The 2018 season's largest margin: California 49, Oregon State 7. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The 2018 Season
California's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Chase GarbersQB1,508 passing yards
- Brandon McIlwainQB741 passing yards
- Patrick LairdRB948 rushing yards
- Vic Wharton IIIWR502 receiving yards
- Maurice WaysWR383 receiving yards
- Kanawai NoaWR353 receiving yards
- Jordan KunaszykLB124 tackles
- Evan WeaverLB121 tackles
- Ashtyn DavisS45 tackles
- Luc BequetteDL4 sacks
- Alex FunchesOLB3 sacks
- Evan RamboOLB2 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: California 7, UCLA 37. A 30-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: California fell to TCU 7-10 in the postseason.
"Go Bears"
2018 is a middle chapter for California — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.