Coaching History
California Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for California.
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Coaches
20
Indexed Record
609-556-31
Best Win %
Andy Smith 79.9%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Wilcox | 2017-2025 • 9 seasons | 49-56 | 46.7% | 4.3 | — |
| Sonny Dykes | 2013-2016 • 4 seasons | 19-30 | 38.8% | 11.0 | — |
| Jeff Tedford | 2002-2012 • 11 seasons | 82-57 | 59.0% | 26.4 | #9 |
| Tom Holmoe | 1997-2001 • 5 seasons | 16-39 | 29.1% | 3.9 | — |
| Steve Mariucci | 1996-1996 • 1 seasons | 6-6 | 50.0% | 2.9 | — |
| Keith Gilbertson | 1992-1995 • 4 seasons | 20-26 | 43.5% | 11.2 | #25 |
| Bruce Snyder | 1987-1991 • 5 seasons | 29-24-4 | 54.4% | 20.3 | #8 |
| Joe Kapp | 1982-1986 • 5 seasons | 20-34-1 | 37.3% | 6.4 | — |
| Roger Theder | 1978-1981 • 4 seasons | 17-28 | 37.8% | 14.1 | — |
| Mike White | 1972-1977 • 6 seasons | 34-31-1 | 52.3% | 15.3 | #14 |
| Ray Willsey | 1964-1971 • 8 seasons | 40-42-1 | 48.8% | 18.2 | — |
| Marv Levy | 1960-1963 • 4 seasons | 8-29-3 | 23.8% | 5.7 | — |
| Pete Elliott | 1957-1959 • 3 seasons | 10-21 | 32.3% | 5.0 | #16 |
| Pappy Waldorf | 1947-1956 • 10 seasons | 67-32-4 | 67.0% | 26.9 | #3 |
| Frank Wickhorst | 1946-1946 • 1 seasons | 2-7 | 22.2% | -4.2 | — |
| Buck Shaw | 1945-1945 • 1 seasons | 4-5-1 | 45.0% | -4.6 | — |
| Stub Allison | 1935-1944 • 10 seasons | 58-42-2 | 57.8% | 21.2 | #2 |
| William Ingram | 1931-1934 • 4 seasons | 27-14-4 | 64.4% | 20.1 | — |
| Nibs Price | 1926-1930 • 5 seasons | 27-17-3 | 60.6% | 23.9 | — |
| Andy Smith | 1916-1925 • 10 seasons | 74-16-7 | 79.9% | 35.1 | — |
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