2011 California Golden Bears football team The 2011 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California , Berkeley in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by tenth - year head coach Jeff Tedford , the Bears are members of the North Division of the Pacific - 12 Conference . Due to reconstruction at California Memorial Stadium , California played their home games in AT & T Park in San Francisco , California . The season opener against Fresno State , officially a neutral - site game , was played at Candlestick Park . The regular season also ended with an away game with a matchup at Arizona State on November 25 . Following the team ' s first losing season during Tedford ' s tenure as head coach , the Golden Bears improved to 7 – 5 ( 4 – 5 in the Pac - 12 ) to finish fourth in the North Division . Cal also became bowl - eligible for the first time since 2009 and accepted a bid to play in the Holiday Bowl , which they lost to Texas . With a victory against Presbyterian on September 17 , Tedford became the winningest coach in program history . Preseason . Following the program ' s first losing season during Jeff Tedford ' s tenure as head coach , several coaching changes were implemented . Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig departed for the same position at in San Diego State . He was replaced by Jim Michalczik , who will also be the offensive line coach due to the departure of Steve Marshall for Colorado . Michalczik had previously been the offensive line coach at Cal from 2002 – 2008 . Wide receivers coach Kevin Daft was succeeded by Eric Kiesau , who will also function as the passing game coordinator , while defensive backs coach Al Simmons was succeeded by Ashley Ambrose , who held the same position at Colorado . Marcus Arroyo joined the coaching staff as quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach . Starting running back Shane Vereen , who finished the 2010 season with 1 , 167 yards to become the program ' s first 1 , 000 - yard rusher since the 2008 season , decided to forego a remaining season of eligibility and enter the NFL Draft , having graduated in December . He was drafted in the second round by the New England Patriots , following defensive end Cameron Jordan , who was drafted in the first round . Safety Chris Conte was selected in the third round by the Chicago Bears , and linebacker Mike Mohamed was picked in the sixth round by the Denver Broncos . The team held its spring football from March 15 to April 24 . Junior transfer Zach Maynard , the half brother of wide receiver Keenan Allen , was named the starting quarterback on May 14 . Maynard had played at Buffalo from 2008 – 2009 before transferring to Cal in 2010 . Game notes . Fresno State . The third meeting between Cal and Fresno State was a neutral - site game played at Candlestick Park in San Francisco . It saw both quarterbacks each start their first career games for their respective teams : Cal ' s Zach Maynard had transferred from Buffalo in 2010 , while Fresno State ' s Derek Carr had redshirted the previous season . On the opening drive Maynard ' s first pass was intercepted on the Cal 16 - yard line and Fresno State was able to score first on a 9 - yard run by running back Robbie Rouse . However the Bears were able to rebound . Their second possession saw a 67 - yard scoring drive put together which was capped off with a 1 - yard touchdown run by running back Isi Sofele , although the PAT was blocked . On their third possession of the game , Sofele was able to break free for a 39 - yard run , but the PAT was blocked again . The Bears scored for a third time on their fourth possession when Maynard connected with wide receiver Marvin Jones for a 42 - yard score . The Bulldogs had a chance to add some points at the beginning of the second quarter , but a 35 - yard field goal missed . The Fresno State defense was able to keep Cal scoreless , and with Cal backed up on its own 6 - yard line , were able to capitalize on a botched snap that Sofele tried to recover in the Cal end zone , but was knocked lose for a fumble and recovered by the Bulldogs for a touchdown . This trimmed Cal ' s lead to 19 – 14 at the half . On Cal ' s first possession of the third quarter , Maynard was able to hit Jones for a second touchdown , this one for 23 yards . Carr was intercepted on the ensuing possession , but the Bears were unable to convert it into points . However the Cal defense was then able to sack Carr and force a fumble , which was returned for a 22 - yard score . The Bears ' final score of the game came on a 40 - yard field goal in the fourth quarter , while the Bulldogs were able to put together a drive that ended with a 7 - yard touchdown pass from Carr to receiver Josh Harper for the game ' s final score . In his first start for the Bears , Zach Maynard passed for 266 yards , with two touchdowns and an interception , while running for 53 yards . Starting running back Isi Sofele scored the second rushing touchdown of his career and rushed