In 2024, one of the top games on the California Golden Bears’ college football schedule is versus Florida State on September 21 — see below to find out more.

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2024 Cal Game and TV Schedule

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Cal 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last year (72), the Golden Bears have the 55th-ranked schedule in college football.
• In terms of toughness, based on 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.
• Using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Bears will be facing the 57th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Cal will take on seven teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that ended with nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last season.
• The Golden Bears will go up against seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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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.
• 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 having a bottom-25 pass defense last season that ranked third-worst in FBS (280.7 passing yards allowed per game), the Golden Bears played better offensively, ranking 72nd in FBS by averaging 219.7 passing yards per game.
• Cal put up 172.8 rushing yards per game on offense (47th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 37th on defense with 132.5 rushing yards allowed per game.
• Cal owned 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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