2006 California Golden Bears football team
The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California, and were coached by Jeff Tedford.
Neyland Stadium
Marshawn Lynch celebrates the victory with the Cal cheerleaders
Cal defenders sack Washington State quarterback Alex Brink.
The Cal secondary prior to the game
Jeffrey Raye Tedford is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Fresno State Bulldogs, a position he also held from 2017 to 2019. From 2002 to 2012, Tedford was the head football coach for the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds the California program records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories.
Tedford at 2017 Mountain West media day
Tedford accepts the 2006 Holiday Bowl trophy
Tedford (center) at the 2008 Big Game
Ron Gould, the sole assistant coach to stay from previous head coach Tom Holmoe, in October 2008