for 83 total yards . Keenan Allen had 112 yards receiving , while Marvin Jones had 118 , with two touchdowns , marking the first time two Cal receivers had 100 yards in a game since 2006 . For Fresno State , Derek Carr passed for 142 yards , a touchdown and an interception , while Robbie Rouse had 86 rushing yards , with a touchdown . Colorado . Although both teams are in the Pac - 12 , this game counts as a non - conference game in Pac - 12 standings , as it was scheduled before Colorado joined the Pac - 12 . The Bears visited Boulder for the first time since 1982 , where they were shut out during the first quarter by the Buffaloes . Zach Maynard was intercepted on Cal ' s second possession of the game to set up a Colorado 27 - yard field goal . However Cal got on the board to open the second quarter on a 2 - yard pass from Maynard to fulback Nico Dumont , although a PAT was blocked for the second week in a row . After both teams traded field goals , Cal added to its lead on a 7 - yard pass from Maynard to tight end Anthony Miller to make it 16 – 6 at the half . Colorado started out the second half with a 37 - yard pass from Tyler Hansen to tight end Ryan Deehan . Late in the quarter Cal scored on a 20 - yard reception by Miller . The Buffs responded with a 66 - yard touchdown from Hansen to receiver Paul Richardson to close the third quarter . The two connected again when Richardson opened the fourth quarter for a 78 - yard score to give Colorado their first lead of the game . However Cal regained the lead on the ensuing possession on a 20 - yard run by running back C . J . Anderson . The Buffs were able to tie the game on a 32 - yard field goal with 30 seconds left to force overtime . Cal won the coin toss and elected to play defense to start overtime . Colorado drove to the 4 - yard line before settling for a 22 - yard field goal . After reaching a first down at the 15 - yard line , Cal was pushed back to the 35 - yard line by two penalties , setting up a 1st - and - 30 situation . However , on first down Maynard connected with Keenan Allen for a 32 - yard gain to the 3 - yard line . One play later , Maynard passed to Allen for a 5 - yard touchdown to give the Bears their first overtime win since 2006 . The victory tied head coach Jeff Tedford with Andy Smith for the most in school history with 74 . Zach Maynard passed for 243 yards , four touchdowns , and an interception , Isi Sofele had 84 yards on the ground , while Keenan Allen had 97 receiving yards and a touchdown . Colorado ' s Tyler Hansen threw for 474 yards , a team record , including three touchdowns , while Paul Richardson had 284 receiving yards , a school record . The Buffs offense outgained the Bears 582 – 370 in the loss . Presbyterian . Cal ' s home opener was the first matchup for the two teams , with Presbyterian making the longest trip for an away game in school history . The Bears ' first score of the game came on a 9 - yard run by running back C . J . Anderson , followed by a 1 - yard run by Isi Sofele that was set up by an interception of Ryan Singer . Sofele opened the second quarter with a 3 - yard run , and the Bears scored on the following possession with a 51 - yard reception by Marvin Jones . The Blue Hose got on the scoreboard when cornerback Justin Bethel blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown , with the PAT missing . After Cal tight end Spencer Hagan scored on a 16 - yard reception , Presbyterian ' s second score came on a 29 - yard interception return by Bethel , with the two - point conversion missing . The final score of the half came on a 21 - yard reception by Keenan Allen to make it 42 – 12 at the half . The second half opened with an 88 - yard kickoff return for a score by Cal running back Brendan Bigelow . Backup running backs Covaughn DeBoskie - Johnson and Dasarte Yarnway rushed for 6 and 7 - yard touchdowns , respectively , for Cal ' s final scores . The victory made Cal head coach Jeff Tedford the winningest in program history with 75 wins . Zach Maynard threw for 215 yards , with three touchdowns and an interception , Marvin Jones had 123 receiving yards with a score , while Isi Sofele had his first 100 - yard rushing game with 105 and two scores . Cal outgained Presbyterian with 581 yards of total offense to 48 , and controlled the ball for two thirds of the game . Washington . In the conference opener for both teams , Cal faced Washington in Seattle , not having defeated the Huskies since 2008 . On the Bears ' opening possession Zach Maynard connected with receiver Keenan Allen for a 90 - yard score , the longest reception in school history . Washington responded on the ensuing possession on a 20 - yard touchdown reception by tight end Austin Seferian - Jenkins from Keith Price . The Huskies scored again on a 2 - yard run by running back Chris Polk to take the lead , which they never relinquished . After the Bears opened the second quarter with a 29 - yard field goal , the Huskies scored their third straight touchdown with a 20 - yard