The California Golden Bears will begin their 2024 college football schedule against UC Davis, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — keep scrolling for more.

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2024 Cal Game and TV Schedule

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Cal 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of difficulty, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Bears will be playing the 55th-ranked schedule this year.
• Using our predictions, Cal will be facing the 19th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Cal is facing the 58th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• Using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Golden Bears will be facing the 57th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• In 2024, Cal’s schedule will feature seven games against teams which had 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 teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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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 season.
• Cal sported the 48th-ranked scoring offense last season (30.2 points per game), and it was worse defensively, 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 rely 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), Cal (-1) owned the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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