2006 California Golden Bears football team

The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California, and were coached by Jeff Tedford.

2006 California Golden Bears football
Pac-10 co-champion
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 45–10 vs. Texas A&M
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record10–3 (7–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dunbar (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Gregory (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 USC +  7 2   11 2  
No. 14 California +  7 2   10 3  
No. 21 Oregon State  6 3   10 4  
UCLA  5 4   7 6  
Oregon  4 5   7 6  
Arizona State  4 5   7 6  
Arizona  4 5   6 6  
Washington State  4 5   6 6  
Washington  3 6   5 7  
Stanford  1 8   1 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The Bears began the season with a number 12 ranking. After sustaining an upset by then number 23-ranked Tennessee in their opening game, the Bears won their next eight games before suffering another upset to unranked Arizona followed by a subsequent loss to then number 4 USC. All of these defeats came in away games. The Bears qualified for a share of the Pac-10 title after USC was upset by rival UCLA the following week. The team made its second Holiday Bowl in three years, blowing out #21 Texas A&M and finishing the season ranked #14.

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