Bears Fall to Huskies, 31-7

Bears Fall to Huskies, 31-7

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BERKELEY (AP)  - Cyler Miles threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns and Washington held California's high-scoring offense to a single touchdown, defeating the Golden Bears, 31-7, Saturday.

The Huskies (5-1, 1-1 Pac-12) forced five fumbles, recovering three of them, and sacked Jared Goff four times to quiet the country's No. 2 scoring offense. Washington went ahead 28-0 at the half, putting Cal (4-2, 2-2) in a hole it could never dig out of.

Miles tossed TDs of 86, 25 and 11 yards. He completed 22 of 29 passes, and the Huskies ran for 111 yards behind Lavon Coleman and Dwayne Washington to spoil Cal's homecoming.

Goff, who had three fumbles, threw for 304 yards. He finished 35-for-51 passing but was limited to mostly short and intermediate throws because of Washington's pressure.

The Huskies totaled 384 yards, while Cal had 368 yards.

Washington's offense took advantage of a Cal team missing three starters - defensive end Brennan Scarlett and safeties Stefan McClure and Michael Lowe - because of injuries.

The Huskies, who had a bye last week after losing at home to Stanford, started out slow but capitalized on a fumble by Goff to tilt the momentum. After the Bears drove 79 yards to the UW 1-yard line, Goff lost the ball on a quarterback sneak, Shaq Thompson grabbed the fumble and sprinted the length of the field to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead.

On the next possession, Goff and Daniel Lasco fumbled the exchange, Washington recovered at the Cal 25 and Miles tossed a TD pass to Joshua Perkins a play later.

Miles also connected with DiAndre Campbell on an 11-yard touchdown, and John Ross raced 86 yards for a TD after catching a short pass from Miles to give Washington a 28-0 lead. Ross finished with four catches for 118 yards.

After Cal's Cameron Walker blocked a field goal by the Huskies early in the third quarter, Lasco's 3-yard run capped an 18-play, 80-yard drive for Cal's lone TD.

The Bears stopped Washington, but two fumbles on one play put the ball back in the Huskies' hands at the Cal 16. Cameron Van Winkle kicked a 42-yard field goal to give Washington a 31-7 lead.

Cal remains home next week when the Bears host UCLA Saturday, Oct. 18 at Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium. The annual Joe Roth Memorial Game will kick off at 12:30 p.m.

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