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California vs. Illinois

Monday, December 30, 2019, Redbox Bowl

California beat Illinois 35–⁠20. It was their 11th meeting; Illinois leads the series 7–⁠4.

Neutral siteCalifornia8–⁠5 in 2019
35
Neutral siteIllinois6–⁠7 in 2019
20

Final at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara57°F, wind 5 mphTV: FOXAttendance 34,177Payout $3,600,000 (Wikipedia)

MVPs Chase Garbers (QB, Cal); Zeandae Johnson (DE, Cal)Wikipedia

Officials
Referee Matt Loeffler; umpire Brent Sowell; head linesman Gus Morris III; line judge Chris Conway; side judge Glen Fucik; field judge D. Gautreaux; back judge Tra BogerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
California7147735
Illinois1030720

Standouts

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

Player stats

California

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chase Garbers22/3127240
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Christopher Brown Jr.20120054
Marcel Dancy21106
Alex Netherda2807
DeShawn Collins2302
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Makai Polk5105038
Jake Tonges365025
Nikko Remigio436125
Kekoa Crawford229018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Evan Weaver9000
Cameron Goode8110
Kuony Deng8000
Jaylinn Hawkins6001
Zeandae Johnson3210

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brandon Peters22/3627311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brandon Peters868030
Reggie Corbin1441112
Dre Brown1139012
Ra’Von Bonner51705
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Donny Navarro565029
Daniel Barker355140
Trenard Davis243030
Justice Williams122022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nate Hobbs9000
Khalan Tolson9100
Sydney Brown8000
Dele Harding61.500
Milo Eifler4110
Oluwole Betiku Jr.31.510
Ayo Shogbonyo1110

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

Team stats

CaliforniaIllinois
395Total yards438
272Passing yards273
123Rushing yards165
8.8Yards per pass7.4
3.3Yards per rush4.3
24First downs23
6–⁠13Third downs7–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers1
5–⁠45Penalties10–⁠89
30:53Possession28:53
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

CaliforniaIllinois
44%Success rate38%
0.32EPA per play0.05
1.40Explosiveness1.22
0.08Rushing EPA0.07
0.58Passing EPA0.11
47%Passing-down success32%
0.17First-down EPA−0.22
0.29Second-down EPA0.28
0.51Third-down EPA0.53
14%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)

California 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

California −6, over/under 47.5.

