The 2007 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2007-2008 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.
Beginning the season with a #12 ranking, California was ranked as high #2 after a 5-0 start with wins against #15 Tennessee and #11 Oregon before a close homecoming game loss to unranked Oregon State. Cal went on to lose six of its last seven regular season games, losing The Axe to rival Stanford in the Big Game for the first time in six years. The season ended on a high note with a victory in the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl behind backup quarterback and game MVP Kevin Riley. California compiled a 7-6 record, finished in 7th place in the Pac-10, and was unranked for the first time since 2003.
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