2013California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	1–11 (0–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

The2013 California Golden Bears football team represented theUniversity of California, Berkeley in the2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was Cal's first year of being led by the head coachSonny Dykes. Cal's athletic directorSandy Barbour stated that it was his emphasis on offense that was the primary factor in the decision.^[1] Dykes was hired fromLouisiana Tech, and was known for his reliance on the pass heavy and high scoringAir Raid offense, that utilized ashotgun formation with four wide receivers. Cal finished this season with a 1–11 record, with Dykes becoming the first head coach since the University began playing football in 1886 to fail to defeat a single D-1 opponent in a season that has lasted at least five games.^[2] The Bears lost to Stanford by 50 points, the largest margin ever in the 119-year history of theBig Game.^[3] During the season, the team was featured onThe Drive, a weekly documentary series on thePac-12 Network.^[4]

One of the season's few positives was the performance of true freshmanJared Goff as the starting quarterback. Under Dyke's Air Raid offense, Goff delivered a record-breaking season, setting Cal single-season records for passing yards (3,508), yardage gained (3,508), total offense (3,446), passes completed (320), and passes attempted (530).^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	No. 22Northwestern*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN2	L 30–44	58,816
September 7	2:00 p.m.	Portland State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	W 37–30	43,594
September 14	4:00 p.m.	No. 4Ohio State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FOX	L 34–52	62,467
September 28	7:30 p.m.	at No. 2Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 16–55	56,987
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FS1	L 22–44	44,682
October 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 11UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 10–37	84,272
October 19	7:30 p.m.	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN2	L 17–49	44,671
October 26	8:00 p.m.	atWashington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	L 17–41	66,328
November 2	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 28–33	41,874
November 9	12:00 p.m.	USC	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FOX	L 28–62	49,199
November 16	2:30 p.m.	atColorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 24–41	38,252
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 10Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	FS1	L 13–63	50,424
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific time

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Cal holds a 44–25–5 record in the series and had won the last eight meetings. This was the Cougar's first victory against the Golden Bears in 11 years. Their last victory occurred in 2002 where the Cougars beat the Golden Bears 48-18 at Memorial Stadium.

1st quarter scoring: WSU –Vince Mayle 35-yard pass fromConnor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick); WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 5-yard run (Furney kick)

2nd quarter scoring: CAL – Deandre Coleman 2-yard safety on Teondray Caldwell; CAL – Vincenzo D'Amato 35-yard field goal; CAL – Chris Harper 89-yard pass fromJared Goff (D'Amato kick); WSU – Marcus Mason 68-yard from Halliday (Furney kick); CAL – D'Amato 43-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Teondray Caldwell 10-yard run (Furney kick); WSU – Vince Mayle 72-yard pass from (Furney Kick); CAL – James Grisom 53-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Furney 44-yard field goal; WSU – Furney 41-yard field goal; WSU – Furney 28-yard field goal

California is 32–50–1 against UCLA since the series began in 1933. This was Sonny Dykes first year taking on the Bruins as California's head coach.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA–Kaʻimi Fairbairn 24-yard field goal; UCLA –Devin Fuller 18-yard pass fromBrett Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA–Paul Perkins 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick); CAL– Vincenzo D'Amato 51-yard field goal; CAL – Daniel Lasco 6-yard run (D'Amato Kick); UCLA –Thomas Duarte 27-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 22-yard field goal; UCLA – Fairbairn 27-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: UCLA–Shaquelle Evans 22-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

1st quarter scoring: CAL – Khalf Muhammad 11-yard pass from Jared Goff (Vincen D'Amato kick); ARIZ – B. Denker 9-yard run (J. Smith kick); ARIZ – Team safety

2nd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Smith 53-yard field goal; ARIZ – N. Phillips 21-yard pass from Denker (Smith kick);CAL –Kenny Lawler 17-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Denker 1-yard run (Smith kick); CAL – Lawler 3-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick); ARIZ – Denker 14-yard run (Smith kick)

4th quarter scoring:CAL – Lawler 29-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick)

1st quarter scoring: USC –Nelson Agholor 75-yard punt return (Andre Heidari kick); USC –Silas Redd 12-yard pass fromCody Kessler (Heidari kick); USC –Javorius Allen 43-yard (Heidari kick)

2nd quarter scoring: CAL – Kenny Lawler 4-yard pass from Jared Goff (Vincen D'Amato kick); CAL – Darius Powe 24-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick); USC – Allen 57-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC – Josh Shaw 86-yard punt return (Heidari kick); USC – Agholor 93-yard punt return (kick missed)

3rd quarter scoring: USC – Allen 79-yard run (Heidari kick); USC –Ty Isaac 4-yard run (Heidari kick); CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 7-yard run (D'Amato kick)

4th quarter scoring: USC – Isaac 37-yard run (Heidari kick); CAL – Lawler 4-yard pass from Goff (D'Amato kick)

In a 63–13 victory, #10 Stanford broke the record for most points scored in aBig Game and for the largest margin of victory. With the victory, Stanford clinched the Pac-12 North Division Championship while Cal ended their season at 1–11, the most losses in one season in Cal football history.^[7]

1st quarter scoring: STAN - T. Montgomery 31-yard run (J. Williamson kick) CAL - Maurice Harris 15-yard pass from Goff, Jared (Vincen D’Amato kick); STAN - Montgomery 50-yard pass from K. Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN - Montgomery 12-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); CAL - D’Amato 29-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: STAN - Montgomery 72-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN – M. Rector 45-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); CAL - D’Amato 47-yard field goal; STAN - Montgomery 9-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick)

3rd quarter scoring: STAN - Gaffney, T 58-yard run (C. Ukropina kick)

4th quarter scoring: STAN – K. Young 27-yard run (Ukropina kick); STAN – F. Owusu 14-yard pass from E. Crower (Ukropina kick)

• September 2, 2013 – Vincenzo D'Amato, PK, was named Pac-12 Conference special teams player of the week^[8]

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