The 2026 season's largest margin: California 49, Wagner 7. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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2026 — The Chapter Being Written
The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleQB1,751 passing yards
- Jackson BrousseauQB701 passing yards
- Adam MohammedRB363 rushing yards
- Ashten EmoryRB238 rushing yards
- Chase HendricksWR565 receiving yards
- Ian StrongWR478 receiving yards
- Taimane PurcellTE241 receiving yards
- Isaiah CrosbyDB50 tackles
- AJ TuiteleLB49 tackles
- Kingston LopaDB39 tackles
- JD McKinleyLB3 sacks
- Daniel HarrisDB2 sacks
Season leaders, 2026.
The season's deepest loss: California 20, SMU 59. A 39-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Go Bears"
2026 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.

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