California (PA) Vulcans
Pennsylvania State AthleticBrownsville, PAAdamson Stadium
2026: 4–3 (3–3 Pennsylvania State Athletic). Last: won at Clarion 26–20. Next: IU Pennsylvania, Saturday, Oct 24, 5 p.m. ET.
- W 49–24Charleston (WV)
- W 40–17at Millersville
- L 7–28at Shepherd
- L 26–41Slippery Rock
- L 0–29at Seton Hill
- W 30–20Edinboro
- W 26–20at Clarion
- Oct 24IU Pennsylvania
- Oct 31at Lock Haven
- Nov 7Gannon
- Nov 14Bloomsburg
California (PA) has played football since at least 1905 and is 45–26–1 in the 72 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from California (PA). This season, they’re 4–3.
On this date in 2024California (PA) beat Slippery Rock 28–7 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 45–26–1 .632; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1223
- Seasons
- 11 since 1905, 72 games
2026 season 4–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsCharleston (WV) | W 49–24 | 58% |
| Sep 12 | atMillersville | W 40–17 | 82% |
| Sep 19 | atShepherd | L 7–28 | 47% |
| Sep 26 | vsSlippery Rock | L 26–41 | 53% |
| Oct 3 | atSeton Hill | L 0–29 | 61% |
| Oct 10 | vsEdinboro | W 30–20 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | atClarion | W 26–20 | 43% |
| Oct 24 | vsIU Pennsylvania | Preview | 56% |
| Oct 31 | atLock Haven | Preview | 47% |
| Nov 7 | vsGannon | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 14 | vsBloomsburg | Preview | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1905
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Slippery Rock
2–5 in 7
Lost the last one.
- Seton Hill
4–2 in 6
Lost the last two.
- Edinboro
5–1 in 6
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | CAPA record |
|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock | 7 | 2–5 |
| Seton Hill | 6 | 4–2 |
| Edinboro | 6 | 5–1 |
| Clarion | 5 | 5–0 |
| Gannon | 5 | 4–1 |
| IU Pennsylvania | 5 | 3–2 |
Every opponent (26)
Every program California (PA) has played, A to Z, with California (PA)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alderson-Broaddus 0–0–1
- Ashland 1–0
- Bloomsburg 1–0
- Charleston (WV) 2–1
- Clarion 5–0
- East Stroudsburg 2–1
- Eastern Illinois 0–1
- Edinboro 5–1
- Fairmont State 2–0
- Frostburg State 1–1
- Gannon 4–1
- IU Pennsylvania 3–2
- Kutztown 1–2
- Lock Haven 3–0
- Mercyhurst 3–0
- Millersville 2–0
- Monmouth 0–1
- Penn State 0–1
- Pittsburgh 0–1
- Seton Hill 4–2
- Shepherd 0–3
- Shippensburg 1–0
- Slippery Rock 2–5
- Virginia Union 1–0
- Washington & Jefferson 0–3
- West Chester 2–0
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2022 | John Luckhardt coach, career 1982–2011 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 2013
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1223 | ||||
| 2025 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 1297 | ||||
| 2024 | 10–3 | 8–1 | 1322 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3–1 | 7–3 | 1294 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–5 | 5–5 | 1265 | ||||
| 2021 | 9–1 | 8–1 | 1328 | ||||
| 2005 | 0–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 2003 | 0–1 | 1162 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 0–1 | 1171 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–1 | 1170 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–3 | 1168 |
No season on file for 1908–2002, 2004, 2006–20: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 11 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.