2011 California Golden Bears football team

The 2011 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Tedford, the Bears are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2011 California Golden Bears football
Holiday Bowl, L 10–21 vs. Texas
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Michalczik (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorClancy Pendergast (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAT&T Park
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$  8 1   12 2  
No. 7 Stanford x%  8 1   11 2  
Washington  5 4   7 6  
California  4 5   7 6  
Oregon State  3 6   3 9  
Washington State  2 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 6 USC 7 2   10 2  
UCLA xy  5 4   6 8  
Utah  4 5   8 5  
Arizona State  4 5   6 7  
Arizona  2 7   4 8  
Colorado  2 7   3 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Due to reconstruction at California Memorial Stadium, California played their home games in AT&T Park, now known as Oracle Park, in San Francisco, California. The season opener against Fresno State, officially a neutral-site game, was played at Candlestick Park. The regular season also ended with an away game with a matchup at Arizona State on November 25.

Following the team's first losing season during Tedford's tenure as head coach, the Golden Bears improved to 7–5 (4–5 in the Pac-12) to finish fourth in the North Division. Cal also became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2009 and accepted a bid to play in the Holiday Bowl, which they lost to Texas. With a victory against Presbyterian College on September 17, Tedford became the winningest coach in program history.

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