California at BYU

Saturday, September 8, 2018

California beat BYU 21–⁠18. It was their fifth meeting; BYU leads the series 3–⁠2.

AwayCalifornia7–⁠6 in 2018
21
HomeBYU7–⁠6 in 2018
18

Final at LaVell Edwards Stadium, ProvoTV: ESPN2Attendance 52,602

At kickoff
77°F, mostly cloudy, wind 13 mph from the south, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU), 7 km from the stadium, 19 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Smith, Reggie; umpire Fitzgerald, Mar; head linesman Smith, Rick; line judge Reilly, Scott; side judge Corona, Richard; field judge Smith, Randy; back judge Wetzel, Joel; center judge Scanlan, DanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
California707721
BYU037818

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

California

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chase Garbers18/2817621
Brandon McIlwain5/73800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brandon McIlwain1674117
Chase Garbers545017
Patrick Laird1030010
Jeremiah Hawkins218020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kanawai Noa793152
Patrick Laird753125
Jordan Duncan230025
Vic Wharton III424012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jordan Kunaszyk12000
Evan Weaver12000
Elijah Hicks7200
Ashtyn Davis5000
Zeandae Johnson4110
Jaylinn Hawkins2001
Alex Funches1110
Traveon Beck1001

BYU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tanner Mangum22/4119612
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Squally Canada164909
Aleva Hifo21609
Lopini Katoa216013
Micah Simon1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Moroni Laulu-Pututau556024
Gunner Romney229018
Dylan Collie225020
Aleva Hifo323016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Zayne Anderson12100
Dayan Ghanwoloku7000
Butch Pau’u5000
Sione Takitaki5200
Isaiah Kaufusi0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

CaliforniaBYU
398Total yards287
214Passing yards196
184Rushing yards91
6.1Yards per pass4.8
4.8Yards per rush2.8
22First downs17
8–⁠15Third downs6–⁠17
1–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠3
3Turnovers2
9–⁠77Penalties7–⁠65
30:42Possession29:18
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

CaliforniaBYU
45%Success rate40%
−0.05EPA per play−0.12
1.09Explosiveness1.03
−0.03Rushing EPA−0.19
−0.06Passing EPA−0.07
47%Passing-down success36%
−0.21First-down EPA−0.09
−0.11Second-down EPA0.00
0.50Third-down EPA−0.06
21%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

BYU 52% to win. California won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

BYU −2, over/under 47.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were BYU 56%, California 44%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

