CAL AT FLORIDA STATE

Records: Cal 3-0, 0-0 in the ACC; Florida State 0-3, 0-2 in the ACC

Kickoff: 4 p.m. at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida.

TV: ESPN2

Radio: 810 AM The Spread (KGO)

Series history: First meeting

Cal storylines: Cal will make its ACC debut after playing in the Pac-12 Conference since 1916. ... The Bears are 3-0 for the first time since 2019, which was also the last time they had a final winning record (8-5). ... This is Cal’s first game in the state of Florida since beating Clemson in the Citrus Bowl at Orlando on Jan. 1, 1992. ... The Bears have held three consecutive opponents to 14 points or fewer for the first time since Jeff Tedford’s 2004 team that also featured quarterback Aaron Rodgers. ... Redshirt sophomore quarterback Fernando Mendoza has completed 70 percent of his passes and has just one interception a year after throwing 10.

Florida State storylines: The defending ACC champion Seminoles have lost four straight games since going 13-0 to start last season, then being left out of the four-team College Football Playoff. ... FSU’s offensive line has a combined 377 college games (most in the country) but played last week without injured starting tackles Darius Washington and Jeremiah Byers. Washington is expected back, Byers is questionable. ... The Seminoles struggle everywhere: 128th in total offense (274.0 yards), 132nd in rushing offense (52.0 yards), 103rd in rushing defense (172.7 yards), 125th in third-down conversions (26 percent) and 124th in third-down defense (50 percent).

Stats that matter: Cal leads the nation with nine defensive interceptions and is tied for second in turnover margin at plus-8. FSU is at minus-3 ... FSU punter Alex Mastromanno leads FBS with a 49.8-yard average. Seminoles placekicker Ryan Fitzgerald is 6-for-6 on field goals with three of them from 50 yards or longer, including a 59-yarder that is the longest in FBS this season.

— Jeff Faraudo