Game notes: California at Virginia
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The matchup
- California (3–4, 2–2 in conference) at Virginia (4–3, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Scott Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Virginia leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: Virginia 31, California 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
California
- California is 3–4 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 24–45 vs. UCLA; W 21–18 at Syracuse; W 49–7 vs. Wagner; L 10–24 vs. Clemson; L 31–39 at UNLV; W 25–20 vs. Virginia Tech; L 7–41 vs. No. 21 Wake Forest.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- California is No. 108 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tosh Lupoi is 3–4 in his first season at California.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tosh Lupoi faces Virginia as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (QB): 1,290 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Adam Mohammed (RB): 336 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Crosby (DB): 38 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, California beat No. 18 Arizona 24–16.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Virginia
- Virginia is 4–3 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–8 vs. NC State; W 59–3 vs. Norfolk State; L 27–38 vs. West Virginia; W 42–3 vs. Delaware; L 7–38 at Florida State; W 28–25 vs. Syracuse; L 13–23 at No. 24 SMU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Virginia is No. 62 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tony Elliott is 26–29 in his fifth season at Virginia.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tony Elliott is 1–0 against California.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Beau Pribula (QB): 1,217 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jekail Middlebrook (RB): 396 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jacobie Henderson (CB): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Will Bettridge holds Virginia’s career record in field goals with 72 and counting, past Connor Hughes’s 66 (2002–05).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1981, Virginia lost to No. 13 North Carolina 17–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Tosh Lupoi and Tony Elliott as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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