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Colorado at California

Saturday, October 23, 2021

California beat Colorado 26–⁠3. It was their 11th meeting; after it, California led the series 7–⁠4.

AwayColorado4–⁠8 in 2021
3
HomeCalifornia5–⁠7 in 2021
26

Final at California Memorial Stadium, BerkeleyTV: PAC12Attendance 36,264

At kickoff
63°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Metro Oakland International Airport (KOAK), 17 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Mike McCabeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Colorado03003
California10130326

Standouts

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

Player stats

Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brendon Lewis9/176901
Drew Carter0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jarek Broussard1128014
Deion Smith3906
Alex Fontenot5704
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jarek Broussard330021
Brady Russell218013
Daniel Arias1808
Brenden Rice1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nate Landman10000
Mekhi Blackmon10000
Isaiah Lewis7000
Mark Perry6000
Mustafa Johnson5210

California

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chase Garbers22/2922520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chase Garbers1096038
Christopher Brown Jr.1261018
Damien Moore732010
Chris Street524018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Keleki Latu336124
Trevon Clark433019
Gavin Reinwald131131
Damien Moore329011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Elijah Hicks62.511
Cameron Goode51.51.50
Muelu Iosefa50.500
Femi Oladejo4000
J.H. Tevis3210
Marqez Bimage31.50.50
Orin Patu2110
Darius Long1110

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

Team stats

ColoradoCalifornia
104Total yards438
69Passing yards225
35Rushing yards213
3.8Yards per pass7.5
1.3Yards per rush5.3
7First downs23
3–⁠12Third downs6–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
2–⁠15Penalties7–⁠75
21:30Possession38:30
1Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

ColoradoCalifornia
28%Success rate43%
−0.18EPA per play0.29
0.98Explosiveness1.23
0.18Rushing EPA0.19
−0.35Passing EPA0.42
11%Passing-down success26%
−0.52First-down EPA0.32
−0.34Second-down EPA−0.08
0.32Third-down EPA0.69
11%Havoc by its defense37%

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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

California −8.5, over/under 44.

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 72%, Colorado 28%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

