Five former Cal football players are on the NFC roster for Sunday's Pro Bowl in Honolulu -- tied for fourth among all college programs being represented in the game.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, Washington Redskins special-teamer Lorenzo Alexander and safety Thomas DeCoud and tight end Tony Gonzalez of the Atlanta Falcons all made the roster for the NFC. Rodgers and Gonzalez will sit out the game because of injuries.

Georgia, Miami and Tennessee lead with six alumni on Pro Bowl rosters. Cal is tied with Texas for fourth.

Cal announced its 2013 football schedule Thursday, and one of the highlights is the fact that the Big Game is moving back to the end of the season.

Because of television commitments and scheduling changes necessitated to create bye weeks, the Big Game has been played at different points throughout the season in recent years. But in 2013, the Bears will close out the regular season with their annual showdown with rival Stanford on November 23 at Stanford Stadium.

The season opens with three straight home games -- vs. Northwestern, vs. Portland State and vs. Ohio State. The Buckeyes went 12-0 this season and finished ranked No. 2 in the final Associated Press top 25. Northwestern also had a fine season, going 10-3 and winding up as the nation's No. 17 team.

Cal will face a stiff test immediately in Pac-12 play, as the Bears travel to Oregon to open the conference season. Cal plays Washington State, Oregon State, Arizona and USC at Memorial Stadium; Oregon, UCLA, Washington, Colorado and Stanford on the road.The two teams the Bears don't play from the Pac-12 South this season are Arizona State and Utah.

The Pac-12 Championship Game will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7.

The full schedule is below:

2013 CAL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Day, Date - Opponent

Sat., Aug. 31 - Northwestern

Sat., Sept. 7 - Portland State

Sat., Sept. 14 - Ohio State

*Sat., Sept. 28 - at Oregon

*#Sat., Oct. 5 - Washington State

*Sat., Oct. 12 - at UCLA

*Sat., Oct. 19 - Oregon State

*Sat., Oct. 26 - at Washington

*Sat., Nov. 2 - Arizona

*^Sat., Nov. 9 - USC

*Sat., Nov. 16 - at Colorado

*Sat., Nov. 23 - at Stanford

!Sat., Dec. 7 - Pac-12 Championship Game (ESPN or ABC)

Home Games in Bold at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA; *Pac-12 Game; !Pac-12 Championship Game at Home Site of Pac-12 Regular-Season Champion; #Homecoming; ^Joe Roth Game; All Times and Television Selections to be Announced at Later Dates