2017 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears football
	2017 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
2017 record	5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Justin Wilcox (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Beau Baldwin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	(14) Devante Downs (9); James Looney (8); Kanawai Noa (7); Patrick Laird (7); Matt Anderson (1); Ross Bowers (1); Ashtyn Davis (1); Jordan Veasy (1); Raymond Davison (1); Jaylinn Hawkins (1); Patrick Mekari (1); Tony Mekari (1); Vic Wharton III (1); Addison Ooms (1);
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 62,467)
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

Template:2017 Pac-12 football standings The 2017 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Justin Wilcox and played their home games at California Memorial Stadium. UC Berkeley was a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the North Division. The highlight of the season was Bears' 37–3 defeat of No. 8 ranked Washington State. It was the first time Cal beat a top ten opponent since they defeated No. 3 ranked USC in 2003.^[1]

Championships[]

Previous season[]

Fourth-year head coach Sonny Dykes led the Golden Bears to a record of 5–7 (3–6 Pac-12) in 2016 to finish in a tie for fourth place in the North Division. On January 8, 2017, Dykes was fired.^[2] He finished at Cal with a four-year record of 19–30.

On January 14, 2017, Justin Wilcox was hired as the new head coach for the Golden Bears, following the dismissal of Dykes.^[3]

Recruiting[]

Position key[]

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits[]

The Golden Bears signed a total of 14 recruits.

2017 Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gabriel Cherry DE	[[Bakersfield, California]]	Centennial HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	265 lb (120 kg)	Feb 13, 2016
Gabriel Cherry DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Taariq Johnson WR	[[Buena Park, California]]	Buena Park HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	213 lb (97 kg)	Apr 3, 2016
Taariq Johnson WR	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Jeremiah Hawkins WR	[[Buena Park, California]]	Buena Park HS	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 6, 2016
Jeremiah Hawkins WR	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Chase Garbers QB	[[Newport Beach, California]]	Corona del Mar HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 26, 2016
Chase Garbers QB	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:File:4 stars.svg.png
Alex Funches DE	[[Denton, Texas]]	Trinity Valley Community College	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 6, 2016
Alex Funches DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Biaggo Ali Walsh RB	[[Las Vegas, Nevada]]	Bishop Gorman HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	186 lb (84 kg)	Aug 14, 2016
Biaggo Ali Walsh RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Michael Saffell C	[[Huntington Beach, California]]	Edison HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	293 lb (133 kg)	Oct 5, 2016
Michael Saffell C	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Elijah Hicks CB	[[La Mirada, California]]	La Mirada HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 10, 2017
Elijah Hicks CB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN:
Poutasi Poutasi OG	[[Las Vegas, Nevada]]	Desert Pines HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 28, 2017
Poutasi Poutasi OG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Daniel Scott S	[[La Cañada Flintridge, California]]	St. Francis HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 29, 2017
Daniel Scott S	Scout: Rivals:N/A ESPN:N/A
Kyle Harmon LB	[[Oakley, California]]	Freedom HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jan 29, 2017
Kyle Harmon LB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:N/A
Gavin Reinwald WR	[[Elk Grove, California]]	Elk Grove HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jan 29, 2017
Gavin Reinwald WR	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:N/A
Branden Smith CB	[[Lancaster, California]]	Paraclete HS	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
Branden Smith CB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Ben Moos TE	[[Pullman, Washington]]	Pullman HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
Ben Moos TE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "California Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2017/alabama-california. Retrieved March 12, 2017. "2017 California Football Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=689&p=9&c=8&yr=2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/2509/class/2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=689&p=9&c=14&yr=2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons at Cal	Before Cal
Justin Wilcox	Head Coach	1st as Head Coach (LB Coach, 2003–2005)	Wisconsin — Defensive Coordinator (2016)
Beau Baldwin	Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Coach	1st year	Eastern Washington — Head Coach (2008–16)
Tim DeRuyter	Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach	1st year	Fresno State — Head Coach (2012–16)
Gerald Alexander	Defensive Backs Coach	1st year	Montana State — Defensive Backs Coach (2016)
Jerry Azzinaro	Defensive Line Coach	1st year	San Francisco 49ers — Defensive Line Coach (2016)
Steve Greatwood	Offensive Line Coach	1st year	Oregon — Offensive Line / Defensive Line Coach (2000–16)
Marques Tuiasosopo	Quarterbacks Coach / Passing Game Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator	1st year	UCLA — Quarterbacks Coach / Passing Game Coordinator (2016)
Nicholas Edwards	Wide Receivers Coach	1st year	Eastern Washington — Wide Receivers Coach (2014–16)
Charlie Ragle	Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach	1st year	Arizona — Special Teams Coordinator (2013–17)
Tony Tuioti	Outside Linebackers Coach	1st year	Cleveland Browns — Quality Control, Defense (2014–15)
Desmond Bishop	Quality Control, Defense	1st as Asst. Coach (LB, 2005–2006)	Washington Redskins — Linebacker (2016)
Reference: ^[4]

