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AUGUST 31, 2019 • CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL STADIUM • BERKELEY, CA UC DAVIS AGGIES 0-0 0-0 DAN HAWKINS -- OVERALL BIG SKY HEAD COACH RANK 0-0 0-0 JUSTIN WILCOX -- GAME NOTES OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANK CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS TV/RADIO TV: Pac-12 Network – J.B. Long (Play-By-Play), Anthony CAL OPENS SEASON WITH IN-STATE BATTLE Herron (Analyst), Jill Savage (Sideline) Cal Radio: KGO 810 AM – Joe Starkey (Play-By-Play), Mike STARTING THE SEASON STRONG Pawlawski (Analyst), Todd McKim (Sideline) – Also available on the Cal Bears Sports Network Powered by Learfield, - Cal opens the 2019 season in Berkeley with a matchup against in-state foe UC Davis. TuneIn and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Sirius 108, XM 197, - This is the 10th meeting between the two schools, Cal has won all nine of the previous matchups, Internet 959) however eight of the previous games were contested prior to 1940. Radio: KALX 90.7 FM – Sid Naik (Play-By-Play), McCoy - In the lone matchup between the schools in the past 70 years, Cal won 52-3 to open the 2010 Cantwell (Analyst), Joe Scarmuzza (Analyst) season. Keenan Allen had 110 yards receiving and two total touchdowns, while Marvin Jones added another score for the Bears. - Cal is 12-3 in its last 15 season openers since 2004. The Bears are 78-42-2 all-time in season openers. 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS - Cal has won its last five consecutive home openers and is 15-2 in its home openers dating back to 2002. DATE OPPONENT (CAL RANK/TV) TIME Aug. 31 UC Davis (P12N) 3:30 p.m. PT - Cal is 26-0 all-time vs. current members of the Big Sky. Sept. 7 at #13/12 Washington (FS1)* 7:30 p.m. PT - This is the third straight year that the Bears will play a Big Sky opponent. They defeated Weber State, Sept. 14 North Texas (P12N or P12BA)% 1:15 p.m. PT 33-20, in 2017 and Idaho State, 45-23, in 2018. Sept. 21 at Ole Miss (ESPN) TBD Sept. 27 Arizona State (ESPN)*# 7:30 p.m. PT Oct. 5 at #11/13 Oregon (TBD)* TBD SUMMER READING CHALLENGE RETURNS Oct. 19 Oregon State (TBD)*! TBD This year, Michael Saffell has served as the ambassador for the Patrick Laird Summer Reading Oct. 26 at #14/15 Utah (TBD)* TBD Challenge. Saffell has teamed with fellow offensive lineman Henry Bazakas to combat summer Nov. 9 #23/21 Washington State (TBD)*^ TBD Nov. 16 USC (TBD)*+ TBD learning loss. Research has suggested that students lose some of their reading skills over the Nov. 23 at #25/23 Stanford (TBD)* TBD summer when they do not utilize those skills for months at a time. Saffell and Bazakas have travelled Nov. 30 UCLA (TBD)* TBD to multiple schools and summer camps to talk to kids and share why reading is important. The Home Games In Bold At California Memorial Stadium, challenge is open to any child in grades 1-6 and anyone who completes the challenge receives four Berkeley, CA; complimentary tickets to the home opener vs. UC Davis. Last year as a senior on the team, Laird *Pac-12 Game; %Bay Area’s Largest T-Shirt Toss; #East Bay started the challenge and had more than 4,000 children sign up, with around 3,500 complimentary Day; !Homecoming ;^Pride Day; +Senior Day And Joe Roth Game; Rankings At Time Of Game (AP Top 25/Coaches Poll) tickets handed out to the 2018 season-opening win vs. North Carolina. Laird is currently on the roster with the Miami Dolphins. For more information on the challenge go to walkonthenrun.com. 2018 SEASON REVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS - Record: 7-6 (4-5 Pac-12) - Cal posted its first winning record since 2015. 2 Quick Stats 11 Broadcast Bios 3 Depth Chart 18 Coaches - The Golden Bears qualified for their first bowl game since 2015 and their first Pac-12 bowl game 4 Roster 20 Awards & Honors since 2011 as they played in the Cheez-It Bowl. Cal lost to TCU, 10-7, in overtime. 6 Defensive & Special 21 ProBears, Pac-12 - Cal started the season 3-0 with wins over North Carolina, BYU and Idaho State and made the Teams Notes 22 The Last TIme team’s first appearance in the AP Top 25 poll since 2015 as it came in at No. 24. 