July 9, 1997
Cal's First Three Football Games to be Televised Live
BERKELEY, Calif. - The Cal Athletic Department announced today that the school's first three football games will be televised live this coming September.
Already selected for live television are the season opener at Houston on September 6, Cal's home opener against Oklahoma on Sept. 20 and the school's conference opener the following week against USC on Sept. 27.
Cal's game at Arizona on November 15 has also been selected to be televised live and a number of other games will be under consideration during the course of the season.
The Cal-Houston game will be televised live nationally by Fox Sports Net as part of the Conference USA television package. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time (12:30 Pacific Time). It will air on SportsChannel Pacific locally in the Bay Area.
The Cal-Oklahoma game is scheduled for Cal's Memorial Stadium at 3:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Sept. 20 and likewise will be televised by Fox Sports Net nationally. It also will air on SportsChannel in the Bay Area.
The USC conference opener is also in Berkeley and will kickoff at 4:00 p.m. (Pacific time) with ABC Television doing the game on a regional basis.
Cal's game at Arizona on Nov. 15 will be televised by Fox Sports Net and will kickoff at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (7:00 p.m. Pacific Time).
