California (6-6) will face off against No. 24 UNLV (10-3) in the LA Bowl on Wednesday, December 18.
The Golden Bears earned bowl eligibility with their 24-21 win over Stanford on Nov. 23, their sixth win of the season.
UNLV enjoyed its best season in program history, reaching 10 wins for the first time since 1984 – although all of the Rebels’ wins from that year have since been vacated – and reaching the Mountain West championship game, where they lost to Boise State, 21-7.
How to watch California vs. UNLV, TV channel and streaming
California vs. UNLV in the LA Bowl will be broadcast on ESPN, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.
California vs. UNLV start time, date and venue
California vs. UNLV in the LA Bowl will kick off at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT on Wednesday, December 18 from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
California vs. UNLV stats
- UNLV is 3-2 all-time in bowl games, their most recent being a 49-36 loss to Kansas in the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
- California is 12-12-1 all-time in bowl games, their most recent being a 34-14 loss to Texas Tech in the 2023 Independence Bowl.
- California defeated UNLV, 20-14, in their most recent matchup on September 10, 2022.
- UNLV ranks 3rd in the nation in rushing yards (3,266) and 5th in rushing yards/game (251.2).
- UNLV ranks 14th in the nation in points per game (36.2).
- California went 0-3 vs. top-25 teams this season.
- Of California’s six losses in 2024, five of them were by one score.
- California DB Nohl Williams – who transferred from UNLV in 2023 - leads the nation with 7 interceptions.
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