2016 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

2016 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Sonny Dykes (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^   8 1     12 2  
Washington State   7 2     8 5  
No. 12 Stanford   6 3     10 3  
California   3 6     5 7  
Oregon State   3 6     4 8  
Oregon   2 7     4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x   8 1     10 4  
No. 3 USC   7 2     10 3  
No. 23 Utah   5 4     9 4  
Arizona State   2 7     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Arizona   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2015 season, Dykes stated that he did not anticipate any staff turnover.[1] However, offensive coordinator Tony Franklin resigned from his position at California a few weeks after Dykes made this statement. Franklin left to take up the same position at Middle Tennessee State, citing a desire to move closer to his family in Kentucky.[2] Dykes replaced Franklin with Jake Spavital, who had recently been fired by Texas A&M University. Like Dykes, Spavital was from Mike Leach's Air Raid coaching tree. An additional signing from that lineage was the transfer of quarterback Davis Webb from Texas Tech; Webb completed his bachelor's degree in three years transferring to Cal for his final year of eligibility as a graduate student.

Cal went 5–7 in 2016, winning only 3 out of their 9 Pac-12 games. Dykes once again lost to Stanford at home by two touchdowns and to USC in Los Angeles by three touchdowns. His team also lost to San Diego State of the Mountain West Conference. Highlights of that season were Cal's second straight beating of then-No. 11 Texas and the team's win over UCLA. This was the first time that Dykes was able to lead the team to beat one of Cal's three traditional rivals – Stanford, UCLA and USC. In his only season as Cal's quarterback, Davis Webb beat Jared Goff's passing attempts and completions records, and equaled his marks for 300-yard passing games (10) and touchdowns (43), with 37 in the air and six on the ground.[3][4] Webb was drafted in the third round by New York Giants.

Sonny Dykes was fired on January 8, 2017.[5] He finished at Cal with a four-year record of 19–30. The firing came as a surprise, as his contract was previously extended and most coaching changes come right after the end of a season and not the following year. Two of the stated concerns were Dykes' commitment to the program, as at the end of 2016 Dykes was interviewed by Baylor University for their head coaching position, and the significant decreases in home game attendance – thirty percent fewer season tickets were renewed for 2017 than for the previous year.[6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Cal years Alma mater
Sonny Dykes Head coach / outside wide receivers coach 4th Texas Tech (1993)
Art Kaufman Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach 3rd Arkansas–Monticello (1980)
Jake Spavital Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach 1st Missouri State (2008)
Greg Burns Safeties coach 3rd Washington State (1995)
Garret Chachere Associate head coach / running backs coach 4th Tulane (1992)
Brandon Jones Run game coordinator / offensive line coach 2nd Texas Tech (2006)
John Lovett Cornerbacks coach 2nd C.W. Post (1973)
Jacob Peeler Inside wide receivers coach 4th Louisiana Tech (2006)
Fred Tate Defensive line coach 3rd Southern Miss (1997)
Mark Tommerdahl Assistant head coach / special team coordinator 4th Concordia College (MN) (1983)
Damon Harrington Head strength & conditioning coach 4th Louisiana Tech (2000)

Roster

2016 California Golden Bears Football

Quarterback

  •  3 Ross Bowers – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 190)
  •  7 Davis Webbsenior (6'5, 230)
  • 10 Victor Viramontes – freshman (6'1, 240)
  • 14 Chase Forrest – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 18 Max Gilliam – freshman (6'2, 205)

Running back

  •  5 Tre Watson – junior (5'10, 195)
  • 22 Derrick Clark – freshman (5'11, 210)
  • 23 Vic Enwere – junior (6'1, 240)
  • 28 Patrick LairdRedshirt sophomore (6'0, 205)
  • 29 Khalfani Muhammadsenior (5'9, 175)
  • 30 Billy McCrary III – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 34 Fabiano Hale – Redshirt junior (5'11, 210)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Melquise Stovall – freshman (5'9, 190)
  •  2 Jordan Duncan – freshman (6'2, 210)
  •  4 Zion Echols – freshman (5'10, 175)
  •  6 Chad HansenRedshirt junior (6'2, 205)
  •  8 Demetris Robertson – freshman (6'0, 175)
  •  9 Kanawai Noa – sophomore (6'0, 185)
  • 11 Raymond Hudson – Redshirt junior (6'3, 230)
  • 13 Grayson Bankhead – freshman (5'11, 160)
  • 15 Jordan VeasyRedshirt junior (6'3, 225)
  • 17 Vic Wharton III – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 200)
  • 19 Brandon Singleton – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 21 Jack Austin – Redshirt junior (6'3, 215)
  • 24 Matt Rockett – junior (5'9, 190)
  • 26 Bug Rivera – Redshirt senior (5'8, 175)
  • 30 Chas Peterson – Redshirt junior (6'0, 190)
  • 80 Jake Ashton – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 220)
  • 81 Logan Gamble – freshman (6'6, 190)
  • 82 Drew Kobayashi – freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 84 Justin Dunn – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 210)
  • 86 Eric Locklin – sophomore (6'2, 195)
  • 88 Patrick Worstell – Redshirt senior (6'2, 195)
  • 89 Matt Laris – freshman (6'4, 220)

