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2024 California (PA)

10–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

California (PA) in 2024, game by game: lost at Charleston (WV) 19–23; won at West Chester 38–28; won at Lock Haven 27–20; won vs. Gannon 49–7; won at Clarion 31–27; won at Seton Hill 28–21; won vs. Slippery Rock 28–7; won vs. IU Pennsylvania 16–13; won vs. Edinboro 28–14; lost vs. Kutztown 14–21; won vs. East Stroudsburg 30–27; won vs. Ashland 34–33; lost vs. Slippery Rock 13–31+42−18Lost 19–23 at Charleston (WV)-4Charleston (WV)Won 38–28 at West Chester+10West ChesterWon 27–20 at Lock Haven+7Lock HavenWon 49–7 vs. Gannon+42GannonWon 31–27 at Clarion+4ClarionWon 28–21 at Seton Hill+7Seton HillWon 28–7 vs. Slippery Rock+21Slippery RockWon 16–13 vs. IU Pennsylvania+3IU PennsylvaniaWon 28–14 vs. Edinboro+14EdinboroLost 14–21 vs. Kutztown-7KutztownWon 30–27 vs. East Stroudsburg+3East StroudsburgWon 34–33 vs. Ashland+1AshlandLost 13–31 vs. Slippery Rock-18Slippery Rock
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atCharleston (WV)L 19–⁠2334%
Sep 14atWest ChesterW 38–⁠2853%
Sep 21atLock HavenW 27–⁠2065%
Sep 28vsGannonW 49–⁠780%
Oct 5atClarionW 31–⁠2772%
Oct 12atSeton HillW 28–⁠2169%
Oct 19vsSlippery RockW 28–⁠746%
Oct 26vsIU PennsylvaniaW 16–⁠1368%
Nov 9vsEdinboroW 28–⁠1488%
Nov 16vsKutztownL 14–⁠2146%
Nov 23vsEast StroudsburgDivision II Championship – First RoundW 30–⁠2755%
Nov 30vsAshlandDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 34–⁠3363%
Dec 7vsSlippery RockDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalL 13–⁠3150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Slippery Rock 31–⁠13 in the Division II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠272
Coach
—
Elo
1322 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kutztown10–⁠011–⁠1
East Stroudsburg9–⁠110–⁠2
Slippery Rock8–⁠112–⁠2
California (PA)8–⁠110–⁠3
IU Pennsylvania6–⁠37–⁠3
Bloomsburg5–⁠56–⁠5
Shepherd5–⁠56–⁠5
West Chester4–⁠54–⁠6
Lock Haven4–⁠65–⁠6
Gannon3–⁠63–⁠7
Seton Hill3–⁠63–⁠8
Edinboro2–⁠83–⁠8
Clarion2–⁠83–⁠8
Shippensburg2–⁠82–⁠9
Millersville1–⁠91–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.