They lost away from home to Florida State on September 21, 14-9, and then lost a 35-10 lead midway through the third quarter to No. 8 Miami at home in primetime, losing 39-38 on a last-minute touchdown. The Golden Bears hosted College Gameday for the first time against the Hurricanes and will be broadcast on national television for the second straight week. Pitt and Cal have played each other five times, with Pitt leading 3-2 in the series. This will be the first match between the two schools in nearly 60 years. They faced each other in the home opener in the 1950s, when Pitt won the first game 27-7 at Pitt Stadium in the 1955 home opener and Cal won won 14-0 in 1956 in Berkeley, California. The Panthers and Golden Bears played a home and away game again in the early 1960s. The Panthers won both games, including a narrow 26-24 away win in 1962 and then a convincing win. 35-15 at home in 1963.