2026 California Golden Bears football team

2026 California Golden Bears football
2026 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tosh Lupoi (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jordan Somerville (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ike Hilliard (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Hutchings (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Da'Von Brown (1st season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 California Golden Bears football team will represent the University of California, Berkeley in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Bears will be led by Tosh Lupoi in his first year as the head coach.^[2] The Golden Bears will play their home games at California Memorial Stadium located in Berkeley, California.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)

Headcoach

Tosh Lupoi (1st season)

OffensivecoordinatorJordan Somerville (1st season)

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2026 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 24 Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 7 Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 19 SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of August 25, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

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Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. school
Solomon Williams	EDGE	6'2"	255 lbs	Tampa, FL	Texas A&M
Jacob Arop	OT	6'5.5"	260 lbs	Bellevue, NE	South Dakota
Ian Strong	WR	6'4"	190 lbs	Middle Island, NY	Rutgers
Kingston Lopa	S	6'3"	195 lbs	Sacramento, CA	Oregon
Adam Mohammed	RB	6'0"	180 lbs	Glendale, AZ	Washington
Dorian Thomas	TE	6'4"	215 lbs	Kent, WA	New Mexico
Ashten Emory	RB	5'11"	185 lbs	Dallas, TX	UTEP
Carter Vargas	RB	5'11"	190 lbs	Santa Maria, CA	UC Davis
Mykeal Rabess	OT	6'7"	320 lbs	Miami, FL	FIU
Chase Hendricks	WR	5'10"	182 lbs	St. Louis, MO	Ohio
Michael Hurst Jr.	S	6'0"	185 lbs	Los Angeles, CA	Northern Arizona
Tristan Jernigan	LB	6'0.5"	215 lbs	Tupelo, MS	Texas A&M
Jimothy Lewis	OT	6'5"	300 lbs	Madison, MS	Mississippi State
Ashun Shepphard	DL	6'3"	285 lbs	Louisville, MS	Mississippi State
Justin Beadles	DL	6'6"	232 lbs	Tyrone, GA	Louisville
Towns McGough	K	6'0"	180 lbs	Auburn, AL	Auburn
Marquis Groves-Killebrew	CB	6'0"	172 lbs	Snellville, GA	Arizona
Cooper Perry	WR	6'0.5"	185 lbs	Scottsdale, AZ	Oregon
Kahlee Tafai	IOL	6'6"	300 lbs	Lawndale, CA	Minnesota
Ashton Rivera	IOL	6'2"	310 lbs	Cape Coral, FL	Kent State
Daniel Harris	CB	6'2"	175 lbs	Miami, FL	Georgia
Angus Davies	P	6'1"	195 lbs	Victoria, AUS	Tulsa
Emmanuel Okoye	EDGE	6'5"	228 lbs	London, England	Tennessee
Jayden Williams	DL	6'2"	285 lbs	Monroe, LA	North Texas
Jackson Brousseau	QB	6'3"	209 lbs	Lehi, UT	Colorado State
Jericho Johnson	DL	6'3"	360 lbs	Fairfield, CA	Oregon
Ricky Fletcher	CB	6'2"	175 lbs	Lexington, MS	Ole Miss
Joshua Pierce	EDGE	6'4"	260 lbs	Grosse Pointe, MI	North Texas
Kamar Mothudi	LB	6'3"	225 lbs	Los Angeles, CA	Oregon
AJ Tuitele	LB	6'3"	205 lbs	North Las Vegas, NV	USC
Rico Walker	TE	6'3"	234 lbs	Hickory, NC	Purdue
David Bird	LS	6'0"	200 lbs	Phoenix, AZ	Alabama

