FINAL SCORE
California Golden Bears at Syracuse Orange game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
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Put the final score in perspective.
California finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 39 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was California 7, Syracuse 12. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Syracuse outscored its opponent in 2 and California in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 California | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
 Syracuse | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-12 | 7-17 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 249 | 437 |
| Passing | 182 | 319 |
| Comp/Att | 21/34 | 25/51 |
| Yards per pass | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 67 | 118 |
| Rushing Attempts | 26 | 36 |
| Yards per rush | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Penalties | 9-87 | 14-110 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 3 |
| Possession | 25:50 | 34:10 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
California Golden Bears
passing
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | 21/34 | 182 | 5.4 | 2 | 0 | 51.8 |
rushing
| Adam Mohammed | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 |
| Ashten Emory | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Hendricks | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Ian Strong | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 43 |
| Mason Mini | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 38 |
| Chase Hendricks | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 14 |
| Taimane Purcell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Adam Mohammed | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Cooper Perry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jordan King | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kyion Grayes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
defensive
| AJ Tuitele | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Harris | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingston Lopa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Sidney | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD McKinley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jae'on Young | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Williams | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamar Mothudi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jericho Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khamani Hudson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Burrell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tristan Jernigan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Crosby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashun Shepphard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wilkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Wayne | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hurst Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quimari Shemwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odera Okaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Kingston Lopa | 3 | 77 | 1 |
puntReturns
| Isaiah Crosby | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Towns McGough | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Angus Davies | 7 | 288 | 41.1 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Syracuse Orange
passing
| Steve Angeli | 24/50 | 307 | 6.1 | 1 | 3 | 26.7 |
| Jimmy Gregg | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Tylik Hill | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 55 |
| Ju'Juan Johnson | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 1 | 10 |
| Shavane Anderson Jr. | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Demetres Samuel Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ahmad Miller | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Angeli | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Justus Ross-Simmons | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Umari Hatcher | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Daunte Bacheyie | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 | 38 |
| Darien Williams | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Darius Johnson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 |
| David Omopariola | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Zamondre Merriweather | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ju'Juan Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
| Steve Angeli | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Chris D'Appolonia | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Deslauriers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braheem Long Jr. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetres Samuel Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nissi Ogbebor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Peal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillan Fontus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bryant III | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Perry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nazir Ward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunmise Adeleye | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Tremble | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Omopariola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevion Mack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umari Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Brown Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davien Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Darien Williams | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Davien Kerr | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Demetres Samuel Jr. | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
kicking
| Tripp Woody | 2/4 | 50.0 | 33 | 0/0 | 6 |
punting
| Jimmy Gregg | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:37 | Tripp Woody 25 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 14:44 | Tripp Woody 33 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 6 |
| 2 | 8:50 | Daunte Bacheyie 23 Yd pass from Steve Angeli (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 0 – 12 |
| 2 | 7:15 | Chase Hendricks 14 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Towns McGough Kick) | 7 – 12 |
| 3 | 7:15 | Jordan King 2 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Towns McGough Kick) | 14 – 12 |
| 3 | 1:38 | Ju'Juan Johnson 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 14 – 18 |
| 4 | 4:51 | Kingston Lopa 24 Yd Interception Return (Towns McGough Kick) | 21 – 18 |
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