BERKELEY – The California football team opens Pac-12 Conference play Saturday at No. 8 Washington with a 7:30 p.m. PT kickoff in Seattle. The Golden Bears (2-1) and Huskies (3-0) are set to meet for the 102nd time in history.  

SATURDAY LINEUP
Venue: Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium
Time: 7:30 p.m. PT
Television (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (reporter)
Cal Bears Sports Network Powered By Northern California Auto Dealers: 810 AM
Justin Allegri (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst), Kevin Danna (sideline reporter);
SiriusXM Ch. 104 or 202 SXM App 965, The Varsity App

ABOUT THE SERIES
– Saturday will be the 102nd all-time meeting between California and Washington
– The Huskies lead the series 56-41-4
– The teams have split the last four matchups with UW winning in 2021 and last season in Berkeley
– Cal has had recent success vs. ranked Husky teams, beating #15 Washington (12-10) in 2018 at California Memorial Stadium and #14 UW (20-19) in Seattle in 2019 after a lightning delay caused the game to end at 1:22 a.m.

TAKERS
– Cal's defense is among the nation's best at taking the ball away this season, tying for the national lead with Colorado, Fresno State, Liberty and San Diego State with 10 turnovers gained
– The Bears are knotted at the top of the country with Memphis and South Alabama in fumbles recovered, jumping on five loose balls
– Cal is third in the Pac-12 (Colorado 6, UCLA 6) and 11th nationally with five passes intercepted while sitting third in the conference and eighth in the NCAA in turnover margin (1.67)
– Nohl Williams leads the Pac-12 and is ninth in the country in interceptions per game (0.67)
– Second-half defense has been a strength through the first three games as Cal shut out North Texas, allowed just seven points to Auburn and put another zero on the board after halftime last week against Idaho
– Third down defense has been stout as Cal is holding opposing offenses to just a 12-38 (31.6%) conversion rate, second-best in the Pac-12 and 26th nationally

SPEED TO BURN
– Cal's offense has been working at lightning speed in offensive coordinator Jake Spavital's return to the team, as it leads the Pac-12 and is second nationally in plays per game (80.3) behind only South Florida (83.3)
– The rushing offense has been electric through three games as Cal is outrushing its opponents 728-285 with the Bears averaging 242.7 yards per game and holding competition to 95.0 yards per game
– The Bears' 242.7 rushing yards per game rank second in the Pac-12 and fifth nationally
– Three Bears are averaging more than 50 yards per game rushing in the first three weeks of the season, led by Jaydn Ott (133.0), Isaiah Ifanse (68.7) and Ashton Stredick (50.7)
– Cal's halftime adjustments have led to outscoring opponents 42-7 in the second half of games and 29-0 in the third quarter

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