Football season can't come soon enough! I'm already planning my game days and need to know when California college football teams kick off the 2026 season. I follow USC, UCLA, Cal, and Stanford, and the start dates are all over the place.
USC opens early with a Week Zero game on August 29 at the Coliseum . UCLA and Cal kick off against each other on September 5 in Berkeley . Stanford also has a Week Zero game on August 29 against Hawaii . San Diego State starts later, traveling to UCLA on September 12 . If you're like me and want to catch multiple teams, you could do Stanford on August 29 and then Cal-UCLA on September 5. Anyone else planning to hit these games? Have kickoff times been announced yet?
USC opens early with a Week Zero game on August 29 at the Coliseum . UCLA and Cal kick off against each other on September 5 in Berkeley . Stanford also has a Week Zero game on August 29 against Hawaii . San Diego State starts later, traveling to UCLA on September 12 . If you're like me and want to catch multiple teams, you could do Stanford on August 29 and then Cal-UCLA on September 5. Anyone else planning to hit these games? Have kickoff times been announced yet?