2021 California Golden Bears football team American college football season
The 2021 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was led by head coach Justin Wilcox , in his fifth year. The team played their home games at California Memorial Stadium as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 7:30 p.m. Nevada * FS1 L 17–2235,117 September 11 12:30 p.m. at TCU * ESPNU L 32–3438,631 September 18 1:00 p.m. Sacramento State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N W 42–3031,982 September 25 6:30 p.m. at Washington P12N L 24–31 OT 60,104 October 2 2:30 p.m. Washington State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N L 6–2140,286 7:30 p.m. at No. 9 Oregon ESPN L 17–2450,008 October 23 12:30 p.m. Colorado California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N W 26–336,264 October 30 4:00 p.m. Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N W 39–2538,572 November 6 12:00 p.m. at Arizona P12N L 3–1030,677 November 20 4:00 p.m. at Stanford P12N W 41–1149,265 November 27 7:30 p.m. at UCLA FS1 L 14–4236,156 December 4[ a] 8:00 p.m. USC California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Joe Roth Memorial Game) FS1 W 24–1442,076
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Game summaries
vs Nevada
Game information
First Quarter
CAL – Damien Moore 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:47. CAL 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 9:05.
CAL – Nikko Remigio 2-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 0:03. CAL 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:08. Second Quarter
NEV – Brandon Talton 44-yard field goal, 10:50. CAL 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:10.
NEV – Romeo Doubs 43-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick), 6:15. CAL 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:57.
NEV – Brandon Talton 35-yard field goal, 0:02. CAL 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:44. Third Quarter
NEV – Elijah Cooks 16-yard pass from Carson Strong (2pt pass fail), 12:00. NEV 19–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
NEV – Brandon Talton 49-yard field goal, 6:26. NEV 22–14. Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 3:40. Fourth Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 24-yard field goal, 12:59. NEV 22–17. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:10.
Top passers
Top rushers
NEV – Toa Taua – 10 rushes, 37 yards
CAL – Damien Moore – 15 rushes, 79 yards, TD Top receivers
At TCU
California Golden Bears at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Golden Bears
6
13
0 13 32
Horned Frogs 0
14
7 13 34
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Date : September 11, 2021Game time : 12:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : Temperature : 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather : SunnyGame attendance : 38,631Referee : Michael VanderveldeTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
vs Sacramento State
Sacramento State Hornets vs California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Hornets
6
0
14 10 30
Golden Bears 14
7
14 7 42
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
Date : September 18, 2021Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDT Game attendance : 31,982Referee : Mark DuddyTV announcers (P12N ) : Jim Kozimor (play by play), Bob Davie (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
At Washington
California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Golden Bears
7
3
7 7 0 24
Huskies 7
14
3 0 7 31
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
Date : September 25, 2021Game time : 6:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : Temperature : 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather : Sunny • Wind : N 4 mphGame attendance : 60,104Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (P12N) : Guy Haberman (play by play), Shane Vereen (analyst)
Game information
Top passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 30/41, 319 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
UW – Dylan Morris – 19/32, 234 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CAL – Chase Garbers – 16 carries, 71 yards, TD
UW – Sean McGraw – 16 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD Top receiving CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 8 receptions, 107 yards
UW – Devin Culp – 5 receptions, 81 yards
vs Washington State
Homecoming Game
Washington State Cougars vs California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Cougars 14
0
7 0 21
Golden Bears
6
0
0 0 6
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
Date : October 2, 2021Game time : 2:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : 82 °F (28 °C) SunnyGame attendance : 40,286Referee : Francisco VillarTV announcers (P12N) : Matt Chazanow (play-by-play), Alex Brink (analyst), Jessamyn McIntyre (sideline)
At No. 9 Oregon
California Golden Bears at No. 9 Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Golden Bears
7
0
3 7 17
No. 9 Ducks 3
7
0 14 24
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
Date : October 15, 2021Game time : 7:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C) ClearGame attendance : 50,008Referee : Steven StrimlingTV announcers (ESPN ) : Beth Mowins (play by play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter (10:42) ORE – Camden Lewis 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:18; Oregon 3–0 )
(5:23) CAL – Jake Tonges 9-yard pass from Chase Garbers, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:19; California 7–3 ) Second quarter (5:17) ORE – Travis Dye 11-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:52; Oregon 10–7 ) Third quarter (8:34) CAL – Dario Longhetto 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:02; Tied 10–10 ) Fourth quarter (13:37) CAL – Gavin Reinwald 4-yard pass from Chase Garbers, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:46; California 17–10 )
(11:23) ORE – Jaylon Redd 20-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:14; Tied 17–17 )
(4:50) ORE – Anthony Brown 11-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:00; Oregon 24–17 )
Top passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 25/44, 247 yards, 2 TD
ORE – Anthony Brown – 20/28, 244 yards, TD Top rushers CAL – Christopher Brooks – 14 carries, 68 yards
ORE – Travis Dye – 19 carries, 145 yards, TD Top receivers CAL – Jeremiah Hunter – 3 receptions, 78 yards
ORE – Travis Dye – 7 receptions, 73 yards
vs Colorado
Colorado Buffaloes vs California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Buffaloes
0
3
0 0 3
Golden Bears 10
13
0 3 26
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
Date : October 23, 2021Game time : 12:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C) CloudyGame attendance : 36,264Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (P12N) : Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)Game Book
Game information
First Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 49-yard field goal, 9:42. CAL 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:12.
