Pac-12Golden Bears

California

54th of 1308–5

Rank

54th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+2.2

90% range −7.3 to 11.8

Offense

23.6

97th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

21.4

25th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 31 · 6:30 PM ET vs

UC Davis W 27–13

Rating change−0.3

Wk 2Sep 7 · 10:30 PM ET at#18

Washington W 20–19

Rating change+2.5

Wk 3Sep 14 · 4:15 PM ET vs

North Texas W 23–17

Rating change−0.6

Wk 4Sep 21 · 12:00 PM ET at

Ole Miss W 28–20

Rating change+1.4

Wk 5Sep 27 · 10:30 PM ET vs

Arizona State L 17–24

Rating change−1.4

Wk 6Oct 5 · 8:00 PM ET at#11

Oregon L 7–17

Rating change+0.5

Wk 8Oct 19 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Oregon State L 17–21

Rating change−1.7

Wk 9Oct 26 · 10:00 PM ET at#10

Utah L 0–35

Rating change−2.1

Wk 11Nov 9 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Washington State W 33–20

Rating change+2.5

Wk 12Nov 16 · 11:00 PM ET vs#25

USC L 17–41

Rating change−1.1

Wk 13Nov 23 · 4:00 PM ET at

Stanford W 24–20

Rating change+1.2

Wk 14Nov 30 · 10:30 PM ET at

UCLA W 28–18

Rating change+1.5

PostDec 30 · 4:00 PM ET vs

IllinoisREDBOX BOWL W 35–20

Rating change−0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2018	Pac-12	49 of 130	4.9	25.6	20.8	7–6	—
2017	Pac-12	62 of 130	1.5	29.5	27.9	5–7	—
2016	Pac-12	64 of 128	0.8	38.5	37.7	5–7	—
2015	Pac-12	24 of 128	11.4	40.5	29.1	8–5	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

CAL offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles