Cal 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
A highlight of the California Golden Bears’ 2024 college football schedule is a matchup with Florida State on September 21 — see below for more info.
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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
- The Golden Bears are playing the 55th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- In terms of toughness, using our predictions, Cal will be facing the 19th-ranked schedule this season.
- In terms of difficulty — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Cal will be facing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Golden Bears will face the 57th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season (54).
- Cal will play seven teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pair them against three teams that had nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last year.
- The Golden Bears’ schedule in 2024 includes seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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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.
- Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 20th-worst in FBS last season (32.8 points allowed per game), Cal put up better results on offense, ranking 48th in FBS by averaging 30.2 points per game.
- With 280.7 passing yards allowed per game on defense last season, which ranked third-worst in FBS, the Golden Bears had to lean on their 72nd-ranked passing offense (219.7 passing yards per contest) to keep them in games.
- Cal ranked 47th in run offense (172.8 rushing yards per game) and 37th in run defense (132.5 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
- With 27 forced turnovers (third in FBS) against 28 turnovers committed (130th in FBS) last season, Cal’s -1 turnover margin ranked 74th in college football.
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