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
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Art Kaufman (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	California 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

Name	Position	Cal Years	Alma mater
Sonny Dykes	Head Coach / Outside Wide Receivers Coach	4th	Texas Tech (1993)
Art Kaufman	Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach	3rd	Arkansas–Monticello (1980)
Jake Spavital	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach	1st	Missouri State (2008)
Greg Burns	Safeties Coach	3rd	Washington State (1995)
Garret Chachere	Associate Head Coach / Running Backs Coach	4th	Tulane (1992)
Brandon Jones	Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach	2nd	Texas Tech (2006)
John Lovett	Cornerbacks Coach	2nd	C.W. Post (1973)
Jacob Peeler	Inside Wide Receivers Coach	4th	Louisiana Tech (2006)
Fred Tate	Defensive Line Coach	3rd	Southern Miss (1997)
Mark Tommerdahl	Assistant Head Coach / Special Team Coordinator	4th	Concordia College (MN) (1983)
Damon Harrington	Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	4th	Louisiana 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:00 p.m.[s 1]	vs. Hawaii*	ANZ Stadium Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)	ESPN	W 51–31	61,247
September 10	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 40–45	42,473
September 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Texas*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	W 50–43	50,448
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	L 41–51	49,295
October 1	3:00 p.m.	No. 18 Utah	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 28–23	46,618
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 44–47 ^OT	34,066
October 21	7:30 p.m.	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	W 52–49 ^2OT	43,048
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	L 24–45	61,725
November 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 4 Washington	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN	L 27–66	47,756
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 21–56	30,135
November 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 24 Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (119th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	P12N	L 31–45	52,266
November 26	4:00 p.m.	UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 36–10	39,633
*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

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

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Longhorns	17	16	0	10	43
Golden Bears	14	21	0	15	50

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	17	3	14	41
Sun Devils	3	7	10	31	51

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Utes	0	10	7	6	23
Golden Bears	14	0	7	7	28

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Bears	0	10	7	24	3	44
Beavers	10	7	17	7	6	47

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Ducks	0	14	14	14	7	0	49
Golden Bears	14	17	3	8	7	3	52

at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	10	7	7	24
Trojans	14	14	14	3	45

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Huskies	21	14	21	10	66
Golden Bears	13	7	0	7	27

at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	7	7	7	21
Cougars	14	14	7	21	56

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	10	14	14	45
Golden Bears	7	7	10	7	31

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	0	10	0	10
Golden Bears	3	9	14	10	36

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.