The California Golden Bears will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against UC Davis of the FCS. See below for more.

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2024 Cal Game and TV Schedule

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Cal 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (72), the Golden Bears have the 55th-ranked schedule in college football.
• Cal is playing the 19th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this year.
• In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Cal will be playing the 58th-ranked schedule this year.
• Using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Bears will be playing the 57th-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
• Cal will face seven teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that ended with nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last season.
• The Golden Bears will have seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Cal Stat Insights (2023)

• The Golden Bears averaged 392.5 yards per game on offense last season (60th in FBS), and they ranked 105th on the other side of the ball with 413.2 yards allowed per game.
• Cal sported the 48th-ranked scoring offense last year (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 had to rely on their 72nd-ranked passing offense (219.7 passing yards per contest) to keep them competitive.
• Cal put up 172.8 rushing yards per game on offense last season (47th in FBS), and it surrendered 132.5 rushing yards per game (37th) on the other side of the ball.
• Cal forced 27 total turnovers (third in FBS) last season and turned it over 28 times (130th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -1, 74th-ranked in college football.

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