California Golden Bears @ UNLV Rebels — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Golden Bears California CAL 1-3, 1-1 Away
31
Final
39
Rebels UNLV UNLV 3-2, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CAL 7 0 11 13 31
UNLV 7 17 0 15 39
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Brousseau QB CAL
200 PASS
J. Arnold QB UNLV
172 PASS
Rushing Yards
A. Emory RB CAL
48 RUSH
J. Arnold QB UNLV
110 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T. Purcell TE CAL
102 REC
K.
K. McGee ATH UNLV
85 REC
Passing
California
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sagapolutele 19/27 195 1 1 2 87.7
J. Brousseau 19/33 200 2 0 1 95.5
UNLV
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Arnold 11/22 172 3 0 3 115.9
M. Byrnes 0/1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Rushing
California
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Emory 12 48 4.0 1 20
T. Sams 3 28 9.3 0 21
J. Sagapolutele 4 -12 -3.0 0 3
J. Brousseau 3 1 0.3 0 14
A. League 1 2 2.0 0 2
C. Perry-Smith 1 2 2.0 0 2
UNLV
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Thomas 16 46 2.9 0 10
J. Arnold 15 110 7.3 2 55
M. Choules 1 13 13.0 0 13
K. McGee 2 3 1.5 0 3
D. Jones 2 5 2.5 0 3
Receiving
California
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Emory 2 3 11 5.5 0 8 0
T. Sams 5 5 24 4.8 0 13 0
Q. Adams 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Hendricks 8 9 35 4.4 0 8 0
I. Strong 6 9 49 8.2 1 20 0
M. Mini 3 9 42 14.0 0 24 0
T. Purcell 3 4 102 34.0 1 91 0
M. Hamper 1 3 21 21.0 0 21 0
C. Perry 3 6 35 11.7 0 21 0
A. League 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
C. Perry-Smith 1 1 53 53.0 1 53 0
K. Grayes 5 8 22 4.4 0 14 0
UNLV
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Thomas 2 4 2 1.0 0 4 0
T. Reddicks 2 5 36 18.0 1 36 0
J. Beasley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. McNair 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
V. Carner 1 3 9 9.0 0 9 0
K. McGee 3 3 85 28.3 1 70 0
D. Jones 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
K. Burnett 2 3 24 12.0 1 14 0
T. Stellato 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
Defense
California
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Williams 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Okaka 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Tuitele 6 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
M. Hurst 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Manutai 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
D. Harris 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Mothudi 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Crosby 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Jernigan 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Johnson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Sanford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fletcher 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Beadles 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Wilkins 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hudson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. McKinley 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Shepphard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNLV
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
E. Rudolph 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Thomas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Harris 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Crayton 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
T. Fulton 9 5 4 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
L. Conti 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. A. Tuiolemotu 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Bin-Wahad 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Pope 7 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Helm 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Altayeb 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Flowe 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Kaaihue 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Togafau 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Santee 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Nkuba 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Porter 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
J. Allen 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
P. Purcell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
California
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Meyer 1/2 2/2 5 0
UNLV
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Villela 1/1 4/4 7 0
Returns
California
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
N. Davis 5 116 23.2 0 46 0
UNLV
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
P. Zachary 2 26 13.0 0 16 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
UNLV
464 Total Yards 346
19 First Downs 19
14 Passing 6
3 Rushing 7
6 Penalty 2
5/18 3rd Down Eff. 6/16
395 Passing Yards 172
69 Rushing Yards 174
1 Turnovers 2
16-164 Penalties 7-67
31:10 Possession 28:43
3/3 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 13 - 15 31 - 39
TD I. Strong
31 - 39 0:28
25 - 39 3:25
R. Villela XP
25 - 38 3:25
J. Arnold TD
25 - 32 9:31
J. Arnold 2PC
25 - 30 9:31
K. Burnett TD
XP C. Meyer
25 - 24 11:38
TD A. Emory
24 - 24 11:38
Q3 11 - 0 18 - 24
FG C. Meyer
18 - 24 3:36
2PC C. Perry
15 - 24 4:40
TD C. Perry-Smith
13 - 24 4:40
Q2 0 - 17 7 - 24
7 - 24 0:51
R. Villela XP
7 - 23 0:51
T. Reddicks TD
7 - 17 1:52
R. Villela FG
7 - 14 11:18
R. Villela XP
7 - 13 11:18
J. Arnold TD
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
7 - 7 5:31
R. Villela XP
7 - 6 5:31
K. McGee TD
XP C. Meyer
7 - 0 11:30
TD T. Purcell
6 - 0 11:30
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: UNLV +17 Times Tied: 2
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m