American college football season
The 2013 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This was Cal’s first year of being led by the head coach Sonny Dykes . Cal’s athletic director Sandy Barbour stated that it was his emphasis on offense that was the primary factor in the decision.[ 1] Dykes was hired from Louisiana Tech , and was known for his reliance on the pass heavy and high scoring Air Raid offense, that utilized a shotgun formation with four wide receivers. Cal finished this season with a 1–11 record, with Dykes becoming the first head coach since the University began playing football in 1886 to fail to defeat a single D-1 opponent in a season that has lasted at least five games.[ 2] The Bears lost to Stanford by 50 points, the largest margin ever in the 119-year history of the Big Game. [ 3] During the season, the team was featured on The Drive , a weekly documentary series on the Pac-12 Network .[ 4]
One of the season’s few positives was the performance of true freshman Jared Goff as the starting quarterback. Under Dyke’s Air Raid offense, Goff delivered a record-breaking season, setting Cal single-season records for passing yards (3,508), yardage gained (3,508), total offense (3,446), passes completed (320), and passes attempted (530).[ 5]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:30 p.m. No. 22 Northwestern * ESPN2 L 30–4458,816
September 7 2:00 p.m. Portland State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N W 37–3043,594
September 14 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Ohio State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FOX L 34–5262,467
September 28 7:30 p.m. at No. 2 Oregon P12N L 16–5556,987
October 5 1:00 p.m. Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FS1 L 22–4444,682
October 12 7:30 p.m. at No. 11 UCLA ESPN2 L 10–3784,272
October 19 7:30 p.m. Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ESPN2 L 17–4944,671
October 26 8:00 p.m. at Washington FS1 L 17–4166,328
November 2 12:30 p.m. Arizona California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N L 28–3341,874
November 9 12:00 p.m. USC California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) FOX L 28–6249,199
November 16 2:30 p.m. at Colorado P12N L 24–4138,252
November 23 1:00 p.m. at No. 10 Stanford FS1 L 13–6350,424
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
No. 22 Northwestern
Total
No. 22 Wildcats
7
10
10
17
44
Golden Bears
7
3
14
6
30
Statistics
NW
CAL
First downs
22
30
Total yards
508
549
Rushing yards
209
89
Passing yards
299
460
Turnovers
3
3
Time of possession
29:35
30:25
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwestern
Passing
Trevor Siemian
18/29, 276 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Treyvon Green
15 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Danny Vitale
5 receptions, 101 yards
California
Passing
Jared Goff
39/64, 450 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Brendan Bigelow
15 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving
Chris Harper
11 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
Portland State
Total
Vikings
14
9
7
0
30
Golden Bears
10
17
10
0
37
Statistics
PRST
CAL
First downs
23
31
Total yards
553
616
Rushing yards
245
131
Passing yards
308
485
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
27:43
32:17
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Portland State
Passing
Kieran McDonagh
13/28, 308 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
D. J. Adams
21 rushes, 139 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Kasey Closs
5 receptions, 160 yards, TD
California
Passing
Jared Goff
33/51, 485 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Brendan Bigelow
18 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving
Bryce Treggs
8 receptions, 121 yards
No. 4 Ohio State
Total
No. 4 Buckeyes
24
7
21
0
52
Golden Bears
14
6
7
7
34
Statistics
OSU
CAL
First downs
27
28
Total yards
608
503
Rushing yards
332
132
Passing yards
276
371
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
33:55
26:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ohio State
Passing
Kenny Guiton
21/32, 276 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Jordan Hall
30 rushes, 168 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Devin Smith
3 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
California
Passing
Jared Goff
31/53, 371 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Daniel Lasco
10 rushes, 64 yards, TD
Receiving
Chris Harper
6 receptions, 115 yards, TD
At No. 2 Oregon
Total
Golden Bears
0
3
7
6
16
No. 2 Ducks
27
14
14
0
55
Statistics
CAL
ORE
First downs
20
21
Total yards
325
381
Rushing yards
149
264
Passing yards
176
117
Turnovers
5
2
Time of possession
31:20
28:40
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Zach Kline
18/37, 165 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Brendan Bigelow
18 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving
Richard Rodgers
2 receptions, 38 yards
Oregon
Passing
Marcus Mariota
11/25, 114 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Byron Marshall
19 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Josh Huff
2 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Washington State
Total
Cougars
14
7
14
9
44
Golden Bears
0
15
7
0
22
Statistics
WSU
CAL
First downs
27
26
Total yards
570
585
Rushing yards
49
64
Passing yards
521
521
Turnovers
1
5
Time of possession
32:45
27:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Washington State
Passing
Connor Halliday
41/67, 521 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Marcus Mason
7 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving
Marcus Mason
4 receptions, 118 yards, TD
California
Passing
Jared Goff
33/59, 504 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Brendan Bigelow
12 rushes, 41 yards
Receiving
Chris Harper
14 receptions, 231 yards, TD
At No. 11 UCLA
Total
Golden Bears
0
10
0
0
10
No. 11 Bruins
10
14
6
7
37
Statistics
CAL
UCLA
First downs
21
28
Total yards
320
488
Rushing yards
