North Texas vs. Cal: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time, How to Watch – September 2

Updated Sep. 2, 2023 3:37 p.m. ET

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At Apogee Stadium on Saturday, the California Golden Bears meet the North Texas Mean Green.

The Golden Bears' matchup against the Mean Green will be airing on ESPNU.

How to Watch Cal vs. North Texas

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/2/2023	at North Texas	-
9/9/2023	vs. Auburn	-	-
9/16/2023	vs. Idaho	-	-
9/23/2023	at Washington	-	-
9/30/2023	vs. Arizona State	-	-
10/7/2023	vs. Oregon State	-	-
10/14/2023	at Utah	-	-
10/28/2023	vs. USC	-	-
11/4/2023	at Oregon	-	-
11/11/2023	vs. Washington State	-	-
11/18/2023	at Stanford	-	-
11/25/2023	at UCLA	-	-

Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranked 23rd-worst in the FBS (429.3 yards allowed per game) last season, Cal played better on offense, ranking 89th in the FBS by totaling 364.6 yards per game.
Despite having a bottom-25 pass defense last season that ranked 11th-worst in the FBS (279.5 passing yards allowed per game), Cal put up better results on offense, ranking 31st in the FBS by totaling 268.1 passing yards per game.
The Golden Bears averaged 23.9 points per game on offense last season, which ranked them 96th in the FBS. Defensively, they ranked 79th, surrendering 27.8 points per game.
The Golden Bears were a bottom-25 run offense last season, ranking 12th-worst with 96.5 rushing yards per contest. On defense, they ranked 66th in the FBS (149.8 rushing yards allowed per game).
Cal averaged a 35.5% third-down percentage offensively last season (100th in the FBS), and it gave up a 39.1% third-down percentage (74th) on defense.
The Golden Bears owned the 32nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +5, forcing 17 turnovers (77th in the FBS) while turning it over 12 times (13th in the FBS).

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/2/2023	vs. Cal	-
9/9/2023	at Florida International	-	-
9/16/2023	at Louisiana Tech	-	-
9/30/2023	vs. Abilene Christian	-	-
10/7/2023	at Navy	-	-
10/14/2023	vs. Temple	-	-
10/21/2023	at Tulane	-	-
10/28/2023	vs. Memphis	-	-
11/4/2023	vs. UTSA	-	-
11/10/2023	at SMU	-	-
11/18/2023	at Tulsa	-	-
11/25/2023	vs. UAB	-	-

While North Texas ranked 13th-worst in the FBS in total defense with 460.4 yards allowed per game last season, it was a different story offensively, as it ranked 21st-best in the FBS (461.8 yards per game).
Despite having a bottom-25 pass defense last season that ranked 24th-worst in the FBS (262.6 passing yards allowed per game), North Texas had more success offensively, ranking 37th in the FBS by averaging 261.9 passing yards per game.
Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 24th-worst in the FBS last season (31.7 points allowed per game), the Mean Green played better offensively, ranking 28th in the FBS by totaling 33.8 points per game.
The Mean Green struggled defensively against the run last season, ranking 18th-worst in the FBS (197.8 rushing yards allowed per game). However, they ranked 25th-best on the other side of the ball, putting up 199.9 rushing yards per game.
North Texas sported the 35th-ranked third-down offense last year (42.9% third-down conversion rate), but it was less effective on defense, ranking 13th-worst with a 46% third-down conversion rate allowed.
With 15 forced turnovers (96th in the FBS) against 22 turnovers committed (107th in the FBS), the Mean Green's -7 turnover margin was the 20th-worst in college football last season.