California Dominates Minnesota 27-14 in Week 3 Matchup
California defeated Minnesota 27-14 in Week 3 play. The Golden Bears controlled much of the contest, scoring a touchdown in the first quarter and adding a field goal in the second before extending their lead with another touchdown in the third. Minnesota managed touchdowns in the second and third quarters but couldn't keep pace as California pulled away with 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele led California's passing attack with 279 yards, connecting on several crucial throws including a 51-yard completion to Jaiven Plummer and a 20-yard strike to QuaRon Adams. For Minnesota, Fame Ijeboi rushed for 85 yards while Cameron Davis led the receiving corps with eight catches.
The game saw six lead changes and considerable momentum swings throughout, with California's defense forcing several critical plays. The final score exceeded the over-under of 40.5 points, and California covered the 3-point spread with the victory.
AI-generated recap · Aug 16, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
 California | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Minnesota | California |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 19-32 | 24-39 |
| Pass Yards | 205 | 279 |
| Rush Yards | 130 | 61 |
| Total Yards | 335 | 340 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 7-15 | 6-13 |
| Penalties | 8-85 | 8-59 |
| Possession | 33:56 | 26:04 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Kendrick Raphael run for 2 yds to the CAL 27
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Trond Grizzell for a 1ST down Minnesota Penalty, Defensive pass interference (John Nestor) to the CAL 42 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Kendrick Raphael
Kendrick Raphael run for 5 yds to the CAL 47
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Jacob De Jesus
Michael Kern punt for 53 yds
A.J. Turner run for 3 yds to the MINN 23
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Drew Biber for 17 yds to the MINN 40 for a 1ST down
Cam Davis run for no gain to the MINN 40
Cam Davis run for 3 yds to the MINN 43
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Logan Loya
Tom Weston punt for 54 yds , Jacob De Jesus returns for 6 yds to the CAL 9
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 18 yds to the CAL 27 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Kendrick Raphael for 6 yds to the CAL 33
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Mark Hamper for a loss of 1 yard to the CAL 32
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jeffrey Johnson for 11 yds to the CAL 43 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Mark Hamper for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Trond Grizzell
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele sacked by Matt Kingsbury and Nate Becker for a loss of 5 yards to the CAL 45
Michael Kern punt for 52 yds
A.J. Turner run for 3 yds to the MINN 6
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Cam Davis for 4 yds to the MINN 10
Cam Davis run for no gain to the MINN 10
Tom Weston punt for 42 yds California Penalty, Offensive holding (Hezekiah Masses) to the CAL 38
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Mark Hamper
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to LJ Johnson Jr.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jordan King for 16 yds to the MINN 46 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele run for 3 yds to the MINN 43
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Trond Grizzell for 18 yds to the MINN 25 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Trond Grizzell for 22 yds to the MINN 3 for a 1ST down
Jacob De Jesus 3 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick)
Fame Ijeboi run for 3 yds to the MINN 36
Abram Murray kickoff for 59 yds , Koi Perich return for 27 yds to the MINN 33
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith Minnesota Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Frank Bierman) to the MINN 21
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete, broken up by Ryan McCulloch
Tom Weston punt for 35 yds
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Mason Mini for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
California Penalty, false start (Jordan Spasojevic-Moko) to the CAL 45
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for no gain to the CAL 45 California Penalty, Offensive holding (Leon Bell) to the CAL 35
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to QuaRon Adams for 20 yds to the MINN 45 for a 1ST down
Kendrick Raphael run for 1 yd to the MINN 44
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Mason Mini
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Jacob De Jesus
Michael Kern punt for 42 yds
Fame Ijeboi run for 27 yds to the MINN 29 for a 1ST down
Fame Ijeboi run for 4 yds to the MINN 33
A.J. Turner run for 9 yds to the MINN 42 for a 1ST down
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Koi Perich for 19 yds to the CAL 39 for a 1ST down
Fame Ijeboi run for 6 yds to the CAL 33
Koi Perich sacked by Aaron Hampton for a loss of 9 yards to the CAL 42
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Le'Meke Brockington, broken up by Isaiah Crosby
Tom Weston punt for 32 yds
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jaiven Plummer for 51 yds to the MINN 39 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 5 yds to the MINN 34
California Penalty, false start (Leon Bell) to the MINN 39
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to LJ Johnson Jr.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Trond Grizzell for 8 yds to the MINN 31
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for no gain to the MINN 31
A.J. Turner run for no gain to the MINN 31
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith, broken up by Brent Austin
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 14 yds to the MINN 45 for a 1ST down
Fame Ijeboi run for 1 yd to the MINN 46
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith, broken up by Derek Wilkins
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 9 yds to the CAL 45 for a 1ST down
Cam Davis run for 5 yds to the CAL 40
Minnesota Penalty, false start (Greg Johnson) to the CAL 45
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Javon Tracy for 9 yds to the CAL 36
Fame Ijeboi run for 4 yds to the CAL 32 for a 1ST down
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 20 yds to the CAL 12 for a 1ST down California Penalty, Defensive holding (Brent Austin) to the CAL 12 for a 1ST down
