California Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

CAL this season

Record

2-3 · 5 played

Points

135 scored · 133 allowed

Latest result

Oct 3 at UNLV Rebels · 31–39

Current / next fixture

Oct 17 vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

Unranked

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the California schedule

Next matchup

California plays next against Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home in Berkeley, California. Kickoff is 10:30 PM EDT. TV coverage is TBD.

Home and away stretches

California has three successive road fixtures at SMU, NC State and Virginia before Stanford and Pittsburgh visit. Those final two home games follow a concentrated travel stretch rather than alternating with it.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 24 through Sat, Nov 28. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

Rivalry and event dates

• Joe Roth Memorial Game: Sat, Sep 5 — vs. UCLA Bruins
• Homecoming: Sat, Oct 10 — vs. Virginia Tech Hokies
• 129th Big Game: Sat, Nov 21 — vs. Stanford Cardinal · kickoff TBD

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 17 — vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons: TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 24 — at SMU Mustangs: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 31 — at NC State Wolfpack: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 14 — at Virginia Cavaliers: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 21 — vs. Stanford Cardinal: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 28 — vs. Pittsburgh Panthers: kickoff time, TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

2-3

Games played

5

Points scored

135

Points allowed

133

Points per game

27.0

Points allowed per game

26.6

Point differential

+2

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.