BYU end zoneCalifornia end zoneQ1 BYUTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ1 CaliforniaPunt, 2 playsQ1 BYUPunt, 7 playsQ1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ1 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ2 BYUField goal, 13 playsQ2 CaliforniaPunt, 7 playsQ2 BYUTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ2 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ2 BYUEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ3 CaliforniaFumble return TD, 2 plays (BYU scores)Q3 CaliforniaInterception, 9 playsQ3 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ4 BYUInterception, 3 playsQ4 CaliforniaTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 BYUInterception, 1 playQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ4 BYUTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 CaliforniaResult not recorded, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. BYU drives left to right, California right to left.
  1. Q1 BYUTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 43 yards
  2. Q1 CaliforniaPunt, 2 plays, −6 yards
  3. Q1 BYUPunt, 7 plays, 26 yards
  4. Q1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
  5. Q1 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q1 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  7. Q2 BYUField goal, 13 plays, 67 yards
  8. Q2 CaliforniaPunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  9. Q2 BYUTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 39 yards
  10. Q2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  12. Q2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q2 BYUEnd of half, 2 plays, −5 yards
  14. Q3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 7 plays, 79 yards
  15. Q3 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 CaliforniaFumble return TD, 2 plays (BYU scores), 8 yards
  17. Q3 CaliforniaInterception, 9 plays, 36 yards
  18. Q3 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  19. Q3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 11 plays, 85 yards
  20. Q4 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  21. Q4 BYUInterception, 3 plays, −11 yards
  22. Q4 CaliforniaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 44 yards
  23. Q4 BYUInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  24. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  25. Q4 BYUTouchdown, 13 plays, 73 yards
  26. Q4 CaliforniaResult not recorded, 4 plays, −11 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then California 7, BYU 0
BYU Turnover on downs, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chris Landgrebe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Squally Canada run for 3 yds to the BYU 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Tanner Mangum pass complete to Moroni Laulu-Pututau for 6 yds to the BYU 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Squally Canada run for 1 yd to the BYU 35 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 35Timeout BYU, clock 13:30
13:301st & 10 at own 35Tanner Mangum pass complete to Matt Bushman for 13 yds to the BYU 48 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 48Squally Canada run for 6 yds to the CALIFORNIA 46 BYU Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the BYU 44
13:301st & 14 at own 44Tanner Mangum run for 2 yds to the BYU 46
13:302nd & 12 at own 46Lopini Katoa run for 13 yds to the Cal 41 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at opp 41Tanner Mangum pass complete to Neil Pau’u for 3 yds to the Cal 38
13:302nd & 7 at opp 38Beau Hoge run for 4 yds to the Cal 34
13:303rd & 3 at opp 34Beau Hoge run for 2 yds to the Cal 32
13:304th & 1 at opp 32Beau Hoge run for no gain to the Cal 32
California Punt, 2 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 32Patrick Laird run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cal 31
9:502nd & 11 at own 31Chase Garbers pass incomplete, broken up by Trajan Pili
9:503rd & 11 at own 31CALIFORNIA Penalty, IP (-5 Yards) to the Cal 26
9:503rd & 16 at own 26Garbers, Chase pass complete to Laird, Patrick for 16 yards to the CAL42 (PAU’U, Butch;LEE, Austin), PENALTY CAL ineligible downfield on pass 0 yards to the CAL26, NO PLAY.
9:504th & 16 at own 26Steven Coutts punt for 41 yds
