Safety, SMU (from Fresno State), 2021–24
Cale Sanders
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Porter, TX
Cale Sanders played safety at Fresno State (2021–22) and SMU (2023–24).
Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022; American champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fresno State | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 31 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | SMU | 29 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | SMU | 45 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Career | 125 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fresno State | 22 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 22 | S | So. | ||
| 2023 | SMU | 22 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | SMU | 22 | S | Sr. | 5′10″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 SMU 12 games, 45 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Nevada | W 29–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Houston Christian | W 59–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. BYU | L 15–18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. TCU | W 66–42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisville | W 34–27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Stanford | W 40–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Duke | W 28–27 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 48–25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Boston College | W 38–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Virginia | W 33–7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. California | W 38–6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Penn State | L 10–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 SMU 10 games, 29 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 69–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atTCU | L 17–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Charlotte | W 34–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | at East Carolina | W 31–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Tulsa | W 69–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Rice | W 36–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. North Texas | W 45–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Memphis | W 38–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Navy | W 59–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.Boston College | L 14–23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Fresno State 10 games, 31 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Cal Poly | W 35–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Oregon State | L 32–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at USC | L 17–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Boise State | L 20–40 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. San José State | W 17–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico | W 41–9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. San Diego State | W 32–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Hawai’i | W 55–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at UNLV | W 37–30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atNevada | W 41–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Fresno State 8 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. UConn | W 45–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Cal Poly | W 63–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Nevada | W 34–32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atSan Diego State | W 30–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Boise State | L 14–40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.New Mexico | W 34–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSan José State | W 40–9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. UTEP | W 31–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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