Cal 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 11:10 am Friday, August 9, 2024
The California Golden Bears will begin their 2024 college football schedule against UC Davis, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — keep scrolling for more.
Watch college football, other live sports and more on Fubo. Use our link to sign up for a free trial.
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 |
Rep your favorite players with officially licensed gear. Head to Fanatics to find jerseys, shirts, hats, and much more.
Cal 2024 Strength of Schedule
- In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Bears will be facing the 55th-ranked schedule this year.
- Using our predictions, Cal has the 19th-ranked schedule in college football.
- In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Cal will be playing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
- Taking into account their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (54), the Golden Bears have the 57th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Cal will take on seven teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that ended with nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last year.
- The Golden Bears will have seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
Catch football hockey action all year long on ESPN+.
Cal Stat Insights (2023)
- The Golden Bears totaled 392.5 yards per game on offense last season (60th in FBS), and they gave up 413.2 yards per game (105th) on the defensive side of the ball.
- With 32.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 20th-worst in FBS last season, Cal had to lean on its 48th-ranked offense (30.2 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 pass defense last season that ranked third-worst in FBS (280.7 passing yards allowed per game), the Golden Bears had more success on offense, ranking 72nd in FBS by putting up 219.7 passing yards per game.
- 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 year.
- 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.
Get tickets for any college football game this season at Vivid Seats.
