2023 California Golden Bears football team

The 2023 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Bears were led by Justin Wilcox in his seventh year as the head coach. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

2023 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital (1st season)
Offensive schemeUp-tempo spread
Defensive coordinatorPeter Sirmon (4th season)
Base defense2–4–5
Captains
  • Matthew Cindric
  • Jackson Sirmon
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Washington y$^  9 0   14 1  
No. 6 Oregon y  8 1   12 2  
No. 11 Arizona  7 2   10 3  
Oregon State  5 4   8 5  
Utah  5 4   8 5  
USC  5 4   8 5  
California  4 5   6 7  
UCLA  4 5   8 5  
Washington State  2 7   5 7  
Stanford  2 7   3 9  
Arizona State*  2 7   3 9  
Colorado  1 8   4 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

This was California's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.

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