Roster[]

2017 California Golden Bears Football

Quarterback

3 Ross Bowers - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 190)
7 Chase Garbers - Freshman (6'2, 210)
11 Brandon McIlwain - Sophomore (6'1, 195)
14 Chase Forrest - Redshirt Junior (6'2, 205)

Running Back

4 Zion Echols - Redshirt Freshman (5'8, 180)
5 Tre Watson - Senior (5'11, 205)
22 Derrick Clark - Redshirt Freshman (5'10, 210)
23 Vic Enwere - Senior (6'0, 245)
26 Biaggo Ali Walsh - Freshman (5'10, 190)
28 Patrick Laird - Redshirt Junior (6'0, 200)
30 Billy McCrary III - Junior (5'11, 210)
34 Fabiano Hale - Redshirt Senior (6'0, 225)

Wide Receiver

1 Melquise Stovall - Sophomore (5'9, 185)
2 Jordan Duncan - Sophomore (6'1, 210)
6 Jeremiah Hawkins - Freshman (5'8, 170)
8 Demetris Robertson - Sophomore (6'0, 185)
9 Kanawai Noa - Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 180)
13 Grayson Bankhead - Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 170)
15 Jordan Veasy - Redshirt Senior (6'3, 225)
17 Vic Wharton III - Redshirt Junior (5'11, 210)
19 Brandon Singleton - Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 170)
24 Matt Rockett - Redshirt Sophomore (5'9, 195)
31 Chas Peterson - Redshirt Senior (5'11, 185)
38 Alex Netherda - Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 205)
88 Taariq Johnson - Freshman (6'2, 220)

Tight End

11 Raymond Hudson - Redshirt Senior (6'3, 245)
16 Collin Moore - Freshman (6'4, 225)
80 Jake Ashton - Redshirt Junior (6'3, 235)
83 Ben Moos - Freshman (6'4, 235)
84 Gavin Reinwald - Freshman (6'3, 215)
87 Kyle Wells - Redshirt Junior (6'3, 245)
89 Matt Laris - Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 235)
99 Malik McMorris - Junior (5'11, 300) (+FB)

Punter

37 Steven Coutts - Junior (6'4, 210)
42 Dylan Klumph - Redshirt Junior (6'2, 235)

Offensive Lineman

53 Michael Saffell - Freshman (6'2, 295)
54 Gentle Williams - Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 295)
57 Addison Ooms - Redshirt Junior (6'4, 300)
58 Semisi Uluave - Junior (6'5, 345)
60 Daniel Juarez - Freshman (6'5, 290)
61 Valentino Daltoso - Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 310)
65 Tanner Prenovost - Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 265)
70 Poutasi Poutasi - Freshman (6'4, 305)
71 Jake Curhan - Redshirt Freshman (6'6, 325)
72 Kamryn Bennett - Redshirt Junior (6'3, 310)
74 Ryan Gibson - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 285)
76 Henry Bazakas - Redshirt Sophomore (6'6, 300)
77 J.D. Hinnant - Redshirt Senior (6'4, 300)
79 Patrick Mekari - Junior (6'4, 300)