reception by Seferian - Jenkins . After Cal scored with a 36 - yard field goal , a fumble by Price was recovered by the Bears . This set up a 1 - yard score by running back C . J . Anderson for the final points of the half . A 52 - yard field goal attempt by Washington ' s Erik Folk missed to close out the half , with the Huskies leading 21 – 20 . Cal ' s final points of the game came on a 25 - yard field goal , with Washington responding with a 40 - yard field goal . The Huskies padded their lead with a 70 - yard reception by Chris Polk to open the fourth quarter . Early in the quarter Cal was unable to capitalize on a fumble recovery and turned the ball over on downs . The Bears had a chance in the final minutes of the game and were able to drive to the Huskies ' 2 - yard line , but were unable to get the ball into the end zone , making Steve Sarkisian ' s record against Cal 3 – 0 . Zach Maynard passed for 349 yards and a touchdown , the first time a Cal quarterback had passed for 300 yards since October 2009 . Keenan Allen had a career - high 197 yards with a score , while Isi Sofele had 98 yards on the ground . Keith Price threw for 292 yards with three touchdowns , while Chris Polk was the Huskies ' leading receiver and rusher , with 85 and 60 yards , respectively , scoring both through the air and on the ground . Oregon . Both teams came off a bye week as Cal traveled north to # 9 Oregon . The Bears scored on the game ' s opening drive with a 27 - yard field goal , but the Ducks came right back with a 53 - yard scoring run by running back LaMichael James . Cal scored again on the ensuing possession with a 38 - yard field goal , with Oregon adding its final score of the half on a 17 - yard run by receiver De ' Anthony Thomas late in the quarter . The Cal defense was able to hold Oregon scoreless in the second quarter , while a 54 - yard field goal , a career high for kicker Giorgio Tavecchio , and a 12 - yard touchdown reception by receiver Keenan Allen gave the Bears the lead 15 – 14 . Darron Thomas was intercepted in Cal territory in the closing minutes of the half for the game ' s sole turnover , but the Bears were unable to add to their lead when a 40 - yard field goal attempt was blocked . However the second half was a different story , as Oregon shut out Cal and took control of the game . The Ducks scored three touchdowns in the third quarter , with a 23 - yard reception by Thomas , a 68 - yard run by running back Kenjon Barner ( with a successful 2 - point conversion ) , and a 21 - yard reception by Thomas , his third touchdown of the game . The final score of the game came on a 3 - yard touchdown by receiver Lavasier Tuinei early in the fourth quarter . Backup Allan Bridgford stepped in for Zach Maynard during the quarter , but the Bears failed to put up further points on the board despite putting together a drive that went down to the Oregon goal line on Bridgford ' s first series . Zach Maynard threw for 218 yards and a touchdown , while Allan Bridgford had 103 passing yards in relief . Isi Sofele had 119 yards on the ground , while Keenan Allen had 170 through the air and the Bears ' sole touchdown . Oregon ' s Darron Thomas threw for 198 yards , with three touchdowns and an interception , while De ' Anthony Thomas had 114 receiving yards , two touchdown receptions , and a rushing touchdown . LaMichael James , the nation ' s leading rusher , finished with 239 yards , which put him over the 4 , 000 mark for his career . The game was his fourth straight with at least 200 yards rushing , a feat unparalleled in school history . However he was injured early in the fourth quarter and had to be carted off the field . USC . The Bears returned home to AT & T Park in search of their first conference win against the Trojans , who they had not beaten since 2003 . On the fourth play of the game a Keenan Allen fumble was recovered by the Trojans , but they were unable to convert it into points , when a trick play called by USC head coach Lane Kiffin on fourth down at the Cal 8 - yard line resulted in a fumble that Cal recovered . A second Cal fumble was recovered by the Trojans when Zach Maynard was sacked in Cal territory , setting up a 39 - yard field goal . USC scored three times in the second quarter , first on a 39 - yard pass by Matt Barkley to receiver Marqise Lee . Maynard was then intercepted on the Cal 23 on the ensuing possession to set up a 29 - yard field goal , and receiver Brandon Carswell had a 7 - yard reception late in the quarter . The Bears were able to drive downfield in the final minutes of the half but failed to get on the board when Maynard was intercepted at the goal line . USC led 20 – 0 at the half , with Cal being shut out for four straight quarters going back to the previous week against Oregon . USC opened the second half with a 23 - yard field goal and Cal ended the shutout with a 27 - yard field goal . The Bears were able to score again when Maynard rushed in from 3 yards out , although the PAT was blocked . Maynard threw