Cal 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On August 31, the California Golden Bears will open their 2024 college football schedule against UC Davis, an FCS opponent. See below for more information.
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2024 Cal Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Davis (FCS) | August 31 | 5:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ACC Network Extra |
| @ Auburn | September 7 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| San Diego State | September 14 | 10:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Florida State | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Miami (FL) | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Pittsburgh | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| North Carolina State | October 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Oregon State | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Wake Forest | November 8 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ACC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Syracuse | November 16 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Stanford | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ SMU | November 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
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Cal 2024 Strength of Schedule
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Bears will be facing the 55th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- Cal is facing the 19th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- Cal will have the 58th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (66).
- According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Bears will be facing the 57th-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
- In 2024, Cal’s schedule will include seven games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and two games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
- The Golden Bears will play seven games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Cal Stat Insights (2023)
- The Golden Bears ranked 60th in total offense (392.5 yards per game) and 105th in total defense (413.2 yards allowed per game) last year.
- Cal had the 48th-ranked scoring offense last year (30.2 points per game), and it was worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 20th-worst with 32.8 points allowed per game.
- With 280.7 passing yards allowed per game on defense last season, which ranked third-worst in FBS, the Golden Bears were forced to lean on their 72nd-ranked passing offense (219.7 passing yards per contest) to keep them in games.
- Cal totaled 172.8 rushing yards per game offensively last year (47th in FBS), and it gave up 132.5 rushing yards per game (37th) on defense.
- Cal had the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -1, forcing 27 turnovers (third in FBS) while turning it over 28 times (130th in FBS).
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