The 2018 California Golden Bears football team represented the

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in the

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. The Bears went 7–6 during Justin Wilcox's second year as head coach. The Bears upset #15

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12–10 and defeated

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15–14 at the

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in Los Angeles to snap a 15-year losing streak to the Trojans, but at the same time, they also snapped a 18-year losing streak to USC in the Coliseum. They lost 10–7 in overtime to

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in the

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. Cal's offensive efficiency ranked as the second worst among all Power Five teams. This ranking was in direct contrast to Cal's offensive performances under Cal's previous coach

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; in 2014 Cal was ranked No. 11 in nation in points scored, and in 2015 was ranked No. 13 in total yards. However, there was an inverse contrast in team's defensive performance as Wilcox's 2018 team was ranked No. 15 in total yards allowed as opposed to consistent bottom of the charts performances under Dykes. Two standouts of Cal's defense were second team All-Pac-12 linebacker junior Evan Weaver who had 155 tackles and two interceptions, and first team All-Pac-12 senior Jordan Kunaszyk who had 143 tackles, six forced fumbles and one fumble recovered; Kunaszyk went undrafted but was later signed by the

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Offseason

On December 5, 2017, defensive line coach Jerry Azzinaro left the Golden Bears after one season to become the new defensive coordinator for the

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under

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NFL Draft selections

The Golden Bears had two individuals selected in the

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Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

The Golden Bears signed a total of 21 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Pac-12 media days

The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in

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. Justin Wilcox (HC), Patrick Laird (RB) & Jordan Kunaszyk (LB) at Pac-12 media days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Golden Bears predicted to finish in fourth place at Pac-12 North division.

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

North Carolina

At BYU

Idaho State

Oregon

At Arizona

UCLA

At Oregon State

Washington

At Washington State

At USC

Colorado

Stanford

Vs. TCU ( Cheez-It Bowl)

Media affiliates

Radio

* KGO 810 AM - Joe Starkey, Mike Pawlawski, Todd McKim ::with Hal Ramey and

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90.7 FM

TV

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* FSN/

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Award finalists

* Patrick Laird (RB) ::

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Finalist :: Senior CLASS Award Finalist

Award semifinalists

* Tim DeRuyter (DC/olb coach) ::

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Semifinalist * Jordan Kunaszyk (LB) :: Lott IMPACT Trophy Semifinalist * Patrick Laird (RB) :: Campbell Trophy Semifinalist

Award watchlists

* Evan Weaver (LB) :: Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List

Weekly awards

* Team awards :: FWAA National Team of the Week (Week 11 vs USC) * Steven Coutts (P) :: Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 13 vs Colorado) * Luc Bequette (DE) :: Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Week 11 vs USC) * Ashtyn Davis (S) :: Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Week 13 vs Colorado) * Evan Weaver (LB) :: Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Week 9 vs Washington) :: CSM Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Week 9 vs Washington)

Honors

* Patrick Laird (RB) :: Allstate AFCA Good Works Team :: Google Cloud Academic All-District Team

All-Pac-12

References

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