BYU Punt, 7 plays
8:421st & 10 at own 33Tanner Mangum pass complete to Moroni Laulu-Pututau for 12 yds to the BYU 45 for a 1ST down
8:421st & 10 at own 45Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Neil Pau’u, broken up by Camryn Bynum
8:032nd & 10 at own 45Timeout BYU, clock 08:03
8:032nd & 10 at own 45Squally Canada run for 7 yds to the Cal 48
8:033rd & 3 at opp 48Squally Canada run for 4 yds to the Cal 44 for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at opp 44Lopini Katoa run for 3 yds to the Cal 41
8:032nd & 7 at opp 41Tanner Mangum pass incomplete
8:033rd & 7 at opp 41Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Matt Bushman, broken up by Evan Weaver
8:034th & 7 at opp 41Rhett Almond punt for 41 yds for a touchback
California Touchdown, 11 plays
6:171st & 10 at own 20Chase Garbers pass incomplete
6:172nd & 10 at own 20Chase Garbers pass complete to Ray Hudson for 9 yds to the Cal 29
6:173rd & 1 at own 29Brandon McIlwain run for 2 yds to the Cal 31 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at own 31Patrick Laird run for 10 yds to the Cal 41 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at own 41Chase Garbers pass incomplete
6:172nd & 10 at own 41Chase Garbers run for 17 yds to the BYU 42 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at opp 42Patrick Laird run for 2 yds to the BYU 40
6:172nd & 8 at opp 40Brandon McIlwain run for 5 yds to the BYU 35
6:173rd & 3 at opp 35Jeremiah Hawkins run for a loss of 2 yards to the BYU 37
6:174th & 5 at opp 37Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 12 yds to the BYU 25 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at opp 25Patrick Laird 25 Yd pass from Chase Garbers (Greg Thomas Kick)California 7, BYU 0
BYU Punt, 3 plays
1:461st & 0 at own 35Chris Landgrebe kickoff for 65 yds , Aleva Hifo return for 17 yds to the BYU 17
1:391st & 10 at own 17Squally Canada run for 2 yds to the BYU 19
1:392nd & 8 at own 19Squally Canada run for 5 yds to the BYU 24
1:393rd & 3 at own 24Tanner Mangum pass incomplete
1:394th & 3 at own 24Rhett Almond punt for 45 yds , Vic Wharton III returns for 2 yds to the Cal 33
California Punt, 3 plays
0:051st & 10 at own 33Patrick Laird run for 3 yds to the Cal 36
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at own 36Marcel Dancy run for 2 yds to the Cal 38
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at own 38Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Vic Wharton III, broken up by Chris Wilcox
Q2 15:004th & 5 at own 38Steven Coutts punt for 48 yds , Michael Shelton returns for no gain to the BYU 14
2nd quarter7 drives, then California 7, BYU 3
BYU Field goal, 13 plays
14:081st & 10 at own 14Tanner Mangum pass complete to Aleva Hifo for 16 yds to the BYU 30 for a 1ST down CALIFORNIA Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at own 30Tanner Mangum pass complete to Lopini Katoa for 6 yds to the BYU 36
14:082nd & 4 at own 36Squally Canada run for 5 yds to the BYU 41 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at own 41Squally Canada run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
14:082nd & 1 at the 50Dylan Collie run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 49
14:083rd & 2 at own 49Squally Canada run for 2 yds to the Cal 49 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 49Tanner Mangum pass complete to Dallin Holker for 5 yds to the Cal 44
14:082nd & 5 at opp 44Aleva Hifo run for 9 yds to the Cal 35 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 35Tanner Mangum pass complete to Moroni Laulu-Pututau for 13 yds to the Cal 22 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 22Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Squally Canada
14:082nd & 10 at opp 22Tanner Mangum run for 3 yds to the Cal 19
14:083rd & 7 at opp 19Tanner Mangum pass incomplete
7:534th & 7 at opp 19Skyler Southam 36 Yd Field GoalCalifornia 7, BYU 3
California Punt, 7 plays
7:531st & 0 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds , Ashtyn Davis return for 21 yds to the CALIFORNIA 44 CALIFORNIA Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Cal 11
7:451st & 10 at own 11Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Patrick Laird, broken up by Sione Takitaki
