Justin Wilcox
Last coached California Golden Bears, 2025- Record
- 48-55
- Win percentage
- .466
- Games
- 103
- Seasons
- 92017–2025
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 6-5 | — | — | -4.1 | -3.2 | 25.6 | 27.9 |
| 2024 | California | 6-7 | — | — | 1.8 | 4.0 | 27.4 | 22.9 |
| 2023 | California | 6-7 | — | — | 4.3 | -0.1 | 30.6 | 28.7 |
| 2022 | California | 4-8 | — | — | -1.3 | -3.0 | 23.2 | 25.9 |
| 2021 | California | 5-7 | — | — | 3.6 | 3.4 | 27.5 | 25.0 |
| 2020 | California | 1-3 | — | — | — | 2.4 | 30.6 | 28.2 |
| 2019 | California | 8-5 | — | — | 4.2 | -2.6 | 23.8 | 24.7 |
| 2018 | California | 7-6 | — | — | 0.3 | 3.9 | 18.3 | 15.6 |
| 2017 | California | 5-7 | — | — | 1.9 | -1.0 | 28.7 | 29.9 |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2025 | California | Head Coach |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | Defensive Coordinator (under Paul Chryst) |
| 2013–2015 | USC | Defensive Coordinator (under Steve Sarkisian) |
| 2012–2013 | Washington | Defensive Coordinator (under Steve Sarkisian) |
| 2010–2011 | Tennessee | Assistant Coach (under Derek Dooley) |
| 2010–2011 | Tennessee | Defensive Coordinator (under Derek Dooley) |
| 2006–2009 | Boise State | Defensive Coordinator (under Chris Petersen) |
| 2003–2005 | California | Linebackers Coach (under Jeff Tedford) |
| 2001–2002 | Boise State | Outside Linebackers Coach (under Dan Hawkins) |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2023 | Tim Plough | Tight Ends Coach | UC Davis 2024– |
| 2017– | Charlie Ragle | Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends Coach | Idaho State 2021–2022 |
| 2017–2019 | Beau Baldwin | Offensive Coordinator | Cal Poly 2019–2022 |