Tight end / fullback

  • 40 Justin Norbeck – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 235)
  • 45 Kennedy Emesibe – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 255)
  • 47 Frank Kapp – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 225)
  • 85 J.D. Hinnant – Redshirt junior (6'4, 295)
  • 87 Kyle Wells – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 240)
  • 99 Malik McMorris – sophomore (5'11, 310)
 

Offensive lineman

  • 54 Gentle Williams – freshman (6'4, 280)
  • 55 Dominic Granado – Redshirt senior (6'4, 305)
  • 57 Addison Ooms – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 295)
  • 58 Semisi Uluave – sophomore (6'5, 345)
  • 62 Dwayne Wallace – Redshirt junior (6'5, 330)
  • 64 Steven Moore – Redshirt senior (6'6, 310)
  • 65 Tanner Prenovost – freshman (6'1, 265)
  • 66 Chris Borrayo – Redshirt senior (6'3, 325)
  • 70 Benji Palu – Redshirt junior (6'0, 315)
  • 71 Jake Curhanfreshman (6'6, 335)
  • 72 Kamryn Bennett – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 295)
  • 73 Jeremiah Stuckey – Redshirt senior (6'6, 300)
  • 74 Ryan Gibson – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 285)
  • 75 Aaron Cochran – Redshirt junior (6'8, 350)
  • 76 Henry Bazakas – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 295)
  • 79 Patrick Mekarisophomore (6'4, 295)
  • Daniel Juarez – freshman (6'5, 287)

Defensive tackle

  •  9 James LooneyRedshirt junior (6'3, 280)
  • 50 Hunter Abel – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 265)
  • 90 Rusty Becker – junior (6'4, 275)
  • 92 Marcus Manley – Redshirt senior (6'3, 310)
  • 93 Luc BequetteRedshirt freshman (6'1, 290)
  • 96 Tevin Paul – freshman (6'3, 265)
  • 97 Tony Mekari – Redshirt junior (6'1, 280)
  • 99 Chris Yaghi – freshman (6'4, 269)

Defensive end

  • 13 Russell Ude – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 265)
  • 33 Noah Westerfield – junior (6'3, 250)
  • 44 Zeandae Johnson – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 275)
  • 51 Cameron Saffle – sophomore (6'3, 245)
  • 89 Evan Weaverfreshman (6'3, 245)
  • 91 Chinedu Udeogu – freshman (6'5, 255)
  • 94 Trevor Howard – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 245)
  • 95 DeVante Wilson – Redshirt senior (6'5, 260)

Long snapper

  • 45 Grant Gluhaich – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 195)
  • 46 Garrett Frum – Redshirt junior (6'2, 230)
  • 48 Bradley E. Northnagel – Redshirt senior (6'3, 245)

Punter

  • 42 Dylan Klumph – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 230)
 

Linebacker

  •  1 Devante Downsjunior (6'3, 250)
  •  4 Derron Brown – junior (6'1, 205)
  • 11 Hamilton Anoa'i – junior (6'2, 250)
  • 19 Cameron Goode – freshman (6'4, 200)
  • 31 Raymond Davison – Redshirt junior (6'2, 225)
  • 37 Kaodi Dike – Redshirt junior (6'2, 210)
  • 38 Alex Netherda – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 40 David Ortega Jr. – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 215)
  • 46 Drew Bryant – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 55 Aisea Tongilava – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 225)
  • 56 Joe Castignani – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 225)
  • 59 Jordan Kunaszykjunior (6'3, 235)

Cornerback

  •  2 Darius Allensworth – Redshirt junior (6'0, 190)
  •  8 Nygel Edmonds – freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 14 Antoine Albert – Redshirt senior (6'1, 190)
  • 14 A.J. Greathouse – junior (6'0, 195)
  • 16 Chibuzo Nwokocha – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 205)
  • 18 Marloshawn Franklin Jr. – junior (6'0, 180)
  • 20 Joshua Drayden – freshman (5'11, 175)
  • 24 Camryn Bynumfreshman (6'1, 180)
  • 27 Ashtyn DavisRedshirt sophomore (6'1, 185)
  • 39 Ricky Walker III – freshman (5'11, 190)