105
78
Passing yards
215
410
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
30:00
30:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Jared Goff
26/43, 215 yards, INT
Rushing
Khalfani Muhammad
14 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving
Bryce Treggs
5 receptions, 42 yards
UCLA
Passing
Brett Hundley
31/41, 410 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Paul Perkins
14 rushes, 36 yards, TD
Receiving
Devin Fuller
6 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Oregon State
Total
Beavers
14
14
14
7
49
Golden Bears
3
0
7
7
17
Statistics
ORST
CAL
First downs
31
19
Total yards
496
291
Rushing yards
74
75
Passing yards
496
291
Turnovers
2
4
Time of possession
33:28
26:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oregon State
Passing
Sean Mannion
35/45, 481 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Chris Brown
6 rushes, 36 yards
Receiving
Brandin Cooks
13 receptions, 232 yards, TD
California
Passing
Jared Goff
21/31, 220 yards, INT
Rushing
Darren Ervin
11 rushes, 40 yards
Receiving
Chris Harper
7 receptions, 93 yards
At Washington
Total
Golden Bears
0
7
0
10
17
Huskies
17
7
14
3
41
Statistics
CAL
WASH
First downs
21
24
Total yards
483
642
Rushing yards
131
262
Passing yards
352
380
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
31:09
28:51
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Jared Goff
32/54, 336 yards, TD
Rushing
Khalfani Muhammad
4 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Receiving
Chris Harper
6 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Washington
Passing
Keith Price
20/32, 376 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Bishop Sankey
27 rushes, 241 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jaydon Mickens
6 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD
Arizona
Total
Wildcats
9
14
10
0
33
Golden Bears
7
7
7
7
28
Statistics
ARIZ
CAL
First downs
26
24
Total yards
448
419
Rushing yards
187
130
Passing yards
261
289
Turnovers
0
2
Time of possession
32:57
27:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
B. J. Denker
24/38, 261 yards, TD
Rushing
Ka’Deem Carey
32 rushes, 152 yards
Receiving
Terrence Miller
5 receptions, 88 yards
California
Passing
Jared Goff
34/56, 289 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Daniel Lasco
12 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving
Kenny Lawler
6 receptions, 72 yards, 3 TD
USC
Total
Trojans
21
20
14
7
62
Golden Bears
0
14
7
7
28
Statistics
USC
CAL
First downs
20
30
Total yards
499
483
Rushing yards
256
190
Passing yards
243
293
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
24:01
35:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
USC
Passing
Cody Kessler
14/17, 170 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Javorius Allen
6 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
De’Von Flournoy
3 receptions, 63 yards
California
Passing
Jared Goff
35/49, 260 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Khalfani Muhammad
10 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Receiving
Kenny Lawler
6 receptions, 54 yards, 2 TD
At Colorado
Total
Golden Bears
0
10
0
14
24
Buffaloes
3
21
3
14
41
Statistics
CAL
COLO
First downs
23
23
Total yards
411
485
Rushing yards
197
121
Passing yards
214
364
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
27:19
32:36
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Jared Goff
23/45, 173 yards, INT
Rushing
Brendan Bigelow
15 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Kenny Lawler
6 receptions, 81 yards
Colorado
Passing
Sefo Liufau
23/36, 364 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Christian Powell
18 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving
Paul Richardson
11 receptions, 140 yards
At No. 10 Stanford
Total
Golden Bears
10
3
0
0
13
No. 10 Cardinal
21
21
7
14
63
Statistics
CAL
STAN
First downs
18
25
Total yards
383
603
Rushing yards
73
186
Passing yards
310
417
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
28:14
31:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Jared Goff
10/19, 194 yards, TD
Rushing
Khalfani Muhammad
5 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving
Richard Rodgers
5 receptions, 125 yards
Stanford
Passing
Kevin Hogan
17/26, 329 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Tyler Gaffney
16 rushes, 95 yards, TD
Receiving
Ty Montgomery
5 receptions, 160 yards, 4 TD
In a 63–13 victory, #10 Stanford broke the record for most points scored in a Big Game and for the largest margin of victory at 50 points. With the victory, Stanford clinched the Pac-12 North Division Championship while Cal ended their season at 1–11, the most losses in one season in Cal football history.[ 7]
Awards
September 2, 2013 – Vincenzo D’Amato, PK, was named Pac-12 Conference special teams player of the week[ 8]
References
^ Schad, Joe (December 6, 2012). “California hires La. Tech’s Dykes as new coach” . ESPN.com . Associated Press. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^ “Cal History, 2007 California Golden Bears Football Media Guide” (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013 .
^ “Stanford blasts Cal 63-13 as Ty Montgomery scores five touchdowns” . The Mercury News . November 23, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^ Wang, Jack (April 28, 2014). “UCLA to be featured on second season of Pac-12 Network’s ‘The Drive’ “ . Inside UCLA . Archived from the original on December 8, 2014.
^ “Jared Goff – Football” . University of California Golden Bears Athletics . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^ “Football-2013 Schedule” . University of California–Berkeley Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2013 .
^ FitzGerald, Tom (November 23, 2013). “Stanford routs Cal, reaches Pac-12 title game” . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 23, 2013 .
^ Gorcey, Ryan (September 2, 2013). “D’Amato Awarded, McCain Reinstated” . 247Sports . Retrieved December 29, 2024 .
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