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2007 California Golden Bears football team

2007 California Golden Bears football
University of California, Berkeley athletic logo.svg
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
2007 record 7–6 (3–6 Pac-10)
Head coach Jeff Tedford (6th year)
Offensive coordinator Jim Michalczik (1st as oc; 6th overall year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bob Gregory (6th year)
Base defense 4-3
MVP
Captain Thomas DeCoud
Captain Craig Stevens
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 72,516)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 USC +   7 – 2         11 – 2  
#16 Arizona State +   7 – 2         10 – 3  
#25 Oregon State   6 – 3         9 – 4  
#23 Oregon   5 – 4         9 – 4  
UCLA   5 – 4         6 – 7  
Arizona   4 – 5         5 – 7  
California   3 – 6         7 – 6  
Washington State   3 – 6         5 – 7  
Stanford   3 – 6         4 – 8  
Washington   2 – 7         4 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
#15 Tennessee at #12 California
1 2 3 4 Total
Tennessee 14 7 7 3 31
• California 14 17 7 7 45
#10 California at Colorado State
1 2 3 4 Total
• California 14 3 3 14 34
Colorado St 7 7 0 14 28
Louisiana Tech at #8 California
1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana Tech 0 6 6 0 12
• California 7 21 7 7 42
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
Arizona at #8 California
1 2 3 4 Total
Arizona 3 7 7 10 27
• California 28 3 7 7 45
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
#6 California at #12 Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
• California 0 3 7 21 31
Oregon 3 7 7 7 24
Oregon State at #2 California
1 2 3 4 Total
• Oregon State 7 6 7 11 31
California 0 14 0 14 28
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

The 2007 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.

Beginning the season with a #12 ranking, California was ranked as high #2 after a 5–0 start with wins against #15 Tennessee and #11 Oregon before a close homecoming game loss to unranked Oregon State. Cal went on to lose six of its last seven regular season games, losing The Axe to rival Stanford in the Big Game for the first time in six years. The season ended on a high note with a victory in the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl behind backup quarterback and game MVP Kevin Riley. California compiled a 7–6 record, finished in 7th place in the Pac-10, and was unranked for the first time since 2003.

At the end of the 2006 season, offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar resigned to accept the coaching position of offensive coordinator at Minnesota. Mike Dunbar's first and only season at Cal was a success as Cal led the Pac-10 and ranked 11th in the nation in scoring with 32.8 points per game. He will be replaced by Cal assistant head coach and offensive line coach Jim Michalczik. Jim Michalczik joined the Cal staff upon Tedford's arrival in 2002 and was integral in the development of one of the most potent offenses in the nation. Cal is one of just five teams to rank in the top 25 in scoring in each of the last five years.


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