7:452nd & 10 at own 11Chase Garbers run for 11 yds to the Cal 22 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 22Chase Garbers pass incomplete
7:452nd & 10 at own 22Brandon McIlwain run for 10 yds to the Cal 32 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 32Patrick Laird run for 6 yds to the Cal 38
7:452nd & 4 at own 38Patrick Laird run for 3 yds to the Cal 41
7:453rd & 1 at own 41Brandon McIlwain pass incomplete to Jeremiah Hawkins
7:454th & 1 at own 41Steven Coutts punt for 43 yds , Michael Shelton returns for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 15
BYU Turnover on downs, 10 plays
5:181st & 10 at own 15Tanner Mangum pass complete to Aleva Hifo for 6 yds to the BYU 21
5:182nd & 4 at own 21Squally Canada run for 9 yds to the BYU 30 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at own 30Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Dylan Collie
5:182nd & 10 at own 30Tanner Mangum pass complete to Matt Bushman for 9 yds to the BYU 39
3:333rd & 1 at own 39Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 03:33
3:333rd & 1 at own 39Squally Canada run for 3 yds to the BYU 42 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at own 42Tanner Mangum pass complete to Gunner Romney for 18 yds to the Cal 40 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at opp 40Tanner Mangum pass incomplete
3:332nd & 10 at opp 40Neil Pau’u run for 5 yds to the Cal 35
3:333rd & 5 at opp 35Tanner Mangum pass incomplete
3:334th & 5 at opp 35Tanner Mangum sacked by Alex Funches for a loss of 11 yards to the Cal 46 Tanner Mangum fumbled, forced by Siulagisipai Fuimaono, recovered by BYU Tanner Mangum , return for 0 yards
California Punt, 3 plays
2:101st & 10 at own 46Patrick Laird run for 2 yds to the Cal 48
2:102nd & 8 at own 48Chase Garbers run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
2:103rd & 6 at the 50Chase Garbers pass incomplete, broken up by Khyiris Tonga
2:104th & 6 at the 50Steven Coutts punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the BYU 13
BYU Punt, 3 plays
1:261st & 10 at own 13Tanner Mangum pass complete to Aleva Hifo for 1 yd to the BYU 14
1:262nd & 9 at own 14Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Aleva Hifo, broken up by Chris Palmer
1:263rd & 9 at own 14Neil Pau’u run for no gain to the BYU 14
1:024th & 9 at own 14Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 01:02
1:024th & 9 at own 14ALMOND, Rhett punt 37 yards to the CAL49, Wharton III, Vi return to the CAL49 (ANDERSON, Zayne), PENALTY CAL roughing the kicker 5 yards to the BYU19, NO PLAY.
1:024th & 4 at own 19Rhett Almond punt for 50 yds, downed at the CALIFORNIA 31 BYU Penalty, IT ( Yards) to the Cal 31
California Punt, 3 plays
0:461st & 10 at own 31Chase Garbers pass complete to Patrick Laird for 5 yds to the Cal 36
0:462nd & 5 at own 36Chase Garbers pass complete to Patrick Laird for 1 yd to the Cal 37
0:463rd & 4 at own 37CALIFORNIA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Cal 32
0:463rd & 9 at own 32Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Patrick Laird
0:464th & 9 at own 32Steven Coutts punt for 42 yds , Michael Shelton returns for a loss of 3 yards to the BYU 23
BYU End of half, 2 plays
0:231st & 10 at own 23Aleva Hifo run for 7 yds to the BYU 30
0:112nd & 3 at own 30Timeout BYU, clock 00:11
0:112nd & 3 at own 30MANGUM, Tanner pass complete to HIFO, Aleva for 20 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the BYU25, NO PLAY.
0:112nd & 8 at own 25Team run for a loss of 7 yards to the BYU 18
3rd quarter6 drives, then California 14, BYU 10
California Touchdown, 7 plays
15:003rd & 15 at own 18Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 60 yds , Ashtyn Davis return for 16 yds to the Cal 21
14:541st & 10 at own 21Chase Garbers pass complete to Patrick Laird for 5 yds to the Cal 26
14:542nd & 5 at own 26Patrick Laird run for 3 yds to the Cal 29
14:543rd & 2 at own 29Chase Garbers pass complete to Patrick Laird for 3 yds to the Cal 32 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 32Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 6 yds to the Cal 38
14:542nd & 4 at own 38Brandon McIlwain run for 3 yds to the Cal 41
14:543rd & 1 at own 41Brandon McIlwain run for 7 yds to the Cal 48 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 48Kanawai Noa 52 Yd pass from Chase Garbers (Greg Thomas Kick)California 14, BYU 3
