Cal Football Completes 2027 Non-Conference Schedule With Sacramento State, Old Dominion
The California Golden Bears now will wait for the ACC schedule to get announced to know their list of opponents.
Cal football filled the remaining openings in its schedule with two mid-majors. The Golden Bears will play the Sacramento State Hornets in Week 0 of the 2027 season on August 28, and then will face the Old Dominion Monarchs in Week 2 on September 11.
Old Dominion finished 10-3 in the Sun Belt last season, tied for their best record in FBS since 2014. Sacramento State, traditionally a Cal FCS foe, will be moving into the MAC in 2026 as they take a bold step up into the FBS. This will be Cal’s first full FBS schedule without an FCS team since 2016.
Cal’s 2027 non-conference schedule is now set. In between the two matchups, the California Golden Bears will head on the road to take on the UCLA Bruins.
The ACC schedule will expand from eight to nine games next season. There were previously announced ACC future schedules, but they will likely be rearranged in the coming years, so don’t expect a full announcement of next year’s schedule until later in the year.
Old Dominion? Why couldn't we schedule the new one? This sucks.
Well, I guess since Indiana starts off this season with North Texas, Howard and Western Kentucky that these two teams are somehow comparable as early season games for Cal in 2027, but they are not exactly over the top crowd pleasers. That said, these kinds of teams do have the advantage of attracting very good players who want early career exposure that will enable them to be noticed and recruited into D1 programs. Tosh will have to ensure that the Bears don’t let up when faced with these games as an upset would not be, shall we say, helpful to the Cal program rebuild.