2017_California_Golden_Bears_football_team

2017 California Golden Bears football team

2017 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

The 2017 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Justin Wilcox and played their home games at California Memorial Stadium. The Bears went 5–7, including non-conference wins over North Carolina and Ole Miss, and three losses by three points or fewer.[1] The season highlight was the Bears' 37–3 defeat of then-No. 8 Washington State, which marked the first time Cal had beaten a top ten opponent since its defeat of No. 3 USC in 2003.[2]

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Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Golden Bears signed a total of 14 recruits.

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Personnel

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Roster

2017 California Golden Bears Football

Quarterback

Running back

  •  4 Zion Echols – Redshirt freshman (5'8, 180)
  •  5 Tre Watson – senior (5'11, 205)
  • 22 Derrick Clark – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 210)
  • 23 Vic Enwere – senior (6'0, 245)
  • 26 Biaggo Ali Walsh – freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 28 Patrick Laird – Redshirt junior (6'0, 200)
  • 30 Billy McCrary III – junior (5'11, 210)
  • 34 Fabiano Hale – Redshirt senior (6'0, 225)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Melquise Stovall – sophomore (5'9, 185)
  •  2 Jordan Duncan – sophomore (6'1, 210)
  •  6 Jeremiah Hawkins – freshman (5'8, 170)
  •  8 Demetris Robertson – sophomore (6'0, 185)
  •  9 Kanawai Noa – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 180)
  • 13 Grayson Bankhead – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 170)
  • 15 Jordan Veasy – Redshirt senior (6'3, 225)
  • 17 Vic Wharton III – Redshirt junior (5'11, 210)
  • 19 Brandon Singleton – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 170)
  • 24 Matt Rockett – Redshirt sophomore (5'9, 195)
  • 31 Chas Peterson – Redshirt senior (5'11, 185)
  • 38 Alex Netherda – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 205)
  • 88 Taariq Johnson – freshman (6'2, 220)

Tight end

  • 11 Raymond Hudson – Redshirt senior (6'3, 245)
  • 16 Collin Moore – freshman (6'4, 225)
  • 80 Jake Ashton – Redshirt junior (6'3, 235)
  • 83 Ben Moos – freshman (6'4, 235)
  • 84 Gavin Reinwald – freshman (6'3, 215)
  • 87 Kyle Wells – Redshirt junior (6'3, 245)
  • 89 Matt Laris – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 235)
  • 99 Malik McMorris – junior (5'11, 300) (+FB)

Punter

  • 37 Steven Coutts – junior (6'4, 210)
  • 42 Dylan Klumph – Redshirt junior (6'2, 235)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 53 Michael Saffell – freshman (6'2, 295)
  • 54 Gentle Williams – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 295)
  • 57 Addison Ooms – Redshirt junior (6'4, 300)
  • 58 Semisi Uluave – junior (6'5, 345)
  • 60 Daniel Juarez – freshman (6'5, 290)
  • 61 Valentino Daltoso – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 310)
  • 65 Tanner Prenovost – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 265)
  • 70 Poutasi Poutasi – freshman (6'4, 305)
  • 71 Jake Curhan – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 325)
  • 72 Kamryn Bennett – Redshirt junior (6'3, 310)
  • 74 Ryan Gibson – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 285)
  • 76 Henry Bazakas – Redshirt sophomore (6'6, 300)
  • 77 J.D. Hinnant – Redshirt senior (6'4, 300)
  • 79 Patrick Mekari – junior (6'4, 300)

Defensive end

  •  9 James Looney – Redshirt senior (6'3, 280)
  • 44 Zeandae Johnson – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 280)
  • 90 Rusty Becker – Redshirt senior (6'4, 280)
  • 91 Chinedu Udeogu – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 250)
  • 92 Gabe Cherry – freshman (6'5, 260)
  • 96 Tevin Paul – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 270)

