California Golden Bears vs. UNLV Rebels

Oct 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CAL	7	0	11	13	31
UNLV	7	17	0	15	39

Game Recap

Jackson Arnold accounts for 5 TDs as UNLV beats California 39-31. Jackson Arnold passed and ran for 287 yards and five touchdowns to lead UNLV to a 39-31 victory over short-handed California on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

CALUNLV

Q111:30Taimane Purcell 91 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick).70
Q15:31Kayden McGee 70 Yd pass from Jackson Arnold (Ramon Villela Kick).77
Q211:18Jackson Arnold 55 Yd Run (Ramon Villela Kick).714
Q21:52Ramon Villela 31 Yd Field Goal.717
Q20:51Taz Reddicks 36 Yd pass from Jackson Arnold (Ramon Villela Kick).724
Q34:40Carson Perry-Smith 53 Yd pass from Jackson Brousseau (Jackson Brousseau Pass to Cooper Perry for Two-Point Conversion).1524
Q33:36Chase Meyer 38 Yd Field Goal.1824
Q411:38Ashten Emory 7 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick).2524
Q49:31Keyan Burnett 10 Yd pass from Jackson Arnold (Jackson Arnold Run for Two-Point Conversion).2532
Q43:25Jackson Arnold 2 Yd Run (Ramon Villela Kick).2539
Q40:28Ian Strong 10 Yd pass from Jackson Brousseau (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).3139

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Downs — 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:31
00
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:38
00
Touchdown — 1 play, 91 yards, 0:12
70
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:55
70
Punt — 7 plays, 7 yards, 4:03
70
Touchdown — 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:56
77
Punt — 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:11
77
Punt — 4 plays, -6 yards, 2:10
77
Interception — 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:32
77

2nd Quarter

Interception — 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:42
77
Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 2:10
77
Touchdown — 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:24
714
Missed FG — 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:22
714
Field Goal — 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:04
717
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:29
717
Touchdown — 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:25
724
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 0:43
724
End Of Half — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:08
724

3rd Quarter

Downs — 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:27
724
Punt — 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:51
724
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:01
724
Punt — 3 plays, -9 yards, 1:35
724
Touchdown — 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:26
1524
Field Goal — 4 plays, -4 yards, 0:56
1824
Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:58
1824
Punt — 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:14
1824

4th Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:55
1824
Touchdown — 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:51
2524
Touchdown — 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:04
2532
Downs — 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:41
2532
Touchdown — 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:14
2539
Touchdown — 14 plays, 86 yards, 2:52
3139
End of Game — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:25
3139

Team Stats

CAL

UNLV

31Points39

464Total Yards345

395Pass Yards172

69Rush Yards173

31:17Time of Possession28:43

20First Downs18

4Touchdowns5

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

1Turnovers2

152Penalty Yards67

Game Details

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Allegiant Stadium · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 30,632 (47.1%)

spread: UNLV -1.5

over/under: 51.5