California end zoneColorado end zoneQ1 ColoradoPunt, 5 playsQ1 CaliforniaField goal, 8 playsQ1 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 ColoradoPunt, 9 playsQ1 CaliforniaField goal, 14 playsQ2 ColoradoField goal, 6 playsQ2 CaliforniaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 ColoradoPunt, 6 playsQ2 CaliforniaField goal, 7 playsQ3 CaliforniaPunt, 6 playsQ3 ColoradoPunt, 4 playsQ3 CaliforniaPunt, 9 playsQ3 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ3 CaliforniaPunt, 4 playsQ4 ColoradoInterception, 1 playQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ4 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ4 CaliforniaField goal, 11 playsQ4 ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 playsQ4 ColoradoEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. California drives left to right, Colorado right to left.
  1. Q1 ColoradoPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  2. Q1 CaliforniaField goal, 8 plays, 53 yards
  3. Q1 ColoradoTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 25 yards
  4. Q1 CaliforniaTouchdown, 3 plays, 50 yards
  5. Q1 ColoradoPunt, 9 plays, 24 yards
  6. Q1 CaliforniaField goal, 14 plays, 68 yards
  7. Q2 ColoradoField goal, 6 plays, 18 yards
  8. Q2 CaliforniaTouchdown, 6 plays, 66 yards
  9. Q2 ColoradoPunt, 6 plays, 11 yards
  10. Q2 CaliforniaField goal, 7 plays, 50 yards
  11. Q3 CaliforniaPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  12. Q3 ColoradoPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  13. Q3 CaliforniaPunt, 9 plays, 38 yards
  14. Q3 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  15. Q3 CaliforniaPunt, 4 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q4 ColoradoInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  17. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  18. Q4 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, −15 yards
  19. Q4 CaliforniaField goal, 11 plays, 57 yards
  20. Q4 ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  21. Q4 CaliforniaPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  22. Q4 ColoradoEnd of game, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then California 10, Colorado 0
Colorado Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Dario Longhetto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Brenden Rice
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Brendon Lewis run for 14 yds to the Colo 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Chase Penry
15:002nd & 10 at own 39Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jarek Broussard for 2 yds to the Colo 37
15:003rd & 12 at own 37Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jarek Broussard for 11 yds to the Colo 48
12:544th & 1 at own 48Josh Watts punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Nikko Remigio at the Cal 16
California Field goal, 8 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 16Damien Moore run for 10 yds to the Cal 26 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at own 26Damien Moore run for 4 yds to the Cal 30
12:542nd & 6 at own 30Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Jake Tonges
12:543rd & 6 at own 30Chase Garbers run for 38 yds to the Colo 32 for a 1ST down
12:542nd & 9 at opp 31Christopher Brooks run for no gain to the Colo 31
12:543rd & 9 at opp 31Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Trevon Clark
12:541st & 10 at opp 32Damien Moore run for 1 yd to the Colo 31
9:424th & 9 at opp 31Dario Longhetto 49 yd FG GOODCalifornia 3, Colorado 0
Colorado Turnover on downs, 6 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 35Dario Longhetto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:421st & 10 at own 25Jarek Broussard run for 3 yds to the Colo 28
9:422nd & 7 at own 28Jarek Broussard run for 14 yds to the Colo 42 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at own 42Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Jarek Broussard
9:422nd & 10 at own 42Jarek Broussard run for no gain to the Colo 42
9:423rd & 10 at own 42Brendon Lewis run for 9 yds to the Cal 49
7:264th & 1 at opp 49Jarek Broussard run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
California Touchdown, 3 plays
7:261st & 10 at the 50Chase Garbers pass complete to Trevon Clark for 8 yds to the Colo 42
7:262nd & 2 at opp 42Christopher Brooks run for 18 yds to the Colo 24 for a 1ST down
6:112nd & 2 at opp 42Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 06:11
