The California Golden Bears were 5-7 in 2016.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6 | 7-2 | 8-5 | |
7 | 2-7 | 5-7 | |
8 | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
9 | 2-7 | 4-8 | |
10 | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| 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 | 445 | 6,158 | 1,035 | 5.9 | 1,852 | 414 | 4.5 | 4,306 | 621 | 6.9 | 17 | 131 | 338 | 104 | 199 | 35 | 89 | 909 |
Team Rank | 37th | 20th | 9th | 55th | 98th | 111th | 63rd | 6th | 4th | 79th | 18th | 97th | 8th | 87th | 5th | 2nd | 99th | 121st | |
Opponent | 12 | 511 | 6,220 | 945 | 6.7 | 3,275 | 532 | 6.2 | 2,945 | 395 | 7.5 | 18 | 108 | 320 | 158 | 133 | 29 | 107 | 921 |
Opponent Rank | 126th | 122nd | 76th | 122nd | 126th | 88th | 128th | 70th | 52nd | 84th | 107th | 19th | 122nd | 123rd | 78th | 112th | 3rd | 3rd | |
Net | -66 | -62 | +90 | -0.8 | -1,423 | -118 | -1.7 | +1,361 | +226 | -0.5 | -1 | +23 | +18 | -54 | +66 | +6 | -18 | -12 | |
Net Rank | 95th | 73rd | 11th | 105th | 123rd | 111th | 119th | 5th | 2nd | 85th | 65th | 49th | 52nd | 119th | 6th | 21st | 17th | 58th |
| 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 |