List of California Golden Bears head football coaches

The California Golden Bears college football team represents the University of California, Berkeley in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Golden Bears compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 34 head coaches since it began play during the 1886 season. As of 2017, Justin Wilcox is the head football coach of California Golden Bears.[1]

Jeff Tedford (2002–12) is the leader in seasons coached (11), games won (82), and bowl appearances (8). Pappy Waldorf (1948–56) led the team to three Rose Bowl games from 1948 to 1950. Andy Smith (1916–25) has the highest win percentage (.799) of any coach (minimum 3 seasons).

Coaches

No. Coach Tenure Seasons Win Loss Tie Pct. Bowls
1Oscar S. Howard18861621.7220
1.5No coach1887–189251840.8180
2Lee McClung18921211.6250
3Pudge Heffelfinger18931511.7860
4Charles O. Gill18941012.3330
5Frank Butterworth1895–18962933.7000
6Charles P. Nott18971032.2000
7Garrett Cochran1898–189921513.8680
8Addison Kelly19001421.6430
9Frank W. Simpson19011901.9500
10James Whipple1902–190321412.8820
11James Hopper19041611.8130
12J. W. Knibbs19051412.7140
14*Jimmie Schaeffer19151850.6150
15Andy Smith1916–19251074167.7992
16Nibs Price1926–1930527173.6061
17Bill Ingram1931–1934427144.6440
18Stub Allison1935–19441058422.5781
19Buck Shaw19451451.4500
20Frank Wickhorst19461270.2220
21Pappy Waldorf1947–19561067324.6503
22Pete Elliott1957–1959310210.3231
23Marv Levy1960–196348293.2380
24Ray Willsey1964–1971840421.4880
25Mike White1972–1977635301.5380
26Roger Theder1978–1981418270.4001
27Joe Kapp1982–1986520341.3730
28Bruce Snyder1987–1991529244.5442
29Keith Gilbertson1992–1995420260.4351
30Steve Mariucci19961660.5001
31Tom Holmoe1997–2001512430.2180
32Jeff Tedford2002–20121182570.5908
33Sonny Dykes2013–2016419300.3881
34Justin Wilcox2017–present320180.5262
  Totals [2] 1886–present  125 678 546 51.564 24

* From 1906 to 1914, rugby was played instead of football. Cal's 13th coach was Oscar Taylor, from 1906 to 1908. Cal's 14th coach, Jimmie Schaeffer, coached rugby from 1909 to 1914 and football in 1915.

See also

References

  1. "Justin Wilcox Named California Head Football Coach". Cal Athletics. January 14, 2017.
  2. "2016 California Football Information Guide" (PDF). Cal Athletics. p. 162.
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