6:051st & 10 at opp 24Chase Garbers pass complete to Keleki Latu for 24 yds for a TD (Dario Longhetto KICK)California 10, Colorado 0
Colorado Punt, 9 plays
6:051st & 10 at own 35Dario Longhetto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:051st & 10 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Brenden Rice
6:052nd & 10 at own 25Jarek Broussard run for 2 yds to the Colo 27
6:053rd & 8 at own 27Brendon Lewis pass complete to Jarek Broussard for 21 yds to the Colo 48 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at own 48Jarek Broussard run for 5 yds to the Cal 47
6:052nd & 5 at opp 47Jarek Broussard run for 4 yds to the Cal 43
6:053rd & 1 at opp 43Jarek Broussard run for 2 yds to the Cal 41 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at opp 41Alex Fontenot run for 1 yd to the Cal 42
6:052nd & 11 at opp 42Brendon Lewis sacked by Cameron Goode for a loss of 3 yards to the Cal 45
6:053rd & 14 at opp 45Brendon Lewis sacked by Darius Long for a loss of 6 yards to the Colo 49
1:314th & 20 at own 49Josh Watts punt for 51 yds for a touchback
California Field goal, 14 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 20Brooks,Christopher rush for 8 yards gain to the CAL28 (Perry,Quinn), out of bounds PENALTY CAL Holding (Moore,Collin) 10 yards from CAL20 to CAL10. NO PLAY.
1:311st & 20 at own 10Christopher Brooks run for 8 yds to the Cal 18
1:312nd & 12 at own 18Chase Garbers pass complete to Christopher Brooks for 15 yds to the Cal 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 33Chase Garbers run for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at the 50Chase Garbers run for 3 yds to the Colo 47
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 47Chris Street run for 2 yds to the Colo 45
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 45Chase Garbers run for 7 yds to the Colo 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 38Christopher Brooks run for no gain to the Colo 38
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 38Christopher Brooks run for 1 yd to the Colo 37
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at opp 37Chase Garbers pass complete to Keleki Latu for 5 yds to the Colo 32
Q2 15:004th & 4 at opp 32Chase Garbers pass complete to Jeremiah Hunter for 15 yds to the Colo 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 17Chase Garbers run for 3 yds to the Colo 14
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 14Nikko Remigio run for 2 yds to the Colo 12
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 12Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Marcel Dancy
Q2 9:234th & 5 at opp 12Dario Longhetto 30 yd FG GOODCalifornia 13, Colorado 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then California 23, Colorado 3
Colorado Field goal, 6 plays
9:131st & 10 at own 35Dario Longhetto kickoff for 65 yds , Brenden Rice return for 67 yds to the Cal 33
9:131st & 10 at opp 33Jarek Broussard run for 3 yds to the Cal 36
9:132nd & 13 at opp 36Brendon Lewis pass complete to Brady Russell for 5 yds to the Cal 31
9:133rd & 8 at opp 31Lewis,Brendon pass incomplete to Russell,Brady PENALTY CAL Holding (Hearns III,Lu-Magia) 10 yards from CAL31 to CAL21, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:131st & 10 at opp 21Brendon Lewis run for 4 yds to the Cal 17
9:132nd & 6 at opp 17Jarek Broussard run for 4 yds to the Cal 13
9:133rd & 2 at opp 13Jarek Broussard run for 2 yds to the Cal 15
6:414th & 4 at opp 15Cole Becker 33 yd FG GOODCalifornia 13, Colorado 3
California Touchdown, 6 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 35Cole Becker kickoff for 65 yds , Nikko Remigio return for 34 yds to the Cal 34
6:341st & 10 at own 34Damien Moore run for 2 yds to the Cal 36
6:342nd & 8 at own 36Chase Garbers pass complete to Jake Tonges for 3 yds to the Cal 39
6:343rd & 5 at own 39Chase Garbers pass complete to Kekoa Crawford for 15 yds to the Colo 46 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 46Chase Garbers run for 9 yds to the Colo 37
6:342nd & 1 at opp 37Damien Moore run for 6 yds to the Colo 31 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at opp 31Chase Garbers pass complete to Gavin Reinwald for 31 yds for a TD (Dario Longhetto KICK)California 20, Colorado 3
Colorado Punt, 6 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 35Dario Longhetto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:211st & 10 at own 25Brendon Lewis pass complete to Brenden Rice for 6 yds to the Colo 31
3:212nd & 4 at own 31Alex Fontenot run for 3 yds to the Colo 34