his third interception late in the fourth quarter to set up a 2 - yard scoring run by running back Curtis McNeal . After turning the ball over on downs , Cal recovered a fumble by USC but was unable to score again . Zach Maynard threw for 294 yards and had a touchdown run , but accounted for four of the Bears ' turnovers with three interceptions and a fumble . Keenan Allen had a career high 160 receiving yards , while Isi Sofele , coming off a breakout game the previous week against Oregon , was held to 44 yards on the ground . Cal committed five turnovers for the first time since November 2008 and went 0 – 3 in conference play for the first time in Jeff Tedford ' s tenure as head coach . Matt Barkley threw for 195 yards and two scores while Curtis McNeal led the Trojans on the ground with 86 yards and a score , while Marquise Lee had 81 yards through the air and a touchdown . Utah . The first conference game between the two teams was their first matchup since the 2009 Poinsettia Bowl . After a scoreless first quarter Cal ' s first points of the game came in the second with a 5 - yard scoring run by Isi Sofele . A fumble by Utah quarterback Jon Hays was recovered and resulted in a 35 - yard field goal . After the Bears made a 37 - yard field goal , Hays was picked off by linebacker Mychal Kendricks which set up a 12 - yard touchdown reception by Keenan Allen to make it 20 – 0 at the half . Quarterback Zach Maynard scored on a 4 - yard run in the third quarter , while a second interception of Hays set up a 29 - yard field goal attempt which missed . Hays threw his third interception of the game to open the fourth quarter , which was returned by Josh Hill for a 32 - yard score . The Utes ended their scoring drought with a 36 - yard field goal on the ensuing possession and running back John White had a 14 - yard touchdown run in the final minutes . In an improvement from the previous week , the Bears had no turnovers in their first conference win of the season . Zach Maynard threw for 255 yards , with a touchdown on the ground and through the air , Keenan Allen had 78 receiving yards and a score , while Isi Sofele rushed for 84 yards and a score . Utah ' s Jon Hay threw for 148 yards with three interceptions , while the Utes were held to 13 net yards on the ground . UCLA . Cal got on the board first on 1 - yard run by Isi Sofele that was set up by a fumble recovered from UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince . The Bruins responded in the second quarter with an 11 - yard score by running back Johnathan Franklin and began to take control of the game when Zach Maynard ' s s first interception of the game set up a 32 - yard field goal . Running back Derrick Coleman scored on a 2 - yard run to make it 17 – 7 at the half . The Bears were able to close the gap in the third quarter with a 1 - yard touchdown run by running back C . J . Anderson that was set up by a muffed UCLA punt return , but were unable to tie the game when a 42 - yard field goal attempt missed . The fourth quarter saw Coleman score his second touchdown on a 20 - yard run , which was set up by an interception of Maynard . He followed this up with a 24 yard scoring run as the result of another interception . Maynard threw a third interception in a row to end any chances of a comeback late in the quarter . Zach Maynard threw for 199 yards and was intercepted four times , with UCLA safety Tevin McDonald accounting for three picks . Isi Sofele had 73 rushing yards with one score , while Keenan Allen had 83 receiving yards . UCLA snapped a three - game losing streak to Cal , with quarterback Kevin Prince passing for only 92 yards , but rushing for 163 on the ground , double that of running back Derrick Coleman , who rushed for 80 yards and three scores . Washington State . Cal faced Washington State at home , who came in with the second ranked passing offense in the Pac - 12 . On the Bears ' first series Zach Maynard connected with tight end Anthony Miller for a 19 - yard touchdown . Cal scored again midway through the quarter on a 1 - yard run by Isi Sofele , although the PAT was blocked . Washington State had a chance to score some points at the beginning of the second quarter on a 52 - yard field goal attempt , but the snap went high and resulted in a 28 - yard loss . The Bears were unable to capitalize on this opportunity , but scored on the ensuing possession on a 5 - yard run by C . J . Anderson and added a 43 - yard field goal to make it 23 – 0 at the half . On the opening drive of the third quarter , fulback Will Kapp , son of former Cal quarterback Joe Kapp , was able to break free on 4th and 1 for a 43 - yard touchdown , the first of his career . A second Cougars attempt at a field goal , this one from 27 yards , missed . On the following possession , Maynard was pulled from the game after recovering a fumble by Sofele and backup Allan Bridgford stepped in . Washington State recovered a second fumble by Sofele in Cal territory to close the quarter , and was able to end the