Nose guard

  • 50 Hunter Abel – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 275)
  • 93 Luc Bequette – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 290)
  • 97 Tony Mekari – Redshirt senior (6'1, 295)
  • 98 Chris Palmer – Redshirt junior (6'2, 320)

Outside Linebacker

  • 13 Russell Ude – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 245)
  • 19 Cameron Goode – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 225)
  • 33 Noah Westerfield – senior (6'3, 250)
  • 36 Alex Funches – junior (6'2, 230)
  • 46 Drew Bryant – Redshirt junior (6'2, 220)
  • 51 Cameron Saffle – junior (6'3, 250)
  • 89 Evan Weaver – sophomore (6'3, 250)
  • 94 Trevor Howard – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 250)

Placekicker

  •  9 Matt Anderson – Redshirt senior (6'0, 195)
  • 41 Gabe Siemieniec – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 220)
  • 49 Matt Abramo – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 190)
  

Inside Linebacker

  •  1 Devante Downs – senior (6'3, 245)
  • 11 Hamilton Anoa'i – senior (6'2, 255)
  • 31 Raymond Davison – Redshirt senior (6'2, 235)
  • 40 David Ortega Jr. – Redshirt junior (5'9, 210)
  • 41 Gerran Brown – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 220)
  • 43 Kyle Harmon – freshman (6'1, 240) (+OLB)
  • 55 Aisea Tongilava – Redshirt junior (6'1, 220)
  • 59 Jordan Kunaszyk – Redshirt junior (6'3, 235)

Cornerback

  •  2 Darius Allensworth – Redshirt senior (5'11, 195)
  •  3 Elijah Hicks – freshman (5'11, 180)
  •  8 Nygel Edmonds – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 190)
  • 16 Chibuzo Nwokocha – Redshirt junior (6'1, 185)
  • 18 Marloshawn Franklin Jr. – senior (5'11, 190)
  • 20 Joshua Drayden – sophomore (5'9, 185)
  • 22 Traveon Beck – sophomore (5'9, 160)
  • 24 Camryn Bynum – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 180)
  • 27 Ashtyn Davis – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 195)

Defensive back

  • 10 Daniel Scott – freshman (6'2, 200)
  • 45 Branden Smith – freshman (5'10, 170)

Safety

  •  4 Derron Brown – Redshirt junior (6'1, 210)
  •  5 Trey Turner – junior (6'1, 190)
  •  6 Jaylinn Hawkins – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 200)
  • 17 Luke Rubenzer – senior (5'11, 200)
  • 21 Evan Rambo – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 210)
  • 23 Malik Psalms – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 185)
  • 28 Quentin Tartabull – Redshirt junior (5'11, 205)
  • 29 Bryce Turner – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 175)
  • 32 Jacob Anderson – Redshirt senior (5'11, 195)
  • 34 De'Zhon Grace – Redshirt senior (5'9, 180)
  • 39 Ricky Walker III – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 200)

Long snapper

  • 45 Grant Gluhaich – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 200)
  • 46 Garrett Frum – senior (6'1, 230)
  • 47 Alonso Vera – junior (5'11, 225)

Fullback

  • 40 Justin Norbeck – Redshirt junior (6'0, 235)
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Schedule

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Game summaries

at North Carolina

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Weber State

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Ole Miss

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USC

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at Oregon

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at Washington

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Washington State

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  • The game marked Cal's first win against a top ten opponent since 2003.[5]
  • The three points allowed by the Bears defense are the fewest since holding UC Davis to three points in 2010.
  • In the fourth quarter, quarterback Ross Bowers executed a flip into the end zone to put the Bears up 27-3.[6]

Arizona

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at Colorado

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Oregon State

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  • The game was the sixth time in program history that Cal had zero punts in a game. It was the first time that Cal had zero punts in a game since playing USC in 2004.[7]
  • Matt Anderson broke the Cal record for career scoring, reaching 297 points after kicking three field goals and four extra points in the game. He broke the previous record of 288 points held by Doug Brien since 1993. Anderson would finish the season with an all-time record of 316 points.
  • Patrick Laird's 214 yards rushing ranks tenth in program history for rushing yards in a single game.

at Stanford

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at UCLA

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  • Matt Anderson broke the Cal record for career field goals, reaching 60 after kicking four field goals in the game. He broke the previous record of 56 field goals held by Doug Brien since 1993.[8]
  • Ross Bowers reached 3,000 passing yards for the season and became the seventh player in Cal history to reach the milestone.
  • Patrick Laird reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season and became the sixteenth player in Cal history to reach the milestone.