2:082nd & 4 at own 31Timeout COLORADO, clock 02:08
2:083rd & 1 at own 34Alex Fontenot run for 2 yds to the Colo 36 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at own 36Brendon Lewis pass complete to Daniel Arias for 8 yds to the Colo 44
2:082nd & 2 at own 44Brendon Lewis sacked by Elijah Hicks for a loss of 8 yards to the Colo 36
1:162nd & 2 at own 44Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 01:16
1:163rd & 10 at own 36Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Chase Penry
0:584th & 10 at own 36Josh Watts punt for 45 yds , Nikko Remigio returns for no gain to the Cal 17
California Field goal, 7 plays
0:581st & 10 at own 17Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 12 yds to the Cal 29 for a 1ST down
0:581st & 10 at own 29Chase Garbers pass complete to Trevon Clark for 7 yds to the Cal 36
0:311st & 10 at own 29Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 00:31
0:312nd & 3 at own 36Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 7 yds to the Cal 43 for a 1ST down
0:311st & 10 at own 43Chase Garbers run for 5 yds to the Cal 48
0:312nd & 5 at own 48Chase Garbers pass complete to Trevon Clark for 19 yds to the Colo 33 for a 1ST down
0:021st & 10 at opp 33Chase Garbers pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at opp 33Dario Longhetto 51 yd FG GOODCalifornia 23, Colorado 3
3rd quarter5 drives, then California 23, Colorado 3
California Punt, 6 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Cole Becker kickoff for 58 yds , Nikko Remigio return for 19 yds to the Cal 26
14:541st & 10 at own 26Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Jake Tonges
14:542nd & 10 at own 26Chris Street run for no gain to the Cal 26
14:543rd & 10 at own 26Chase Garbers pass complete to Damien Moore for 11 yds to the Cal 37 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 37Damien Moore run for 6 yds to the Cal 43
14:542nd & 4 at own 43Chase Garbers pass complete to Trevon Clark for 1 yd to the Cal 42
14:543rd & 5 at own 42Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Jeremiah Hunter
11:584th & 5 at own 42Jamieson Sheahan punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Chase Penry at the Colo 23
Colorado Punt, 4 plays
11:581st & 10 at own 23Brendon Lewis pass complete to Brady Russell for 13 yds to the Colo 36 for a 1ST down
11:581st & 10 at own 36Alex Fontenot run for 4 yds to the Colo 40
11:582nd & 6 at own 40Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Daniel Arias
11:583rd & 6 at own 40Brendon Lewis sacked by JH Tevis for a loss of 2 yards to the Colo 38
10:044th & 8 at own 38Josh Watts punt for 57 yds , Nikko Remigio returns for 17 yds to the Cal 22
California Punt, 9 plays
10:041st & 10 at own 22Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 11 yds to the Cal 33 for a 1ST down
10:041st & 10 at own 33Chase Garbers pass complete to Damien Moore for 7 yds to the Cal 40
10:042nd & 3 at own 40Chase Garbers run for 11 yds to the Colo 49 for a 1ST down
10:041st & 10 at opp 49Christopher Brooks run for 8 yds to the Colo 41
10:042nd & 2 at opp 41Christopher Brooks run for 1 yd to the Colo 40
10:043rd & 1 at opp 40Christopher Brooks run for 2 yds to the Colo 38 for a 1ST down
10:041st & 10 at opp 38Moore,Damien rush for 4 yards gain to the COL34 (Wray,Max) PENALTY CAL Holding (Mettauer,McKade) 10 yards from COL38 to COL48. NO PLAY.
10:041st & 20 at opp 48Chase Garbers pass complete to Nikko Remigio for 3 yds to the Cal 49
10:042nd & 23 at own 49Chase Garbers pass complete to Damien Moore for 11 yds to the Colo 40
10:043rd & 12 at opp 40Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Keleki Latu
4:164th & 12 at opp 40Jamieson Sheahan punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
4:161st & 10 at own 20Alex Fontenot run for 1 yd to the Colo 19
4:162nd & 11 at own 19Brendon Lewis pass complete to Montana Lemonious-Craig for 5 yds to the Colo 24
4:163rd & 6 at own 24Brendon Lewis pass incomplete to Chris Carpenter
2:494th & 6 at own 24Josh Watts punt for 52 yds
California Punt, 4 plays
2:491st & 10 at own 24Christopher Brooks run for 10 yds to the Cal 34 for a 1ST down
2:491st & 10 at own 34Christopher Brooks run for 1 yd to the Cal 35
2:492nd & 9 at own 35Chase Garbers pass complete to Christopher Brooks for 5 yds to the Cal 40
2:493rd & 4 at own 40Garbers,Chase pass complete to Moore,Collin for 26 yards to the COL34, End Of Play PENALTY CAL Pass Interference (Moore,Collin) 15 yards from CAL40 to CAL25. NO PLAY.
