The California football team has accepted an invitation to play in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl and will face Hawai'i on December 24 at 5 p.m. PT on ESPN.

It marks the third straight bowl appearance for the Golden Bears (7-5), which is the program's longest bowl streak since it went to seven straight bowl games from 2003-09. Overall, it's the 27th bowl appearance in school history.

After appearances in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl in 2023 and the LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk in 2024, Cal will play the Warriors (8-4) at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu with a chance to register an eight-win season for the first time since 2019.

"We are excited to accept an invitation from the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl and continue our season in Honolulu," Cal football general manager Ron Rivera said. "This is a reward for the hard work our student-athletes put in during the season, and we are looking forward to competing against an excellent Hawai'i team in front of a nationally televised audience."

The priority access window for football season ticket holders to purchase tickets is now open. Please log in to CalBears.com and select "Hawai'i Bowl." Tickets for the general public will begin next Monday at 10 a.m.

The Bears and Rainbow Warriors have met five times previously, with Cal holding a 3-2 series lead. In the last meeting between the teams in 2016, the Bears notched a 51-31 victory in a game that was played in Sydney, Australia.

This will be Cal's second appearance in a bowl game in Honolulu and first since it played in the Aloha Bowl in 1996.

Cal Bowl History (12-13-1)

Date – Bowl – Result

Jan. 1, 1921 – Rose Bowl – Cal 28, Ohio State 0

Jan. 1, 1922 – Rose Bowl – Cal 0, Washington & Jefferson 0

Jan. 1, 1929 – Rose Bowl – Georgia Tech 8, Cal 7

Jan. 1, 1938 – Rose Bowl – Cal 13, Alabama 0

Jan. 1, 1949 – Rose Bowl – Northwestern 20, Cal 14

Jan. 2, 1950 – Rose Bowl – Ohio State 17, Cal 14

Jan. 1, 1951 – Rose Bowl – Michigan 14, Cal 6

Jan. 1, 1959 – Rose Bowl – Iowa 38, Cal 12

Dec. 15, 1979 – Garden State Bowl – Temple 28, Cal 17

Dec. 31, 1990 – Copper Bowl – Cal 17, Wyoming 15

Jan. 1, 1992 – Citrus Bowl – Cal 37, Clemson 13

Dec. 31, 1993 – Alamo Bowl – Cal 37, Iowa 3

Dec. 25, 1996 – Aloha Bowl – Navy 42, Cal 38

Dec. 26, 2003 – Insight Bowl – Cal 52, Virginia Tech 49

Dec. 30, 2004 – Holiday Bowl – Texas Tech 45, Cal 31

Dec. 22, 2005 – Las Vegas Bowl – Cal 35, BYU 28

Dec. 28, 2006 – Holiday Bowl – Cal 45, Texas A&M 10

Dec. 31, 2007 – Armed Forces Bowl – Cal 42, Air Force 36

Dec. 27, 2008 – Emerald Bowl – Cal 24, Miami (Fla.) 17

Dec. 23, 2009 – Poinsettia Bowl – Utah 37, Cal 27

Dec. 28, 2011 – Holiday Bowl – Texas 21, Cal 10

Dec. 29, 2015 – Armed Forces Bowl – Cal 55, Air Force 36

Dec. 26, 2018 – Cheez-It Bowl – TCU 10, Cal 7 (OT)

Dec. 30, 2019 – Redbox Bowl – Cal 35, Illinois 20

Dec. 16, 2023 – Independence Bowl – Texas Tech 34, Cal 14

Dec. 18, 2024 - Art of Sport LA Bowl - UNLV 24, Cal 13