season

California

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

2-3 5 games tracked Offense D Defense B-

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 120th of 137

2025 C 82nd of 136

Points added per play: +0.02opponents usually allow +0.122025: +0.12
Plays that work: 38%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 41%

Defense 61st of 137

B-

2025 C 82nd of 136

Points allowed per play: +0.11opponents usually get +0.132025: +0.12
Plays that work against it: 36%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 42%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: California finished 7-6. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

43%of runs gain 4 or more

Offense

Give the backs a crease

Only 43% of California's runs gain 4 yards or more, against 49% for all teams. That ranks 120th of 137.

36%of middle eight plays work

Offense

Own the middle eight

In the last four minutes of the first half and the first four of the second, California's plays work 36% of the time, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 116th of 137.

11%of opponents' runs stuffed

Defense

Win more first contact

California stuffs only 11% of opponents' runs for no gain, against 16% for all teams. That ranks 127th of 137.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	vs UCLA	L24-45	D+	D-	Replay
2	at Syracuse	W21-18	D+	A-	Replay
3	vs Wagner	W49-7	B+	C	Replay
4	vs Clemson	L10-24	D	C	Replay
5	at UNLV	L31-39	D	B-	Replay
6	vs Virginia Tech	Not played			Tracker
7	vs Wake Forest	Not played			Tracker
8	at SMU	Not played			Tracker
9	at NC State	Not played			Tracker
11	at Virginia	Not played			Tracker
12	vs Stanford	Not played			Tracker
13	vs Pittsburgh	Not played			Tracker

What California calls

65%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 30th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+138 plays

Run 46% Pass 54%

Runs work 38% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 41% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-313 plays

Run 62% Pass 38%

Runs work 38% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 80% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-620 plays

Run 55% Pass 45%

Runs work 46% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 67% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+74 plays

Run 23% Pass 77%

Runs work 18% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 33% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-315 plays

Run 40% Pass 60%

Runs work 83% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 33% (all teams 54%).

3rd & 4-620 plays

Run 25% Pass 75%

Runs work 40% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 40% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+33 plays

Run 12% Pass 88%

Runs work 0% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 28% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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