California Golden Bears vs. Syracuse Orange

Sep 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CAL	0	7	7	7	21
SYR	3	9	6	0	18

Game Recap

Kingston Lopa's 3 interceptions help California take down Syracuse 21-18. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for two touchdowns, and Kingston Lopa had three interceptions as California beat Syracuse 21-18 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams Saturday.

Scoring Summary

CALSYR

Q112:37Tripp Woody 25 Yd Field Goal.03
Q214:44Tripp Woody 33 Yd Field Goal.06
Q28:50Daunte Bacheyie 23 Yd pass from Steve Angeli (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed).012
Q27:15Chase Hendricks 14 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Towns McGough Kick).712
Q37:15Jordan King 2 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Towns McGough Kick).1412
Q31:38Ju'Juan Johnson 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed).1418
Q44:51Kingston Lopa 24 Yd Interception Return (Towns McGough Kick).2118

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Field Goal — 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:17
03
Punt — 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:08
03
Punt — 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:34
03
Punt — 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:57
03

2nd Quarter

Field Goal — 12 plays, 45 yards, 4:14
06
Missed FG — 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28
06
Touchdown — 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:26
012
Touchdown — 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35
712
Punt — 5 plays, 9 yards, 2:26
712
Punt — 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:08
712
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:32
712
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:08
712
End of Half — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:01
712

3rd Quarter

Downs — 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:07
712
Interception — 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:31
712
Touchdown — 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:07
1412
Touchdown — 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:37
1418
Punt — 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:34
1418

4th Quarter

Missed FG — 16 plays, 78 yards, 5:30
1418
Punt — 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:12
1418
Interception Touchdown — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:27
2118
Missed FG — 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:16
2118
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:32
2118
Interception — 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:09
2118
End of Game — 2 plays, -2 yards, 0:54
2118

Team Stats

CAL

SYR

21Points18

249Total Yards437

182Pass Yards319

67Rush Yards118

25:50Time of Possession34:10

17First Downs27

3Touchdowns2

0(1)Field Goals(Attempts)2(4)

0Turnovers3

87Penalty Yards110

Game Details

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 3:30 PM

JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY

attendance: 36,031 (73.4%)

spread: SYR -4

over/under: 56.5