shutout on a 5 - yard run by running back Rickey Galvin . Zach Maynard finished the game with 118 passing yards and a touchdown , while Isi Sofele had 138 yards on the ground , a career high , and accounted for a touchdown . Receiver Keenan Allen had 85 receiving yards to put him over the 1 , 000 mark for the season which he reached in nine games , the fastest in school history . The win put the Bears within a victory of bowl eligibility . Washington State ' s Marshall Lobbestael passed for 155 yards , receiver Marquess Wilson had 85 yards through the air , and running back Rickey Galvin accounted for 73 yards on the ground and a touchdown . Oregon State . Cal ' s final home game of the season was a matchup against Oregon State , who they had not beaten at home since 1997 . The Beavers scored first on the opening drive with a 32 - yard field goal and had an opportunity to add to their score when Zach Maynard was picked off on the ensuing possession , but were forced to punt . The Bears responded with a 19 - yard strike from Maynard to receiver Michael Calvin to take the lead , which was never relinquished . They added to the lead on a nine - minute scoring drive in the second quarter that was capped off by a 5 - yard run by Maynard . With a minute left in the half , Oregon State was able to drive down the field and kick a 46 - yard field goal to cut the lead to 14 – 6 . Isi Sofele scored on a 20 - yard run to open the third quarter , although the PAT missed . The Beavers were able to put together a drive that was halted when a pass from Sean Mannion was deflected and intercepted at the Cal 4 - yard line . They had another opportunity to score early in the fourth quarter , but this too was stopped by a turnover when a fumble was recovered at the Cal 3 - yard line . The final score of the game came on a 32 - yard Cal field goal . Mannion was picked off a second time late in the quarter at the Cal 20 - yard line . Zach Maynard threw for 128 yards , with one passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown . Isi Sofele set a new career high with 190 yards rushing and had a touchdown , also going over the 1 , 000 yard mark for the season . Oregon State ' s Sean Mannion passed for 247 yards with two interceptions , while the Beavers ' ground attack was held to only 27 yards , their second - fewest total of the season . The victory snapped a four - game losing streak to Oregon State going back to 2006 and made Cal bowl - eligible for the eighth time in nine - year after finishing the previous season with a 5 – 7 record . Stanford . Cal started out the 114th Big Game by driving into Stanford territory on the first play , but Isi Sofele fumbled the ball away on the second . This set up a 34 - yard scoring run by receiver Ty Montgomery . The Bears responded with a 25 - yard field goal and after Andrew Luck was intercepted , were able to jump ahead with a 17 - yard touchdown reception by Keenan Allen . Cal ' s final score of the half came early in the second quarter with a 19 - yard field goal . Stanford got the go ahead score on a 25 - yard touchdown by running back Tyler Gaffney to make it 14 – 13 . A Cardinal 33 - yard field goal attempt to close the half missed . The Cardinal opened the quarter by scoring with a 4 - yard reception by tight end Levine Toilolo , followed by a 9 - yard touchdown reception by fulback Ryan Hewitt . The Bears were shut out , with Sofele having his second fumble of the game to end the quarter . Cal was able to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter with a 2 - yard reception by tight end Spencer Hagan and a successful two - point conversion . A 35 - yard field goal by Stanford made it a two score game , and the Bears were able to score again in the closing minutes on a 1 - yard run by running back C . J . Anderson . However Stanford recovered the onside kick to retain control of the Stanford Axe and stave off an upset . Zach Maynard threw for 280 yards and two scores , while Keenan Allen had 97 through the air and a touchdown . Isi Sofele , after two back to back 100 - yard rushing games , was limited to 84 . Stanford ' s Andrew Luck passed for 257 yards , two scores , and a pick . Arizona State . Cal ' s regular season finale came on the road against Arizona State . The Bears scored on their opening drive with a 48 - yard field goal . The Sun Devils responded with a 1 - yard scoring run by running back Cameron Marshall . Cal came back with an 18 - yard touchdown run by Isi Sofele , and capitalized on a fumble recovery with a 16 - yard scoring run by Zach Maynard . The second quarter opened with a 17 - yard touchdown reception by Arizona State receiver Aaron Pflugrad . After C . J . Anderson scored on a 1 - yard run , Sun Devils quarterback Brock Osweiler was intercepted to set up a 27 - yard field goal . Osweiler then connected with receiver Rashad Ross for a 35 - yard score . Arizona State forced a fumble on the kickoff , setting up a 4 - yard touchdown reception by tight end Trevor Kohl to jump ahead 28 – 