UCLA 45, California 24 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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UCLA	7	17	0	21	45
CAL	7	10	7	0	24

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Team stats

UCLA		CAL
20	First downs	23
461	Total yards	410
184	Passing yards	291
14-22	Comp-Att	26-47
8.4	Yards per pass	6.2
277	Rushing yards	119
32	Rushes	40
8.7	Yards per rush	3.0
6-11	3rd down	11-21
0-0	4th down	0-3
12-110	Penalties-yards	6-59
1	Turnovers	3
0	Fumbles lost	1
1	Interceptions thrown	2
25:11	Time of possession	34:49
2	Sacks	2
6	Tackles for loss	2
3	QB hurries	2
7	Passes defended	5
0	Defensive TDs	0
56	Kick return yards	38
12	Punt return yards	3
0	Passing TDs	2
6	Rushing TDs	1
9	Kicking points	6

Advanced stats

UCLA		CAL
+0.41	EPA per play	-0.06
57%	Success rate	34%
1.25	Explosiveness	1.48
+0.75	Rushing EPA per play	-0.16
72%	Rushing success rate	31%
+0.01	Passing EPA per play	+0.07
38%	Passing success rate	35%
67%	Standard downs success	34%
18%	Passing downs success	33%
4.81	Line yards per rush	2.53
2.03	Second-level yards	0.82
3.69	Open-field yards	0.33
3%	Stuff rate	21%
100%	Power success	67%
18%	Havoc caused	15%
7	Scoring chances	4
4.43	Points per chance	6.00
Own 42	Avg. starting field position	Own 21
8	Explosive plays	6
100%	Postgame win expectancy	0%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q110:28
CaliforniaTD
(10:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #7 C.Hendricks caught at CLA12, for 9 yards to the CLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:28 #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q17:00
UCLATD
(07:04) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava rush right for 9 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:00 #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
Drive: 7 plays, 71 yds
7-7
Q212:46
CaliforniaFG
(12:49) #33 T.McGough field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke), clock 12:46
Drive: 13 plays, 61 yds
7-10
Q210:19
UCLATD
(10:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush middle for 31 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:19, 1ST DOWN #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
14-10
Q23:23
UCLATD
(03:27) Shotgun #3 W.Knight rush middle for 8 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:23, 1ST DOWN #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
Drive: 9 plays, 76 yds
21-10
Q20:13
CaliforniaTD
(00:19) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #85 M.Mini caught at CLA00, for 8 yards to the CLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:13 #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
Drive: 5 plays, 87 yds
24-17
Q33:50
CaliforniaTD
(03:53) #24 A.Mohammed rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:50 #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
Drive: 14 plays, 85 yds
24-24
Q48:46
UCLATD
(08:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 W.Knight rush middle for 31 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:46, 1ST DOWN #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
Drive: 1 plays, 31 yds
31-24
Q42:58
UCLATD
(03:03) Shotgun #3 W.Knight rush right for 4 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:58 #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
Drive: 8 plays, 46 yds
38-24
Q41:17
UCLATD
(01:17) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush left for 53 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:17, 1ST DOWN #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
Drive: 1 plays, 53 yds
45-24

Score shown UCLA-CAL.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Nico Iamaleava	14/22	184	8.4	0	1	52.4

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Anthony Woods	8	118	14.8	2	53
Wayne Knight	8	71	8.9	3	31
Jaivian Thomas	5	41	8.2	0	15
Nico Iamaleava	9	29	3.2	1	10
Brian Rowe Jr.	1	20	20.0	0	20
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Mikey Matthews	4	88	22.0	43
Wayne Knight	2	30	15.0	22
Brian Rowe Jr.	3	28	9.3	15
Landon Ellis	1	20	20.0	20
Semaj Morgan	2	13	6.5	7
Harry Lodge	1	4	4.0	4
Anthony Woods	1	1	1.0	1

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Samuel Omosigho	14	7	1	2	0	0
Jalen Woods	11	4	0	0.5	0	0
Ta'Shawn James	8	3	0	0	0	1
Scooter Jackson	5	4	0	0	1	0
Sahir West	5	3	0	1	0	1
Rodrick Pleasant	5	1	0	0.5	2	0
Malik Hartford	5	1	0	0.5	1	0
DJ Barksdale	4	3	1	1	0	0
Anthony Sacca	3	2	0	0	0	0
Donavyn Pellot	3	1	0	0.5	1	0
Scott Taylor	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tyson Ford	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cole Martin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tao Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Trent Hendrick	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Davillier	1	1	0	0	0	0
Darold Dengohe	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Rivera	1	1	0	0	0	0
Osiris Gilbert	1	1	0	0	1	0
Cole Cogshell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ty Lee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Amier Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0
A.J. Fuimaono	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jewelous Walls	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aiden Gobaira	0	0	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Ta'Shawn James	2	19	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Nico Iamaleava	1	0	0
Amier Washington	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Mateen Bhaghani	1/1	100.0	38	6/6	9

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Curtis Gerrand	5	215	43.0	0	3	46

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Wayne Knight	2	56	28.0	29	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Mikey Matthews	1	12	12.0	12	0