California Golden Bears
Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of California
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| 2025 | Ron Rivera, an alumnus, was announced as the first general manager of the California football program, with oversight of budget and football staff. |
| 2024 | USC will join the Big Ten Conference and Cal will join the Atlantic Coast Conference, putting their rivalry on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled. |
| 2024 | Joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). |
| 2024 | Justin Wilcox coaches California to a loss in the LA Bowl against UNLV, 13-24. |
| 2024 | Matthew Cindric and Patrick McMorris enter the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins respectively, and Jackson Sirmon joins the New York Jets |
| October 5 2024 | California hosted its first College GameDay in school history before a game against the Miami Hurricanes, after moving from the Pac-12 to the Atlantic Coast Conference. |
| 2023 | Mark Madsen became the head coach and improved the Bears to a 13-19 record, signing an extension through the 2029-30 season. |
| 2023 | Daniel Scott joins the Indianapolis Colts |
| 2023 | Ended participation in the Pac-12 Conference. |
| 2023 | Justin Wilcox's team loses the Independence Bowl to Texas Tech, 14-34. |
| 2023 | Cal crew achieved multiple national championship victories, including Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Third Varsity 8, and Varsity 4 with coxswain. |
| 2023 | California wins the Big Game in Palo Alto, securing continued possession of the Stanford Axe trophy. |
| 2023 | California Golden Bears men's water polo team won NCAA Division I Tournament, defeating UCLA in quarterfinals, semifinals, and National Championship with consecutive victories. |
| October 30 2023 | The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced future scheduling for California from 2024 to 2030, establishing a new conference arrangement with 17 teams playing an eight-game conference schedule and ensuring each team plays each other at least twice in 7 years. |
| October 28 2023 | The last Weekender rivalry game between Cal and USC was played, with Cal losing 49-50. |
| 2022 | Cameron Goode, Elijah Hicks, and Jake Tonges enter the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, and San Francisco 49ers respectively |
| 2022 | California continues to hold the Stanford Axe trophy. |
| 2021 | Camryn Bynum joins the Indianapolis Colts, and Jake Curhan begins with the Chicago Bears |
| 2021 | California wins the Big Game and retains the Stanford Axe trophy. |
| 2020 | Ashtyn Davis and Jaylinn Hawkins start their NFL careers with the Miami Dolphins |
| 2020 | California Golden Bears football and UCLA rivalry series record stood at UCLA leading 55-34-1 through this season. |
| 2019 | Jordan Kunaszyk and Patrick Mekari enter the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars respectively |
| 2019 | California improves to an 8-5 record, wins the Redbox Bowl, achieves their highest ranking since 2009 (No. 15), and defeats Stanford in the Big Game for the first time since 2009. |
| 2019 | California Golden Bears achieve championships in Baseball, Women's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Indoor Track and Field, Men's Outdoor Track and Field, and Women's Water Polo. |
| 2019 | California Golden Bears teams win championships in baseball, men's basketball, men's golf, men's gymnastics, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's tennis, women's swimming and diving, men's outdoor track and field, and women's outdoor track and field. |
| 2019 | California reclaims the Stanford Axe trophy. |
| 2019 | California Golden Bears demonstrated continued athletic excellence with tournament appearances in baseball, men's basketball, men's golf, men's soccer, women's soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and water polo. |
| 2019 | Alex Morgan achieved her second FIFA Women's World Cup Championship as a notable team alumnus. |
| 2019 | Bobby Lockhart became the head coach of the University of California's men's cross country team, arriving after previous coaching experience at UNC-Chapel Hill and Oklahoma State. |
| 2019 | Andrew Vaughn was selected third overall by the Chicago White Sox in the MLB draft, becoming Cal's highest ever MLB draft selection. |
| June 2019 | Lindsay Gottlieb became the first NCAA women's head coach to be hired to an NBA coaching staff when she became an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 2018 | The Cal Band led the Warriors Victory Parade in downtown Oakland after the Golden State Warriors' win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 2018 | The Bears go 7-6, with Wilcox's defense ranked No. 15 nationally in total yards allowed. They defeat USC for the first time since 2003. |
| 2018 | Justin Wilcox coaches California to a Cheez-It Bowl loss against TCU, 7-10. |
| 2018 | California Golden Bears Taekwondo team completes its remarkable 32-year national championship run, which included 3 men's and 1 women's team titles prior to adopting an overall scoring system. |
| 2018 | Chris Linden became the head coach of the California Ice Hockey Team, taking over leadership of the ACHA Division II program in the Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference. |
| 2018 | The Cal women's crew team won the NCAA championship. |
| June 2018 | Robert Calonico retired as the director of the University of California Marching Band after a long tenure. |
| 2017 | Justin Wilcox is appointed as head coach, bringing a defensive-minded approach. The Bears beat No. 8 Washington State 37-3 during a losing season. |
| 2017 | Wins the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) title and second of back-to-back national championships. |
| 2017 | California Golden Bears women's cross country team ranked No. 22 nationally with a score of 530 points. |
| 2017 | Cal wins back-to-back national championships and completes its CRC title run. |
| 2017 | By the academic year, 80 percent of incoming student-athletes were required to have a high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher to comply with University of California general student requirements. |
| 2016 | The band played alongside Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Bruno Mars in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. |
| 2016 | Jared Goff begins his NFL journey with the Detroit Lions |
| 2016 | Back-to-back national rugby titles and continued CRC championship victory. |
| 2016 | California Golden Bears athletes won a total of 18 medals at the Summer Olympics, with 9 gold medals, with 16 of those medals coming from swimming competitions. |
| 2016 | Ryan Murphy wins multiple men's swimming and diving NCAA individual championships. |
| 2016 | California Golden Bears men's cross country team ranked No. 31 nationally. |
| 2016 | The Cal women's crew team won the NCAA championship. |
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