Fame Ijeboi run for 2 yds to the CAL 10
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Le'Meke Brockington
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Jameson Geers for 9 yds to the CAL 1 for a 1ST down
Fame Ijeboi run for no gain to the CAL 1
Cam Davis run for no gain to the CAL 1
Cam Davis 1 Yd Run (Brady Denaburg Kick)
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Mark Hamper for 29 yds to the MINN 46 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele sacked by Emmanuel Karmo for a loss of 3 yards to the MINN 49
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 19 yds to the MINN 30 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Mason Mini for 3 yds to the MINN 27
Abram Murray 45 Yd Field Goal
Drake Lindsey sacked by TJ Bush Jr. for a loss of 5 yards to the MINN 20
Fame Ijeboi run for 3 yds to the MINN 23
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Javon Tracy for a 1ST down California Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Brent Austin) to the MINN 37 for a 1ST down
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 12 yds to the MINN 49 for a 1ST down
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Fame Ijeboi for a loss of 1 yard to the MINN 48
Fame Ijeboi run for 1 yd to the MINN 49
Drake Lindsey pass intercepted Hezekiah Masses return for no gain to the CAL 37
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele sacked by Anthony Smith for a loss of 16 yards to the CAL 21
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Kendrick Raphael
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Jacob De Jesus
Michael Kern punt for 43 yds , Logan Loya returns for no gain to the MINN 36
Cam Davis run for 4 yds to the MINN 40
Minnesota Penalty, false start (Javon Tracy) to the MINN 35
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 23 yds to the CAL 42 for a 1ST down
Fame Ijeboi run for 5 yds to the CAL 37
Fame Ijeboi run for 12 yds to the CAL 25 for a 1ST down
Cam Davis run for 7 yds to the CAL 18
Cam Davis run for 2 yds to the CAL 16
California Penalty, delay of game (T.J. Bollers) to the CAL 11 for a 1ST down
Cam Davis run for 1 yd to the CAL 10
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Javon Tracy, broken up by Hezekiah Masses for a 1ST down California Penalty, Defensive holding (Hezekiah Masses) to the CAL 5 for a 1ST down
Cam Davis run for 2 yds to the CAL 3
Jameson Geers 3 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg Kick)
Brandon High Jr. run for 3 yds to the CAL 28
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Mason Mini for no gain to the CAL 28 Minnesota Penalty, substitution infraction (Deven Eastern) to the CAL 33
Brandon High Jr. run for 18 yds to the MINN 49 for a 1ST down
Brandon High Jr. run for 13 yds to the MINN 36 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Trond Grizzell for 12 yds to the MINN 24 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Mason Mini for 6 yds to the MINN 18
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 5 yds to the MINN 13 for a 1ST down
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jacob De Jesus for 4 yds to the MINN 9
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Kendrick Raphael
Mason Mini 9 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick)
Abram Murray kickoff for 62 yds , Koi Perich return for 18 yds to the MINN 21
Cam Davis run for 6 yds to the MINN 27
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 16 yds to the MINN 43 for a 1ST down
Fame Ijeboi run for 1 yd to the MINN 44
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 8 yds to the CAL 48
Cam Davis run for 2 yds to the CAL 46 for a 1ST down
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Le'Meke Brockington, broken up by Hezekiah Masses
Fame Ijeboi run for 5 yds to the CAL 41
Fame Ijeboi run for 8 yds to the CAL 33 for a 1ST down
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jameson Geers
Fame Ijeboi run for 3 yds to the CAL 30
Cam Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the CAL 33
Brady Denaburg 51 yd FG MISSED
Kendrick Raphael run for 2 yds to the CAL 35
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Jaiven Plummer
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Trond Grizzell for a 1ST down Minnesota Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jai'Onte' McMillan) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
LJ Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the MINN 48
California Penalty, false start (Braden Miller) to the CAL 47
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Mason Mini, broken up by Emmanuel Karmo
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to LJ Johnson Jr.
Michael Kern punt for 45 yds , Koi Perich returns for no gain to the MINN 8
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele run for 2 yds to the MINN 6
Kendrick Raphael run for 4 yds to the MINN 2
Jordan King 2 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick)
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Javon Tracy for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Cam Davis for 2 yds to the CAL 48
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Javon Tracy, broken up by Hezekiah Masses
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Javon Tracy
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Jalen Smith, broken up by Isaiah Crosby
Kendrick Raphael run for 5 yds to the MINN 47
Kendrick Raphael run for 3 yds to the MINN 44
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele run for 4 yds to the MINN 40 for a 1ST down
Kendrick Raphael run for no gain to the MINN 40
Kendrick Raphael run for 12 yds to the MINN 28 for a 1ST down
Kendrick Raphael run for 12 yds to the MINN 16 for a 1ST down
Kendrick Raphael run for 1 yd to the MINN 15
Kendrick Raphael run for a loss of 2 yards to the MINN 17
Kendrick Raphael run for a loss of 3 yards to the MINN 20
Chase Meyer 38 Yd Field Goal
Chase Meyer kickoff for 44 yds , Derik LeCaptain return for 15 yds to the MINN 36
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Cam Davis for 2 yds to the MINN 38
Drake Lindsey pass incomplete to Logan Loya Minnesota Penalty, Offensive holding (Greg Johnson) to the MINN 28
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Le'Meke Brockington for 4 yds to the MINN 32 Minnesota Penalty, personal foul (Nathan Roy) to the MINN 17
Drake Lindsey pass complete to Logan Loya for 10 yds to the MINN 27
Cam Davis run for 14 yds to the MINN 41
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele run for a loss of 2 yards to the MINN 41