Cal opens the 2026 football season at home against UCLA. The Golden Bears went 7-6 last year, including 4-4 in the ACC.
Current 2026 Win Total Odds
Cal’s win total for 2026 is 6.5.
The Golden Bears have won at least six games the last three years. They most recently failed to win six games in 2022 (4-8).
2026 Cal Golden Bears Football Schedule
Cal’s non-conference schedule begins in Week 1 with a home game vs. UCLA . The Golden Bears road opener is a week later, a conference game against Syracuse.
The Golden Bears’ first conference game is the aforementioned Sept. 12 matchup at Syracuse.
Non-Conference Matchups
- Sept. 5: vs. UCLA
- Sept. 19: vs. Wagner
- Oct. 3: at UNLV
Of Cal’s non-conference opponents, UNLV won the most games in 2025; the Rebels went 10-4.
ACC Matchups
- Sept. 12: at Syracuse
- Sept. 25: vs. Clemson
- Oct. 10: vs. Virginia Tech
- Oct. 17: vs. Wake Forest
- Oct. 24: at SMU
- Oct. 31: at NC State
- Nov. 14: at Virginia
- Nov. 21: vs. Stanford
- Nov. 28: vs. Pitt
Of Cal’s conference opponents, Virginia won the most games; the Cavaliers went 11-3, including 7-1 in the ACC.
2025 Cal Football Results
Cal went 7-5 during the 2025 regular season and then lost to Hawaii in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl to finish 7-6.
- Aug. 30: at Oregon State – Win (34-15)
- Sept. 6: vs. Texas Southern – Win (35-3)
- Sept. 13: vs. Minnesota – Win (27-14)
- Sept. 20: at San Diego State – Loss (34-0)
- Sept. 27: at Boston College – Win (28-24)
- Oct. 4: vs. Duke – Loss (45-21)
- Oct. 17: vs. North Carolina – Win (21-18)
- Oct. 24: at Virginia Tech – Loss (42-34)(2OT)
- Nov. 1: vs. Virginia – Loss (31-21)
- Nov. 8: at Louisville – Win (29-26)(OT)
- Nov. 22: at Stanford – Loss (31-10)
- Nov. 29: vs. SMU – Win (38-35)
- Dec. 24: vs. Hawaii* – Loss (35-31)
*neutral site
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