California Golden Bears vs Syracuse Orange

College Football

California

1-1

21-18

Final

Syracuse

1-1

JMA Wireless Dome

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Punt
Missed FG
Interception Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CAL	0	7	7	7	21
SYR	3	9	6	0	18

Who won: California 21-18

The California Golden Bears beat the Syracuse Orange 21-18 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at JMA Wireless Dome. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele led the California in passing yards (21/34, 182 YDS, 2 TD). Steve Angeli led the Syracuse in passing yards (24/50, 307 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CALSYR

171st Downs27

3-123rd down efficiency7-17

0-14th down efficiency1-2

249Total Yards437

182Passing319

21/34Comp/Att25/51

5.4Yards per pass6.3

67Rushing118

26Rushing Attempts36

2.6Yards per rush3.3

9-87Penalties14-110

0Turnovers3

0Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown3

25:50Possession34:10

Player of the game

Kingston Lopa

CAL · 5 TKL, 3 INT, TD

8.9

Win probability

100%CAL final

CALSYR

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Play by play

Q4 0:00CAL
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:33CAL
Rush
Kneel down by #3 J.Sagapolutele at CAL42 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 11 at CAL 43
Q4 0:45
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #3 J.Sagapolutele at CAL43 for loss of 1 yard
J. Sagapolutele · 2 CAR, -5 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CAL 44
Q4 0:54
TO
Picked off
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass intercepted by #2 K.Lopa at CAL44, End Of Play. The previous play is under automatic review - "Interception". CALL UPHELD
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SYR 47
Q4 1:00
23 yd completion to J. Ross-Simmons
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short left to #86 J.Ross-Simmons for 23 yards to the SYR47 (#13 J.Young), 1ST DOWN
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SYR 24
Q4 1:03
Punt, 0 yds
#29 A.Davies punt 44 yards to the SYR24
A. Davies · 4th & 6 · 4th & 6 at CAL 32
Q4 1:14CAL
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY CAL Delay Of Game 5 yards from CAL37 to CAL32. NO PLAY
4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at CAL 37
Q4 1:14SYR
Timeout
Timeout Syracuse, clock 01:14
Q4 1:14
8 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 A.Mohammed rush left for 8 yards gain to the CAL37 (#6 C.D'Appolonia)
A. Mohammed · 19 CAR, 74 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at CAL 29
Q4 1:25
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 A.Mohammed rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CAL29 (#18 D.Omopariola)
A. Mohammed · 19 CAR, 74 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at CAL 28
Q4 1:30SYR
Timeout
Timeout Syracuse, clock 01:30
Q4 1:30
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 A.Mohammed rush middle for 0 yards to the CAL28 (#82 J.Tremble; #92 R.Perry)
A. Mohammed · 19 CAR, 74 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CAL 28
Q4 1:35
46 yd field goal missed
#47 T.Woody field goal attempt from 46 yards NO GOOD (H: #17 R.Belin, LS: #21 F.Brown Jr.), clock 01:35, End Of Play
T. Woody · 2/4 FG · 4th & 14 · 4th & 14 at CAL 28
Q4 1:40
FLAG
Sacked for a loss of 6
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli sacked for loss of 6 yards to the CAL28 (#10 J.Wayne) PENALTY SYR Holding declined
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at CAL 22
Q4 1:45
Incomplete to U. Hatcher
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass incomplete short right to #2 U.Hatcher thrown to CAL09 broken up by #24 Q.Shemwell
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at CAL 22
Q4 1:49CAL
Timeout
Timeout California, clock 01:49
Q4 1:49
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Anderson Jr. rush left for 2 yards gain to the CAL22 (#32 T.Jernigan; #44 J.Johnson)
S. Anderson Jr. · 9 CAR, 18 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CAL 24
Q4 2:00SYR
Timeout
Timeout Syracuse, clock 02:00
Q4 2:00
25 yd completion to J. Ross-Simmons
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete deep right to #86 J.Ross-Simmons caught at CAL24, for 25 yards to the CAL24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 3rd & 13 · 3rd & 13 at CAL 49
Q4 2:37
Sacked for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli sacked for loss of 3 yards to the CAL49 (#10 J.Wayne, #44 J.Johnson)
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at CAL 46
Q4 2:48
Incomplete to J. Ross-Simmons
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass incomplete short left to #86 J.Ross-Simmons thrown to CAL34
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CAL 46
Q4 3:10
23 yd completion to U. Hatcher
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short middle to #2 U.Hatcher caught at SYR40, for 23 yards to the CAL46 (#2 K.Lopa), 1ST DOWN
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 2nd & 15 · 2nd & 15 at SYR 31
Q4 3:31
FLAG
Incomplete to D. Williams
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass incomplete short right to #7 D.Williams thrown to SYR38 PENALTY SYR Illegal Formation declined
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 1st & 15 · 1st & 15 at SYR 31
Q4 3:54
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short middle to #4 J.Johnson caught at SYR40, for 4 yards to the SYR40 (#3 K.Mothudi; #9 A.Tuitele) PENALTY SYR Illegal Formation 5 yards from SYR36 to SYR31. NO PLAY
S. Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SYR 36
Q4 4:09
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Johnson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SYR36 (#99 A.Shepphard), 1ST DOWN
J. Johnson · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at SYR 34