American college football season
The 2020 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was led by head coach Justin Wilcox , in his fourth year as head coach. The team's offense was led by Bill Musgrave , who replaced Beau Baldwin ; Baldwin left to become the head coach at Cal Poly .[2]
On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference canceled all Fall 2020 sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[3] On September 24, it was announced that a seven-game season would be played in 2020, and the schedule was officially announced on October 3.[4] Due to additional COVID-related game cancellations, the Bears ultimately only played four games and finished with a 1–3 record for the season, with the sole win coming against No. 23 ranked Oregon .
Offseason [ edit ] Position key [ edit ] Offseason departures [ edit ] Nine Golden Bears graduated in 2020,[5] and three were selected in the 2020 NFL draft .
2020 California offseason departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ashtyn Davis 27 S 6'1 202 Senior Santa Cruz, CA Declared for NFL draft, drafted in the third round by New York Jets . Jaylinn Hawkins 6 S 6'2 210 RS senior Buena Park, CA Declared for NFL draft, drafted in the fourth round by Atlanta Falcons . Evan Weaver 89 LB 6'3 235 Senior Spokane, WA Declared for NFL draft, drafted in the sixth round by Arizona Cardinals . Ricky Walker III 21 WR 5'11 190 Senior Graduated Colt Doughty 42 LB 6'1 230 Senior Graduated Trey Turner III 5 S 6'1 185 Senior Graduated Lone Toailoa 55 DE 6'2 290 Senior Graduated Chinedu Udeogu 91 TE 6'4 275 Senior Graduate transfer to Illinois . Gabe Siemieniec 46 PK 6'1 210 Senior Graduate transfer to Louisiana Tech . Greg Thomas 39 PK 5'9 165 Senior Graduated
Recruiting [ edit ] US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Jaden Casey QB Calabasas, CA Calabasas High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 14, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jeremiah Hunter WR Fresno, CA Central East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) May 11, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Muelu Iosefa OLB Millilani, HI Millilani High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 11, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Collin Gamble CB Argyle, TX Liberty Christian High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 22, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports : 39 Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Preseason [ edit ] On January 3, 2020, Cal announced that it would hire former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave as its next offensive coordinator, replacing Beau Baldwin . Musgrave, an Oregon alumnus like Wilcox, began his coaching career as quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders in 1997. He last coached at the collegiate level as an offensive coordinator for Virginia in 2001–2002.
On January 10, Angus McClure was announced as the next offensive line coach.[6] McClure spent 11 years at UCLA . Four days later, Aristotle Thompson was hired as the running backs coach.[7] Thompson was the running backs coach at Cal Poly prior to being hired at Cal.
Cal's defensive line coach, Gerald Alexander, was hired to the same position by the Miami Dolphins on January 24.[8] Cal announced it would hire former Arizona defensive coordinator Marcel Yates to replace him the following day.[9]
On March 4, it was announced that Peter Sirmon would be made co-defensive coordinator alongside Tim DeRuyter.
Pac-12 media poll [ edit ] In the 2020 Pac-12 preseason media poll, California was voted to finish in second place in the North Division.[10]
Media poll (North Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Oregon 222 (35) 2 California 176 (3) 3 Washington 161 4 Stanford 105 5 Oregon State 76 6 Washington State 58
Schedule [ edit ] Cal's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16.[11] The Golden Bears had 3 games scheduled against UNLV , TCU , and Cal Poly , but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[12]
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference canceled all Fall 2020 sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[3] However, following an agreement that boosted testing capacity for players and personnel,[13] the conference announced it would play a seven-game football schedule beginning in November.[14] The schedule would see Cal play all five division opponents, Arizona State from the Pac-12 South division, and a season-closing game against the equally-ranked team in the opposite division (the division winners will play each other in the conference championship, while the team that finishes second in the North division plays the team that finishes second in the South division).
