Cal Accepts Invitation To Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl

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.