California at Utah

Saturday, October 26, 2019

No. 12 Utah beat California 35–⁠0. It was their 12th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 6–⁠6.

AwayCalifornia8–⁠5 in 2019
0
Home12Utah11–⁠3 in 2019
35

Final at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake CityTV: FS1Attendance 46,626

At kickoff
48°F, mostly cloudy, wind 20 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC), 10 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee M. Mothershed; umpire R. Meisenheimer; head linesman Harold Mitchell; line judge Matt Dornan; side judge Michael Weseloh; field judge T. Migchelbrink; back judge Joe Johnston; center judge Michael MarshGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
California00000
Utah7217035

Standouts

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Player stats

California

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Spencer Brasch7/194700
Robby Rowell2/31300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Christopher Brown Jr.102408
DeShawn Collins114014
Marcel Dancy212015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jordan Duncan21609
Ben Skinner21509
Gavin Reinwald21308
Collin Moore1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Evan Weaver22100
Kuony Deng16000
Elijah Hicks5110
Ashtyn Davis5000

Utah

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyler Huntley11/1721410
Jason Shelley4/52810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zack Moss17115225
Devin Brumfield934011
Devonta’e Henry-Cole526015
Jason Shelley824111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Zack Moss389069
Bryan Thompson247140
Brant Kuithe330121
Cole Fotheringham223013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Terrell Burgess6100
Javelin Guidry4000
Devin Lloyd4100
Leki Fotu31.510
Josh Nurse3110
Maxs Tupai2110

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

Team stats

CaliforniaUtah
83Total yards473
60Passing yards242
23Rushing yards231
2.7Yards per pass11.0
1.1Yards per rush4.6
6First downs23
2–⁠11Third downs7–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers0
2–⁠15Penalties3–⁠25
22:21Possession37:39
1Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

CaliforniaUtah
29%Success rate53%
−0.21EPA per play0.36
0.80Explosiveness1.17
−0.11Rushing EPA0.18
−0.29Passing EPA0.73
13%Passing-down success53%
−0.34First-down EPA−0.02
−0.24Second-down EPA0.73
0.01Third-down EPA0.35
19%Havoc by its defense29%

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)

Utah 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Utah −21, over/under 36.5.

