Postgame Notes: Cal 21, Syracuse 18

California 21, Syracuse 18
Saturday, September 12, 2026
JMA Wireless Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.

Saturday's victory was the first career head coaching win for Travers Family Head Football Coach Tosh Lupoi
With the win, the Bears and Orange are now tied 2-2 in the all-time series
Cal is now 2-1 in ACC openers
S Kingston Lopa recorded three interceptions - the first Cal player to have three iNTs in a game since Jaylinn Hawkins also had three in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl
Lopa now has four interceptions this season and in his career
Lopa's 24-yard interception return for a touchdown was Cal's first pick-six since Nohl Williams had a 40-yard INT return for a score against Miami on Oct. 5, 2024
QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw 2 TD passes to give him 22 for his career
Sagapolutele finished the game 21-for-34 for 182 yards and two TDs. He saw his streak of consecutive 200-yard passing games to start a career end at 14, which had tied the NCAA record
TE Taimane Purcell had the first two receptions of his career
CB Daniel Harris had a career-high seven tackles, including his second career sack
WR Chase Hendricks recorded his 10th career touchdown catch (2nd at Cal)
WR Jordan King registered his third career TD reception (1st this season)
OLB Jayden Wayne had his third career sack
RB Adam Mohammed reached 1,000 career all-purpose yards
Cal Offensive Starters: RT Lewis, RG Ruffins, C Swinney, LG Vatikani, LT Williams, TE Mini, TE Purcell, WR Strong, WR Hendricks, RB Mohammed, QB Sagapolutele
Cal Defensive Starters: OLB Williams, DT Burrell, NT Johnson, OLB McKinley, ILB Mothudi, ILB Jernigan, CB Fletcher, CB Harris, DB Lopa, DB Hurst, DB Sidney
Cal Captains: QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, RB Adam Mohammed, CB Ricky Fletcher

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