The Florida State Seminoles and the California Golden Bears will face off tonight at 7 p.m. at Doak Campbell Stadium. The game has gone in opposite directions so far this season. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

California comes into the game with a 3-0 season record, has won six of its last seven games since last year, and is looking for its first ACC victory against the struggling Seminoles. California’s wins this season have been home victories against UC Davis and San Diego State, and in Week 2 they defeated Auburn 21-14 in the Jordan-Hare game. It should be noted that Auburn’s quarterback threw 4 interceptions in that game, but you still have to respect the win in a hostile environment.

FSU’s disastrous 0-3 record could well be the country’s most disappointing and surprising start to the 2024 college football season yet. After finishing the 2023 season undefeated, the Noles are on a 4-game losing streak (if you count the bowl game) and are desperately trying to avoid starting the season with 4 losses for the second time since 2021.

According to FanDuel, The Seminoles are 2.5 points ahead as favorites against the Bears, with the over/under odds at 44.5.

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Florida State Seminoles vs. California Golden Bears

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Florida State Seminoles vs Cal Bears: How to watch

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FSU broadcast: Channel 98 or 194/SXM app

Florida State vs. Cal Bears: Game Notes

» Florida State completes its three-game homestand and hosts Cal in the first meeting between the two schools in series history. Cal is the second team from California to visit Tallahassee. Florida State’s only previous meeting with a California team at Doak Campbell Stadium was a 30-10 win over No. 18 USC in 1998.

» FSU is the first ACC game for Cal, and Florida State will also be the first ACC opponent for SMU next week. Since Florida State joined the ACC for the 1992 season, there have been nine newcomers to the conference, and the Seminoles were the first ACC game for five of them, with four (Miami 2004, Boston College 2005, Pitt 2013, SMU 2024) being played on the road. No other team has been scheduled as the first ACC opponent for a new conference entry more than once.

» Florida State has a 23-7 record since the start of the 2022 season. The 23 total wins and 76.7% winning percentage during that span are the best in the ACC, with total wins ranking 9th nationally and winning percentage ranking 12th.

» The Seminoles are one of four ACC teams that have yet to score in the red zone this season. Last season, Florida State scored on 20 of its last 23 red zone drives.

» Ryan Fitzgerald’s 59-yard field goal in the season opener against Georgia Tech is the longest field goal in the nation this year and the longest in a conference game in ACC history. He also made a 52-yard field goal against the Yellow Jackets and a 54-yard field goal, the fifth-longest in Doak Campbell Stadium history, against Memphis.

» Fitzgerald is the only kicker in the country to have made multiple scores of at least 54 yards. He is one of three kickers with three 50-yard field goals in 2024 and the sixth kicker in FSU history with at least three 50-yard field goals in a single season.

» Alex Mastromanno has the best punting average in the country at 49.8 yards per punt. The Seminoles lead the ACC and rank 8th in the nation with a net punting average of 45.4 yards per punt. Last year, Florida State ranked 3rd in the country with a net punting average of 43.3 yards per punt.

» Florida State held Memphis to 65 rushing yards, the Seminoles’ third-best rush defense performance in a game under head coach Mike Norvell.

» FSU recorded a season-high 9.0 tackles for loss against Memphis, the Seminoles’ most in a game since 14.0 TFLs in the 2023 ACC Championship Game against No. 14 Louisville. It was the most TFLs Memphis has allowed since Dec. 27, 2022.

» Five Florida State players made their first college starts in 2024. Linebacker Blake Nichelson has started each of the last two games, while defensive back KJ Kirkland, offensive lineman Jaylen Early and tight ends Brian Courtney and Jackson West made their first career starts against Memphis.

» Florida State’s offensive line has played 377 collegiate games, the most in the country, with 225 starts, the second-highest total in the nation. The line includes returning first-team All-ACC offensive tackle Darius Washington, All-Conference center Maurice Smith and starting tackle Jeremiah Byers from last year’s group, who blocked for the ACC’s top-scoring offense for the second consecutive year. Washington and Byers have both missed games this season due to injury, and eight different offensive linemen have started at least once in the first three games of the season, matching last season’s total.

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