaches-1
- Deltha O’NealDBCoaches-1
- Nick HarrisPCoaches-1
From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1999 Pac-10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| Oregon | 6–2 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Washington | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Arizona State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Oregon State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
 Arizona | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| USC | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| California | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| UCLA | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Washington State | 1–7 | 3–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.