2024 California Golden Bears football team

2024 California Golden Bears football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bloesch (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPeter Sirmon (5th season)
Base defense2–4–5
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 SMU y   7 0     10 1  
No. 17 Clemson   7 1     9 2  
No. 8 Miami (FL)   6 1     10 1  
Louisville   5 3     7 4  
Georgia Tech   5 3     7 4  
Syracuse   4 3     8 3  
Duke   3 3     7 3  
Virginia Tech   3 3     5 5  
Pittsburgh   3 4     7 4  
Boston College   3 4     6 5  
North Carolina   3 4     6 5  
Virginia   3 4     5 6  
Wake Forest   2 5     4 7  
NC State   2 5     5 6  
California   2 5     6 5  
Stanford   2 6     3 8  
Florida State   1 7     2 9  
Championship: SMU vs. TBD
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 24, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 California Golden Bears football team represents 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 play their home games at California Memorial Stadium located in Berkeley, California.

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

On October 5, before playing against the Miami Hurricanes, California hosted their first College GameDay in school history. [3]

  1. ^ Dubow, Josh. "Cal and Stanford believe move to ACC was needed for survival". AP News. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Wilner, Jon. "Stanford and Cal moving to the ACC following the Pac-12's collapse". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "ESPN's College GameDay makes its way to Berkeley for 1st time for Cal-Miami game". ABC7 San Francisco. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.