On November 13, Cal's scheduled game at Arizona State for November 14 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Arizona State program.[15] The Pac-12 then announced that Cal would instead play at UCLA on the morning of November 15;[16] the Bruins' scheduled game against Utah had also been canceled after Utah had a COVID-19 outbreak.[17]
Original 2020 California Golden Bears schedule Date Opponent Site August 29 at UNLV * Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV September 5 TCU * California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA September 12 Cal Poly * California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA September 26 Utah California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA October 3 at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA October 10 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA October 17 Oregon California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA October 24 at Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR October 31 Washington California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA November 7 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ November 21 Stanford California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) November 27 UCLA California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (rivalry )
Game summaries [ edit ] At UCLA [ edit ] California Golden Bears vs. UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 3 7 0 0 10 Bruins 7 20 0 7 34
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
Date : November 15, 2020Game time : 9:00 a.m.Game weather : Clear, sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Steven StrimlingTV : FS1 Reference
Game information First Quarter CAL – Dario Longhetto 31-yard field goal, 11:12. California 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 2:38. UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:58. UCLA 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 88 yards, 6:20. Second Quarter UCLA – Charles Njoku 27-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 11:45. UCLA 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:04. CAL – Chase Garbers 8-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 7:10. UCLA 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35. UCLA – Chase Cota 6-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (kick failed), 5:49. UCLA 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:14. UCLA – Kyle Philips 5-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 1:17. UCLA 27–10. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:22. Third Quarter Fourth Quarter UCLA – Brittain Brown 31-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 10:12. UCLA 34–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:15. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers CAL – Collin Moore – 2 receptions, 28 yards UCLA – Greg Dulcich – 3 receptions, 80 yards
At Oregon State [ edit ] California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 7 13 0 7 27 Beavers 14 0 3 14 31
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
Date : November 21, 2020Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Chris CoyleTV : FS1Reference
Game information First Quarter OSU – Jermar Jefferson 75-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 14:42. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18. CAL – Makai Polk 7-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 10:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12. OSU – Teagan Quitoriano 35-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 5:47. Oregon State 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09. Second Quarter CAL – Dario Longhetto 26-yard field goal, 14:49. Oregon State 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:58. CAL – Kekoa Crawford 21-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:31. California 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05. CAL – Dario Longhetto 52-yard field goal, 0:00. California 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 1:24. Third Quarter OSU – Everett Hayes 35-yard field goal, 6:20. California 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:45. Fourth Quarter OSU – Tristan Gebbia 8-yard pass from Tyjon Lindsey (Everett Hayes kick), 13:35. Oregon State 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:57. CAL – Jake Tonges 2-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 8:04. California 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:21. OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 4:30. Oregon State 31–27. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56. Top passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 28/42, 315 yards, 3 TD, 2 int OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 12/20, 147 yards, TD, 2 int Top rushers CAL – Marcel Dancy – 17 rushes, 76 yards OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 196 yards, TD Top receivers CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD OSU – Teagan Quitoriano – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Stanford [ edit ] Stanford Cardinal vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 0 10 14 0 24 Golden Bears 7 3 7 6 23
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
Date : November 28, 2020Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Matt RichardsTV announcers (FOX ) : Alex Faust and Petros PapadakisReference
Game information First quarter CAL – Kekoa Crawford 7-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 10:32. California 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:28. Second quarter STAN – Jet Toner 27-yard field goal, 14:55. California 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:29. CAL – Dario Longhetto 24-yard field goal, 10:15. California 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:40. STAN – Michael Wilson 11-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 3:09. Tied 10–10. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:57. Third quarter STAN – Austin Jones 2-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 10:57. Stanford 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:00. CAL – Nikko Remigio 3-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 9:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:44. STAN – Austin Jones 8-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 1:51. Stanford 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:28. Fourth quarter CAL – Christopher Brown 3-yard run (kick blocked), 0:58. Stanford 24–23. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 3:30. Top passers STAN – Davis Mills – 24/32, 205 yards, TD CAL – Chase Garbers – 19/29, 151 yards, 2 TD Top rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 21 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD CAL – Damien Moore – 10 rushes, 121 yards Top receivers STAN – Michael Wilson – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD
Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Ducks 3 14 0 0 17 Golden Bears 7 7 7 0 21
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
Date : December 5, 2020Game time : 4:05 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Francisco VillarTV announcers (ESPN ) : Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregorReference
Game information First Quarter ORE – Henry Katleman 21-yard field goal, 8:06. Oregon 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:19. CAL – Chase Garbers 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:23. California 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:43. Second Quarter CAL – Bradrick Shaw 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:31. California 14–3. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 9:51. ORE – Johnny Johnson III 39-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 2:08. California 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23. ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 0:23. Oregon 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:23. Third Quarter CAL – Nikko Remigio 28-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:14. California 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:21. Fourth Quarter Top passers ORE – Tyler Shough – 14/26, 231 yards, TD CAL – Chase Garbers – 20/32, 183 yards, TD Top rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 71 yards CAL – Marcel Dancy – 5 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers ORE – Travis Dye – 2 receptions, 85 yards CAL – Nikko Remigio – 6 receptions, 81 yards, TD
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