8 Offensive Notes 23 Stats 9 UC Davis History 33 Media Info - Cal defeated Pac-12 champion and No. 15/13 Washington with a 12-10 victory at home. 10 What’s Happening in 34 Sideline Report - Cal also took down USC for the first time since 2003 as it traveled to Los Angeles and won, 15-14. Berkeley It was the Bears’ first victory at the Los Angeles Coliseum since 2000. PRIMARY CONTACT – ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: KYLE MCRAE – PHONE: (510) 219-9340 • EMAIL: [email protected] • TWITTER: @KYLEATCAL SECONDARY CONTACT/SOCIAL MEDIA – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION: JARED PRESCOTT – PHONE: (510) 701-8924 • EMAIL: [email protected] CREDENTIALS – ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS: HERB BENENSON – PHONE: (510) 642-0515 • EMAIL: [email protected] CalBears.com/FBMediaCenterCalBears.com/FBMediaCenter || Twitter: Twitter: @CalFootball • @CalFootballPR • @CalAthletics @CalAthletics | | Instagram: Instagram: Cal_Football Cal_Football • • CalAthletics CalAthletics | | Facebook: Facebook: @CalAthletics @CalAthletics 1 CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL VS UC DAVIS • AUGUST 31, 2019 | QUICK STATS 2018 Cal Football California Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 01, 2018 NORTH CAROLINA W 24-17 42168 All games 7-6 4-3 3-2 0-1 Sep 08, 2018 at BYU W 21-18 52602 Conference 4-5 2-3 2-2 0-0 Sep 15, 2018 IDAHO STATE W 45-23 37104 Non-Conference 3-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 * Sep 29, 2018 #19 OREGON L 24-42 43448 * Oct 6, 2018 at Arizona L 17-24 44253 Team Statistics CAL OPP * Oct 13, 2018 UCLA L 7-37 45889 FIRST DOWNS 251 227 * Oct 20, 2018 at Oregon State W 49-7 32390 R u s h in g 111 106 * Oct 27, 2018 #15 WASHINGTON W 12-10 39138 P a s s in g 113 103 * Nov 03, 2018 at #10 Washington State L 13-19 32952 P e n a l ty 27 18 * Nov 10, 2018 at USC W 15-14 56721 RUSHING YARDAGE 2045 1847 * Nov 24, 2018 COLORADO W 33-21 34457 Rushing Attempts 487 511 * Dec 01, 2018 STANFORD L 13-23 57857 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.6 ^ Dec 26, 2018 vs TCU L 7-10 33121 Average Per Game 157.3 142.1 * Pac-12 Game TDs Rushing 13 13 ^ Cheez-It Bowl (Phoenix, AZ) PASSING YARDAGE 2421 2276 AP Rankings C o m p - A t t- In t 254-423-20 223-387-21 Average Per Pass 5.7 5.9 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Catch 9.5 10.2 Laird, Patrick 13-13 223 997 36 961 4.3 5 62 73.9 Average Per Game 186.2 175.1 Garbers, Chase 12-10 98 535 115 420 4.3 2 23 35.0 TDs Passing 16 13 McIlwain, Brandon 10-2 79 465 62 403 5.1 4 28 40.3 TOTAL OFFENSE 4466 4123 Brown Jr., Christoph 13-0 37 151 3 148 4.0 1 16 11.4 Average Per Play 4.9 4.6 Dancy, Marcel 4 - 0 14 85 4 81 5.8 1 18 20.2 Average Per Game 343.5 317.2 Wharton III, Vic 12-11 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 8 1.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-811 23-510 Hawkins, Jeremiah 13-1 9 25 13 12 1.3 0 8 0.9 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 27-167 23-206 Walsh, Biaggio Ali 10-0 4 10 1 9 2.2 0 5 0.9 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-301 20-460 Netherda, Alex 13-0 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.6 FUMBLES-LOST 21-11 17-7 Noa, Kanawai 8 - 6 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.8 PENALTIES-Yards 74-651 80-710 Clark, Derrick 2 - 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 5 3.0 PUNTS-AVG 72-41.5 74-42.2 McMorris, Malik 13-7 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 0.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 :1 9 2 9 :4 1 Total 13 487 2314 269 2045 4.2 13 62 157.3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 68/192 69/199 Opponents 13 511 2206 359 1847 3.6 13 74 142.1 4TH-DOWN Conversions 17/27 12/22 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Garbers, Chase 12-10 119.89 159-260-10 61.2 1506 14 55 125.5 Hawkins, Jaylinn 6 39 6.5 0 29 McIlwain, Brandon 10-2 104.41 80-129-8 62.0 763 2 45 76.3 Davis, Ashtyn 4 59 14.8 1 35 Bowers, Ross 1 - 1 74.73 8-17-0 47.1 56 0 19 56.0 Beck, Traveon 3 23 7.7 0 20 Forrest, Chase 1 - 0 49.74 5-14-2 35.7 71 0 33 71.0 Weaver, Evan 2 47 23.5 1 37 Laird, Patrick 13-13 205.00 2-2-0 100.0 25 0 14 1.9 Bynum, Camryn 2 0 0.0 0 0 Team 9 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Kunaszyk, Jordan 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total 13 111.15 254-423-20 60.0 2421 16 55 186.2 Hicks, Elijah 1 34 34.0 1 34 Opponents 13 107.26 223-387-21 57.6 2276 13 63 175.1 Goode, Cameron 1 38 38.0 1 38 Drayden, Josh 1 54 54.0 1 54 Receiving gp-gs no.