Defensive End

9 James Looney - Redshirt Senior (6'3, 280)
44 Zeandae Johnson - Redshirt Sophomore (6'4, 280)
90 Rusty Becker - Redshirt Senior (6'4, 280)
91 Chinedu Udeogu - Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 250)
92 Gabe Cherry - Freshman (6'5, 260)
96 Tevin Paul - Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 270)

Nose Guard

50 Hunter Abel - Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 275)
93 Luc Bequette - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 290)
97 Tony Mekari - Redshirt Senior (6'1, 295)
98 Chris Palmer - Redshirt Junior (6'2, 320)

Outside Linebacker

13 Russell Ude - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 245)
19 Cameron Goode - Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 225)
33 Noah Westerfield - Senior (6'3, 250)
36 Alex Funches - Junior (6'2, 230)
46 Drew Bryant - Redshirt Junior (6'2, 220)
51 Cameron Saffle - Junior (6'3, 250)
89 Evan Weaver - Sophomore (6'3, 250)
94 Trevor Howard - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 250)

Placekicker

9 Matt Anderson - Redshirt Senior (6'0, 195)
41 Gabe Siemieniec - Redshirt Freshman (6'1, 220)
49 Matt Abramo - Redshirt Sophomore (6'3, 190)

Inside Linebacker

1 Devante Downs - Senior (6'3, 245)
11 Hamilton Anoa'i - Senior (6'2, 255)
31 Raymond Davison - Redshirt Senior (6'2, 235)
40 David Ortega Jr. - Redshirt Junior (5'9, 210)
41 Gerran Brown - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 220)
43 Kyle Harmon - Freshman (6'1, 240) (+OLB)
55 Aisea Tongilava - Redshirt Junior (6'1, 220)
59 Jordan Kunaszyk - Redshirt Junior (6'3, 235)

Cornerback

2 Darius Allensworth - Redshirt Senior (5'11, 195)
3 Elijah Hicks - Freshman (5'11, 180)
8 Nygel Edmonds - Redshirt Freshman (5'11, 190)
16 Chibuzo Nwokocha - Redshirt Junior (6'1, 185)
18 Marloshawn Franklin Jr. - Senior (5'11, 190)
20 Joshua Drayden - Sophomore (5'9, 185)
22 Traveon Beck - Sophomore (5'9, 160)
24 Camryn Bynum - Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 180)
27 Ashtyn Davis - Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 195)

Defensive Back

10 Daniel Scott - Freshman (6'2, 200)
45 Branden Smith - Freshman (5'10, 170)

Safety

4 Derron Brown - Redshirt Junior (6'1, 210)
5 Trey Turner - Junior (6'1, 190)
6 Jaylinn Hawkins - Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 200)
17 Luke Rubenzer - Senior (5'11, 200)
21 Evan Rambo - Redshirt Sophomore (6'4, 210)
23 Malik Psalms - Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 185)
28 Quentin Tartabull - Redshirt Junior (5'11, 205)
29 Bryce Turner - Redshirt Freshman (5'10, 175)
32 Jacob Anderson - Redshirt Senior (5'11, 195)
34 De'Zhon Grace - Redshirt Senior (5'9, 180)
39 Ricky Walker III - Redshirt Freshman (5'11, 200)

Long Snapper

45 Grant Gluhaich - Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 200)
46 Garrett Frum - Senior (6'1, 230)
47 Alonso Vera - Junior (5'11, 225)

Fullback

40 Justin Norbeck - Redshirt Junior (6'0, 235)

Source and player details: [1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	9:20 a.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 35–30	49,500
September 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 (FCS) Weber State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 33–20	36,209
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Ole Miss*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	W 27–16	37,125
September 23	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Joe Roth Memorial Game)	ABC	L 20–30	46,747
September 30	7:30 p.m.	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	L 24–45	55,707
October 7	7:45 p.m.	at No. 6 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	L 7–38	67,429
October 13	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	W 37–3	26,244
October 21	4:00 p.m.	Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 44–45 ^2OT	37,525
October 28	11:00 a.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 28–44	47,216
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 37–23	35,440
November 18	5:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (120th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	FOX	L 14–17	51,424
November 24	7:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	FS1	L 27–30	50,287
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[5]