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 Utah 93%, California 7%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Utah end zoneCalifornia end zoneQ1 UtahPunt, 3 playsQ1 CaliforniaPunt, 8 playsQ1 UtahTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 CaliforniaPunt, 6 playsQ1 UtahTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ2 UtahTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ2 UtahTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 CaliforniaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 CaliforniaPunt, 5 playsQ3 UtahTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ3 UtahPunt, 6 playsQ3 CaliforniaPunt, 5 playsQ3 UtahPunt, 9 playsQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ4 UtahMissed FG, 8 playsQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 6 playsQ4 UtahEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Utah drives left to right, California right to left.
  1. Q1 UtahPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  2. Q1 CaliforniaPunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
  3. Q1 UtahTouchdown, 7 plays, 99 yards
  4. Q1 CaliforniaPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  5. Q1 UtahTouchdown, 10 plays, 90 yards
  6. Q2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  7. Q2 UtahTouchdown, 13 plays, 72 yards
  8. Q2 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 UtahTouchdown, 11 plays, 76 yards
  10. Q2 CaliforniaEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  11. Q3 CaliforniaPunt, 5 plays, −4 yards
  12. Q3 UtahTouchdown, 4 plays, 50 yards
  13. Q3 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q3 UtahPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  15. Q3 CaliforniaPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  16. Q3 UtahPunt, 9 plays, 21 yards
  17. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  18. Q4 UtahMissed FG, 8 plays, 33 yards
  19. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  20. Q4 UtahEnd of game, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Utah 7, California 0
Utah Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gabe Siemieniec kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Zack Moss run for 2 yds to the Utah 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Derrick Vickers run for 7 yds to the Utah 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Tyler Huntley run for no gain to the Utah 34
15:004th & 1 at own 34Ben Lennon punt for 34 yds
California Punt, 8 plays
13:001st & 10 at own 32Spencer Brasch pass complete to Trevon Clark for 4 yds to the Cal 36
13:002nd & 6 at own 36Christopher Brown Jr. run for 8 yds to the Cal 44 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at own 44Spencer Brasch pass complete to Jordan Duncan for 7 yds to the Utah 49
13:002nd & 3 at opp 49Christopher Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the Utah 48
13:003rd & 2 at opp 48Spencer Brasch run for 4 yds to the Utah 44 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at opp 44CALIFORNIA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Utah 49
13:001st & 15 at opp 49Christopher Brown Jr. run for 8 yds to the Utah 41
13:002nd & 7 at opp 41Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Jordan Duncan
13:003rd & 7 at opp 41Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Trevon Clark
13:004th & 7 at opp 41Steven Coutts punt for 40 yds, downed at the Utah 1
Utah Touchdown, 7 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 1Zack Moss run for no gain to the Utah 1
8:352nd & 10 at own 1Zack Moss run for 3 yds to the Utah 4
8:353rd & 7 at own 4Tyler Huntley pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 21 yds to the Utah 25 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 25Zack Moss run for no gain to the Utah 25
8:352nd & 10 at own 25N/A pass complete to Zack Moss for 69 yds to the Cal 6 for a 1ST down
5:331st & 0 at opp 6Timeout UTAH, clock 05:33
5:331st & goal at opp 6Zack Moss run for 2 yds to the Cal 4
4:502nd & goal at opp 4Zack Moss run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 7, California 0
California Punt, 6 plays
4:501st & 0 at own 35Andrew Strauch kickoff for 63 yds
4:501st & 10 at own 25Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Ashtyn Davis, broken up by Julian Blackmon
4:502nd & 10 at own 25Christopher Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the Cal 26
4:503rd & 9 at own 26Spencer Brasch run for 12 yds to the Cal 38 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 38Christopher Brown Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cal 37
4:502nd & 11 at own 37Spencer Brasch pass incomplete
4:503rd & 11 at own 37Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Jordan Duncan, broken up by Tareke Lewis
4:504th & 11 at own 37Steven Coutts punt for 51 yds , Demari Simpkins returns for 8 yds to the Utah 45 UTAH Penalty, personal foul (10 Yards) to the Utah 10
Utah Touchdown, 10 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 10Huntley, Tyler pass complete to Thedford,Hunter for 12 yards to the UTAH22 (Davis, Ashtyn;Weaver, Evan), PENALTY UTAH ineligible downfield on pass (Kuithe, Brant) 5 yards to the UTAH5, NO PLAY.
2:201st & 15 at own 5Devin Brumfield run for 11 yds to the Utah 16
2:202nd & 4 at own 16Devin Brumfield run for 4 yds to the Utah 20 for a 1ST down
