Bears Pull Away For Win To Open 2024 Season - California Golden Bears Athletics (2024)

Bears Pull Away For Win To Open 2024 Season - California Golden Bears Athletics (1)

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13

UC DavisUCD0-1 , 0-0

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31

WinnerCaliforniaCal1-0 , 0-0

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UC DavisUCD

0-1 , 0-0

13

Final

31

CaliforniaCal

1-0 , 0-0

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Winner

Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UCD UC Davis 6 7 0 0 13
Cal California 7 7 10 7 31

Game Recap: Football | | Cal Athletics

Cal Defense Registers Three Interceptions In 31-13 Victory Over UC Davis

BERKELEY – The California football team pitched a second-half shutout to pull away from UC Davis in a 31-13 victory in its 2024 season opener Saturday afternoon at California Memorial Stadium.

The Golden Bears recorded three interceptions, including one by senior Nohl Williams, who also returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown.

"Nohl was awesome," Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox said. "The kick return was huge. It was a momentum changer. I really like his competitiveness."

Redshirt freshman Nyziah Hunter had four catches for 47 yards and his first career touchdown in his collegiate debut while Jaydn Ott added two scoring runs for Cal, which has won all 12 meetings all-time against the Aggies.

Linebacker Cade Uluave and transfer cornerback Marcus Harris also picked off UC Davis quarterback Miles Hastings while Ott and junior Mavin Anderson each also added four receptions. Sophomore Fernando Mendoza started for Cal and went 15-for-22 for 158 yards and a touchdown. Transfer Chandler Rogers also saw time for the Bears, completing 3 of 6 passes for 21 yards and also gaining 17 yards on the ground.

"I didn't really expect to play this game. I just came in ready," Hunter said. "I kind of blacked out when I scored that touchdown. There was so much emotion going through my body."

The Aggies took a brief 13-7 lead late in the second quarter before Williams ran back the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown. The Bears would not relinquish the advantage again, as Ott and Hunter found the end zone in the second half and new placekicker Ryan Coe booted a 25-yard field goal.

"In the first half, we had good effort but our execution was lacking," Wilcox said. "We weren't in any type of rhythm as a team. I'm really proud of the way the guys persevered through that. Once you get out there and you trust your training. … all of the sudden things start going your way. It was really a tale of two halves."

Cal travels to Auburn next Saturday for its first road game of the season. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. PT and the game will air on ESPN2.

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats UCD Cal
Total Yards 304 281
Pass Yards 221 179
Rushing Yards 83 102
Penalty Yards 3-13 5-48
1st Downs 20 16
3rd Downs 4-13 2-13
4th Downs 0-4 3-4
TOP 30:16 29:44
Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter

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06:23 - Cal - Ott,Jaydn 1 yd run (Coe,Ryan kick), 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:23

0 7

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00:16 - UCD - Connors,Porter 6 yd fumble recovery ( )

6 7
2nd Quarter

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04:42 - UCD - Larison,Lan 1 yd run (Ridley,Hunter kick), 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 05:02

13 7

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04:31 - Cal - Williams,Nohl 80 yd kickoff return (Coe,Ryan kick)

13 14
3rd Quarter

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07:18 - Cal - Ott,Jaydn 6 yd run (Coe,Ryan kick), 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 03:53

13 21

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02:14 - Cal - Coe,Ryan 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 04:08

13 24
4th Quarter

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14:15 - Cal - Hunter,Nyziah 3 yd pass from Mendoza,Fernando (Coe,Ryan kick) 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:47

13 31

Total Yards

UCD

304

Cal

281

Turnovers

UCD

3

Cal

1

First Downs

UCD

20

Cal

16

Total Possession

UCD

30:16

Cal

29:44

Game Leaders

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#7 Rogers,Chandler

  • CMP
    3
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    21
  • INT
    0

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#15 Mendoza,Fernando

  • CMP
    15
  • TD
    1
  • YDS
    158
  • INT
    0

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#1 Ott,Jaydn

  • Avg
    3.5
  • TD
    2
  • YDS
    49
  • GAIN
    52

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#25 Thomas,Jaivian

  • Avg
    3.2
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    19
  • GAIN
    19

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#7 Rogers,Chandler

  • Avg
    3.4
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    17
  • GAIN
    17

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#13 Hunter,Nyziah

  • No
    4
  • TD
    1
  • YDS
    47
  • Long
    26

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#1 Ott,Jaydn

  • No
    4
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    34
  • Long
    23

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#11 Anderson,Mavin

  • No
    4
  • TD
    0
  • YDS
    34
  • Long
    19

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#0 Uluave,Cade

  • Tackles
    8
  • TFL
    0.5
  • Sacks
    0.0
  • YDS
    0

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#44 Carlton,Xavier

  • Tackles
    5
  • TFL
    0.0
  • Sacks
    0.0
  • YDS
    0

Receiving Yards

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#13

Hunter,Nyziah

Hunter,Nyziah

47

Ott,Jaydn

34

Anderson,Mavin

34

Matthews,Mikey

20

Passing Yards

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#15

Mendoza,Fernando

Mendoza,Fernando

158

Rogers,Chandler

21

Rushing Yards

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#1

Ott,Jaydn

Ott,Jaydn

49

Thomas,Jaivian

19

Rogers,Chandler

17

Cardwell,Byron

16

Tackles

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#10

Buchanan,Teddye

Buchanan,Teddye

9

Uluave,Cade

8

Carlton,Xavier

5

Burrell,Nate

5

Players Mentioned

#11 Mavin Anderson

WR
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
4th

#3 Nohl Williams

DB
6' 1"
Senior
5th^

#40 Ryan Coe

PK
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
6th^#

#5 Marcus Harris

DB
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
6th^#

#13 Nyziah Hunter

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
2nd

#15 Fernando Mendoza

QB
6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
3rd

#1 Jaydn Ott

RB
6' 0"
Junior
3rd

#7 Chandler Rogers

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
6th^#

#0 Cade Uluave

ILB
6' 1"
Sophomore
2nd

Players Mentioned

#11 Mavin Anderson

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
4th
WR

#3 Nohl Williams

6' 1"
Senior
5th^
DB

#40 Ryan Coe

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
6th^#
PK

#5 Marcus Harris

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
6th^#
DB

#13 Nyziah Hunter

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
2nd
WR

#15 Fernando Mendoza

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
3rd
QB

#1 Jaydn Ott

6' 0"
Junior
3rd
RB

#7 Chandler Rogers

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
6th^#
QB

#0 Cade Uluave

6' 1"
Sophomore
2nd
ILB

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