California Vulcans football

{{Short description|Intercollegiate American football program and team for California University of Pennsylvania}}

{{For|information on all PennWest California sports|California Vulcans}}

{{Infobox college football team

| CurrentSeason =

| TeamName = California Vulcans football

| Image = Pennw vulcans wmark.png

| ImageSize = 200

| HeadCoach = Gary Dunn

| HeadCoachYear = 7th

| HCWins = 56

| HCLosses = 20

| OtherStaff =

| Stadium = Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium

| StadCapacity = 6,500

| StadSurface = ProGrass

| Location = California, Pennsylvania

| NCAAdivision = II

| Conference = PSAC

| ConfDivision =

| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1916}}

| AthleticDirector = Thomas Pucci

| WebsiteName = calvulcans.com/football

| WebsiteURL = https://calvulcans.com/sports/football

| ATWins = 413

| ATLosses = 391

| ATTies = 27

| BowlWins =

| BowlLosses =

| BowlTies =

| NatlTitles =

| ConfTitles = 3

| DivTitles = 7

| Heismans =

| AllAmericans =

| uniform =

| FightSong = Chariots of Fire

| MascotDisplay = Blaze the Vulcan

| MarchingBand =

| Rivalries = IUP Crimson Hawks

}}

The California Vulcans football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Pennsylvania Western University California (known before July 2022 as California University of Pennsylvania), located in California, Pennsylvania. The team competes in NCAA Division II and is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. California University's first football team was fielded in 1916. The Vulcans play home games at the 6,500-seat Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium on their campus, and are coached by Gary Dunn.{{cite web|title=California Historical Data|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/psac/california/index.php|accessdate=2012-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125052709/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/psac/california/index.php#|archive-date=2013-01-25|url-status=dead}}

Notable former players

{{see also|List of California Vulcans in the NFL draft}}

Notable alumni, and their current (or last) NFL or professional team, include;

Playoff appearances

=NCAA Division II =

The Vulcans have made eight appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record is 11–8.

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| 2007

| Second Round
Regional Final
Semifinals

| Southern Connecticut
Shepherd
Valdosta State

| W, 43–7
W, 58–38
L, 24–28

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| 2008

| Second Round
Regional Final
Semifinals

| Seton Hill
Bloomsburg
Minnesota–Duluth

| W, 20–10
W, 27–24
L, 7–45

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| 2009

| First Round
Second Round
Regional Final
Semifinals

| Fayetteville State
Shippensburg
West Liberty
NW Missouri State

| W, 42–13
W, 26–21
W, 57–35
L, 31–56

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| 2010

| First Round

| Bloomsburg

| L, 26–28

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| 2011

| First Round
Second Round

| Elizabeth City State
Winston-Salem State

| W, 44–0
L, 28–35

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| 2016

| Second Round
Regional Final

| IUP
Shepherd

| W, 44–23
L, 30–41

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| 2017

| First Round

| Assumption

| L, 31–40

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| 2024

| First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals

| East Stroudsburg
Ashland
Slippery Rock

| W, 30–27
W, 34–33
L, 13–31

Rivalry

=IUP Crimson Hawks=

{{main|Coal Bowl}}

References

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