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New school
Abram Murray	K	6'1"	180 lbs	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana–Monroe
Syris Corley	OT	6'5"	275 lbs	Taylor, TX	TBD
Michael Kern	P	6'3"	170 lbs	Fort Lauderdale, FL	New Mexico
Ben Marshall	TE	6'5"	220 lbs	Murfreesboro, TN	Austin Peay
Belay Brummel	QB	6'2"	180 lbs	Chicago, IL	TBD
Aidan Keanaaina	DL	6'3"	292 lbs	Denver, CO	TBD
Jayden Dixon-Veal	WR	6'0"	185 lbs	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	TBD
Myles Reber	WR	5'10"	185 lbs	Santa Cruz, CA	TBD
Jordan Spasojevic-Moko	IOL	6'5"	300 lbs	Brisbane, AUS	Paris Musketeers
Lajuan Owens	OT	6'4"	325 lbs	Keller, TX	Central Arkansas
Dazmin James	WR	6'1"	180 lbs	Clayton, NC	Appalachian State
Brook Honore	P	6'0"	185 lbs	Manvel, TX	South Dakota
Isaac Torres	WR	6'4"	210 lbs	Santa Rosa, CA	TBD
Ryan McCulloch	EDGE	6'3"	235 lbs	Arcadia, CA	UCLA
Luke Ferrelli	LB	6'3"	215 lbs	Carlsbad, CA	Ole Miss
Eze Osondu	LB	6'3"	215 lbs	Trophy Club, TX	UTSA
TJ Bush	EDGE	6'3"	250 lbs	Woodbridge, VA	Minnesota
Braden Miller	OT	6'7"	285 lbs	Aurora, CO	Duke
Curlee Thomas	LB	6'4"	240 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	North Texas
Rino Monteforte	LS	5'9"	215 lbs	Uniondale, NY	Kansas
Ike Okafor	DL	6'4"	255 lbs	Houston, TX	Washington State
Landon Morris	TE	6'5"	240 lbs	Fishers, IN	Wake Forest
Nick Morrow	OT	6'8"	315 lbs	Flagstaff, AZ	Kansas
Buom Jock	LB	6'5"	203 lbs	Alexandria, VA	Wake Forest
Tyson Ford	DL	6'4.2"	265 lbs	St. Louis, MO	UCLA
Kendrick Raphael	RB	5'10"	187 lbs	Naples, FL	SMU
Cade Uluave	LB	6'1"	235 lbs	Herriman, UT	BYU
Devin Brown	QB	6'2.5"	196 lbs	Draper, UT	Weber State
Brandon High	RB	5'10"	204 lbs	Spring, TX	UTSA
Daveion Harley	IOL	6'2"	300 lbs	Quincy, FL	FIU
Kaden Cook	CB	6'0"	170 lbs	Round Rock, TX	Jacksonville State
Leon Bell	OT	6'8"	300 lbs	Dickinson, TX	Colorado
Jaiven Plummer	WR	6'3"	194 lbs	Alexandria, VA	Georgia Tech
Jacob Houseworth	TE	6'4"	225 lbs	Fortuna, CA	UC Davis
Harrison Taggart	LB	6'2"	200 lbs	Draper, UT	Utah State

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2026.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 5	7:30 p.m.	UCLA*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Bear Bowl)	ESPN
September 12	12:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN
September 19	12:30 p.m.	Wagner*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ACCNX
September 25	7:30 p.m.	Clemson	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at UNLV*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN
October 10		Virginia Tech	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 17		Wake Forest	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 24		at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX
October 31		at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
November 14		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
November 21		Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
November 28		Pittsburgh	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

2026 California Golden Bears football team

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Additions

Departures

Transfers

Incoming

Outgoing

NFL draft

Recruiting class

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

vs. UCLA

at Syracuse

vs. Wagner

vs. Clemson

at UNLV

vs. Virginia Tech

vs. Wake Forest

at SMU

at NC State

at Virginia

vs. Stanford

vs. Pittsburgh

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

All-conference teams

Individual awards

Roster

References

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Fact Checks

Statistics	UCLA	CAL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wagner	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Orange	0	0	0	0	0

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0