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 California 66%, Illinois 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneCalifornia end zoneQ1 CaliforniaPunt, 6 playsQ1 IllinoisField goal, 9 playsQ1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 IllinoisTouchdown, 15 playsQ1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ2 CaliforniaPunt, 5 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 8 playsQ2 CaliforniaTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 4 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ3 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisResult not recorded, 7 playsQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, California right to left.
  1. Q1 CaliforniaPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  2. Q1 IllinoisField goal, 9 plays, 64 yards
  3. Q1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 6 plays, 79 yards
  4. Q1 IllinoisTouchdown, 15 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 8 plays, 84 yards
  6. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  7. Q2 CaliforniaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  8. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 8 plays, 41 yards
  9. Q2 CaliforniaTouchdown, 12 plays, 97 yards
  10. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 4 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  12. Q3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  13. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, 43 yards
  14. Q3 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  16. Q3 CaliforniaTouchdown, 12 plays, 88 yards
  17. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  19. Q4 IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 26 yards
  20. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  21. Q4 IllinoisResult not recorded, 7 plays, 26 yards
  22. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  23. Q4 IllinoisResult not recorded, 3 plays, 12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Illinois 10, California 7
California Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 63 yds for a touchback
14:251st & 10 at own 25Chase Garbers sacked by Milo Eifler for a loss of 6 yards to the Cal 19
14:182nd & 16 at own 19Chase Garbers pass incomplete
14:123rd & 16 at own 19Chase Garbers pass complete to Jake Tonges for 25 yds to the Cal 44 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at own 44Chase Garbers pass complete to Christopher Brown Jr. for no gain to the Cal 44
13:292nd & 10 at own 44Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 3 yds to the Cal 47
13:003rd & 7 at own 35Chase Garbers sacked by Oluwole Betiku Jr. for a loss of 12 yards to the Cal 35 CALIFORNIA Penalty, Intentional Grounding ( Yards) to the Cal 35
12:413rd & 19 at own 35Steven Coutts punt for 36 yds, downed at the Illin 29
Illinois Field goal, 9 plays
12:371st & 10 at own 29Brandon Peters pass incomplete
12:292nd & 10 at own 29Brandon Peters run for 30 yds to the Cal 41 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 41Reggie Corbin run for 12 yds to the Cal 29 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 29Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Donny Navarro
11:402nd & 10 at opp 29Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 4 yds to the Cal 25 fumbled, recovered by ILL Richie Petitbon for 14 yds to the Cal 11 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 11Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Cal 10
11:202nd & 9 at opp 10Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Cal 7
10:233rd & 6 at opp 7Brandon Peters pass incomplete
10:204th & 6 at opp 7James McCourt 25 yd FG GOODIllinois 3, California 0
California Touchdown, 6 plays
10:204th & 6 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 62 yds , DeShawn Collins return for 18 yds to the Cal 21
10:021st & 10 at own 21Christopher Brown Jr. run for 5 yds to the Cal 26
9:382nd & 5 at own 26Chase Garbers run for 1 yd to the Cal 27
9:083rd & 4 at own 27Chase Garbers run for 4 yds to the Cal 31 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 31Christopher Brown Jr. run for 54 yds to the Illin 15 for a 1ST down
8:051st & 10 at opp 15CALIFORNIA Penalty, Illegal Motion (-5 Yards) to the Illin 20
7:351st & 15 at opp 20DeShawn Collins run for 1 yd to the Illin 19
7:142nd & 14 at opp 19Garbers, Chase pass incomplete to Crawford, Kekoa, PENALTY ILLINOIS pass interference 15 yards to the ILLINOIS4, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN CALIFORNIA.
7:091st & goal at opp 4Collin Moore 4 Yd pass from Chase Garbers (Greg Thomas Kick)California 7, Illinois 3
Illinois Touchdown, 15 plays
7:091st & 10 at own 35Gabe Siemieniec kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:571st & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters run for 6 yds to the Illin 31
6:252nd & 4 at own 31Brandon Peters pass complete to Dre Brown for 6 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
5:571st & 10 at own 37Dre Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 38
5:412nd & 9 at own 38Dre Brown run for 6 yds to the Illin 44
4:423rd & 3 at own 44Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 14 yds to the Cal 42 for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at opp 42Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Cal 38