Game summaries[]

at North Carolina[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Bears	7	7	7	14	35
Tar Heels	7	10	7	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Weber State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 25 (FCS) Wildcats	10	10	0	0	20
Golden Bears	7	10	0	16	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Ole Miss[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rebels	10	6	0	0	16
Golden Bears	7	0	10	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

USC[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 5 Trojans	3	10	0	17	30
Golden Bears	3	10	0	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–70–5	2016	USC, 45–24

at Oregon[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Bears	0	7	7	10	24
Ducks	17	0	7	21	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–37–2	2016	CAL, 52–49

at Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Bears	0	0	7	0	7
No. 6 Huskies	7	17	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–53–4	2016	WASH, 66–27

Washington State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 8 Cougars	0	3	0	0	3
Golden Bears	10	7	3	17	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–27–5	2016	WSU, 56–21

The game marked Cal's first win against a top ten opponent since 2003.^[6]
The three points allowed by the Bears defense are the fewest since holding UC Davis to three points in 2010.
In the fourth quarter, quarterback Ross Bowers executed a flip into the end zone to put the Bears up 27-3.^[7]

Arizona[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats	14	7	7	3	45
Golden Bears	7	0	14	10	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–16–2	2014	ARIZ, 49–45

at Colorado[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Bears	7	7	0	14	28
Buffaloes	14	13	0	17	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2014	CAL, 59–56

Oregon State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Beavers	7	6	7	3	23
Golden Bears	14	6	10	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–33	2016	ORST, 47–44

The game was the sixth time in program history that Cal had zero punts in a game. It was the first time that Cal had zero punts in a game since playing USC in 2004.^[8]
Matt Anderson broke the Cal record for career scoring, reaching 297 points after kicking three field goals and four extra points in the game. He broke the previous record of 288 points held by Doug Brien since 1993. Anderson would finish the season with an all-time record of 316 points.
Patrick Laird's 214 yards rushing ranks tenth in program history for rushing yards in a single game.

at Stanford[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Bears	3	3	8	0	14
No. 22 Cardinal	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–57–10	2016	STAN, 45–31

at UCLA[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Bears	3	6	8	10	27
Bruins	7	10	7	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–52–1	2016	CAL, 36–10

Matt Anderson broke the Cal record for career field goals, reaching 60 after kicking four field goals in the game. He broke the previous record of 56 field goals held by Doug Brien since 1993.^[9]
Ross Bowers reached 3,000 passing yards for the season and became the seventh player in Cal history to reach the milestone.
Patrick Laird reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season and became the sixteenth player in Cal history to reach the milestone.

Awards and honors[]

Coaches[]

Tim DeRuyter (Defensive Coordinator)

Athlon Sports' National Defensive Coordinator of the Week, vs. Washington State^[10]

Offense[]

Ross Bowers (QB)

Manning Award Stars of the Week, vs. North Carolina^[11]

Patrick Laird (RB)

Burlsworth Trophy semifinalist^[12]

First-team Pac-12 All-Academic^[13]

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention^[14]

CoSIDA Academic All-District Team^[15]

Malik McMorris (FB)

SB Nation Piesman Trophy finalist^[16]

Kanawai Noa (WR)

Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award watchlist^[17]

Vic Wharton III (WR)

Biletnikoff Award watchlist^[18]

Jake Curhan (OL)

Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic^[13]

Patrick Mekari (OL)

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention^[14]

Tony Mekari (G)

Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic^[13]

Defense[]

James Looney (DL)

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention^[14]

Devante Downs (LB)

Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist^[19]

Lott IMPACT Trophy watchlist^[19]

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention^[14]

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, at North Carolina^[19]

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week(2), vs. Ole Miss^[19]

College Sports Madness National Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Ole Miss^[20]

College Sports Madness Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Ole Miss^[20]

Jordan Kunaszyk (LB)

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State^[21]

Rose Bowl: Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State^[21]

Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State^[21]

College Sports Madness Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State^[21]

Luke Rubenzer (S)

First-team Pac-12 All-Academic^[13]

Special teams[]

Matt Anderson (PK)

Pac-12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year^[22]

Campbell Trophy semifinalist ^[23]