Awards and honors

Coaches

Athlon Sports' National Defensive Coordinator of the Week, vs. Washington State[9]

Offense

Manning Award Stars of the Week, vs. North Carolina[10]
Burlsworth Trophy semifinalist[11]
First-team Pac-12 All-Academic[12]
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention[13]
CoSIDA Academic All-District Team[14]
  • Malik McMorris (FB)
SB Nation Piesman Trophy finalist[15]
  • Kanawai Noa (WR)
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award watchlist[16]
  • Vic Wharton III (WR)
Biletnikoff Award watchlist[17]
Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic[12]
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention[13]
  • Tony Mekari (G)
Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic[12]

Defense

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention[13]
Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist[18]
Lott IMPACT Trophy watchlist[18]
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention[13]
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, at North Carolina[18]
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week(2), vs. Ole Miss[18]
College Sports Madness National Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Ole Miss[19]
College Sports Madness Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Ole Miss[19]
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State[20]
Rose Bowl: Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State[20]
Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State[20]
College Sports Madness Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Washington State[20]
  • Luke Rubenzer (S)
First-team Pac-12 All-Academic[12]

Special teams

  • Matt Anderson (PK)
Pac-12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year[21]
Campbell Trophy semifinalist [22]
Lou Groza Award pre-season watchlist[22]
Senior CLASS Award candidate[22]
Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic[12]
CoSIDA Academic All-District Team[14]

References

  1. [1]
    Wild, Andrew (November 30, 2017). "Cal football had severe highs, lows in Justin Wilcox's 1st year". The Daily Californian.
  2. [2]
    "Cal flips out over signature win against No. 8 Washington State – SFGate". October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
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    "2017 Football Coaching Staff". CalBears.com.
  4. [4]
    "2017 Cal Football Schedule Announced". CalBears.com. January 18, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Cal-WSU Postgame Notes". CalBears.com.
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    "WATCH: Cal QB nearly pulls off front flip as he scores TD". SI.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Cal-Oregon State Postgame Notes". CalBears.com.
  8. [8]
    "Cal-UCLA Postgame Notes". CalBears.com.
  9. [9]
    "DeRuyter Selected Athlon's National DC of the Week". CalBears.com. October 15, 2017.
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    "Manning Award Stars of the Week, 2017". Sugar Bowl. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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    "Burlsworth Trophy Announces Nominees". BurlsworthTrophy.com. October 31, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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    "Laird and Rubenzer First-Team Pac-12 All-Academic". CalBears.com. November 30, 2017.
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    "Pac-12 Football All-Conference Team Announced". Pac-12. December 5, 2017.
  14. [14]
    "Announcing 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Football and Volleyball Teams". CoSIDA. November 16, 2017.
  15. [15]
    "McMorris on Final Piesman Trophy Ballot". CalBears.com. November 27, 2017.
  16. [16]
    "2017 Watch List for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award". Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.
  17. [17]
    "Wharton III added to Biletnikoff Award watch list". CalBears.com. November 6, 2017.
  18. [18]
    "Downs Added to Chuck Bednarik Award Watchlist". CalBears.com. October 6, 2017.
  19. [19]
    "Downs Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". CalBears.com. September 18, 2017.
  20. [20]
    "Kunaszyk named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". CalBears.com. October 16, 2017.
  21. [21]
    "Pac-12 Announces Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Pac-12. November 27, 2017.
  22. [22]
    "Matt Anderson Candidate for Senior CLASS Award". CalBears.com. October 5, 2017.
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