2:201st & 10 at own 20Devin Brumfield run for 2 yds to the Utah 22
2:202nd & 8 at own 22Zack Moss run for 6 yds to the Utah 28
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at own 28Jason Shelley run for 5 yds to the Utah 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 33Tyler Huntley pass incomplete to Brant Kuithe
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 33Zack Moss run for 18 yds to the Cal 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 49Tyler Huntley pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 49Zack Moss run for 9 yds to the Cal 40
Q2 12:483rd & 1 at opp 40Tyler Huntley pass complete to Bryan Thompson for 40 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 14, California 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then Utah 28, California 0
California Punt, 3 plays
12:481st & 0 at own 35Andrew Strauch kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:481st & 10 at own 25Spencer Brasch sacked by Leki Fotu for a loss of 13 yards to the Cal 12
12:482nd & 23 at own 12Marcel Dancy run for 15 yds to the Cal 27
12:483rd & 8 at own 27Spencer Brasch pass incomplete
12:484th & 8 at own 27Steven Coutts punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Demari Simpkins at the Utah 28
Utah Touchdown, 13 plays
11:161st & 10 at own 28Zack Moss run for 1 yd to the Utah 29
11:162nd & 9 at own 29Tyler Huntley pass incomplete to Bryan Thompson, broken up by Traveon Beck
11:163rd & 9 at own 29Tyler Huntley pass complete to Demari Simpkins for 11 yds to the Utah 40 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at own 40Tyler Huntley pass complete to Samson Nacua for 9 yds to the Utah 49
11:162nd & 1 at own 49Zack Moss run for 11 yds to the Cal 40 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at opp 40Demari Simpkins run for 4 yds to the Cal 34 Demari Simpkins fumbled, forced by Evan Weaver,
11:162nd & 4 at opp 34Devin Brumfield run for 2 yds to the Cal 32
11:163rd & 2 at opp 32Tyler Huntley pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 8 yds to the Cal 24 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at opp 24Tyler Huntley pass incomplete to Zack Moss
11:162nd & 10 at opp 24Zack Moss run for 4 yds to the Cal 20
11:163rd & 6 at opp 20Tyler Huntley pass complete to Demari Simpkins for 8 yds to the Cal 12 for a 1ST down
11:161st & 10 at opp 12Tyler Huntley pass complete to Zack Moss for 11 yds to the Cal 1 for a 1ST down
4:501st & goal at opp 1Jason Shelley run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 21, California 0
California Punt, 3 plays
4:501st & 0 at own 35Andrew Strauch kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:501st & 10 at own 25Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Trevon Clark
4:502nd & 10 at own 25Spencer Brasch pass complete to Ben Skinner for 9 yds to the Cal 34
4:173rd & 1 at own 34Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 04:17
4:173rd & 1 at own 34Spencer Brasch run for no gain to the Cal 34
3:464th & 1 at own 34Timeout UTAH, clock 03:46
3:464th & 1 at own 34Steven Coutts punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Demari Simpkins at the Utah 24
Utah Touchdown, 11 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 24Jordan Wilmore run for 4 yds to the Utah 28
3:382nd & 6 at own 28Jaylen Dixon run for 11 yds to the Utah 39 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at own 39Tyler Huntley pass complete to Cole Fotheringham for 13 yds to the Cal 48 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 48Zack Moss run for 5 yds to the Cal 43
3:382nd & 5 at opp 43Tyler Huntley pass complete to Derrick Vickers for 15 yds to the Cal 28 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 28Tyler Huntley pass incomplete to Demari Simpkins, broken up by Elijah Hicks
3:382nd & 10 at opp 28Tyler Huntley pass complete to Zack Moss for 9 yds to the Cal 19
3:383rd & 1 at opp 19Tyler Huntley pass incomplete to Solomon Enis
0:554th & 1 at opp 19Timeout UTAH, clock 00:55
0:554th & 1 at opp 19Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 00:55
0:554th & 1 at opp 19Jason Shelley run for 11 yds to the Cal 8 for a 1ST down
0:551st & goal at opp 8Jason Shelley pass complete to Bryan Thompson for 7 yds to the Cal 1
0:202nd & goal at opp 1Jason Shelley pass complete to Brant Kuithe for 1 yd for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 28, California 0
California End of half, 1 play
0:201st & 0 at own 35Andrew Strauch kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:201st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Cal 23
3rd quarter6 drives, then Utah 35, California 0
California Punt, 5 plays
15:002nd & 12 at own 35Andrew Strauch kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Spencer Brasch pass complete to Collin Moore for 7 yds to the Cal 32
15:002nd & 3 at own 32Christopher Brown Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cal 31
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Brasch, Spencer pass intercepted by Bernard,Francis at the CAL28, Bernard,Francis return to the CAL28, PENALTY UTAH holding (Lloyd, Devin) 10 yards to the CAL41, 1ST DOWN CAL, NO PLAY.
15:001st & goal at opp 0Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Jordan Duncan UTAH Penalty, personal foul off-setting ( Yards) to the Cal 41
