# 2025 California Golden Bears football team

The 2025 California Golden Bears football team will represent the University of California, Berkeley in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Bears are led by Justin Wilcox in his ninth year as the head coach. The Golden Bears will play their home games at California Memorial Stadium located in Berkeley, California.

## Transfers

Incoming
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Prev. school |
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | QB | 6'3" | 217 | ʻEwa Beach, HI | Oregon |
| Devin Brown | QB | 6'3" | 212 | Gilbert, AZ | Ohio State |
| Buom Jock | LB | 6’5” | 235 lbs | Mankato, MN | Colorado State |
| Tyson Ford | DL | 6'5" | 275 lbs | St. Louis, MO | Notre Dame |
| Kyle Cunanan | K | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte |
| Jaden Mickey | CB | 5'11" | 176 lbs | Eastvale, CA | Notre Dame |
| Hezekiah Masses | CB | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Miami, FL | FIU |
| LaJuan Owens | OL | 6'4" | 300 lbs | New Orleans, LA | New Mexico |
| Tyson Ruffins | OL | 6'5" | 310 lbs | Las Vegas, NV | Nevada |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR |
| September 6 | Texas Southern* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA |
| September 13 | Minnesota* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA |
| September 20 | at San Diego State* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA |
| September 27 | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA |
| October 4 | Duke | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA |
| October 17 (Friday) | North Carolina | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA |
| October 24 (Friday) | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA |
| November 1 | Virginia | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA |
| November 8 | at Louisville | L&N Federal Credit Union StadiumLouisville, KY |
| November 22 | at Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Big Game) |
| November 29 | SMU | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### at Oregon State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Golden Bears | | | 0 |
| Beavers | | | 0 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| California | Passing |
| California | Rushing |
| California | Receiving |
| Oregon State | Passing |
| Oregon State | Rushing |
| Oregon State | Receiving |

### vs Texas Southern

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Tigers | | | 0 |
| Golden Bears | | | 0 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas Southern | Passing |
| Texas Southern | Rushing |
| Texas Southern | Receiving |
| California | Passing |
| California | Rushing |
| California | Receiving |

### vs Minnesota

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | | | 0 |
| Golden Bears | | | 0 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Minnesota | Passing |
| Minnesota | Rushing |
| Minnesota | Receiving |
| California | Passing |
| California | Rushing |
| California | Receiving |

### at San Diego State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Golden Bears | | | 0 |
| Aztecs | | | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California
* Date: September 20
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| California | Passing |
| California | Rushing |
| California | Receiving |
| San Diego State | Passing |
| San Diego State | Rushing |
| San Diego State | Receiving |

### at Boston College

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Golden Bears | | | 0 |
| Eagles | | | 0 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| California | Passing |
| California | Rushing |
| California | Receiving |
| BC | Passing |
| BC | Rushing |
| BC | Receiving |