3:492nd & 6 at opp 38Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Cal 37
3:213rd & 5 at opp 37Reggie Corbin run for 7 yds to the Cal 30 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 30Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Cal 27
1:502nd & 7 at opp 27Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Cal 26
1:313rd & 6 at opp 26Brandon Peters run for 7 yds to the Cal 19 for a 1ST down
1:191st & 10 at opp 19Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 2 yds to the Cal 17
1:002nd & 8 at opp 17Dre Brown run for 12 yds to the Cal 5 for a 1ST down
0:241st & goal at opp 5Dre Brown run for no gain to the Cal 5
0:102nd & goal at opp 5Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 5 yds for a TD, (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 10, California 7
California Touchdown, 8 plays
0:102nd & 15 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 64 yds , DeShawn Collins return for 15 yds to the Cal 16
0:031st & 10 at own 16Christopher Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the Cal 17
Q2 14:552nd & 9 at own 17Chase Garbers pass complete to Makai Polk for 13 yds to the Cal 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:221st & 10 at own 30Christopher Brown Jr. run for 9 yds to the Cal 39
Q2 14:002nd & 1 at own 39Christopher Brown Jr. run for 10 yds to the Cal 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:311st & 10 at own 49Chase Garbers pass complete to Makai Polk for 12 yds to the Illin 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:011st & 10 at opp 39Chase Garbers pass complete to Makai Polk for 38 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:421st & goal at opp 1Christopher Brown Jr. run for no gain to the Illin 1
Q2 12:122nd & goal at opp 1Chase Garbers run for 1 yd for a TD (Greg Thomas KICK)California 14, Illinois 10
2nd quarter5 drives, then California 21, Illinois 13
Illinois Punt, 4 plays
12:122nd & 10 at own 35Gabe Siemieniec kickoff for 53 yds , Dre Brown return for 19 yds to the Illin 31
12:061st & 10 at own 31ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Illin 26
11:541st & 15 at own 26Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 19 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
11:381st & 10 at own 45Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Illin 45
11:082nd & 10 at own 45Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
11:043rd & 10 at own 45Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
10:554th & 10 at own 45Blake Hayes punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Cal 16
California Punt, 5 plays
10:471st & 10 at own 16Christopher Brown Jr. run for no gain to the Cal 16
10:192nd & 10 at own 16Chase Garbers pass complete to Kekoa Crawford for 11 yds to the Cal 27 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at own 27Christopher Brown Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Cal 25
9:082nd & 12 at own 25Marcel Dancy run for 6 yds to the Cal 31
8:323rd & 6 at own 31Chase Garbers run for 1 yd to the Cal 32
8:024th & 5 at own 32Steven Coutts punt for 49 yds, downed at the Illin 19
Illinois Punt, 8 plays
7:471st & 10 at own 19Ra’Von Bonner run for 5 yds to the Illin 24
7:262nd & 5 at own 24Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Illin 27
7:053rd & 2 at own 27Dre Brown run for 9 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
6:451st & 10 at own 36Dre Brown run for 6 yds to the Illin 42
6:302nd & 4 at own 42Dre Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 43
6:163rd & 3 at own 43CALIFORNIA Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the Cal 42 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at opp 42Reggie Corbin run for 2 yds to the Cal 40
5:342nd & 8 at opp 40Brandon Peters pass incomplete
5:313rd & 8 at opp 40Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
5:204th & 8 at opp 40Blake Hayes punt for 37 yds, downed at the Cal 3
California Touchdown, 12 plays
5:141st & 10 at own 3Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Kekoa Crawford
4:502nd & 10 at own 3Christopher Brown Jr. run for no gain to the Cal 3
4:283rd & 10 at own 3Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 25 yds to the Cal 28 for a 1ST down
4:041st & 10 at own 28Chase Garbers pass complete to Jake Tonges for 18 yds to the Cal 46 for a 1ST down
3:411st & 10 at own 46Chase Garbers pass complete to Makai Polk for 26 yds to the Illin 28 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at opp 28Christopher Brown Jr. run for 5 yds to the Illin 23
2:342nd & 5 at opp 23DeShawn Collins run for 2 yds to the Illin 21
2:043rd & 3 at opp 21Chase Garbers pass complete to Makai Polk for 16 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down
1:301st & goal at opp 5Garbers, Chase pass incomplete to Clark, Trevon, PENALTY ILLINOIS pass interference (Brown, Sydney) 3 yards to the ILLINOIS2, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN CALIFORNIA.
1:231st & goal at opp 2Christopher Brown Jr. run for no gain to the Illin 2
0:442nd & goal at opp 2Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Kekoa Crawford
0:443rd & 0 at opp 2Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 00:44
