The 2017 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Bears were led by first-year head coach Justin Wilcox and played their home games at California Memorial Stadium.

The Bears went 5–7, including non-conference wins over North Carolina and Ole Miss, and three losses by three points or fewer.

8 Washington State, which marked the first time Cal had beaten a top ten opponent since its defeat of No.

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