2024 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

2024 California Golden Bears football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Justin Wilcox (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloesch (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Peter Sirmon (5th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of June 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 California Golden Bears football team will represent the University of California, Berkeley in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Bears are led by Justin Wilcox in his eighth year as the head coach. The Golden Bears will play their home games at California Memorial Stadium located in Berkeley, California.

The 2024 season will be California's first in the ACC since moving from the Pac-12 Conference.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 31	2:00 p.m.	UC Davis*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ACCNX/ESPN+
September 7	12:30 p.m.	at Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2
September 14	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ESPN
September 21		at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
October 5		Miami	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 12		at Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA
October 19		NC State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 26		Oregon State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
November 8	5:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN
November 16		Syracuse	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
November 23		Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
November 30		at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

vs UC Davis (FCS)

UC Davis Aggies (FCS) (0-0) at California Golden Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

Date: August 31st
Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UC Davis (FCS)	California
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis (FCS)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Auburn

California Golden Bears (0-0) at Auburn Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: September 7th
Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
TV announcers (ESPN2): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	California	Auburn
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs San Diego State

San Diego State Aztecs (0-0) at California Golden Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

Date: September 14th
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
TV announcers (ESPN): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	San Diego State	California
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida State

vs Miami (FL)

at Pittsburgh

vs NC State

vs Oregon State

at Wake Forest

vs Syracuse

vs Stanford (Big Game)

at SMU

References

^ Dubow, Josh. "Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival". AP News. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ Wilner, Jon. "Stanford and Cal moving to the ACC following the Pac-12's collapse". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "2024 California Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "ACC Announces Conference Football Matchups For 2024-30". California Golden Bear Athletics. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

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