0:003rd & 19 at own 25Chase Garbers pass complete to Jake Tonges for 5 yds to the Cal 30
Q4 14:544th & 14 at own 30Jamieson Sheahan punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Colo 33
Q4 14:471st & 10 at own 33Brendon Lewis pass intercepted
4th quarter6 drives, then California 26, Colorado 3
California Punt, 3 plays
14:471st & 10 at own 45Damien Moore run for 3 yds to the Cal 48
14:472nd & 7 at own 48Chase Garbers sacked by Mustafa Johnson for a loss of 4 yards to the Cal 44
14:473rd & 11 at own 44Chase Garbers pass complete to Keleki Latu for 7 yds to the Colo 49
14:474th & 4 at opp 49PENALTY CAL False Start (Jerningan,Myles) 5 yards from COL49 to CAL46. NO PLAY.
12:254th & 9 at own 46Jamieson Sheahan punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CALIFORNIA 22 CALIFORNIA Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Slater Zellers) to the Colo 37
12:254th & 9 at own 46Jamieson Sheahan punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CALIFORNIA 22 CALIFORNIA Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Slater Zellers) to the Colo 37
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
12:251st & 10 at own 37Brendon Lewis pass complete to Alex Fontenot for 2 yds to the Colo 39
12:252nd & 8 at own 39Brendon Lewis sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the Colo 29
12:253rd & 18 at own 29Brendon Lewis sacked by Orin Patu for a loss of 7 yards to the Colo 22
10:284th & 25 at own 22Josh Watts punt for 57 yds , Nikko Remigio returns for 7 yds to the Cal 28
California Field goal, 11 plays
10:281st & 10 at own 28Chris Street run for 1 yd to the Cal 29
10:282nd & 9 at own 29Christopher Brooks run for 2 yds to the Cal 31
10:283rd & 7 at own 31Chase Garbers run for 7 yds to the Cal 38 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at own 38Christopher Brooks run for 10 yds to the Cal 48 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at own 48Chris Street run for 18 yds to the Colo 34 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at opp 34Chris Street run for 3 yds to the Colo 31
10:282nd & 7 at opp 31Chase Garbers pass complete to Jermaine Terry II for 11 yds to the Colo 20 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at opp 20Marcel Dancy run for 3 yds to the Colo 17
10:282nd & 7 at opp 17Chase Garbers pass incomplete to Trevon Clark
5:292nd & 7 at opp 17Timeout CALIFORNIA, clock 05:29
5:223rd & 7 at opp 17Marcel Dancy run for 3 yds
5:014th & 10 at opp 20Longhetto,Dario field goal attempt from 38 yards NO GOOD block by Gonzalez,Christian, clock 05:01 recovered by COL Perry,Mark at COL30 Perry,Mark return 70 yards to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 05:01 PENALTY COL Offside (Gonzalez,Christian) 5 yards from COL20 to COL15. NO PLAY.
4:564th & 5 at opp 15Dario Longhetto 33 yd FG GOODCalifornia 26, Colorado 3
Colorado Punt, 3 plays
4:491st & 10 at own 35Dario Longhetto kickoff for 64 yds , Brenden Rice return for 20 yds to the Colo 21
4:491st & 10 at own 21Deion Smith run for 3 yds to the Colo 24
4:492nd & 7 at own 24Smith,Deion rush for 3 yards gain to the COL27 (Woodie III,Raymond), out of bounds PENALTY COL Holding (Pell,Alec) 10 yards from COL24 to COL14. NO PLAY.
4:492nd & 17 at own 14Deion Smith run for 6 yds to the Colo 20
4:493rd & 11 at own 20Drew Carter pass incomplete to Daniel Arias
3:184th & 11 at own 20Josh Watts punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Nikko Remigio at the Cal 36
California Punt, 3 plays
3:181st & 10 at own 36Dancy,Marcel rush for 21 yards gain to the COL43 (Woods,Trevor), out of bounds PENALTY CAL Holding (Mojarro,Elijah) 10 yards from CAL36 to CAL26. NO PLAY.
3:181st & 20 at own 26Marcel Dancy run for 2 yds to the Cal 28
3:182nd & 18 at own 28Marcel Dancy run for 1 yd to the Cal 27
3:183rd & 19 at own 27Marcel Dancy run for 3 yds to the Cal 24
0:264th & 22 at own 24Jamieson Sheahan punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Colo 49 , Chase Penry returns for 16 yds to the Colo 49
Colorado End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 49Deion Smith run for no gain to the Colo 49

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.

The series

Every Colorado–California game

California leads 7–⁠5 in 12 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Colorado 20, California 13
2021California 26, Colorado 3
2018California 33, Colorado 21
2017Colorado 44, California 28
2014California 59, Colorado 56
2013Colorado 41, California 24

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