Nickelback

  •  3 Cameron Walker – senior (5'10, 180)
  •  5 Trey Turner – sophomore (6'0, 195)
  • 22 Traveon Beck – freshman (5'10, 165)
  • 28 Quentin Tartabull – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 190)
  • 34 De'Zhon Grace – Redshirt junior (5'10, 175)

Safety

  •  6 Jaylinn HawkinsRedshirt freshman (6'1, 200)
  •  7 Khari Vanderbilt – Redshirt senior (6'1, 195)
  • 17 Luke Rubenzer – junior (6'0, 195)
  • 21 Evan Rambo – sophomore (6'3, 205)
  • 23 Malik Psalms – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 185)
  • 32 Jacob Anderson – Redshirt junior (6'0, 190)
  • 42 David Garner – Redshirt junior (5'9, 195)

Placekicker

  •  9 Matt Anderson – Redshirt junior (6'0, 190)
  • 19 Noah Beito – Redshirt senior (6'0, 190) (+P)
  • 39 Franklyn Cervenka – Redshirt senior (5'10, 165)
  • 41 Gabe Siemieniec – freshman (6'1, 190)
  • 49 Matt Abramo – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 185)

Source and player details: California Golden Bears Football 2016 Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.[s 1]vs. Hawaii*
ESPNW 51–3161,247
September 107:30 p.m.at San Diego State*CBSSNL 40–4542,473
September 177:30 p.m.No. 11 Texas*ESPNW 50–4350,448
September 247:00 p.m.at Arizona StateESPN2L 41–5149,295
October 13:00 p.m.No. 18 Utah
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
P12NW 28–2346,618
October 86:00 p.m.at Oregon StateP12NL 44–47 OT34,066
October 217:30 p.m.Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ESPNW 52–49 2OT43,048
October 277:30 p.m.at USCESPNL 24–4561,725
November 57:30 p.m.No. 4 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ESPNL 27–6647,756
November 127:30 p.m.at No. 23 Washington StateESPNL 21–5630,135
November 192:30 p.m.No. 24 Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
P12NL 31–4552,266
November 264:00 p.m.UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 36–1039,633
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Notes
  1. ^ Game date and time are listed in Pacific Time; Sydney is on Australian Eastern Time, which at game time was 17 hours ahead of Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Vs. Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 14 0 10 7 31
Golden Bears 17 17 7 10 51
Statistics HAW CAL
First downs 26 31
Total yards 482 630
Rushing yards 248 189
Passing yards 234 441
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 29:07 30:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Hawaii Passing Ikaika Woolsey 17/34, 234 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Diocemy Saint Juste 14 rushes, 118 yards, TD
Receiving Marcus Kemp 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD
California Passing Davis Webb 38/54, 441 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Khalfani Muhammad 10 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Chad Hansen 14 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD

Calling the game for ESPN: Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti and Warren Smith.

At San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 14 7 10 9 40
Aztecs 14 17 7 7 45
Statistics CAL SDSU
First downs 30 22
Total yards 604 463
Rushing yards 82 334
Passing yards 522 129
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 25:30 34:30
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Davis Webb 41/72, 522 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Vic Enwere 10 rushes, 72 yards
Receiving Chad Hansen 14 receptions, 190 yards, TD
San Diego State Passing Christian Chapman 14/23, 129 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Donnel Pumphrey 29 rushes, 281 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Eric Judge 4 receptions, 47 yards

No. 11 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Longhorns 17 16 0 10 43
Golden Bears 14 21 0 15 50
Statistics TEX CAL
First downs 34 24
Total yards 568 507
Rushing yards 307 111
Passing yards 261 396
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 31:47 28:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Shane Buechele 19/33, 196 yards, TD, INT
Rushing D'Onta Foreman 21 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Armanti Foreman 4 receptions, 72 yards
California Passing Davis Webb 27/40, 396 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Vic Enwere 18 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chad Hansen 12 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TD

At Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 17 3 14 41
Sun Devils 3 7 10 31 51
Statistics CAL ASU
First downs 29 23
Total yards 637 454
Rushing yards 159 164
Passing yards 478 290
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 29:21 30:39
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Davis Webb 32/56, 478 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Khalfani Muhammad 12 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving Chad Hansen 10 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Arizona State Passing Manny Wilkins 21/30, 290 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Manny Wilkins 23 rushes, 72 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tim White 6 receptions, 86 yards

