Live game updates: Florida State 14, Cal 9

TALLAHASSEE– State of Florida hosts Cal on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Doak Campbell Stadium (55,107) in Tallahassee, Florida. The game between the Seminoles (0-3, 0-2 ACC) and the Bears (3-0, 0-0 ACC) will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams and the first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference game for Cal, which officially joined the league just a few months ago. Saturday's ACC game will be broadcast on ESPN2. For more information on how to watch, stream or listen to FSU vs. Cal, click here Here.

FSU lost against Georgia Tech Institute (24-21) in Dublin, Ireland to open the season and also lost to Boston College (28-13) and Memphis (20-12) at home. Cal opened the season with a win over UC Davis (31-13) before moving on to Auburn (21-14). They returned home last weekend and won over State of San Diego (31-10).

The Seminoles are coached by Mike Norvellwho is in his fifth season with the Seminoles (31-20) and his ninth season as head coach (69-35). The Bears are coached by Justin Wilcoxwho is in his 8th season (39-43) as head coach, exclusively at Cal.

Noles247 will be updated as the game progresses. Updates are listed below.

Below are some important notes from FSU Sports Info:

– Florida State completes its three home games and hosts Cal in the first meeting between the two schools in series history. Cal will be the second team from the state. California to visit Tallahassee. Florida State's only previous meeting with a California team at Doak Campbell Stadium was a 30-10 victory over No. 18 USC in 1998.

» FSU is the first ACC game for Cal, and Florida State will also be the first ACC opponent for SMU next week. There have been nine newcomers to the conference since Florida State joined the ACC for the 1992 season, and the Seminoles were the first ACC game for five of them with four (Miami 2004, Boston College 2005, Pitt 2013, SMU 2024) played away. No other team has been scheduled to be the first ACC opponent for a new conference more than once.

» Florida State has a 23-7 record since the start of the 2022 season. The 23 total wins and 76.7% winning percentage during that span are the best in the ACC, with total wins ranking 9th nationally and winning percentage ranking 12th.

» The Seminoles are one of four ACC teams that have yet to score in the red zone this season. Last season, Florida State scored on 20 of its last 23 red zone drives.

» Ryan Fitzgerald's 59-yard field goal in the season opener against Georgia Tech is the longest field goal in the nation this year and the longest in a conference game in ACC history. He also made a 52-yard field goal against the Yellow Jackets and a 54-yard field goal, the fifth-longest in Doak Campbell Stadium history, against Memphis.

» Fitzgerald is the only kicker in the country to have made multiple scores of at least 54 yards. He is one of three kickers with three 50-yard field goals in 2024 and the sixth kicker in FSU history with at least three 50-yard field goals in a single season.

» Alex Mastromanno has the best punting average in the country at 49.8 yards per punt. The Seminoles lead the ACC and rank 8th in the nation with a net punting average of 45.4 yards per punt. Last year, Florida State ranked 3rd in the country with a net punting average of 43.3 yards per punt.

» Florida State held Memphis to 65 rushing yards, the Seminoles' third-best rush defense performance in a game under head coach Mike Norvell.

» FSU recorded a season-high 9.0 tackles for loss against Memphis, the Seminoles' most in a game since 14.0 TFLs in the 2023 ACC Championship Game against No. 14 Louisville. It was the most TFLs Memphis has allowed since Dec. 27, 2022.

» Five Florida State players have made their first college start in 2024. Linebacker Blake Nichelson has started in each of the last two games, while Defensive Back KJ Kirklandoffensive lineman Jaylen Frueh and Tight Ends Brian Courtney And Jackson West had their first career start against Memphis.

» Florida State's offensive line has played 377 college games, the most in the country, with 225 starts, the second-highest total in the country. The line includes returning first-team All-ACC offensive tackle Darius WashingtonAll-conference center Maurice Smith and starting tackle Jeremiah Byers from last year's group that blocked for the ACC's top scoring offense for the second straight year. Washington and Byers have both missed games this season due to injury, and eight different offensive players have started at least once in the first three games of the season, matching last season's total.