The California Golden Bears were 7-4 in 2005. They emerged victorious over the BYU Cougars, 35 to 28, in the Las Vegas Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 10-2 | ||
7-1 | 10-2 | ||
4-4 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 395 | 5,135 | 804 | 6.4 | 2,823 | 483 | 5.8 | 2,312 | 321 | 7.2 | 23 | 251 | 135 | 97 | 97 | 69 | 620 | |
Team Rank | 22nd | 28th | 71st | 10th | 7th | 32nd | 3rd | 79th | 92nd | 51st | 50th | 43rd | 13th | 89th | 89th | 32nd | 51st | ||
Opponent | 12 | 254 | 4,315 | 914 | 4.9 | 1,430 | 428 | 3.3 | 2,885 | 455 | 6.3 | 31 | 228 | 85 | 120 | 120 | 82 | 670 | |
Opponent Rank | 28th | 54th | 98th | 30th | 25th | 37th | 26th | 92nd | 115th | 28th | 26th | 51st | 25th | 74th | 74th | 52nd | 64th | ||
Net | +141 | +820 | -110 | +1.5 | +1,393 | +55 | +2.5 | -573 | -134 | +0.9 | -8 | +23 | +50 | -23 | -23 | -13 | -50 | ||
Net Rank | 18th | 26th | 109th | 8th | 9th | 32nd | 3rd | 96th | 114th | 33rd | 34th | 44th | 14th | 97th | 98th | 24th | 51st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |