FINAL SCORE
SMU Mustangs at California Golden Bears game details
Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
California Memorial Stadium · Attendance 28,956
Put the final score in perspective.
California finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 73 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was SMU 7, California 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, California outscored its opponent in 1 and SMU in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 SMU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
 California | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-11 | 7-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 477 | 452 |
| Passing | 250 | 330 |
| Comp/Att | 24/36 | 31/40 |
| Yards per pass | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | 227 | 122 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 7.3 | 3.3 |
| Penalties | 9-94 | 7-72 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:04 | 36:56 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
SMU Mustangs
passing
| Kevin Jennings | 24/36 | 250 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 73.1 |
rushing
| Chris Johnson Jr. | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 1 | 54 |
| TJ Harden | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 |
| Derrick McFall | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 18 |
| Kevin Jennings | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | 26 |
receiving
| Matthew Hibner | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 1 | 32 |
| Jordan Hudson | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 20 |
| RJ Maryland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Yamir Knight | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
| TJ Harden | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Derrick McFall | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jalen Cooper | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chris Johnson Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
defensive
| Ahmaad Moses | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Kilgore | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Robertson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Booker | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Barnes Jr. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey M'ba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Webb | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyron Chambers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyren Polley Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Moses | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Harmon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Nwokobia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keveion'ta Spears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakye Barker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Miyazono | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Hibner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Nettles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahkai Lang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Warner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Link Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Daylon Singleton | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 24 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Yamir Knight | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
kicking
| Sam Keltner | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
punting
| Wade McSparron | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
California Golden Bears
passing
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | 31/40 | 330 | 8.3 | 4 | 0 | 93.1 |
rushing
| Kendrick Raphael | 33 | 111 | 3.4 | 1 | 10 |
| Anthony League | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jacob De Jesus | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 20 |
| QuaRon Adams | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Kendrick Raphael | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 31 |
| Cole Boscia | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Jaiven Plummer | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
| Trond Grizzell | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Jayden Dixon-Veal | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Anthony League | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
| Jayden Wayne | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Aiden Manutai | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Victor | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Uluave | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aidan Keanaaina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Ferrelli | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Austin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasiah Wagoner | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quimari Shemwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Bollers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dru Polidore Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Taggart | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Bush Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'ir Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wilkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hezekiah Masses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Aiden Manutai | 1 | 14 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Jacob De Jesus | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jayden Wayne | 1 | -20 | -20.0 | -20 | 0 |
kicking
| Chase Meyer | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Abram Murray | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
punting
| Michael Kern | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 3:23 | Chase Meyer 40 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 1:37 | Chris Johnson Jr. 54 Yd Run (Sam Keltner Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 13:33 | Jaiven Plummer 35 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) | 7 – 10 |
| 2 | 10:29 | Jacob De Jesus 7 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 8:25 | Cole Boscia 15 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) | 7 – 24 |
| 3 | 4:52 | Matthew Hibner 6 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 4 | 14:54 | QuaRon Adams 32 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) | 14 – 31 |
| 4 | 12:58 | Kevin Jennings 3 Yd Run (Sam Keltner Kick) | 21 – 31 |
| 4 | 7:59 | Jordan Hudson 20 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick) | 28 – 31 |
| 4 | 2:22 | T.J. Harden 1 Yd Run (Sam Keltner Kick) | 35 – 31 |
| 4 | 0:43 | Kendrick Raphael 2 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick) | 35 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 10:58 PM UTCData methodology