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The 2009 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California Berkeley in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) competition during the 2009 season. The Golden Bears were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Tedford.California hosted Maryland to begin the season on September 5 2009 and ended the regular season at Washington on December 5 2009.