BERKELEY – The Cal football team suffered a disappointing 44-28 loss at Oregon on Saturday night, but the Bears remain confident about their prospects for the remainder of the 2015 season.

“I know this season is going to end up successful because of the guys we have in that room,” Cal quarterback Jared Goff said after throwing for 329 yards and two touchdowns. “It's going to test our character. I just think we need to start back tomorrow and kind of reset. It's a three-game season now. We have Oregon State next week, and that's all we can focus on.”

Saturday marked Cal's fourth loss in a row, but the Bears can still become bowl-eligible with just one more victory. It wasn't that long ago Cal began the season 5-0 and was ranked No. 20 in the country, and the Bears can keep in that mind as they negotiate the final stretch of the season.

“Our guys will be excited to play next Saturday,” Cal coach Sonny Dykes said. “We'll work hard this week and practice hard. I told the guys after the game that they practice really well. We just have to do a better job of handling adversity in ballgames when things don't go our way.”

Things did go the Bears' way at the outset of Saturday's game. Cal's defense forced Oregon to punt after three plays on its first possession, and the punt was blocked by sophomore Raymond Hudson. Cal took over at the Ducks' 38 and scored seven plays later on a 7-yard scoring pass from Goff to Stephen Anderson.

Oregon drove from its own 15 to the Cal 6-yard line on its second possession, but junior Griffin Piatt intercepted quarterback Vernon Adams in the end zone. The Bears' offense took over and extended their advantage to 10-0 on a 27-yard field goal by Matt Anderson.

The Ducks put together a sustained drive on their next possession, but Cal's defense stiffened when it had to and Oregon settled for a 41-yard field goal. The Bears led 10-3 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter is when the game turned. Oregon scored touchdowns on all four of its possessions in the period while Cal managed just two first downs until its final drive before halftime. The Bears missed out on a chance to establish some momentum going into halftime when they failed to score after driving from their own 25-yard line to the Oregon 12.

Trailing 31-10 to start the second half, Cal came out strong after the intermission. A 57-yard pass from Goff to wide receiver Maurice Harris highlighted the opening drive of the third quarter, and the Bears scored on a career-best 48-yard field goal by Matt Anderson,.

The Bears came up with their second blocked punt of the night on the Ducks' next possession, this time with Hamilton Anoa'I doing the honors. Cal capitalized with a 45-yard scoring drive, with running back Vic Enwere scoring from 9 yards out. Goff ran in the two-point conversion and suddenly the Bears trailed just 31-21 with 6:36 remaining in the third quarter.

Oregon settled for a 21-yard field goal after a 13-play, 74-yard drive on its next possession to make it 34-21, then pushed the advantage to 41-21 early in the fourth quarter. The Bears put a jolt in the Ducks midway through the final period on Goff's 80-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Bryce Treggs to cut it to 41-28, but Cal couldn't get any closer.

“It was good to get off to a good start,” Dykes said. “We just have to respond better. They got back into the ballgame, but we have to continue to play with confidence. For whatever reason, a little bit of doubt may have set in. That's something that should never happen.”

The Bears (5-4, 2-4 Pac-12) host Oregon State next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. before visiting No. 11 Stanford for The Big Game on Nov. 21. Cal closes the regular season Nov. 28 at home against Arizona State.

“If we want to go to a bowl game, we have to start winning,” Goff said. “I have no doubt we are going to respond well. I know I've said that every week, but at some point I know we will and I know this season is going to be successful. It's been a little bit of a slide here, but there are no excuses to be made. We ran into a pretty good stretch of teams, but at the same time we need to play better if we want to be a successful team in the Pac-12.”