No. 18 Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Utes 0 10 7 6 23
Golden Bears 14 0 7 7 28
Statistics UTAH CAL
First downs 29 17
Total yards 442 362
Rushing yards 176 56
Passing yards 266 306
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 42:01 17:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Troy Williams 24/43, 266 yards
Rushing Armand Shyne 25 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Raelon Singleton 7 receptions, 98 yards
California Passing Davis Webb 22/35, 306 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Tre Watson 4 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Chad Hansen 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Golden Bears 0 10 7 243 44
Beavers 10 7 17 76 47
Statistics CAL ORST
First downs 27 27
Total yards 441 559
Rushing yards 317 474
Passing yards 124 85
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 26:48 33:12
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Davis Webb 23/44, 113 yards, INT
Rushing Khalfani Muhammad 21 rushes, 165 yards, TD
Receiving Vic Wharton III 3 receptions, 37 yards
Oregon State Passing Darrell Garretson 13/24, 85 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ryan Nall 14 rushes, 221 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Victor Bolden Jr. 4 receptions, 28 yards

Oregon

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Ducks 0 14 14 1470 49
Golden Bears 14 17 3 873 52
Statistics ORE CAL
First downs 27 40
Total yards 450 636
Rushing yards 192 311
Passing yards 258 325
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 23:40 36:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Justin Herbert 22/40, 258 yards, 6 TD, INT
Rushing Tony Brooks-James 15 rushes, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Charles Nelson 7 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD
California Passing Davis Webb 42/61, 325 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Tre Watson 28 rushes, 154 yards
Receiving Vic Wharton III 7 receptions, 55 yards, TD

At USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 10 7 7 24
Trojans 14 14 14 3 45
Statistics CAL USC
First downs 29 31
Total yards 475 629
Rushing yards 142 398
Passing yards 333 231
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 28:09 31:51
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Davis Webb 34/53, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Khalfani Muhammad 15 rushes, 89 yards
Receiving Demetris Robertson 9 receptions, 92 yards
USC Passing Sam Darnold 18/25, 231 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Ronald Jones II 18 rushes, 223 yards, TD
Receiving Darreus Rogers 6 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD

No. 4 Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Huskies 21 14 21 10 66
Golden Bears 13 7 0 7 27
Statistics WASH CAL
First downs 31 18
Total yards 704 362
Rushing yards 287 100
Passing yards 417 262
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 35:47 24:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing Jake Browning 19/28, 378 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Lavon Coleman 7 rushes, 108 yards, TD
Receiving John Ross III 6 receptions, 208 yards, 3 TD
California Passing Davis Webb 23/47, 262 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Khalfani Muhammad 8 rushes, 34 yards
Receiving Demetris Robertson 3 receptions, 82 yards

At No. 23 Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 7 7 7 21
No. 23 Cougars 14 14 7 21 56
Statistics CAL WSU
First downs 30 34
Total yards 525 654
Rushing yards 100 254
Passing yards 425 400
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:14 33:46
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Davis Webb 34/53, 425 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Tre Watson 15 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Demetris Robertson 6 receptions, 141 yards, TD
Washington State Passing Luke Falk 36/50, 373 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Gerald Wicks 9 rushes, 128 yards, TD
Receiving River Cracraft 9 receptions, 87 yards, 3 TD

No. 24 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Cardinal 7 10 14 14 45
Golden Bears 7 7 10 7 31
Statistics STAN CAL
First downs 24 27
Total yards 555 483
Rushing yards 357 90
Passing yards 198 393
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 35:46 24:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 13/23, 198 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Christian McCaffrey 31 rushes, 284 yards, 3 TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 4 receptions, 107 yards
California Passing Davis Webb 34/57, 393 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tre Watson 11 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chad Hansen 7 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 0 10 0 10
Golden Bears 3 9 14 10 36
Statistics UCLA CAL
First downs 11 34
Total yards 260 496
Rushing yards 84 195
Passing yards 176 301
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 17:51 42:09
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Mike Fafaul 12/30, 176 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nate Starks 11 rushes, 73 yards
Receiving Caleb Wilson 3 receptions, 83 yards
California Passing Davis Webb 32/48, 301 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Khalfani Muhammad 29 rushes, 116 yards
Receiving Chad Hansen 10 receptions, 156 yards

References

  1. ^ "Sonny Dykes says Cal football coaching staff likely to stay the same, with minor adjustments". California Golden Blogs. January 14, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "OC Tony Franklin leaves Cal for Middle Tennessee". ESPN.com. January 22, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Davis Webb - 216 Football Roster". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "2017 California Football Record Book" (PDF). Cal Athletics. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Sonny Dykes fired as Cal football head coach – The Daily Californian". January 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Here's the real reason Cal fired Sonny Dykes – San Francisco Chronicle". October 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "2016 California Golden Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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