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.

2016 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2016 record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coachSonny Dykes (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorArt Kaufman (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 62,467)
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^  8 –1     12 –2  
Washington State  7 –2     8 –5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 –3     10 –3  
California  3 –6     5 –7  
Oregon State  3 –6     4 –8  
Oregon  2 –7     4 –8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x  8 –1     10 –4  
No. 3 USC  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 23 Utah  5 –4     9 –4  
Arizona State  2 –7     5 –7  
UCLA  2 –7     4 –8  
Arizona  1 –8     3 –9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2015 season, Dykes stated that he did not anticipate any staff turnover.[1] 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.[2] 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.

In 2016, Cal went 5–7, winning only 3 out of the 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 David Webb beat several previously single season records set by Jared Goff: number of passing attempts and completions and equaling him for most 300-yard passing games (10) and touchdowns (43) with 37 in the air and six on the ground.[3][4] Webb was drafted in the third round by New York Giants.

Sonny Dykes was fired on January 8, 2017.[5] 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 less season tickets were renewed for 2017 than for the previous year.[6]

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionCal YearsAlma mater
Sonny DykesHead Coach / Outside Wide Receivers Coach4thTexas Tech (1993)
Art KaufmanDefensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach3rdArkansas–Monticello (1980)
Jake SpavitalOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach1stMissouri State (2008)
Greg BurnsSafeties Coach3rdWashington State (1995)
Garret ChachereAssociate Head Coach / Running Backs Coach4thTulane (1992)
Brandon JonesRun Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach2ndTexas Tech (2006)
John LovettCornerbacks Coach2ndC.W. Post (1973)
Jacob PeelerInside Wide Receivers Coach4thLouisiana Tech (2006)
Fred TateDefensive Line Coach3rdSouthern Miss (1997)
Mark TommerdahlAssistant Head Coach / Special Team Coordinator4thConcordia College (MN) (1983)
Damon HarringtonHead Strength & Conditioning Coach4thLouisiana Tech (2000)

Roster
2016 California Golden Bears Football

Quarterback

  •  3 Ross Bowers - Freshman (6'2, 190)
  •  7 Davis Webb - Senior (6'5, 230)
  • 10 Victor Viramontes - Freshman (6'1, 240)
  • 14 Chase Forrest - Sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 18 Max Gilliam - Freshman (6'2, 205)

Running Back

  •  5 Tre Watson - Junior (5'10, 195)
  • 22 Derrick Clark - Freshman (5'11, 210)
  • 23 Vic Enwere - Junior (6'1, 240)
  • 28 Patrick Laird - Sophomore (6'0, 205)
  • 29 Khalfani Muhammad - Senior (5'9, 175)
  • 30 Billy McCrary III - Freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 34 Fabiano Hale - Junior (5'11, 210)

Wide Receiver

  •  1 Melquise Stovall - Freshman (5'9, 190)
  •  2 Jordan Duncan - Freshman (6'2, 210)
  •  4 Zion Echols - Freshman (5'10, 175)
  •  6 Chad Hansen - Junior (6'2, 205)
  •  8 Demetris Robertson - Freshman (6'0, 175)
  •  9 Kanawai Noa - Sophomore (6'0, 185)
  • 11 Raymond Hudson - Junior (6'3, 230)
  • 13 Grayson Bankhead - Freshman (5'11, 160)
  • 15 Jordan Veasy - Junior (6'3, 225)
  • 17 Vic Wharton III - Sophomore (6'0, 200)
  • 19 Brandon Singleton - Freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 21 Jack Austin - Junior (6'3, 215)
  • 24 Matt Rockett - Junior (5'9, 190)
  • 26 Bug Rivera - Senior (5'8, 175)
  • 30 Chas Peterson - Junior (6'0, 190)
  • 80 Jake Ashton - Sophomore (6'4, 220)
  • 81 Logan Gamble - Freshman (6'6, 190)
  • 82 Drew Kobayashi - Freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 84 Justin Dunn - Sophomore (6'2, 210)
  • 86 Eric Locklin - Sophomore (6'2, 195)
  • 88 Patrick Worstell - Senior (6'2, 195)
  • 89 Matt Laris - Freshman (6'4, 220)

