Game notes: Pittsburgh at California
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The matchup
- Pittsburgh (5–2, 2–2 in conference) at California (3–4, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, California Memorial 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 seventh meeting; Pittsburgh leads the series 4–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 12, 2024: Pittsburgh 17, California 15.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1955: Pittsburgh 27, California 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- California is 2–1 at home against Pittsburgh.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Pittsburgh 17–15 (at Pittsburgh); 1966: California 30–15 (at California); 1963: Pittsburgh 35–15 (at Pittsburgh); 1962: Pittsburgh 26–24 (at California); 1956: California 14–0 (at California).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–14 vs. Miami (OH); W 12–7 vs. UCF; W 27–13 vs. Syracuse; W 59–0 vs. Bucknell; W 35–33 at Virginia Tech; L 17–21 vs. North Carolina; L 21–27 at Boston College.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Pittsburgh has lost two straight, since beating Virginia Tech 35–33 (Oct. 2, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Pittsburgh is No. 54 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Pat Narduzzi is 85–63 in his 12th season at Pittsburgh.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Pat Narduzzi is 1–0 against California.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Mason Heintschel (QB): 1,304 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Damon Ferguson Jr. (RB): 438 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cruce Brookins (DB): 46 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Pittsburgh lost to No. 4 Clemson 52–17.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.
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 Pittsburgh 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 2015, California beat Arizona State 48–46.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 Pat Narduzzi and Tosh Lupoi 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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