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The 2014 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by second-year head coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. When compared to 2013, Cal improved to 5–7, starting out with a 4–1 start, but losing six of their last seven games.[1] It averaged 38.3 points per game, second-best in the Pac-12 and 11th-best in FBS, generating a program-record 459 total points for the season.[2] However, the Golden Bears lost 367.2 passing yards per game along with 42 total passing touchdowns, both of these numbers ranked last out of 128 FBS teams.[3]

DivisionNorth Division
Record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Headcoach
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2014 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeBear raid
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Levi's Stadium
Seasons
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2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 Oregon xy$^ 8–1  13–2 
Stanford 5–4  8–5 
Washington 4–5  8–6 
California 3–6  5–7 
Oregon State 2–7  5–7 
Washington State 2–7  3–9 
South Division
No. 19 Arizona xy 7–2  10–4 
No. 10 UCLA 6–3  10–3 
No. 12 Arizona State 6–3  10–3 
No. 20 USC 6–3  9–4 
No. 21 Utah 5–4  9–4 
Colorado 0–9  2–10 
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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From Week 3 to Week 5, the Bears played three consecutive high-scoring games that were won or lost in the final seconds. The Bears lost on a Hail Mary to Arizona 49–45, but beat Colorado 59–56 in double overtime in their next game.[4] The following week, Dykes faced his former Air Raid mentor Mike Leach and the Washington State Cougars. California allowed an FBS record 734 passing yards to Cougars' senior quarterback Connor Halliday, but still won 60–59 when WSU missed a 19-yard field goal with 15 seconds to play.[5] They finished 3–6 in Pac-12, in fourth place in the North Division.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:30 p.m.at Northwestern*ABC/ESPN2W 31–2434,228
September 612:00 p.m.Sacramento State*P12NW 55–1448,145
September 207:00 p.m.at ArizonaP12NL 45–4945,595
September 271:00 p.m.Colorado
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
P12NW 59–56 2OT39,821
October 47:30 p.m.at Washington StateP12NW 60–5930,020
October 113:00 p.m.Washingtondagger
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
P12NL 7–3144,449
October 1812:30 p.m.UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
ABC/ESPN2L 34–3649,257
October 247:00 p.m.No. 6 OregonFS1L 41–5955,575
November 17:30 p.m.at Oregon StateP12NW 45–3142,479
November 136:00 p.m.at USCESPNL 30–3864,615
November 221:00 p.m.Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
FS1L 17–3856,483
November 291:30 p.m.BYU*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
P12NL 35–4247,856
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
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Personnel

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2014 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Chris Adcock Sr
WR Stephen Anderson Sr
WR Jake Ashton Fr
WR Jack Austin Fr
OL Aaron Cochran Fr
WR Caleb Coleman Fr
WR Trevor Davis Jr
RB Vic Enwere Fr
RB Lucas Gingold Sr
QB Jared Goff So
WR Chris Harper Jr
WR Maurice Harris Jr
QB Austin Hinder Sr
WR Raymond Hudson Fr
RB Patrick Laird Fr
RB Daniel Lasco Jr
WR Kenny Lawler So
WR Bryce McGovern Sr
OL Steven Moore So
RB Khalfani Muhammad So
WR Griffin Platt So
WR Darius Powe Jr
WR Matt Rockett Fr
QB Luke Rubenzer Fr
LB Bryce Treggs Jr
RB Tre Watson Fr
WR Patrick Worstell So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB Darius Allensworth Fr
LB Hamilton Anoa'i Fr
DE Todd Barr Jr
LB Michael Barton So
CB Trey Cheek Fr
DT Austin Clark Sr
S Cormac Craigie Jr
DE Antoine Davis Jr
DT David Davis Jr
LB Raymond Davison Fr
LB Devante Downs Fr
DB Cedric Dozier So
DE Kennedy Emesibe Fr
S David Garner So
CB A.J. Greathouse Fr
DT Mustafa Jalil Sr
LB Jalen Jefferson Jr
DE Jonathan Johnson Jr
LB Jake Kearney So
DT Trevor Kelly Jr
DE Puka Lopa Jr
S Michael Lowe Sr
DE Marcus Manley So
DB Stefan McClure Jr
DL Tony Mekari Fr
LB Hardy Nickerson So
LB Brennan Scarlett Sr
DB Avery Sebastian Jr
LB Edward Tandy So
LB Alsea Tongilava Fr
LB Arthur Wainwright Jr
CB Cameron Walker So
DE Noah Westerfield Fr
CB Darius White Jr
DT Harrison Wilfley Sr
DB Joel Willis Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jeremy Langford Sr
P Cole Leininger So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
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    Game summaries

    • February 7, 2014 – Defensive end Ted Agu, collapsed and died after a training run[7]

    Northwestern

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • California 14 1070 31
    Northwestern 0 7143 24
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    • Date: August 30
    • Location: Ryan Field
    • Game start: 3:30
    • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, and Jessica Mendoza

    Sacramento State

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    Sacramento St 0 770 14
    • California 28 17100 55
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    • Date: September 6
    • Location: California Memorial Stadium
    • TV announcers (Pac12 Network Bay Area): JB Long, Mike Pawlawski, and Guy Haberman

