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2007 California

7–⁠6 (3–⁠6 Pac-10), coached by Jeff Tedford.

Schedule and results

California in 2007, game by game: won vs. No. 15 Tennessee 45–31; won at Colorado State 34–28; won vs. Louisiana Tech 42–12; won vs. Arizona 45–27; won at No. 11 Oregon 31–24; lost vs. Oregon State 28–31; lost at UCLA 21–30; lost at No. 7 Arizona State 20–31; won vs. Washington State 20–17; lost vs. No. 12 USC 17–24; lost at Washington 23–37; lost at Stanford 13–20; won vs. Air Force 42–36+30−14Won 45–31 vs. No. 15 Tennessee+14No. 15 TennesseeWon 34–28 at Colorado State+6Colorado StateWon 42–12 vs. Louisiana Tech+30Louisiana TechWon 45–27 vs. Arizona+18ArizonaWon 31–24 at No. 11 Oregon+7No. 11 OregonLost 28–31 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 21–30 at UCLA-9UCLALost 20–31 at No. 7 Arizona State-11No. 7 Arizona StateWon 20–17 vs. Washington State+3Washington StateLost 17–24 vs. No. 12 USC-7No. 12 USCLost 23–37 at Washington-14WashingtonLost 13–20 at Stanford-7StanfordWon 42–36 vs. Air Force+6Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs15TennesseeW 45–⁠3165%
Sep 8atColorado StateW 34–⁠2875%
Sep 15vsLouisiana TechW 42–⁠1287%
Sep 22vsArizonaW 45–⁠2780%
Sep 29at11OregonW 31–⁠2448%
Oct 13vsOregon StateL 28–⁠3179%
Oct 20atUCLAL 21–⁠3059%
Oct 27at7Arizona StateL 20–⁠3144%
Nov 3vsWashington StateW 20–⁠1776%
Nov 10vs12USCL 17–⁠2442%
Nov 17atWashingtonL 23–⁠3768%
Dec 1atStanfordL 13–⁠2077%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsAir ForceArmed Forces BowlW 42–⁠3646%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Air Force 42–⁠36 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 11: 24
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 7th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 2
Points
381–⁠348
Coach
Jeff Tedford
Elo
1577 −71 this season
SP+ rating
16.6 No. 21 of 120; offense No. 18, defense No. 39, special teams No. 65
SRS
8.7 No. 26 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 23
Offensive coordinator
Jim Michalczik
Defensive coordinator
Bob Gregory
Captains
Thomas DeCoud and Craig Stevens
Most valuable player
Thomas DeCoud and Justin Forsett
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense25th of 119
  • Defense51st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0844%0.9525th of 119
Defense0.0341%0.8951st of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Jahvid Best RB★★★★No. 153
Shane Vereen APB★★★★No. 167
Robert Mullins OLB★★★No. 453
Sam DeMartinis OT★★★No. 467
D.J. Campbell ATH★★★No. 467

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.00.925
Receivers13.00.856
Offensive line13.00.868
Defensive line43.00.841
Linebackers23.00.851
Defensive backs13.00.841
Athletes and specialists13.00.868
Whole class123.20.862

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 2DeSean Jackson WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Craig Stevens TETennessee Titans
Rd 3Thomas DeCoud SAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Lavelle Hawkins WRTennessee Titans
Rd 6Mike Gibson OGPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Justin Forsett RBSeattle Seahawks

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠23
Arizona State7–⁠210–⁠316
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠425
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠423
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠67–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington2–⁠74–⁠9

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