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California vs San José State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between California and San José State.

PROGRAM ONECalifornia27 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD27–6WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSan José State6 recorded wins
33Recorded meetings
1953Earliest documented
1996Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

33 games
  1. 1953
    California34 — 14San José State
    Oct 17, 1953California won
  2. 1954
    California45 — 0San José State
    Sep 25, 1954California won
  3. 1962
    California25 — 8San José State
    Sep 29, 1962California won
  4. 1963
    California34 — 13San José State
    Oct 19, 1963California won
  5. 1966
    California0 — 24San José State
    Oct 8, 1966San José State won
  6. 1967
    California30 — 6San José State
    Nov 11, 1967California won
  7. 1968
    California46 — 0San José State
    Oct 5, 1968California won
  8. 1969
    California31 — 7San José State
    Nov 15, 1969California won
  9. 1970
    California35 — 28San José State
    Nov 14, 1970California won
  10. 1971
    California34 — 10San José State
    Sep 25, 1971California won
  11. 1972
    California10 — 17San José State
    Sep 23, 1972San José State won
  12. 1973
    California19 — 9San José State
    Nov 10, 1973California won
  13. 1974
    California17 — 16San José State
    Sep 21, 1974California won
  14. 1975
    California27 — 24San José State
    Oct 4, 1975California won
  15. 1976
    California43 — 16San José State
    Oct 2, 1976California won
  16. 1977
    California52 — 3San José State
    Oct 1, 1977California won
  17. 1979
    California13 — 10San José State
    Sep 22, 1979California won
  18. 1981
    California24 — 27San José State
    Sep 26, 1981San José State won
  19. 1982
    California26 — 7San José State
    Oct 2, 1982California won
  20. 1983
    California30 — 9San José State
    Sep 17, 1983California won
  21. 1984
    California18 — 33San José State
    Sep 29, 1984San José State won
  22. 1985
    California48 — 21San José State
    Aug 31, 1985California won
  23. 1986
    California14 — 35San José State
    Sep 27, 1986San José State won
  24. 1987
    California25 — 27San José State
    Sep 12, 1987San José State won
  25. 1988
    California21 — 14San José State
    Oct 1, 1988California won
  26. 1989
    California26 — 21San José State
    Oct 7, 1989California won
  27. 1990
    California35 — 34San José State
    Oct 6, 1990California won
  28. 1991
    California41 — 20San José State
    Oct 26, 1991California won
  29. 1992
    California46 — 16San José State
    Sep 5, 1992California won
  30. 1993
    California46 — 13San José State
    Sep 25, 1993California won
  31. 1994
    California55 — 0San José State
    Oct 1, 1994California won
  32. 1995
    California40 — 7San José State
    Sep 23, 1995California won
  33. 1996
    California45 — 25San José State
    Sep 7, 1996California won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1996California vs San José State45–25California won
1995California vs San José State40–7California won
1994California vs San José State55–0California won
1993California vs San José State46–13California won
1992California vs San José State46–16California won
1991California vs San José State41–20California won
1990California vs San José State35–34California won
1989California vs San José State26–21California won
1988California vs San José State21–14California won
1987California vs San José State25–27San José State won
1986California vs San José State14–35San José State won
1985California vs San José State48–21California won
1984California vs San José State18–33San José State won
1983California vs San José State30–9California won
1982California vs San José State26–7California won
1981California vs San José State24–27San José State won
1979California vs San José State13–10California won
1977California vs San José State52–3California won
1976California vs San José State43–16California won
1975California vs San José State27–24California won
1974California vs San José State17–16California won
1973California vs San José State19–9California won
1972California vs San José State10–17San José State won
1971California vs San José State34–10California won
1970California vs San José State35–28California won
1969California vs San José State31–7California won
1968California vs San José State46–0California won
1967California vs San José State30–6California won
1966California vs San José State0–24San José State won
1963California vs San José State34–13California won
1962California vs San José State25–8California won
1954California vs San José State45–0California won
1953California vs San José State34–14California won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.