California Golden Bears football
University of California
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| 2025 | Ron Rivera, an alumnus, was announced as the first general manager of the California football program, with oversight of budget and football staff. |
| 2024 | Matthew Cindric and Patrick McMorris enter the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins respectively, and Jackson Sirmon joins the New York Jets |
| 2024 | Justin Wilcox coaches California to a loss in the LA Bowl against UNLV, 13-24. |
| 2024 | USC will join the Big Ten Conference and Cal will join the Atlantic Coast Conference, putting their rivalry on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled. |
| 2024 | Joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). |
| October 5 2024 | California hosted its first College GameDay in school history before a game against the Miami Hurricanes, after moving from the Pac-12 to the Atlantic Coast Conference. |
| 2023 | Daniel Scott joins the Indianapolis Colts |
| 2023 | Justin Wilcox's team loses the Independence Bowl to Texas Tech, 14-34. |
| 2023 | Ended participation in the Pac-12 Conference. |
| October 30 2023 | The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced future scheduling for California from 2024 to 2030, establishing a new conference arrangement with 17 teams playing an eight-game conference schedule and ensuring each team plays each other at least twice in 7 years. |
| October 28 2023 | The last Weekender rivalry game between Cal and USC was played, with Cal losing 49-50. |
| 2022 | Cameron Goode, Elijah Hicks, and Jake Tonges enter the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, and San Francisco 49ers respectively |
| 2021 | Camryn Bynum and Jake Curhan started their NFL careers with the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals respectively after playing for California Golden Bears. |
| 2021 | Camryn Bynum joins the Indianapolis Colts, and Jake Curhan begins with the Chicago Bears |
| 2020 | Ashtyn Davis and Jaylinn Hawkins start their NFL careers with the Miami Dolphins |
| 2020 | California Golden Bears football and UCLA rivalry series record stood at UCLA leading 55-34-1 through this season. |
| 2019 | Patrick Mekari and Jordan Kunaszyk started their NFL careers with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings respectively, after playing for California Golden Bears. |
| 2019 | Jordan Kunaszyk and Patrick Mekari enter the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars respectively |
| 2019 | California improves to an 8-5 record, wins the Redbox Bowl, achieves their highest ranking since 2009 (No. 15), and defeats Stanford in the Big Game for the first time since 2009. |
| 2018 | Justin Wilcox coaches California to a Cheez-It Bowl loss against TCU, 7-10. |
| 2018 | The Bears go 7-6, with Wilcox's defense ranked No. 15 nationally in total yards allowed. They defeat USC for the first time since 2003. |
| 2017 | Justin Wilcox is appointed as head coach, bringing a defensive-minded approach. The Bears beat No. 8 Washington State 37-3 during a losing season. |
| 2016 | Jared Goff was drafted into the NFL, beginning his professional quarterback career with the Detroit Lions after playing for California Golden Bears. |
| 2016 | Jared Goff begins his NFL journey with the Detroit Lions |
| 2015 | Sonny Dykes leads California to an Armed Forces Bowl victory against Air Force, 55-36. |
| 2013 | Keenan Allen starts his NFL career with the Chicago Bears |
| 2012 | Bryan Anger started his NFL career as a punter with the Dallas Cowboys after playing for California Golden Bears. |
| 2012 | Bryan Anger joins the NFL as a punter for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 2012 | Jeff Tedford completes his final year as head coach, leaving with the most bowl wins (five), conference wins (50), and games coached (139) in school history. |
| 2012 | Sonny Dykes is announced as the new head coach, brought in to improve the program's graduation rate and offensive performance. |
| 2011 | Cameron Jordan begins his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints |
| 2011 | Jeff Tedford's team loses the Holiday Bowl to Texas, 10-21. |
| 2011 | Conference renamed to Pac-12 Conference. |
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