BYU Punt, 3 plays
12:101st & 0 at own 35Chris Landgrebe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:101st & 10 at own 25Micah Simon run for 8 yds to the BYU 33
12:102nd & 2 at own 33Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Brayden El-Bakri
12:103rd & 2 at own 33Squally Canada run for a loss of 2 yards to the BYU 31
12:104th & 4 at own 31Rhett Almond punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Vic Wharton III at the Cal 28
California Fumble return TD, 2 plays (BYU scores)
10:441st & 10 at own 28Derrick Clark run for 5 yds to the Cal 33
10:072nd & 5 at own 33Dayan Ghanwoloku 36 Yd Fumble Return (Skyler Southam Kick)California 14, BYU 10
California Interception, 9 plays
10:071st & 0 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds , Ashtyn Davis return for 26 yds to the Cal 26
9:581st & 10 at own 26Chase Garbers pass complete to Jordan Duncan for 5 yds to the Cal 31 CALIFORNIA Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Cal 21
9:581st & 15 at own 21Garbers, Chase pass incomplete to Clark, Derrick, PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the CAL26, NO PLAY.
9:581st & 10 at own 26Kanawai Noa run for 5 yds to the Cal 31
9:582nd & 5 at own 31Brandon McIlwain run for 2 yds to the Cal 33
9:583rd & 3 at own 33Chase Garbers pass complete to Kanawai Noa for 3 yds to the Cal 36 for a 1ST down
9:581st & 10 at own 36Jeremiah Hawkins run for 20 yds to the BYU 44 CALIFORNIA Penalty, Offensive holding (-22 Yards) to the Cal 34
9:581st & 12 at own 34Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Jeremiah Hawkins, broken up by Lorenzo Fauatea
9:582nd & 12 at own 34Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Kanawai Noa for 4 yds to the Cal 38
9:583rd & 8 at own 38Chase Garbers run for 9 yds to the Cal 47 for a 1ST down
9:581st & 10 at own 47Garbers, Chase pass incomplete to Duncan, Jordan, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN CAL, NO PLAY.
9:581st & 10 at opp 38Chase Garbers pass intercepted Isaiah Kaufusi return for 15 yds to the BYU 43
BYU Punt, 3 plays
5:471st & 10 at own 43Squally Canada run for no gain to the BYU 43
5:472nd & 10 at own 43Tanner Mangum pass complete to Moroni Laulu-Pututau for 1 yd to the BYU 44
5:473rd & 9 at own 44Tanner Mangum pass complete to Dallin Holker for 4 yds to the BYU 48
5:474th & 5 at own 48Rhett Almond punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Vic Wharton III at the Cal 15
California Touchdown, 11 plays
3:391st & 10 at own 15Patrick Laird run for 3 yds to the Cal 18
3:392nd & 7 at own 18Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Kanawai Noa for 6 yds to the Cal 24
3:393rd & 1 at own 24Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Kanawai Noa for 5 yds to the Cal 29 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at own 29Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Kanawai Noa for 12 yds to the Cal 41 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at own 41Brandon McIlwain run for 17 yds to the BYU 42 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at opp 42CALIFORNIA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the BYU 47
3:391st & 15 at opp 47Brandon McIlwain run for 3 yds to the BYU 44
3:392nd & 12 at opp 44Chase Garbers pass complete to Jordan Duncan for 25 yds to the BYU 19 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at opp 19Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 2 yds to the BYU 17
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 17Chase Garbers pass complete to Patrick Laird for 10 yds to the BYU 7 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 7Brandon McIlwain run for 5 yds to the BYU 2
Q4 13:422nd & goal at opp 2Brandon McIlwain 2 Yd Run (Greg Thomas Kick)California 21, BYU 10
4th quarter7 drives, then California 21, BYU 18
BYU Punt, 3 plays
13:421st & 0 at own 35Chris Landgrebe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:421st & 10 at own 25Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Moroni Laulu-Pututau
13:422nd & 10 at own 25Dylan Collie run for 8 yds to the BYU 33
13:423rd & 2 at own 33Squally Canada run for a loss of 2 yards to the BYU 31