27 at the half . The Sun Devils scored on a 47 - yard field goal to start the third quarter , followed by Cal scoring on a 3 - yard run by Anderson . He scored again on a 74 - yard reception , followed by Arizona State ending the quarter with a 24 - yard touchdown run by Marshall . The Bears began the fourth quarter with a 19 - yard field goal , followed by one from 30 yards that was set up by a fumble recovery . Osweiler threw his second interception of the game later in the quarter to prevent any attempt at a Sun Devils comeback . Zach Maynard threw for 237 yards , with one touchdown pass and a touchdown run . Isi Sofele rushed for 145 yards and a score , while C . J . Anderson rushed for two touchdowns and had a scoring reception . Arizona State ' s Brock Osweiler passed for 264 yards , with three scores and two picks . Rashad Ross had 108 yards through the air and a touchdown , while Cameron Marshall rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns . The Sun Devils ended their season with a four - game losing streak . Holiday Bowl . Cal had last played Texas in 1970 , and the Longhorns owned a 4 – 0 record against the Bears , although this marked their first meeting in a bowl . Cal scored first on a 47 - yard field goal , then committed its first turnover of the game when Zach Maynard was intercepted by cornerback Quandre Diggs . Despite a defensive stop , Maynard was sacked on the following possession and fumbled deep in Cal territory . However Texas was unable to capitalize on this when a 38 - yard field goal missed . The Longhorns got on the board midway through the second quarter on a trick play that involved receiver Jaxon Shipley throwing a 4 - yard touchdown pass to quarterback David Ash to make it 7 – 3 at the half , the combined score tying a Holiday Bowl record for lowest ever in the first half . Cal opened the third quarter on a 6 - yard scoring run by Isi Sofele to take the lead for one series , as Texas responded with a 47 - yard scoring reception by receiver Marquise Goodwin . Sofele then fumbled the ball on ensuing possession , but the Cal defense again held . Maynard was sacked on the final Cal possession of the quarter , resulting in another fumble . A 37 - yard run by Goodwin then set up a 4 - yard touchdown run by running back Cody Johnson for the game ' s final score . Late in the quarter the final Cal turnover occurred when receiver Marvin Jones fumbled after making a reception . Zach Maynard threw for 188 yards and was picked off once and sacked six times , accounting for three turnovers . Isi Sofele was held to 52 rushing yards with one touchdown run , while Marvin Jones and Keenan Allen logged 88 and 82 yards through the air , respectively . Cal committed five turnovers , the most since the October 29 matchup against UCLA . Texas quarterback David Ash threw for 142 yards and a score and was sacked twice , but earned Offensive MVP honors . Receiver Marquise Goodwin had 49 yards through the air and 33 on the ground with a touchdown reception , as the Longhorns outrushed the Bears 109 – 7 , giving Cal their lowest single - game rushing total since 2000 . Linebacker Keenan Robinson was named the Defensive MVP . Awards . Mitchell Schwartz was a first - team All - Pac - 10 preseason choice of Athlon , Phil Steele ( who named him the nation ' s # 24 draft - eligible tackle ) , and " Sporting News " , a Lindy ' s second - team preseason All - Pac - 10 pick ( whom they listed as one of Cal ' s " Players to Watch " ) , and a third - team preseason All - American by GoDaddy . com and " Sporting News " . He was a second - team midseason All - Pac - 12 selection of Steele . He received Cal ' s Brick Muller Award as its Most Valuable Offensive Lineman for the third straight season , and received a Cort Majors Captains Award on offense . He was on the watch lists for the Outland Trophy and the Rotary Lombardi Award . He was voted first - team All - Pac - 12 , and was a first - team All - Pac - 12 selection of ESPN Pac - 12 Blog and Phil Steele , as well as a second - team pick of College Sports Madness and Yahoo ! Sports . Postseason . Defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi , who had been with the program for twelve years , and wide receivers coach Eric Kiesau , who had joined the program just that year , both left to join the Washington coaching staff in mid January 2012 . Coach and former NFL wide receiver Wes Chandler succeeded Kiesau on January 18 . Coach and former NFL linebacker Todd Howard was named as Lupoi ' s replacement after having fulfilled the same role at Washington State the previous season . In the 2012 NFL Draft , six Cal players were selected , the most out of any Pac - 12 school . Linebacker Mychal Kendricks and offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz were taken in the second round , punter Bryan Anger in the third , receiver Marvin Jones in the fifth , and safety D . J . Campbell and defensive end Trevor Guyton in the seventh . Anger became the highest drafted punter since 1995 .