BERKELEY - The California Golden Bears football team will take on the USC Trojans on Saturday at California Memorial Stadium. The Bears will honor their 13 seniors while wearing their special edition Joe Roth Uniforms for the game against the Trojans. 

CAL LOOKS TO WIN SECOND STRAIGHT VS. USC
- USC leads the all-time series 70-31-5.
- Cal snapped a 14-game losing streak in the series in last year's game as the Bears won 15-14 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. 
- It was also Cal's first road win in the series since 2000. 
- The game-clinching fourth down conversion came with five former walk-ons on the field for the Bears. 
- Cal is looking for their first home victory over USC since Cal won a triple-overtime thriller vs. USC in 2003. 
- Cal and USC have played every year since 1926. 
- Cal is looking for back-to-back wins in the series since the Bears won three straight from 1998-2000. 
- Cal has 30 players on the team that hail from Southern California, including 14 from Los Angeles county (Elijah Hicks, Kekoa Crawford, Branden Smith, Treveon Beck, Camryn Bynum, Erik Harutyunyan, Jaylen Martin, Steve Mcintosh, Daniel Scott, Matt Horwitz, Blake Antzoulatos, Tommy Vanis, Jared Staub, Aaron Maldonado). 
- Head coach Justin Wilcox was USC's defensive coordinator in 2014-15.
- Assistant Coach Peter Sirmon was an assistant at USC in 2014-15.
- Tight ends coach Marques Tuiasosopo was USC's tight ends coach/associate head coach offense in 2014-15.
- Offensive line coach Steve Greatwood was USC's O-line coach 1998-99.
- Head football athletic performance coach Torre Becton was an assistant strength coach at USC in 2016.
- Cal needs a win vs. USC to secure a fifth straight winning season at home (2014-19), the Bears are 3-2 at California Memorial Stadium this year.
- Cal will become bowl eligible with another win, it will be the team's third bowl appearance in last five years and first back-to-back bowl appearances since since 2008 and 2009.
- If Cal can win either of their final two road games, the Bears will have back-to-back seasons of .500 or better records on the road for first time since 2004 (5-1) and 2005 (3-2). 

 EVAN WEAVER: TACKLING MACHINE
- National Defensive Player of the Year candidate ILB Evan Weaver leads the nation in total tackles (137), solo tackles (75), total tackles per game (15.2) and solo tackles per game (8.3).
- Has forced three fumbles in 2019, tied for 10th in the NCAA and tied for first in the Pac-12 
- Is on pace for 182.7 tackles in a 12-game season and 197.9 in a 13-game campaign (NCAA record for total tackles in a season is 193 set by Lawrence Flugence of Texas Tech in 2002). 
- The only FBS player with three 20+ tackle games in a season since 2000.
- The only Pac-12 player since 2000 with multiple games of 20+ tackles, not just in one season but overall.
- The third FBS player since 2000 to have three career games of 20+ tackles and he has recorded them all this year.   
- Has 17 more tackles than anyone else in FBS and 29 more tackles than anyone else who has played less than nine games. 
- Recorded double-digit tackles for 12 straight games, a streak that ended at Oregon. Has 10+ tackles in 15 of past 16 games. 
- Has five 15+ tackle games, most in the country (18 at Washington, 22 at Ole Miss, 15 vs. ASU, 21 vs. Oregon State, 22 vs. Utah). No one else has more than three. 
- Has 8.5 tackles for loss and has recorded at least 0.5 tackles for loss in eight straight games, including seven of 1.0 or more. 
- Recorded three of the top six tackle games in the FBS this year. 
- The only FBS player with four games with 18+ tackles. There have been 19 times when a player has recorded 18+ tackles this year and Weaver has four of them, no one else has more than one. 
- Had 22 tackles both at Ole Miss and Utah, tying with Jordan Kunaszyk (vs. UCLA, 10/13/2018) for the most total tackles in recorded school history.

CAL DEFENSE PROVING STINGY IN 2019
- Cal is giving up 20.7 points per game, the lowest allowed by a Cal team since 2008 (19.9). 
- Cal held 14 straight opponents under 25 points prior to the game vs. Utah. That tied for the ninth-longest streak in the Pac-12 since 1980. 
- It is the longest streak by a Cal defense since 1950.
- The Bears have been stingy inside the red zone, holding teams to only 18 touchdowns in 35 red zone appearances, good for a 51.4% rate of touchdowns allowed.
- Cal has allowed only nine passing touchdowns in nine games this season, which is first in the Pac-12 and tied for 13th in the FBS. 
- Cal has held four opponents 20 or more points below their season average against all other opponents this year: UC Davis (20.0), North Texas (20.0), Oregon (23.9) and Washington State (21.8). 
- The Cal defense has stopped opponents from generating explosive plays, holding teams to three or fewer 20+ yard plays in six of nine games this season: UC Davis (2), Washington (2), North Texas (3), Arizona State (3), Oregon State (3) and Washington State (3).
- Cal held Washington State to only 16 yards rushing in the Bears' win, it was part of a complete effort as the Bears limited WSU to 423 yards, 98.9 yards fewer than their season average coming in (521.9), however 81 of those yards were gained on the final drive, with the Bears up multiple scores. 

DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD SHOWCASES EXPERIENCE
- Cal's experienced defensive backfield has taken on the nickname of the "Takers" after the 2010 movie with the same name. A group of seven players - senior NB/CB Traveon Beck, redshirt junior CB Camryn Bynum, redshirt senior S Ashtyn Davis, senior CB/NB Josh Drayden, junior CB Elijah Hicks, senior S Jaylinn Hawkins, redshirt senior S Trey Turner - have started 139 games and played in 280.
- Cal's defensive backfield has combined for 28 career interceptions (Hawkins 8, Davis 6, Bynum 5, Beck 4, Drayden 2, Trey Turner III 2, Hicks 1).
- The 28 interceptions is the second most interceptions by a defensive back group in the country, trailing only Louisiana Tech (34). Syracuse is third with 26. 
- Davis was named second-team Midseason All-American by both The Athletic and Athlon Sports and is a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy.   
- Davis has forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles, he is tied for 14th in the FBS and fourth in the Pac-12 in fumble recoveries.
- Cal's secondary was ranked among the top eight in the nation in the preseason by three different media outlets: Phil Steele (second), Athlon (fourth), Lindy's (eighth).
- Hawkins is tied for 10th in the NCAA amongst all active players with eight career interceptions. 
- Bynum has five interceptions and 24 PBU's in his career. The 29 passes defended is tied for 27th amongst all active players.
- Bynum's 24 PBU's are t-10th in Cal history alongside Josh Hill. 

LINEBACKER UNIT STANDS OUT BEYOND WEAVER 
- Kuony Deng is tied for 20th in the country and is fourth in the Pac-12 in total tackles per game (9.7) and is 38th in the NCAA and eighth in the Pac-12 in solo tackles per game (5.0). He has also tallied 2.5 sacks, 5.5 TFLs and four pass breakups. 
- Deng has six games with 8+ tackles and three games with 12+ tackles. He has also recorded at least 1.0 TFL in five games. 
- Deng and Weaver are the top ranked tackling duo in the country with 24.9 tackles per game, more than any other duo by 2.6 tackles per game. The next best duo is Akron's John Lako and Bubba Arslanian who average 22.3 tackles per game. 
- The duo has combined for 224 tackles through nine games and is on pace (323.6) to break the school record for combined tackles in a 13-game season, set in 2018 by Weaver and Jordan Kunaszyk at 307.
- OLB Cameron Goode has at least one sack in four of the eight games he has played this year.
- Goode is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss (8.5) and sixth in sacks (4.5).

OFFENSE TAKING CARE OF THE BALL, CONVERTING IN RED ZONE
- Cal did not turn the ball over vs. Washington or North Texas to mark the first time the Bears recorded back-to-back zero turnover games since the final two games of the 2016 season. 
- The Bears have 0 or 1 turnovers in seven of nine games in 2019, they did that only four times in 2018.
- Cal is 17-of-20 in converting in the red zone, scoring 13 touchdowns and hitting four field goals, including the game-winning 17-yard field goal by Greg Thomas to defeat Washington. 

FOUR QUARTERBACKS SEE ACTION IN PAST FOUR GAMES
- All four quarterbacks on the Cal roster have played in over the team's last five games and three have made starts.
- Devon Modster went 16-24 for 230 yards while adding 43 yards rushing and scoring four total touchdowns vs. Washington State.
- Modster started his first game at Cal on the road at Oregon and went 17-of-34 for 190 yards and a touchdown. Prior to that, Modster's last start was in the 2017 Cactus Bowl vs. Kansas State.
- Modster was the first Bears' backup QB to start a game due to injury in 79 games, since Allan Bridgford started the final four games of 2012 to replace Zach Maynard. 
- Freshman Spencer Brasch started for the Bears at Utah, totaling 47 yards passing with no turnovers. 
- Modster took over for Josh Rosen in the second half of UCLA's game vs. Cal and led UCLA to a 30-27 victory at the Rose Bowl. He completed 14-18 passes for 191 yards in that game. 
- Chase Garbers has led the Bears to a 10-5 record as the starting quarterback. 
- Garbers had a career-high in passing yards (357), touchdowns (4) and completions (23) vs. Ole Miss. 
- in the first half vs. Arizona State, Garbers was 9-12 for 117 yards and a touchdown before being injured and has not played since. 

DISCIPLINED EFFORT 
- Cal is one of the least penalized teams in the country and the Bears lead the Pac-12 in all four categories that measure penalties. 
- Cal has 387 penalty yards (14th NCAA, 1st Pac-12), 43.0 penalty yards per game (18th, 1st), 46 penalties (17th, 1st) and 5.11 penalties per game (22nd, 1st).

CAL TO HONOR JOE ROTH ON SATURDAY
- Cal will be wearing Joe Roth Uniforms for their game vs. USC on Nov. 16. The throwback uniforms honor the team's look for the 1976 season, when Joe Roth played. Three months after his last game as the Bears' quarterback, Joe Roth died; a recurrence of melanoma, identified that September, sprinted through his body, ravaging it to the point where doctors suggested the amputation of one, and then both of his legs. Roth said no, he was going to die in one piece. He died on Feb. 19, 1977. Roth was a potential No. 1 overall draft pick. However, athletic greatness isn't the whole of the Joe Roth story. Roth exemplified everything good about humanity, not just everything good about college football. Nine days before his death, he turned in a paper for one of his classes. Two days after he did, he would never be able to walk again.