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2016 California

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Pac-12), coached by Sonny Dykes.

Schedule and results

California in 2016, game by game: won vs. Hawai’i 51–31; lost at San Diego State 40–45; won vs. No. 11 Texas 50–43; lost at Arizona State 41–51; won vs. No. 18 Utah 28–23; lost at Oregon State 44–47; won vs. Oregon 52–49; lost at USC 24–45; lost vs. No. 4 Washington 27–66; lost at No. 23 Washington State 21–56; lost vs. Stanford 31–45; won vs. UCLA 36–10+26−39Won 51–31 vs. Hawai’i+20Hawai’iLost 40–45 at San Diego State-5San Diego StateWon 50–43 vs. No. 11 Texas+7No. 11 TexasLost 41–51 at Arizona State-10Arizona StateWon 28–23 vs. No. 18 Utah+5No. 18 UtahLost 44–47 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateWon 52–49 vs. Oregon+3OregonLost 24–45 at USC-21USCLost 27–66 vs. No. 4 Washington-39No. 4 WashingtonLost 21–56 at No. 23 Washington State-35No. 23 Washington StateLost 31–45 vs. Stanford-14StanfordWon 36–10 vs. UCLA+26UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsHawai’iW 51–⁠3175%
Sep 10atSan Diego StateL 40–⁠4531%
Sep 17vs11TexasW 50–⁠4355%
Sep 24atArizona StateL 41–⁠5137%
Oct 1vs18UtahW 28–⁠2341%
Oct 8atOregon StateL 44–⁠4770%
Oct 21vsOregonW 52–⁠4957%
Oct 27atUSCL 24–⁠4530%
Nov 5vs4WashingtonL 27–⁠6629%
Nov 12at23Washington StateL 21–⁠5623%
Nov 19vsStanfordL 31–⁠4531%
Nov 26vsUCLAW 36–⁠1052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 36–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
445–⁠511
Coach
Sonny Dykes
Elo
1513 −19 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 62 of 128; offense No. 22, defense No. 107, special teams No. 52
SRS
1.5 No. 58 of 128 in FBS
Returning
15% of last season’s EPA, No. 127 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 31 roster talent No. 47 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jake Spavital
Defensive coordinator
Art Kaufman
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 128
  • Defense124th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted29th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted124th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1747%1.2127th of 128
Defense0.2750%1.22124th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.22 def		48% off
48% def		—29th off
124th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.1own 2913% allowed
Defense4.5own 2913% caused

CORE rating -5.1, 90th of 128 (offense 6.4, defense 11.5).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDavis Webb QB4,295 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Webb QB37 TD
Rushing yardsKhalfani Muhammad RB827 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavis Webb QB6 TD
Receiving yardsChad Hansen WR1,249 yds
Receiving touchdownsChad Hansen WR11 TD
TacklesDevante Downs ILB83 tkl
SacksCameron Saffle OLB4 sacks
InterceptionsLuke Rubenzer S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Demetris Robertson WR★★★★★No. 13
Melquise Stovall APB★★★★No. 207
Max Gilliam PRO★★★No. 354
Jordan Duncan WR★★★No. 416
Victor Viramontes ATH★★★No. 426

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.889
Running backs33.30.877
Receivers43.50.895
Offensive line33.00.844
Defensive line53.00.835
Linebackers13.00.814
Defensive backs43.00.858
Athletes and specialists13.00.879
Whole class223.10.860

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 3Davis Webb QBNew York Giants
Rd 4Chad Hansen WRNew York Jets
Rd 7Khalfrani Muhammad RBTennessee Titans

Roster 118

The 2016 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠112–⁠24
Colorado8–⁠110–⁠417
USC7–⁠210–⁠33
Washington State7–⁠28–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠310–⁠312
Utah5–⁠49–⁠423
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon2–⁠74–⁠8
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona1–⁠83–⁠9

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