RB Jahvid Best (PHOTO: Kelley Cox, GoldenBearSports.com)
2009 SCHEDULE
9-5-09 MARYLAND
9-12-09 EASTERN WASHINGTON
9-19-09 at Minnesota
9-26-09 at Oregon
10-3-09 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
10-17-09 at UCLA
10-24-09 WASHINGTON STATE
10-31-09 at Arizona State
11-7-09 OREGON STATE
11-14-09 ARIZONA
11-21-09 at Stanford
12-5-09 at Washington
Coach: Jeff Tedford
59-30, 7 years

2008 Statistics
2008 RESULTS: 9-4
MICHIGAN STATE WON 38-31
at Washington State WON 66-3
at Maryland LOST 27-35
COLORADO STATE WON 42-7
ARIZONA STATE WON 24-14
at Arizona LOST 27-42
UCLA WON 41-20
OREGON WON 26-16
at Southern California LOST 3-17
at Oregon State LOST 21-34
STANFORD WON 37-16
WASHINGTON WON 48-7
EMERALD BOWL
Miami FL WON 24-17

2008 Final Rankings
AP-26, Coaches-25, BCS-UR

 
2009 Outlook

Projected 2009 record: 9-3
DE Tyson Alualu (PHOTO: Kelley Cox, GoldenBearSports.com)
CALIFORNIA
2008 Statistical Rankings
OFFENSE
 
National
Conf.
Rushing:
29
4
Passing:
83
7
Total Off:
47
5
Sacks Allow:
61
5
DEFENSE
 
National
Conf.
Rushing:
25
3
Passing:
38
5
Total Def:
26
4
Sacks:
14
4
RETURNING LEADERS

Passing: Kevin Riley, 112-221-6, 1360 yds., 14 TD

Rushing: Jahvid Best, 194 att., 1580 yds., 15 TD

Receiving: Nyan Boateng, 29 rec., 439 yds., 5 TD

Scoring: Jahvid Best, 16 TD, 96 pts.

Punting: Bryan Anger, 71 punts, 43.1 avg.

Kicking: Giorgia Tavecchio, 9-13 FG, 25-25 PAT, 52 puts.

Tackles: Mike Mohamed, 87 tot., 51 solo

Sacks: Tyson Alualu, 6 sacks

Interceptions: Syd'Quan Thompson, 4 for 128 yds.

Kickoff Returns: Jahvid Best, 16 ret., 26.3 avg., 0 TD

Punt Returns: Syd'Quan Thompson, 28 ret., 12.3 avg., 1 TD

 
 
CALIFORNIA
2009 College Football Preview
OFFENSE - 8
----RETURNING STARTERS----
DEFENSE - 8
KEY LOSSES
OFFENSE: Nate Longshore-QB, Will Ta'ufo'ou-FB, Sean Young-WR, LaReylle Cunningham-WR, Alex Mack-C, Noris Malele-OG, Cameron Morrah-TE (NFL)
DEFENSE: Rulon Davis-DE, Mika Kane-NT, Zack Follett-OLB, Worrell Williams-ILB, Anthony Felder-ILB
2009 OFFENSE

 

 

WR Nyan Boateng (PHOTO: Kelley Cox, GoldenBearSports.com)

 
CALIFORNIA 2009 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/Key Players
OFFENSE
QB Kevin Riley-Jr (6-2, 221) Brock Mansion-So (6-5, 237)
Beau Sweeney-RFr (6-2, 226)
FB Brian Holley-Sr (5-9, 235) John Tyndall-So (6-3, 236)
TB Jahvid Best-Jr (5-10, 195) Shane Vereen-So (5-10, 198)
WR Marvin Jones-So (6-2, 190) Verran Tucker-Sr (6-1, 204)
WR Nyan Boateng-Sr (6-2, 211) Jeremy Ross-Jr (5-11, 216)
WR Alex Lagemann-So (6-1, 205) Charles Satchell-RFr (6-2, 208)
TE Tad Smith-Sr (6-5, 254) Anthony Miller-So (6-3, 258)
OT Mike Tepper-Sr (6-7, 319) Donovan Edwards-Jr (6-5, 285)
OG Mark Boskovich-Jr (6-4, 304) Matt Summers-Gavin-RFr (6-4, 291)
C Chris Guarnero-Jr (6-2, 275) Dominic Galas-RFr (6-1, 281)
OG Chet Teofilo-Sr (6-3, 329) Richard Fisher-Jr (6-4, 290)
OT Mitchell Schwartz-So (6-6, 335) Justin Prueitt-Jr (6-4, 278)
K Giorgia Tavecchio-So (5-8, 173) David Seawright-So (6-3, 223)

 
2009 DEFENSE

 

 

CB Syd'Quan Thompson (PHOTO: Kelley Cox, GoldenBearSports.com)

 
CALIFORNIA 2009 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/Key Players
DEFENSE
DE Cameron Jordan-Jr (6-4, 287) Ernest Owusu-So (6-4, 263)
Aaron Tipoti-RFr (6-2, 281)
NT Derrick Hill-Jr (6-2, 302) Kendrick Payne-RFr (6-2, 300)
DE Tyson Alualu-Sr (6-3, 295) Trevor Guyton-So (6-3, 293)
OLB Devin Bishop-Sr (6-1, 239) Chris Little-RFr (6-2, 224)
ILB Mychal Kendricks-So (6-0, 230) J.P. Hurrell-Fr (6-0, 205)
ILB Mike Mohamed-Jr (6-3, 237) D.J. Holt-So (6-1, 250)
OLB Eddie Young-Sr (6-0, 239) Charles Johnson-Jr (6-1, 232)
CB Syd'Quan Thompson-Sr (5-9, 191) Bryant Nnabuife-Jr (6-1, 200)
CB Darian Hagan-Jr (6-0, 186) Chris Conte-Jr (6-3, 205)
S Brett Johnson-Sr (6-1, 194) Sean Cattouse-So (6-2, 206)
S Marcus Ezeff-Sr (5-11, 219) D.J. Campbell-So (5-11, 198)
P Bryan Anger-So (6-4, 199) ..