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Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns.
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Postgame Notes: UCLA 45, California 24
9/6/2026 12:37 AM | Football
CAL FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES
UCLA 45, California 24
Saturday, September 5, 2026
California Memorial Stadium
Berkeley, CA
UCLA 45, California 24
Saturday, September 5, 2026
California Memorial Stadium
Berkeley, CA
- Cal Offensive Starters: QB 3 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, RB 24 Adam Mohammed, RB 1 Carter Vargas, 9 WR Ian Strong, 7 Chase Hendricks, TE 85 Mason Mini, LT 54 Frederick Williams III, LG 56 Tyson Ruffins, C 75 Jacob Arop, RG 71 Sioape Vatikani, RT 77 Jimothy Lewis Jr.
- Cal Defensive Starters: DL 96 Derek Wilkins, DL 98 Nate Burrell, DL 44 Jericho Johnson, LB 3 Kamar Mothudi, LB 33 JD McKinley, LB 19 Odera Okaka, LB 32 Tristan Jernigan, DB 2 Kingston Lopa, DB 7 Daniel Harris, DB 16 Michael Hurst Jr. DB 25 Khamani Hudson
- Cal Captains tonight are QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, DB Ricky Fletcher and RB Adam Mohammed
- Tonight's attendance was 54,28 - the first sellout at California Memorial Stadium since the 2024 Big Game against Stanford (11/23/2024)
- Tonight marked the first meeting between Cal and UCLA since they faced off in each program's final game in the Pac-12 - a 33-7 Golden Bear victory on Nov. 25, 2023 at the Rose Bowl
- Running back Adam Mohammed had career-highs of 28 carries and 120 yards rushing while adding a touchdown in his Cal debut. He also had a career-best seven catches for 46 yards
- Sophomore quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele completed 24 of 41 passes for 271 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He now has 20 career TD passes
- Defensive lineman Nate Burrell recorded his first sack since Oct. 5, 2024, against Miami. He now has 5.5 career sacks after missing all of last season due to injury
- Safety Kingston Lopa recorded his first career interception
- WR Chase Hendricks registered his ninth career TD catch
- Tight end Mason Mini caught his fifth career touchdown pass
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