2022 California Golden Bears football team explained

Year:	2022
Team:	California Golden Bears
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Record:	4–8
Conf Record:	2–7
Head Coach:	Justin Wilcox
Hc Year:	6th
Off Coach:	Bill Musgrave (3rd season; first ten games)
Off Scheme:	Spread option
Def Coach:	Peter Sirmon
Dc Year:	3rd
Def Scheme:	2–4–5
Stadium:	California Memorial Stadium

The 2022 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by head coach Justin Wilcox, in his sixth year. The team plays their home games at California Memorial Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

Schedule

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Game summaries

vs UC Davis

See also: 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team.

Statistics	UCD	CAL
First downs	19	24
Total yards	387	415
Rushes/yards	27–145	34–147
Passing yards	242	262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–50–2	23–35–1
Time of possession	30:01	29:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing	Miles Hastings	32/50, 242 yards, TD, 2 int
Rushing	Ulonzo Gilliam Jr.	14 carries, 115 yards, TD
Receiving	Chaz Davis	5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
California	Passing		23/35, 268 yards, 3 TD, int
Rushing		17 carries, 104 yards
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 78 yards

vs UNLV

See also: 2022 UNLV Rebels football team.

Statistics	UNLV	CAL
First downs	17	25
Total yards	309	370
Rushes/yards	31–103	32–92
Passing yards	206	278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–1	28–39–1
Time of possession	24:24	35:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Doug Brumfield	18/33, 206 yards, TD, int
Rushing		14 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 59 yards
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	28/39, 278 yards, TD, int
Rushing	Jaydn Ott	7 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 79 yards

at Notre Dame

See also: 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.

Statistics	CAL	ND
First downs	18	17
Total yards	296	297
Rushes/yards	31–112	41–147
Passing yards	184	150
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–37–0	17–23–0
Time of possession	26:58	33:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	16/37, 184 yards, TD
Rushing	DeCarlos Brooks	5 carries, 43 yards
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 66 yards
Notre Dame	Passing		17/23, 150 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		18 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 44 yards, TD

vs Arizona

See also: 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	CAL
First downs	31	27
Total yards	536	599
Rushes/yards	26–135	38–354
Passing yards	401	245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–45–2	18–28–0
Time of possession	26:46	33:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing		27/45, 402 yards, 2 TD, 2 int
Rushing		14 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	18/28, 245 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Jaydn Ott	19 carries, 274 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 82 yards

at Washington State

See also: 2022 Washington State Cougars football team.

Statistics	CAL	WSU
First downs	13	21
Total yards	311	415
Rushes/yards	25–32	25–72
Passing yards	279	343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–37–0	27–40–0
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	23/33, 272 yards
Rushing	Jadyn Ott	17 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 109 yards
Washington State	Passing		27/40, 343 yards, 3 TD, int
Rushing	Nakia Watson	14 carries, 52 yards
Receiving	Renard Bell	8 receptions, 115 yards, TD

at Colorado

See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

Statistics	CAL	COL
First downs	19	17
Total yards	297	328
Rushes/yards	22–35	35–118
Passing yards	262	210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–52–1	22–34–1
Time of possession	30:06	29:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	29/52, 262 yards, TD, int
Rushing	Jaydn Ott	16 carries, 47 yards
Receiving	Mavin Anderson	6 receptions, 61 yards
Colorado	Passing		13/21, 104 yards, int
Rushing	Deion Smith	12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving	Montana Lemonious-Craig	8 receptions, 119 yards, TD

vs Washington

See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team.

Statistics	WASH	CAL
First downs	28	18
Total yards	476	306
Rushes/yards	32–102	31–61
Passing yards	374	245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	36–51–0	21–34–0
Time of possession	35:25	24:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing		36/51, 374 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Cameron Davis	13 carries, 46 yards, TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 81 yards, TD
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	21/34, 245 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	DeCarlos Brooks	10 carries, 43 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 8 Oregon

See also: 2022 Oregon Ducks football team.

Statistics	ORE	CAL
First downs	29	21
Total yards	586	402
Rushes/yards	40–174	26–74
Passing yards	412	328
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–35–2	28–44–2
Time of possession	31:58	28:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing		27/35, 412 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
Rushing	Noah Whittington	10 carries, 66 yards
Receiving	Noah Whittington	5 receptions, 67 yards, TD
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	20/33, 214 yards, TD, 2 int
Rushing	Jaydn Ott	14 carries, 57 yards
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 96 yards

at No. 9 USC

See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team.

Statistics	CAL	USC
First downs	22	24
Total yards	469	515
Rushes/yards	24–63	28–155
Passing yards	406	360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–49–1	26–41–0
Time of possession	32:00	28:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	35/49, 406 yards, 3 TD, int
Rushing	Jadyn Ott	14 carries, 50 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 102 yards, TD
USC	Passing		26/41, 360 yards, 4 TD
Rushing		15 carries, 98 yards, TD
Receiving	Michael Jackson III	5 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

at Oregon State

See also: 2022 Oregon State Beavers football team.

Statistics	CAL	OSU
First downs	10	21
Total yards	156	362
Rushes/yards	16−9	45−166
Passing yards	147	196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22−34−1	18−27−0
Time of possession	23:22	36:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	22/34, 147 yards, int
Rushing	Jaydn Ott	8 carries, 20 yards
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 63 yards
Oregon State	Passing		15/23, 137 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		23 carries, 105 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 79 yards, TD

vs Stanford

See also: 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team and Big Game (American football).

Statistics	STAN	CAL
First downs	22	19
Total yards	400	393
Rushes/yards	32–129	22–113
Passing yards	271	280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–48–1	23–43–2
Time of possession	33:54	26:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing		29/45, 271 yards, TD, int
Rushing	Mitch Leigber	22 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 69 yards, TD
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	23/43, 280 yards, TD, 2 int
Rushing	Jaydn Ott	18 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 103 yards

vs No. 18 UCLA

See also: 2022 UCLA Bruins football team and California–UCLA football rivalry.

Statistics	UCLA	CAL
First downs	33	15
Total yards	541	361
Rushes/yards	64–352	18–67
Passing yards	189	294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–30–0	24–34–0
Time of possession	36:50	23:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing		21/30, 189 yards, TD
Rushing		24 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 62 yards, TD
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	24/34, 294 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	Jaydn Ott	13 carries, 55 yards
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	8 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 California Football Schedule. FBSchedules.com. December 18, 2021.