California Golden Bears @ Syracuse Orange — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBSRound 1 September 12, 2026
Golden Bears California CAL 1-1, 1-0 Away
21
Final
18
Orange Syracuse SYR 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CAL 0 7 7 7 21
SYR 3 9 6 0 18
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Sagapolutele QB CAL
182 PASS
S. Angeli QB SYR
311 PASS
Rushing Yards
A. Mohammed RB CAL
74 RUSH
T. Hill SYR
56 RUSH
Receiving Yards
I. Strong SAF CAL
64 REC
J. Ross-Simmons WR SYR
105 REC
Passing
California
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sagapolutele 21/34 182 2 0 1 95.5
Syracuse
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
S. Angeli 24/47 311 1 3 3 52.7
J. Gregg 1/1 12 0 0 0 116.7
Rushing
California
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Mohammed 19 74 3.9 0 13
C. Hendricks 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
J. Sagapolutele 2 -5 -2.5 0 4
A. Emory 2 1 0.5 0 1
Syracuse
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
S. Angeli 6 -4 -0.7 0 6
S. Anderson 9 18 2.0 0 8
J. Johnson 16 47 2.9 1 10
D. Samuel 1 2 2.0 0 2
T. Hill 2 56 28.0 0 55
A. Miller 2 2 1.0 0 1
Receiving
California
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. King 2 3 6 3.0 1 4 0
A. Mohammed 5 6 14 2.8 0 6 0
T. Purcell 2 4 14 7.0 0 8 0
C. Hendricks 5 7 31 6.2 1 14 0
I. Strong 3 7 64 21.3 0 43 0
M. Mini 2 3 38 19.0 0 38 0
C. Perry 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
K. Grayes 1 2 3 3.0 0 3 0
Syracuse
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
U. Hatcher 6 9 82 13.7 0 28 0
S. Anderson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Johnson 1 3 1 1.0 0 1 0
D. Johnson 3 6 20 6.7 0 9 0
D. Williams 3 3 28 9.3 0 19 0
J. Ross-Simmons 6 7 105 17.5 0 25 0
O. Omopariola 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
T. Russell 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
P. Henriquez 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Z. Merriweather 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
D. Bacheyie 4 5 73 18.3 1 38 0
Z. Moultrie-Goddard 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Weaver 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
California
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Tuitele 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Harris 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Mothudi 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Burrell 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hurst 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McKinley 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Williams 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
I. Crosby 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
A. Shepphard 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Shemwell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Lopa 5 4 1 0 0 3 64 3 0
J. Young 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Okaka 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Hampton 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
C. Sidney 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hudson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Johnson 4 2 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
T. Jernigan 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Wayne 3 1 2 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
D. Wilkins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Pierce 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syracuse
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Deslauriers 8 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
K. Johnson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Bryant 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. D'Appolonia 11 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
B. Long 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Samuel 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Ward 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
O. Omopariola 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Fontus 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Adeleye 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Ogbebor 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Tremble 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Peal 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Perry 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
California
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. McGough 0/1 3/3 3 0
Syracuse
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Woody 2/4 0/0 6 0
Returns
California
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Syracuse
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Williams 1 29 29.0 0 29 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts YDS - Yards TD - Touchdowns INT - Interceptions SACK - Sacks QBR - Passer Rating CAR - Carries AVG - Average REC - Receptions TGTS - Targets TKLS - Total Tackles SOLO - Solo Tackles AST - Assisted Tackles TFL - Tackles for Loss PD - Passes Defensed FF - Forced Fumbles FG - Field Goals XP - Extra Points PTS - Points FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
California
Syracuse
249 Total Yards 442
16 First Downs 28
7 Passing 14
6 Rushing 8
6 Penalty 3
3/12 3rd Down Eff. 7/18
182 Passing Yards 323
67 Rushing Yards 119
0 Turnovers 4
9-87 Penalties 16-140
10:45 Possession 34:15
2/2 Red Zone 3/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 0 21 - 18
XP T. McGough
21 - 18 4:51
TD K. Lopa
20 - 18 4:51
Q3 7 - 6 14 - 18
14 - 18 1:38
J. Johnson TD
XP T. McGough
14 - 12 7:15
TD J. King
13 - 12 7:15
Q2 7 - 9 7 - 12
XP T. McGough
7 - 12 7:15
TD C. Hendricks
6 - 12 7:15
0 - 12 8:50
D. Bacheyie TD
0 - 6 14:44
T. Woody FG
Q1 0 - 3 0 - 3
0 - 3 12:40
T. Woody FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 3 Biggest Lead: SYR +12 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
California 21 - 18 Syracuse
September 12, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m