Tight End / Fullback

  • 40 Justin Norbeck - Sophomore (6'2, 235)
  • 45 Kennedy Emesibe - Sophomore (6'3, 255)
  • 47 Frank Kapp - Freshman (6'3, 225)
  • 85 J.D. Hinnant - Junior (6'4, 295)
  • 87 Kyle Wells - Sophomore (6'3, 240)
  • 99 Malik McMorris - Sophomore (5'11, 310)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 54 Gentle Williams - Freshman (6'4, 280)
  • 55 Dominic Granado - Senior (6'4, 305)
  • 57 Addison Ooms - Sophomore (6'4, 295)
  • 58 Semisi Uluave - Sophomore (6'5, 345)
  • 62 Dwayne Wallace - Junior (6'5, 330)
  • 64 Steven Moore - Senior (6'6, 310)
  • 65 Tanner Prenovost - Freshman (6'1, 265)
  • 66 Chris Borrayo - Senior (6'3, 325)
  • 70 Benji Palu - Junior (6'0, 315)
  • 71 Jake Curhan - Freshman (6'6, 335)
  • 72 Kamryn Bennett - Sophomore (6'3, 295)
  • 73 Jeremiah Stuckey - Senior (6'6, 300)
  • 74 Ryan Gibson - Freshman (6'1, 285)
  • 75 Aaron Cochran - Junior (6'8, 350)
  • 76 Henry Bazakas - Freshman (6'6, 295)
  • 79 Patrick Mekari - Sophomore (6'4, 295)
  • Daniel Juarez - Freshman (6'5, 287)

Defensive Tackle

  •  9 James Looney - Junior (6'3, 280)
  • 50 Hunter Abel - Freshman (6'1, 265)
  • 90 Rusty Becker - Junior (6'4, 275)
  • 92 Marcus Manley - Senior (6'3, 310)
  • 93 Luc Bequette - Freshman (6'1, 290)
  • 96 Tevin Paul - Freshman (6'3, 265)
  • 97 Tony Mekari - Junior (6'1, 280)
  • 99 Chris Yaghi - Freshman (6'4, 269)

Defensive End

  • 13 Russell Ude - Freshman (6'3, 265)
  • 33 Noah Westerfield - Junior (6'3, 250)
  • 44 Zeandae Johnson - Freshman (6'3, 275)
  • 51 Cameron Saffle - Sophomore (6'3, 245)
  • 89 Evan Weaver - Freshman (6'3, 245)
  • 91 Chinedu Udeogu - Freshman (6'5, 255)
  • 94 Trevor Howard - Freshman (6'3, 245)
  • 95 DeVante Wilson - Senior (6'5, 260)

Long Snapper

  • 45 Grant Gluhaich - Freshman (5'10, 195)
  • 46 Garrett Frum - Junior (6'2, 230)
  • 48 Bradley E. Northnagel - Senior (6'3, 245)

Punter

  • 42 Dylan Klumph - Sophomore (6'3, 230)
  

Linebacker

  •  1 Devante Downs - Junior (6'3, 250)
  •  4 Derron Brown - Junior (6'1, 205)
  • 11 Hamilton Anoa'i - Junior (6'2, 250)
  • 19 Cameron Goode - Freshman (6'4, 200)
  • 31 Raymond Davison - Junior (6'2, 225)
  • 37 Kaodi Dike - Junior (6'2, 210)
  • 38 Alex Netherda - Freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 40 David Ortega Jr. - Sophomore (5'10, 215)
  • 46 Drew Bryant - Sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 55 Aisea Tongilava - Sophomore (6'0, 225)
  • 56 Joe Castignani - Sophomore (6'2, 225)
  • 59 Jordan Kunaszyk - Junior (6'3, 235)

Cornerback

  •  2 Darius Allensworth - Junior (6'0, 190)
  •  8 Nygel Edmonds - Freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 14 Antoine Albert - Senior (6'1, 190)
  • 14 A.J. Greathouse - Junior (6'0, 195)
  • 16 Chibuzo Nwokocha - Sophomore (6'1, 205)
  • 18 Marloshawn Franklin Jr. - Junior (6'0, 180)
  • 20 Joshua Drayden - Freshman (5'11, 175)
  • 24 Camryn Bynum - Freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 27 Ashtyn Davis - Sophomore (6'1, 185)
  • 39 Ricky Walker III - Freshman (5'11, 190)

