2023 WeAreSC Travel Guide: Game 9 – USC At Cal (The Bay Area Weekender)
NO. 24 USC TROJANS (6-2, 4-1 P-12)/ Cal (3-4, 3-4 P-12)
Date: Oct. 28
Day: Saturday
Time: 1 p.m. PT
Televised: Pac-12 Networks
Location: Berkeley, California
Airports(s): San Francisco International/Oakland International
(Photo above by © Sandy Hooper)
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: (63,000)
(Photo above by © Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)
Surface: Field Turf
Parking/Tailgate lots open: 10 a.m.
Stadium gates open: 11 a.m.
Mask requirement: Optional
Tickets: CalBears.com (available between $55 and $375)
Seating Chart:
Websites: calbears.com / usctrojans.com
The opening line: Trojans are a 10-point favorite to beat Cal.
Projected Saturday Berkeley Weather Game Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 65, low of 47, humidity 55%, precipitation 4%, Winds 5-10 mph.
(Photo above by © Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Hotels and places to stay near UC Berkeley:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/SmartDeals-g32066-Berkeley_California-Hotel-Deals.html
Things to do in San Francisco:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60713-Activities-San_Francisco_California.html
(Photo above by © Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Friday – Oct. 27:
Bay Area Weekender free Pep Rally with the Spirit of Troy: Embarcadero Plaza (Market Street & Steuart Street) at 7 p.m.
(Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Saturday, Oct. 28
DIRECTIONS TO CAL’S MEMORIAL STADIUM
FROM I-80E, I-80 WEST (From San Francisco, Marin County, or Sacramento
(1)Exit I-80/I-580 onto University Avenue eastbound for 2 miles
(2) Turn right into Oxford Street at the western edge of the campus for 0.4 miles
(3) Turn left onto Channing Way for 0.8 miles.
(4) Turn left at the Piedmont Avenue roundabout, aka Channing Circle
From Highway 24 (From Caldecott Tunnel and points east)
(1) Exit Highway 24 at Telegraph Avenue
(2) Turn right onto Telegraph Avenue for 1.8 miles
(3) Turn right onto Channing Way for 0.4 miles
(4) Turn left at the Piedmont Avenue roundabout, aka Channing Circle
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Phil Longo Fired
Wisconsin announces firing of OC
- 2
AP Poll Shakeup
New Top 25 shows big fallout from Saturday
- 3
JuJu Lewis
Elite QB decommits from USC
- 4New
5-star QB flip
Texas A&M commit Husan Longstreet flips to USC
- 5
Coaches Poll
Big changes to updated Top 25
From 13 N
(1) Highway 13 ends and becomes Tunnel Road
(2) Continue on Tunnel Road. Tunnel Road becomes Ashby Avenue near the Claremont Hotel.
(3) Turn right at Telegraph Avenue for 1 mile
(4) Turn right onto Channing Way for 0.4 miles
(5) Turn left at the Piedmont Avenue roundabout, aka Channing Circle
From 580 W or I-880 N (From Oakland, the South Bay, or I-5/505 N
(1) Take the Highway 24 E exit toward Berkeley/Walnut Creek
(2) Keep right and exit at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way toward 51st Street
(3) At the stop sign, turn right onto 52nd Street
(4) At the second traffic light, turn left onto Telegraph Avenue for 2 miles
(5) Turn right onto Channing Way for 0.4 miles
(6) Turn left at the Piedmont Avenue roundabout, aka Channing Circle
Memorial Stadium parking and map:
https://pt.berkeley.edu/special-events/football
Fan Fest (AKA Tailgate Town):
https://calbears.com/sports/2021/9/1/2021-football-gameday-tailgate-town.aspx
Game day information:
https://calbears.com/sports/2023/9/6/2019-cal-football-gameday-a-to-z-guide.aspx
Cal Walk: A Cal football tradition, March to Victory takes place approximately 2 hours before kickoff of each home game. The team will march up the Haas Grand Staircase and into the stadium through Gate 1. Golden Bear fans form a human tunnel outside the north end of Memorial Stadium to cheer on the team as it marches into its locker room.
Trojans’ arrival – The Trojans should arrive at Memorial Stadium around 2 hours and 45 minutes from the 1 p.m. kickoff.
Memorial Stadium Clear Bag Policy:
| California Memorial Stadium has implemented a clear bag policy. Please refer to Gameday Policies for full security and screening measures. Approved bags include: |
| A clear bag no larger than 12″ x 12″ x 6″ A 1-gallon re-sealable plastic storage bag Small clutch purse no larger than 4.5″ x 6.5″ |
