39.8 points per game in football sounds like an awesome statistic to attach to any team. For the Cal football team, however, those 39.8 points are the ones the Bears gave up to opponents, on average, on the defensive end of the field in 2014. This placed Cal at 123rd out of 128 teams in the FBS. If the Bears hope to make any sort of significant move toward lowering this number, they will need to make large strides on the defensive line.
Cal went 5-7 last season and came one win short of a bowl game, largely because of its struggles at defending the pass.