0:303rd & goal at opp 2Chase Garbers run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 3
0:294th & 0 at opp 3Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:29
0:254th & goal at opp 3Chase Garbers pass complete to Christopher Brown Jr. for 3 yds for a TD (Greg Thomas KICK)California 21, Illinois 10
Illinois Field goal, 4 plays
0:254th & 11 at own 35Gabe Siemieniec kickoff for 35 yds fair catch by Griffin Palmer at the Illin 30
0:201st & 10 at own 30Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 10 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
0:101st & 10 at own 40Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 40 yds to the Cal 20 for a 1ST down
0:091st & 10 at opp 20Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:09
0:041st & 10 at opp 20Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 8 yds to the Cal 12
0:012nd & 2 at opp 12James McCourt 30 yd FG GOODCalifornia 21, Illinois 13
3rd quarter6 drives, then California 28, Illinois 13
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gabe Siemieniec kickoff for 65 yds , Dre Brown return for 20 yds to the Illin 20
14:471st & 10 at own 20Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 19
14:172nd & 11 at own 19Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 23
13:323rd & 7 at own 23Brandon Peters sacked by Zeandae Johnson for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 14 Brandon Peters fumbled, recovered by Illin
12:524th & 16 at own 14Blake Hayes punt for 50 yds , Nikko Remigio returns for 8 yds to the Cal 44
California Touchdown, 7 plays
12:441st & 10 at own 44Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Kekoa Crawford
12:382nd & 10 at own 44Christopher Brown Jr. run for 10 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
12:111st & 10 at opp 46Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Makai Polk
12:112nd & 10 at opp 46Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 12:11
12:042nd & 10 at opp 46Christopher Brown Jr. run for 13 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 33Christopher Brown Jr. run for 2 yds to the Illin 31
11:032nd & 8 at opp 31Chase Garbers pass complete to Jake Tonges for 22 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down
10:491st & goal at opp 9ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Nate Hobbs) to the Illin 2 for a 1ST down
10:451st & goal at opp 2Chase Garbers pass complete to Gavin Reinwald for 2 yds for a TD (Greg Thomas KICK)California 28, Illinois 13
Illinois Punt, 7 plays
10:451st & 10 at own 35Gabe Siemieniec kickoff for 63 yds , Dre Brown return for 16 yds to the Illin 18
10:301st & 10 at own 18Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 3 yds to the Illin 21
9:452nd & 7 at own 21Dre Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 24
9:193rd & 4 at own 24Brandon Peters pass complete to Trenard Davis for 13 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at own 37Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 29 yds to the Cal 34 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 34Brandon Peters pass incomplete
8:192nd & 10 at opp 34Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the Cal 34
7:563rd & 10 at opp 34Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker
7:564th & 10 at opp 34ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Cal 39
7:494th & 15 at opp 39Blake Hayes punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Jaylinn Hawkins at the Cal 12
California Punt, 3 plays
7:171st & 10 at own 12Christopher Brown Jr. run for 7 yds to the Cal 19
6:402nd & 3 at own 19Christopher Brown Jr. run for 2 yds to the Cal 21
6:193rd & 1 at own 21Christopher Brown Jr. run for no gain to the Cal 21
5:344th & 1 at own 21Steven Coutts punt for 50 yds, downed at the Illin 29
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
5:231st & 10 at own 29Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Illin 32
4:522nd & 7 at own 32Ra’Von Bonner run for 3 yds to the Illin 35
4:103rd & 4 at own 35Brandon Peters run for 8 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
3:471st & 10 at own 43Dre Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 45
3:102nd & 8 at own 45Dre Brown run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
2:273rd & 3 at the 50Dre Brown run for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 44
1:424th & 9 at own 44Blake Hayes punt for 55 yds , Nikko Remigio returns for 11 yds to the Cal 12
California Touchdown, 12 plays
1:361st & 10 at own 12Chase Garbers pass complete to Kekoa Crawford for 18 yds to the Cal 30 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at own 30Chase Garbers pass complete to DeShawn Collins for 7 yds to the Cal 37
0:312nd & 3 at own 37Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 2 yds to the Cal 39
Q4 14:483rd & 1 at own 39Chase Garbers run for 1 yd to the Cal 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:171st & 10 at own 40Chase Garbers pass incomplete
Q4 14:062nd & 10 at own 40Chase Garbers pass complete to Christopher Brown Jr. for 14 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:381st & 10 at opp 46Garbers, Chase pass incomplete to Polk, Makai, PENALTY ILLINOIS pass interference (Brown, Sydney) 15 yards to the ILLINOIS31, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN CALIFORNIA.