CAL – Keleki Latu 24-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 6:05. CAL 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:21. Second Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 30-yard field goal, 9:23. CAL 13–0. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:08.
CU – Cole Becker 33-yard field goal, 6:41. CAL 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:32.
CAL – Gavin Reinwald 31-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 3:21. CAL 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:13.
CAL – Dario Longhetto 51-yard field goal, 0:00. CAL 23–3. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 0:58. Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 33-yard field goal, 4:56. CAL 26–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:32.
Top passers
CU – Brendon Lewis – 9/17, 69 yards, int
CAL – Chase Garbers – 22/30, 225 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
CU – Jarek Broussard – 11 rushes, 28 yards
CAL – Chase Garbers – 10 rushes, 96 yards Top receivers
CU – Jarek Broussard – 3 receptions, 30 yards
CAL – Keleki Latu – 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD
vs Oregon State
Oregon State Beavers vs California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Beavers
0
10
7 8 25
Golden Bears 10
7
14 8 39
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
Date : October 30, 2021Game time : 4:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C) Cloudy • Wind: SW 12 mphGame attendance : 38,572Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (P12N) : Ted Robinson (play by play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Top passers OSU – Chance Nolan – 15/26, 243 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CAL – Chase Garbers – 17/26, 262 yards, 3 TD Top rushers OSU – Deshaun Fenwick – 10 rushes, 48 yards, TD
CAL – Damien Moore – 11 rushes, 111 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Trevon Bradford – 6 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD
CAL – Trevon Clark – 5 reception, 90 yards, TD
At Arizona
California Golden Bears at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Golden Bears
0
0
3 0 3
Wildcats 0
0
3 7 10
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : November 6, 2021Game time : 12:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather : SunnyGame attendance : 30,677Referee : Mark DuddyTV announcers (P12N) : Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter (5:46) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:07; Arizona 3–0 )
(2:09) CAL – Nick Lopez 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:37; Tied 3–3 ) Fourth quarter (2:17) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 10-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:39; Arizona 10–3 )
Top passers CAL – Ryan Glover – 11/29, 94 yards
ARIZ – Will Plummer – 16/28, 129 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CAL – Christopher Brooks – 11 carries, 31 yards
ARIZ – Will Plummer – 11 carries, 68 yards Top receivers CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 5 receptions, 56 yards
ARIZ – Dorian Singer – 5 receptions, 46 yards
At Stanford
California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Golden Bears 0
14
13 14 41
Cardinal
0
3
0 8 11
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : November 20, 2021Game time : 4:00 p.m. PST Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C) SunnyGame attendance : 49,265Referee : Steve StrimlingTV announcers (P12N) : Ted Robinson (play by play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
At UCLA
California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Golden Bears
0
14
0 0 14
Bruins 3
14
10 15 42
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : November 27, 2021Game time : 7:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 60 °F (16 °C) ClearGame attendance : 36,156Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (FS1) : Aaron Goldsmith (play by play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)Game Book
Game information
First Quarter
UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 41-yard field goal, 9:33. UCLA 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:29. Second Quarter
UCLA – Kyle Philips 4-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 14:10. UCLA 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:05.
CAL – Christopher Brooks 14-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 8:58. UCLA 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:12.
CAL – Chase Garbers 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 7:00. CAL 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:54.
UCLA – Kazmeir Allen 8-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:26. UCLA 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:29. Third Quarter
UCLA – Greg Dulcich 29-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 11:19. UCLA 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:09.
UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 46-yard field goal, 2:25. UCLA 27–14. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:26. Fourth Quarter
UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 1-yard run (Thompson-Robinson pass to Charbonnet), 13:10. UCLA 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:19.
UCLA – Kyle Philips 4-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 8:53. UCLA 42–14. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:41.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 5 receptions, 42 yards
UCLA – Greg Dulcich – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD
vs USC
USC Trojans vs California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Trojans
0
7
0 7 14
Golden Bears 3
14
0 7 24
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
Date : December 4, 2021Game time : 8:00 p.m. PST Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C) Mostly CloudyGame attendance : 42,076Referee : Matthew RichardsTV announcers (FS1) : Tim Brando (play by play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter (2:12) CAL – Dario Longhetto 22-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:54; California 3–0 ) Second Quarter (9:28) USC – Kyle Ford 45-yard pass from Jaxson Dart , Parker Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:40; USC 7–3 )
(4:51) CAL – Christopher Brooks 1-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:31; California 10–7 )
(3:53) CAL – Trey Paster 55-yard fumble recovery, Dario Longhetto kick (California 17–7 Third Quarter No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter (5:37) CAL – Christopher Brooks 2-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:10; California 24–7 )
(1:36) USC – K. D. Nixon 16-yard pass from Miller Moss , Parker Lewis kick (Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 3:55; California 24–14 )
Top passers USC – Jaxson Dart – 17/26, 191 yards, TD
CAL – Chase Garbers – 18/21, 177 yards Top rushers USC – Vavae Malepeai – 18 carries, 107 yards
CAL – Christopher Brooks – 14 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD Top receivers USC – Michael Jackson III – 6 receptions, 73 yards
CAL – Trevon Clark – 4 receptions, 54 yards
Notes
^ The USC–Cal game, originally scheduled for November 13 at 12:30 p.m., was postponed on November 9 due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Cal football team.[ 1] [ 2]
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