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California

ACC · 2024 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
6–7
0.462 Win %
Conference
13th
2–6 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras

2024 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2UC DAVISUnranked—W 31–13
3Week 3 · Sep 8Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–7W 21–14
4Week 4 · Sep 15San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC3–9W 31–10
5Week 5 · Sep 22Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC2–10L 9–14
7Week 7 · Oct 6Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC10–3L 38–39
8Week 8 · Oct 13Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC7–6L 15–17
9Week 9 · Oct 20NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–7L 23–24
10Week 10 · Oct 27Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–7W 44–7
12Week 12 · Nov 10Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–8W 46–36
13Week 13 · Nov 17Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC10–3L 25–33
14Week 14 · Nov 24Stanford (STANFORD)H2HACC3–9W 24–21
15Week 15 · Dec 1SMUH2HACC11–3L 6–38
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23UNLVH2HMWC11–3L 13–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.324
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-15
-35+20
  • Auburn +5
  • Oregon State +5
  • Wake Forest +4
  • San Diego State +3
  • Stanford +3
  • Miami -3
  • Syracuse -3
  • SMU -3
  • UNLV -3
  • Pittsburgh -6
  • NC State -7
  • Florida State -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.462 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#82Post-Season W2#82Post-Season W3#78Post-Season W4#78Post-Season W5#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
+7
+21
-5
-1
-2
-1
+37
+10
-8
+3
-32
-11

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#452019#1112020#972021#982022#752023

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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