13:424th & 4 at own 31Rhett Almond punt for 52 yds , Vic Wharton III returns for no gain to the Cal 16 Vic Wharton III fumbled, recovered by BYU Dayan Ghanwoloku
BYU Interception, 3 plays
12:371st & 10 at opp 16Tanner Mangum pass complete to Squally Canada for 7 yds to the Cal 9
12:372nd & 3 at opp 9Squally Canada run for a loss of 3 yards to the Cal 12
12:373rd & 6 at opp 12MANGUM, Tanner pass complete to HIFO, Aleva for 1 yard to the CAL11 (Beck, Traveon), PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the CAL27, NO PLAY.
12:373rd & 21 at opp 27Tanner Mangum pass intercepted Traveon Beck return for 20 yds to the Cal 36
California Turnover on downs, 8 plays
10:371st & 10 at own 36Brandon McIlwain run for no gain to the Cal 36
10:372nd & 10 at own 36Chase Garbers pass complete to Patrick Laird for 4 yds to the Cal 40
10:373rd & 6 at own 40Chase Garbers run for 6 yds to the BYU 46 for a 1ST down BYU Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the BYU 39 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 39Brandon McIlwain pass complete to Kanawai Noa for 11 yds to the BYU 28 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 28Brandon McIlwain run for 5 yds to the BYU 23
10:372nd & 5 at opp 23Chase Garbers pass complete to Malik McMorris for 2 yds to the BYU 21
10:373rd & 3 at opp 21Brandon McIlwain run for 1 yd to the BYU 20
10:374th & 2 at opp 20Brandon McIlwain pass incomplete to Jordan Duncan
BYU Interception, 1 play
5:551st & 10 at own 20Tanner Mangum pass intercepted Jaylinn Hawkins return for no gain to the Cal 20 CALIFORNIA Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the Cal 20
California Punt, 3 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 20Patrick Laird run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cal 19
5:452nd & 11 at own 19Kanawai Noa run for 6 yds to the Cal 25
5:453rd & 5 at own 25Chase Garbers pass complete to Vic Wharton III for 4 yds to the Cal 29
5:454th & 1 at own 29Steven Coutts punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BYU 27
BYU Touchdown, 13 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 27Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Squally Canada
3:382nd & 10 at own 27Tanner Mangum pass complete to Micah Simon for 11 yds to the BYU 38 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at own 38Tanner Mangum pass complete to Lopini Katoa for 4 yds to the BYU 42
3:382nd & 6 at own 42Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Lopini Katoa
3:383rd & 6 at own 42Tanner Mangum sacked by Zeandae Johnson for a loss of 3 yards to the BYU 39
3:384th & 9 at own 39Tanner Mangum pass complete to Moroni Laulu-Pututau for 24 yds to the Cal 37 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 37Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Gunner Romney
3:382nd & 10 at opp 37Tanner Mangum pass incomplete
3:383rd & 10 at opp 37Tanner Mangum pass complete to Gunner Romney for 11 yds to the Cal 26 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 26Tanner Mangum pass incomplete to Micah Simon, broken up by Josh Drayden
3:382nd & 10 at opp 26Tanner Mangum pass complete to Dylan Collie for 5 yds to the Cal 21
3:383rd & 5 at opp 21Tanner Mangum pass complete to Dylan Collie for 20 yds to the Cal 1 for a 1ST down
0:511st & goal at opp 1Brayden El-Bakri 1 Yd pass from Tanner Mangum (Tanner Mangum Pass to Micah Simon for Two-Point Conversion)California 21, BYU 18
California Result not recorded, 4 plays
0:511st & 0 at own 35Skyler Southam kickoff for 11 yds , Jaylinn Hawkins return for no gain to the BYU 46
0:501st & 10 at opp 46Brandon McIlwain run for 3 yds to the BYU 43
0:462nd & 7 at opp 43Timeout BYU, clock 00:46
0:462nd & 7 at opp 43Brandon McIlwain run for 4 yds to the BYU 39
0:403rd & 3 at opp 39Timeout BYU, clock 00:40
0:403rd & 3 at opp 39Brandon McIlwain run for 5 yds to the BYU 34 for a 1ST down
0:261st & 10 at opp 34Timeout BYU, clock 00:26
0:261st & 10 at opp 34Team run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 35

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

BYU leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings.

Recent meetings
2018California 21, BYU 18
2014BYU 42, California 35
2005California 35, BYU 28Las Vegas Bowl
2001BYU 44, California 16
1999BYU 38, California 28

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