Nickelback

  •  3 Cameron Walker - Senior (5'10, 180)
  •  5 Trey Turner - Sophomore (6'0, 195)
  • 22 Traveon Beck - Freshman (5'10, 165)
  • 28 Quentin Tartabull - Sophomore (5'11, 190)
  • 34 De'Zhon Grace - Junior (5'10, 175)

Safety

  •  6 Jaylinn Hawkins - Freshman (6'1, 200)
  •  7 Khari Vanderbilt - Senior (6'1, 195)
  • 17 Luke Rubenzer - Junior (6'0, 195)
  • 21 Evan Rambo - Sophomore (6'3, 205)
  • 23 Malik Psalms - Freshman (6'2, 185)
  • 32 Jacob Anderson - Junior (6'0, 190)
  • 42 David Garner - Junior (5'9, 195)

Placekicker

  •  9 Matt Anderson - Junior (6'0, 190)
  • 19 Noah Beito - Senior (6'0, 190) (+P)
  • 39 Franklyn Cervenka - Senior (5'10, 165)
  • 41 Gabe Siemieniec - Freshman (6'1, 190)
  • 49 Matt Abramo - Freshman (6'2, 185)
Source and player details: California Golden Bears Football 2016 Roster

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.[s 1]vs. Hawaii*
ESPNW 51–3161,247
September 107:30 p.m.at San Diego State*
CBSSNL 40–4542,473
September 177:30 p.m.No. 11 Texas*
ESPNW 50–4350,448
September 247:00 p.m.at Arizona State
ESPN2L 41–5149,295
October 13:00 p.m.No. 18 Utah
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
P12NW 28–2346,618
October 86:00 p.m.at Oregon State
P12NL 44–47 OT34,066
October 217:30 p.m.Oregon
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ESPNW 52–49 2OT43,048
October 277:30 p.m.at USC
ESPNL 24–4561,725
November 57:30 p.m.No. 4 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
ESPNL 27–6647,756
November 127:30 p.m.at No. 23 Washington State
ESPNL 21–5630,135
November 192:30 p.m.No. 24 Stanford
P12NL 31–4552,266
November 264:00 p.m.UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 36–1039,633
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Source: 2016 California Golden Bears Football Schedule[7]
Notes
  1. 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
See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 1994 HAW, 21–7

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
See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2015 CAL, 35–7

Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Longhorns 17 16 0 10 43
Golden Bears 14 21 0 15 50
See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2015 CAL, 45–44

at Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 17 3 14 41
Sun Devils 3 7 10 31 51
See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–16 2015 CAL, 48–46

Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Utes 0 10 7 6 23
Golden Bears 14 0 7 7 28
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2015 UTAH, 30–24

at Oregon State
1 2 3 4OT Total
Golden Bears 0 10 7 243 44
Beavers 10 7 17 76 47
See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–32 2015 CAL, 54–24

Oregon
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Ducks 0 14 14 1470 49
Golden Bears 14 17 3 873 52
See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–36–2 2015 ORE, 44–28

at USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 10 7 7 24
Trojans 14 14 14 3 45
See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–69–5 2015 USC, 27–21

Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Huskies 21 14 21 10 66
Golden Bears 13 7 0 7 27
See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–52–4 2015 CAL, 30–24

at Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0 7 7 7 21
Cougars 14 14 7 21 56
See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
46–26–5 2015 CAL, 34–28

Stanford
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 10 14 14 45
Golden Bears 7 7 10 7 31
See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team and Big Game (American football)
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–56–10 2015 STAN, 35–22

UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 0 10 0 10
Golden Bears 3 9 14 10 36
See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team and California–UCLA football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–53–1 2015 UCLA, 40–24

References
  1. "Sonny Dykes says Cal football coaching staff likely to stay the same, with minor adjustments". California Golden Blogs. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. "OC Tony Franklin leaves Cal for Middle Tennessee". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. "Davis Webb - 216 Football Roster". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  4. "2017 California Football Record Book" (PDF). Cal Athletics. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. "Sonny Dykes fired as Cal football head coach – The Daily Californian". January 8, 2017.
  6. "Here's the real reason Cal fired Sonny Dykes – San Francisco Chronicle". October 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. "2016 California Golden Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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