SMU Mustangs vs. California Golden Bears

Nov 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SMU	7	0	7	21	35
CAL	3	14	7	14	38

Game Recap

No. 25 SMU squanders chance at clinching berth in ACC title game as Cal scores 38-35 win. Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left and California beat No. 25 SMU, 38-35, on Saturday night to spoil its hopes of making the Atlantic Coast Conference championship for a second straight year.

Scoring Summary

SMUCAL

Q13:23Chase Meyer 40 Yd Field Goal.03
Q11:37Chris Johnson Jr. 54 Yd Run (Sam Keltner Kick).73
Q213:33Jaiven Plummer 35 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick).710
Q210:29Jacob De Jesus 7 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick).717
Q38:25Cole Boscia 15 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick).724
Q34:52Matthew Hibner 6 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick).1424
Q414:54QuaRon Adams 32 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick).1431
Q412:58Kevin Jennings 3 Yd Run (Sam Keltner Kick).2131
Q47:59Jordan Hudson 20 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick).2831
Q42:22T.J. Harden 1 Yd Run (Sam Keltner Kick).3531
Q40:43Kendrick Raphael 2 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick).3538

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:06
00
Punt — 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:07
00
Field Goal — 15 plays, 60 yards, 6:17
03
Touchdown — 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:40
73

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:58
710
Interception — 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:14
710
Touchdown — 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:43
717
Punt — 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:01
717
Missed FG — 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:10
717
End of Half — 7 plays, 20 yards, 1:13
717

3rd Quarter

Punt — 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:31
717
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:04
724
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:33
1424

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58
1431
Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:56
2131
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:28
2131
Touchdown — 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:27
2831
Punt — 5 plays, 10 yards, 3:13
2831
Touchdown — 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:24
3531
Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:39
3538
Missed FG — 6 plays, 40 yards, 0:40
3538
End of Game — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:03
3538

Team Stats

SMU

CAL

35Points38

477Total Yards452

250Pass Yards330

227Rush Yards122

23:04Time of Possession36:56

23First Downs27

5Touchdowns5

0(1)Field Goals(Attempts)1(2)

1Turnovers0

94Penalty Yards72

Game Details

Saturday, November 29, 2025 · 8:00 PM

California Memorial Stadium · Berkeley, CA

attendance: 28,956 (46.4%)