    At Arizona

    California Golden Bears (2–0) at Arizona Wildcats (3–0)
    More information Quarter, Total ...
    Quarter 1 2 34Total
    California 14 14 31445
    Arizona 0 6 73649
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    at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

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    Game information
    First quarter
    • CAL – Daniel Lasco 44-yard run (James Langford kick), 14:17. California 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:43.
    • CAL – Bryce Treggs 80-yard pass from Jared Goff (James Langford kick), 11:53. California 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13.
    Second quarter
    • ARZ – Casey Skowron 39-yard field goal, 10:39. California 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:18.
    • CAL – Stephen Anderson 26-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jeremy Langford kick), 8:55. California 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
    • ARZ – Casey Skowron 28-yard field goal, 5:28. California 21–6. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:27.
    • CAL – Chris Harper 30-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jeremy Langford kick), 3:43. California 28–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
    Third quarter
    • ARZ – Cayleb Jones 41-yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick), 11:02. California 28–13. Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 1:54.
    • CAL – Jeremy Langford 45-yard field goal, 8:28. California 31–13. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:34.'
    Fourth quarter
    • ARZ – Casey Skowron 31-yard field goal, 14:46. California 31–16. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:04.
    • ARZ – Austin Hill 9-yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick), 13:36. California 31–23. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:32.
    • CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 50-yard run (Jeremy Langford kick), 10:56. California 38–23. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40.
    • ARZ – Cayleb Jones 16-yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick), 8:09. California 38–30. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:47.
    • CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 6-yard run (Jeremy Langford kick), 5:21. California 45–30. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
    • ARZ – Terris Jones-Grigsby 6-yard run (Casey Skowron kick), 3:30. California 45–37. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:51.
    • ARZ – Cayleb Jones 15-yard pass from Anu Solomon (pass failed), 2:44. California 45–43. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 0:43. *ARZ – Austin Hill 47-yard pass from Anu Solomon, 0:00. Arizona 49–45. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:52.
    Top passers
    Top rushers
    • CAL – Daniel Lasco – 20 rushes, 123 yards, TD
    • ARZ – Anu Solomon – 16 rushes, 46 yards
    Top receivers
    • CAL – Bryce Treggs – 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
    • ARZ – Cayleb Jones – 13 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TD
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    Colorado

    More information Team, OT ...
    Team 1 234OT2OTTotal
    Colorado 21 771470 56
    • California 7 7211473 59
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    • Date: September 27
    • Location: California Memorial Stadium
    • Game start: 4:00
    • TV announcers (Pac12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Yogi Roth, and Lewis Johnson

    Washington State

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • California 0 132819 60
    Washington St 10 14287 59
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    • Date: October 4
    • Location: Martin Stadium
    • Game start: 10:30
    • TV announcers (Pac12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Yogi Roth, and Lewis Johnson

    Washington

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • Washington 14 1403 31
    California 0 070 7
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    • Date: October 11
    • Location: California Memorial Stadium
    • Game start: 6:00
    • TV announcers (Pac12 Network): Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, and Jill Savage

    UCLA

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • UCLA 7 1793 36
    California 0 14146 34
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    • Date: October 18
    • Location: California Memorial Stadium
    • Game start: 3:30
    • Referee: Michael Mothershed
    • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, and Quint Kessenich

    1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 16-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Ka’imi Fairbairn kick)

    2nd quarter scoring: Cal – Daniel Lasco 3-yard run (James Langford kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; Cal – Chris Harper 7-yard pass from Luke Rubenzer (Langford kick); UCLA – Jordan James 11-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Perkins 49-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

    3rd quarter scoring: Cal – Lasco 2-yard run (James Langford kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 24-yard field goal; Cal – Trevor Davis 24-yard pass from Jared Goff (Langford kick); UCLA – Hundley 15-yard run (Hundley pass fail)

    4th quarter scoring: Cal – Kenny Lawler 23-yard pass from Goff (Goff run fail); UCLA – Fairbairn 26-yard field goal

    Oregon

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • Oregon 14 24147 59
    California 14 1476 41
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    • Date: October 24
    • Location: Levi's Stadium
    • Game start: 10:00
    • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Joel Klatt, and Mike Pereira

    Oregon State

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • California 3 17718 45
    Oregon St 0 10147 31
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    • Date: November 1
    • Location: Reser Stadium
    • Game start: 10:30
    • TV announcers (Pac12 Network): JB Long, Anthony Herron, and Drea Avent

    USC

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    California 2 7714 30
    • USC 21 1007 38
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    • Date: November 13
    • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Game start: 9:00
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, and Samantha Ponder

    Stanford

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • Stanford 10 1477 38
    California 0 737 17
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    • Date: November 22
    • Location: California Memorial Stadium
    • Game start: 4:00
    • TV announcers (FS1/FS2): Joe Davis, Joey Harrington, and Kris Budden

    BYU

    More information Team, Total ...
    Team 1 234Total
    • BYU 14 01414 42
    California 7 1477 35
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    • Date: November 29
    • Location: California Memorial Stadium
    • Game start: 4:30
    • TV announcers (Pac12 Network): Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, and Jill Savage

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