Coaching Accolades
- 2 NFL Draft Picks
- 6 All-Conference Selections
Notable Players Coached
- Marcel Thompson (Lindenwood)
- Roren Thomas (Lindenwood)
- Rudy Fleming (Lindenwood)
Notable Player Accolades
- Cal Athletics Hall of Fame
- Cal Football Record Holder
- #1 Receiving Yards (3,188)
- #1 100-yard Receiving Games (11)
- #1 Single-Season Receiving Yards (1,504, 2003)
- #1 Single-Game Receptions (16)
- #2 Career Receptions (202)
- #7 Touchdown Catches (20)
- All-American
- 2x All-Conference
- Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame College Male Athlete of the Year
Notable Cal Teammates
- Aaron Rodgers
- Marshawn Lynch
- Tosh Lupoi
- Thomas DeCoud
- Daymeion Hughes
- Justin Forsett
- Matt Giordano
- J.J. Arrington
- Alex Mack
- Lorenzo Alexander
Travers Family Head Football Coach Tosh Lupoi announced the addition of Geoff McArthur as the team’s assistant wide receiver coach on January 15, 2026.
McArthur is one of the top wide receivers in school history. He ranks as Cal’s all-time leader with 3,188 receiving yards, shares all-time lead in 100-yard receiving games (11) and is second with 202 career receptions. In addition, McArthur is seventh at Cal with 20 touchdown catches. He was named a second-team All-American as a junior in 2003, he was also chosen second-team All-Pac-10, the team’s Most Improved Player and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame’s College Male Athlete of the Year.
He continues to hold Cal’s season receiving yards mark with 1,504 in 2003 while his 85 receptions the same season are fourth. A first-team All-Pac-12 selection as a senior, he led the team in receptions (57), receiving yards (862) and touchdown receptions (7). He holds the Cal single-game record for most receptions (16) and is second in receiving yards (245), picking up both in the 2003 Big Game.
In 2003, he earned second team All-America honors from The Sporting News and SportsIllustrated.com, and honorable mention All-America by Rivals.com. He was chosen second team All-Pac-10, was voted Cal's Most Valuable Offensive Player and the team's Most Improved Player. His 85 catches were the second-most in Cal single season history (Douglas, 100 in 1998), while his 1,504 yards ranked third in the Pac-10 record book and only 16 yards shy of the conference all-time best of 1,520, set by USC's Johnnie Morton in 1993.
He was third in the Pac-10 for all-purpose yards with his 115.7 yards per game, trailing only Oregon State's Steven Jackson (155.0) and Washington State's Sammy Moore (127.2). He averaged 17.7 yards per catch, a figure only bettered by Oregon State's Mike Hass (23.0 average on 41 fewer catches) among Pac-10 receiving leaders. McArthur blistered opposing defenses for 150 yards or more five times and cleared the 100-yard barrier in seven games, both Cal single-season marks. His 6.54 receptions per game year ranked fourth in the Pac-10 and 14th among NCAA Division I-A players that season. He capped his year by reeling off the second and eighth greatest receiving yardage days ever by a Cal player in his final two games, combining for 22 catches, 425 yards and three touchdowns vs. Washington (6 rec., 180 yds., 1 TD) and Stanford (16 rec., 245 yds., 2 TDs .
He earned Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week Nov. 22 for his performance at Stanford, as his receptions and yardage were both records in the then 106-year history of the Big Game. His 16 catches against the Cardinal were also a Cal single-game mark and the second most in Pac-10 history (three shy of the conference record of 19, set by Arizona State's Ron Fair in 1989). He connected with Aaron Rodgers on a 79-yard touchdown pass on Cal's first play from scrimmage against Washington Nov. 15, the longest pass play by a Bear tandem since Kyle Boller hit Derek Swafford on an 81-yard TD strike vs. Oregon State in 2000. The play was also the seventh longest pass play in Cal history. He was named the College Male Athlete of 2003 by the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
As a junior, he snared 36 passes for 454 yards and one touchdown. He started the first five games of the season for Cal and had 30 catches for 359 yards and one touchdown during that span. He enjoyed three seven-grab games against Baylor (90 yards), Washington State (96) and Michigan State (62).
McArthur missed a majority of his sophomore season due to injury.
As a freshman, he ended the season with a team-high 336 receiving yards despite playing much of the year with a thumb injury. He led the Bears in receiving in his debut game against Utah, had three catches for 79 yards at Fresno State, including a 56-yard reception and scored the first touchdown of his career at Washington. He later hauled in a season-long reception of 63-yards for a touchdown on the road at Oregon and ended the year with four catches for 65 yards vs. Stanford.
In high school he led the nation with 1,779 receiving yards, while his 91 catches ranked fourth nationally as a senior at Palisades High School and added 28 touchdown receptions. He was named the Los Angeles Times Westside Player of the Year and was named a PrepStar All-American. He was rated as the No. 3 receiver in the West and earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors as the No. 123 prospect in the region. He left high school as the career leading receiver at Palisades High School.