15:002nd & 10 at own 41Spencer Brasch sacked by Josh Nurse for a loss of 8 yards to the Cal 15 Spencer Brasch fumbled, recovered by Cal Spencer Brasch , return for 0 yards
15:003rd & 36 at own 15Spencer Brasch pass complete to Ben Skinner for 6 yds to the Cal 21
15:004th & 30 at own 21Steven Coutts punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
Utah Touchdown, 4 plays
11:261st & 10 at the 50Zack Moss run for 6 yds to the Cal 44
11:262nd & 4 at opp 44Zack Moss run for 25 yds to the Cal 19 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at opp 19Zack Moss run for 9 yds to the Cal 10
9:262nd & 1 at opp 10Zack Moss run for 10 yds for a TD, (Jadon Redding KICK)Utah 35, California 0
California Punt, 3 plays
9:261st & 0 at own 35Andrew Strauch kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:261st & 10 at own 25Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Ben Skinner
9:262nd & 10 at own 25Christopher Brown Jr. run for 3 yds to the Cal 28
9:263rd & 7 at own 28Spencer Brasch pass incomplete
9:264th & 7 at own 28Steven Coutts punt for 39 yds, downed at the Utah 33
Utah Punt, 6 plays
8:221st & 10 at own 33Jason Shelley pass complete to Ali’i Niumatalolo for 10 yds to the Utah 43 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at own 43Devin Brumfield run for 1 yd to the Utah 44
8:222nd & 9 at own 44Jason Shelley pass complete to Cole Fotheringham for 10 yds to the Cal 46 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at opp 46Jason Shelley run for 3 yds to the Cal 43
8:222nd & 7 at opp 43Jason Shelley run for 2 yds to the Cal 41
8:223rd & 5 at opp 41Jason Shelley sacked by Elijah Hicks for a loss of 6 yards to the Cal 47
8:224th & 11 at opp 47Ben Lennon punt for 41 yds
California Punt, 5 plays
4:351st & 10 at own 6Christopher Brown Jr. run for 6 yds to the Cal 12
4:352nd & 4 at own 12Spencer Brasch pass complete to Marcel Dancy for 5 yds to the Cal 17 for a 1ST down
4:351st & 10 at own 17Spencer Brasch pass complete to Jordan Duncan for 9 yds to the Cal 26
4:352nd & 1 at own 26Marcel Dancy run for a loss of 3 yards to the Cal 23
4:353rd & 4 at own 23Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Jordan Duncan
4:354th & 4 at own 23Steven Coutts punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Demari Simpkins at the Utah 35
Utah Punt, 9 plays
1:441st & 10 at own 35Jordan Wilmore run for 4 yds to the Utah 39
1:442nd & 6 at own 39Jason Shelley run for 7 yds to the Utah 46 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at own 46Devonta’e Henry-Cole run for 6 yds to the Cal 48
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 48Devonta’e Henry-Cole run for 3 yds to the Cal 45
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 45Devonta’e Henry-Cole run for no gain to the Cal 45
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 45Devin Brumfield run for 2 yds to the Cal 43 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 43Demari Simpkins run for a loss of 2 yards to the Cal 45
Q4 15:002nd & 12 at opp 45Jason Shelley run for 1 yd to the Cal 44
Q4 15:003rd & 11 at opp 44Jason Shelley pass incomplete to Samson Nacua
Q4 15:004th & 11 at opp 44Ben Lennon punt for 38 yds
4th quarter4 drives, then Utah 35, California 0
California Punt, 3 plays
11:241st & 10 at own 6Christopher Brown Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cal 5
11:242nd & 11 at own 5Christopher Brown Jr. run for no gain to the Cal 5
11:243rd & 11 at own 5Spencer Brasch pass incomplete to Jordan Duncan
11:244th & 11 at own 5Steven Coutts punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Demari Simpkins at the Cal 47
Utah Missed FG, 8 plays
9:491st & 10 at opp 47Devonta’e Henry-Cole run for 15 yds to the Cal 32 for a 1ST down
9:491st & 10 at opp 32Devonta’e Henry-Cole run for 2 yds to the Cal 30
9:492nd & 8 at opp 30Devin Brumfield run for 5 yds to the Cal 25
9:493rd & 3 at opp 25Devin Brumfield run for 4 yds to the Cal 21 for a 1ST down
9:491st & 10 at opp 21Devin Brumfield run for 3 yds to the Cal 18
9:492nd & 7 at opp 18Jordan Wilmore run for 2 yds to the Cal 16
9:493rd & 5 at opp 16Drew Lisk run for 2 yds to the Cal 14
4:444th & 3 at opp 14Jadon Redding 32 yd FG MISSED
California Punt, 6 plays
4:441st & 10 at own 20Robby Rowell pass complete to Gavin Reinwald for 5 yds to the Cal 25
4:442nd & 5 at own 25Robby Rowell run for 6 yds to the Cal 31 for a 1ST down
4:441st & 10 at own 31DeShawn Collins run for 14 yds to the Cal 45 CALIFORNIA Penalty, illegal block (-10 Yards) to the Cal 35
4:441st & 6 at own 35Robby Rowell sacked by Maxs Tupai for a loss of 8 yards to the Cal 27
4:442nd & 14 at own 27Robby Rowell pass complete to Gavin Reinwald for 8 yds to the Cal 35
4:443rd & 6 at own 35Robby Rowell pass incomplete
4:444th & 6 at own 35Steven Coutts punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Demari Simpkins at the Utah 22
Utah End of game, 2 plays
1:261st & 10 at own 22TJ Green run for a loss of 1 yard to the Utah 21
1:262nd & 11 at own 21TJ Green run for a loss of 1 yard to the Utah 20

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.

Utah leads 7–⁠6 in 13 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Utah 34, California 14
2019Utah 35, California 0
2016California 28, Utah 23
2015Utah 30, California 24
2012Utah 49, California 27
2011California 34, Utah 10

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