Lou Groza Award pre-season watchlist^[23]

Senior CLASS Award candidate^[23]

Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic^[13]

CoSIDA Academic All-District Team^[15]

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↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 "Pac-12 Football All-Conference Team Announced". Pac-12. 5 December 2017. http://pac-12.com/article/2017/12/05/pac-12-football-all-conference-team-announced.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 "Announcing 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Football and Volleyball Teams". CoSIDA. 16 November 2017. http://cosida.com/news/2017/11/16/academic-all-america-announcing-2017-cosida-academic-all-district-football-and-volleyball-teams.aspx.
↑ "McMorris on Final Piesman Trophy Ballot". CalBears.com. 27 November 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/11/27/football-mcmorris-on-final-piesman-trophy-ballot.aspx.
↑ "2017 Watch List for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award". Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. https://www.polynesianfootballhof.org/releases/2017-college-player-of-the-year-award-watch-list.
↑ "Wharton III added to Biletnikoff Award watch list". CalBears.com. 6 November 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/11/6/football-wharton-iii-added-to-biletnikoff-award-watch-list.aspx.
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 "Downs Added to Chuck Bednarik Award Watchlist". CalBears.com. 6 October 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/10/6/football-downs-added-to-chuck-bednarik-award-watch-list.aspx.
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[2] "Sonny Dykes Fired as Cal Football Head Coach". The Daily Californian. 8 January 2017. http://www.dailycal.org/2017/01/08/sonny-dykes-fired-cal-football-head-coach.

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[6] "Cal-WSU Postgame Notes". CalBears.com. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/10/14/football-cal-wsu-postgame-notes.aspx.

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[9] "Cal-UCLA Postgame Notes". CalBears.com. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/11/25/football-cal-ucla-postgame-notes.aspx.

[10] "DeRuyter Selected Athlon's National DC of the Week". CalBears.com. 15 October 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/10/15/football-deruyter-selected-athlons-national-dc-of-the-week.aspx.

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[Academic-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 ^13.4 "Laird and Rubenzer First-Team Pac-12 All-Academic". CalBears.com. 30 November 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/11/30/football-laird-and-rubenzer-first-team-pac-12-all-academic.aspx.

[All-Conference-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 "Pac-12 Football All-Conference Team Announced". Pac-12. 5 December 2017. http://pac-12.com/article/2017/12/05/pac-12-football-all-conference-team-announced.

[CoSIDA-15] 15.0 ^15.1 "Announcing 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Football and Volleyball Teams". CoSIDA. 16 November 2017. http://cosida.com/news/2017/11/16/academic-all-america-announcing-2017-cosida-academic-all-district-football-and-volleyball-teams.aspx.

[16] "McMorris on Final Piesman Trophy Ballot". CalBears.com. 27 November 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/11/27/football-mcmorris-on-final-piesman-trophy-ballot.aspx.

[17] "2017 Watch List for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award". Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. https://www.polynesianfootballhof.org/releases/2017-college-player-of-the-year-award-watch-list.

[18] "Wharton III added to Biletnikoff Award watch list". CalBears.com. 6 November 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/11/6/football-wharton-iii-added-to-biletnikoff-award-watch-list.aspx.

[Devante_1-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 ^19.3 "Downs Added to Chuck Bednarik Award Watchlist". CalBears.com. 6 October 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/10/6/football-downs-added-to-chuck-bednarik-award-watch-list.aspx.

[Devante_2-20] 20.0 ^20.1 "Downs Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". CalBears.com. 18 September 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/9/18/football-downs-named-pac-12-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx.

[Kunaszyk-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 ^21.3 "Kunaszyk named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". CalBears.com. 16 October 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/10/16/football-kunaszyk-named-pac-12-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx.

[22] "Pac-12 Announces Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Pac-12. 27 November 2017. http://pac-12.com/article/2017/11/27/pac-12-announces-football-scholar-athlete-year.

[Anderson-23] 23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 "Matt Anderson Candidate for Senior CLASS Award". CalBears.com. 5 October 2017. http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/10/5/football-matt-anderson-candidate-for-senior-class-award.aspx.

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