# 2016 California Golden Bears football team

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. 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. 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. Webb was drafted in the third round by New York Giants.
Sonny Dykes was fired on January 8, 2017. 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.

## 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
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Hawaii* | ANZ StadiumSydney, Australia (Sydney Cup) | ESPN | W 51–31 | 61,247 |
| September 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State* | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 40–45 | 42,473 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Texas* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | W 50–43 | 50,448 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN2 | L 41–51 | 49,295 |
| October 1 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 18 Utah | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | W 28–23 | 46,618 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 44–47 $^{OT}$ | 34,066 |
| October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | W 52–49 $^{2OT}$ | 43,048 |
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ESPN | L 24–45 | 61,725 |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 Washington | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ESPN | L 27–66 | 47,756 |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Washington State | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | ESPN | L 21–56 | 30,135 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 24 Stanford | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Big Game) | P12N | L 31–45 | 52,266 |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 36–10 | 39,633 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

### Notes

* ↑ 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 |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Diocemy Saint Juste | 14 rushes, 118 yards, TD |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Marcus Kemp | 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 38/54, 441 yards, 4 TD |
| California | Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 10 rushes, 96 yards, TD |
| California | 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 |
| California | Rushing | Vic Enwere | 10 rushes, 72 yards |
| California | Receiving | Chad Hansen | 14 receptions, 190 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Christian Chapman | 14/23, 129 yards, TD, INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Donnel Pumphrey | 29 rushes, 281 yards, 3 TD |
| San Diego State | 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 |
| Texas | Rushing | D'Onta Foreman | 21 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Armanti Foreman | 4 receptions, 72 yards |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 27/40, 396 yards, 4 TD |
| California | Rushing | Vic Enwere | 18 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD |
| California | 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 |
| California | Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 12 rushes, 84 yards |
| California | Receiving | Chad Hansen | 10 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 21/30, 290 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 23 rushes, 72 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona State | 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 |
| Utah | Rushing | Armand Shyne | 25 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Raelon Singleton | 7 receptions, 98 yards |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 22/35, 306 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| California | Rushing | Tre Watson | 4 rushes, 37 yards |
| California | Receiving | Chad Hansen | 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD |

### At Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 44 |
| Beavers | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 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 |
| California | Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 21 rushes, 165 yards, TD |
| California | Receiving | Vic Wharton III | 3 receptions, 37 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Darrell Garretson | 13/24, 85 yards, 2 INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Ryan Nall | 14 rushes, 221 yards, 3 TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Victor Bolden Jr. | 4 receptions, 28 yards |

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Ducks | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| Golden Bears | 14 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 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 |
| Oregon | Rushing | Tony Brooks-James | 15 rushes, 109 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Charles Nelson | 7 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 42/61, 325 yards, 5 TD |
| California | Rushing | Tre Watson | 28 rushes, 154 yards |
| California | 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 |
| California | Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 15 rushes, 89 yards |
| California | Receiving | Demetris Robertson | 9 receptions, 92 yards |
| USC | Passing | Sam Darnold | 18/25, 231 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| USC | Rushing | Ronald Jones II | 18 rushes, 223 yards, TD |
| USC | 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 |
| Washington | Rushing | Lavon Coleman | 7 rushes, 108 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | John Ross III | 6 receptions, 208 yards, 3 TD |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 23/47, 262 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| California | Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 8 rushes, 34 yards |
| California | 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 |
| California | Rushing | Tre Watson | 15 rushes, 58 yards |
| California | Receiving | Demetris Robertson | 6 receptions, 141 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 36/50, 373 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Washington State | Rushing | Gerald Wicks | 9 rushes, 128 yards, TD |
| Washington State | 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 |
| Stanford | Rushing | Christian McCaffrey | 31 rushes, 284 yards, 3 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 4 receptions, 107 yards |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 34/57, 393 yards, 2 TD |
| California | Rushing | Tre Watson | 11 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD |
| California | 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 |
| UCLA | Rushing | Nate Starks | 11 rushes, 73 yards |
| UCLA | Receiving | Caleb Wilson | 3 receptions, 83 yards |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 32/48, 301 yards, 2 TD |
| California | Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 29 rushes, 116 yards |
| California | Receiving | Chad Hansen | 10 receptions, 156 yards |