Q4 13:241st & 10 at opp 31Chase Garbers pass complete to DeShawn Collins for 4 yds to the Illin 27
Q4 12:452nd & 6 at opp 27Chase Garbers run for 2 yds to the Illin 25
Q4 12:023rd & 4 at opp 22Chase Garbers pass complete to Marcel Dancy for 3 yds to the Illin 22 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (Milo Eifler) to the Illin 11 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:581st & 10 at opp 11Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Gavin Reinwald
Q4 11:202nd & 10 at opp 11Marcel Dancy run for 5 yds to the Illin 6
Q4 11:063rd & 5 at opp 6Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 6 yds for a TD (Greg Thomas KICK)California 35, Illinois 13
4th quarter7 drives, then California 35, Illinois 20
Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
11:063rd & 5 at own 35Gabe Siemieniec kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:031st & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Donny Navarro
10:472nd & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 3 yds to the Illin 28
10:213rd & 7 at own 28Brandon Peters pass complete to Justice Williams for 22 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at the 50Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 6 yds to the Cal 44
9:172nd & 4 at opp 44Brandon Peters pass complete to Carlos Sandy for 7 yds to the Cal 37 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at opp 37Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Carlos Sandy
8:452nd & 10 at opp 37Brandon Peters pass complete to Trenard Davis for 30 yds to the Cal 7 for a 1ST down
8:271st & goal at opp 7Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Cal 6
8:012nd & goal at opp 6Reggie Corbin run for 6 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)California 35, Illinois 20
California Punt, 3 plays
8:012nd & 9 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 61 yds , DeShawn Collins return for 17 yds to the Cal 21
7:451st & 10 at own 21Christopher Brown Jr. run for 2 yds to the Cal 23
7:082nd & 8 at own 23Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Makai Polk
7:023rd & 8 at own 23Chase Garbers pass incomplete
6:524th & 8 at own 23Steven Coutts punt for 43 yds , Nate Hobbs returns for 3 yds to the Illin 37
Illinois Interception, 2 plays
6:411st & 10 at own 48Brandon Peters pass complete to Dre Brown for 11 yds to the Cal 48 for a 1ST down CALIFORNIA Penalty, Personal Foul (Evan Weaver) to the Cal 37 for a 1ST down
6:241st & 10 at opp 30Brandon Peters pass intercepted Jaylinn Hawkins return for no gain to the Cal 20 Jaylinn Hawkins return for 12 yds to the Cal 25 CALIFORNIA Penalty, Illegal Block (Aaron Maldonado) to the Cal 20
California Punt, 3 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 20Christopher Brown Jr. run for 3 yds to the Cal 23
5:492nd & 7 at own 23Christopher Brown Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cal 22
5:003rd & 8 at own 22Chase Garbers run for a loss of 3 yards to the Cal 19
4:054th & 11 at own 19Steven Coutts punt for 50 yds , Donny Navarro returns for 3 yds to the Illin 34
Illinois Result not recorded, 7 plays
3:501st & 10 at own 34Brandon Peters pass complete to Carlos Sandy for 4 yds to the Illin 38
3:202nd & 6 at own 38Brandon Peters run for 13 yds to the Cal 49 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 46Brandon Peters pass complete to Carlos Sandy for 3 yds to the Illin 46 ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (Daniel Barker) to the Illin 39
2:431st & 22 at own 39Brandon Peters sacked by Cameron Goode for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 36
2:122nd & 25 at own 36Brandon Peters pass complete to Carlos Sandy for 8 yds to the Illin 44
1:533rd & 17 at own 44Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Carlos Sandy
1:534th & 17 at own 44Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 01:53
1:404th & 17 at own 44Brandon Peters run for 16 yds to the Cal 40 for a 1ST down
California Punt, 3 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 40Alex Netherda run for 7 yds to the Cal 47
1:332nd & 3 at own 47Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:33
1:292nd & 3 at own 47Alex Netherda run for 1 yd to the Cal 48
1:283rd & 2 at own 48Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:28
1:183rd & 2 at own 48Chase Garbers run for a loss of 7 yards to the Cal 41
0:414th & 9 at own 41Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 00:41
0:294th & 9 at own 41Steven Coutts punt for 43 yds, downed at the ILLINOIS 16 ILLINOIS Penalty, Illegal Block (Jartavius Martin) to the Illin 8
Illinois Result not recorded, 3 plays
0:181st & 10 at own 8Brandon Peters pass incomplete
0:152nd & 10 at own 8Brandon Peters pass complete to Griffin Palmer for 12 yds to the Illin 20 for a 1ST down
0:141st & 10 at own 20TEAM pass incomplete

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.

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Illinois leads 7–⁠4 in 11 meetings.

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2019California 35, Illinois 20Redbox Bowl
2005California 35, Illinois 20
2003California 31, Illinois 24
2001Illinois 44, California 17
2000Illinois 17, California 15
1974California 31, Illinois 14

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