California Golden Bears Athletics
Saturday, September 20
San Diego, CA
7:30 p.m. PT
California
3-1 , 0-0
0
at
34
San Diego State
2-1 , 0-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego State | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
Photo by: Al Sermeno
Bears Fall To Aztecs
9/20/2025 10:33 PM | Football
Cal Drops First Game Of Season In San Diego
SAN DIEGO – The California football team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday night, falling to San Diego State 34-0 at Snapdragon Stadium.
The Golden Bears (3-1) put together a couple of sustained drives in the first half but couldn't turn them into points, and the Aztecs scored a touchdown and converted a pair of field goal attempts to lead 13-0 at halftime.
Cal committed two costly turnovers in the third quarter that SDSU turned into touchdowns.
"We have to give a lot of credit to San Diego State. They played a fantastic game," Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox said. "The most important day of the year is going to be Monday - what everybody looks like walking through that door. We have to examine everything, starting with me. Obviously, I did a poor job making sure we were ready to play, and anybody that had anything to do with that game has to look themselves in the mirror and figure out what they can do better so that never happens again. That was unacceptable on our part."
Freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele went 17-for-38 for 208 yards while linebacker Cade Uluave led the Bears' defensive effort with 10 tackles. Defensive back Cam Sidney recorded his second career sack.
Cal opens ACC play next Saturday at Boston College at 12:30 p.m. PT. The game will air on the ACC Network.
The Golden Bears (3-1) put together a couple of sustained drives in the first half but couldn't turn them into points, and the Aztecs scored a touchdown and converted a pair of field goal attempts to lead 13-0 at halftime.
Cal committed two costly turnovers in the third quarter that SDSU turned into touchdowns.
"We have to give a lot of credit to San Diego State. They played a fantastic game," Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox said. "The most important day of the year is going to be Monday - what everybody looks like walking through that door. We have to examine everything, starting with me. Obviously, I did a poor job making sure we were ready to play, and anybody that had anything to do with that game has to look themselves in the mirror and figure out what they can do better so that never happens again. That was unacceptable on our part."
Freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele went 17-for-38 for 208 yards while linebacker Cade Uluave led the Bears' defensive effort with 10 tackles. Defensive back Cam Sidney recorded his second career sack.
Cal opens ACC play next Saturday at Boston College at 12:30 p.m. PT. The game will air on the ACC Network.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Cal
SDS
Total Yards
289
321
Pass Yards
224
189
Rushing Yards
65
132
Penalty Yards
40
75
1st Downs
17
15
3rd Downs
6
3
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
29:42
30:18
2nd Quarter
Cal 0, SDS 7
SDS - Napier,Jordan 6 yd pass from Denegal,Jayden (Plascencia,Gabriel kick) 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:37
Cal 0, SDS 10
SDS - Plascencia,Gabriel 34 yd field goal 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:44
Cal 0, SDS 13
SDS - Plascencia,Gabriel 41 yd field goal 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:49
3rd Quarter
Cal 0, SDS 20
SDS - McDougle,Dwayne 35 yd fumble recovery (Plascencia,Gabriel kick)
Cal 0, SDS 27
SDS - Johnson,Chris 97 yd interception (Plascencia,Gabriel kick)
4th Quarter
Cal 0, SDS 34
SDS - Sutton,Lucky 3 yd run (Plascencia,Gabriel kick), 12 plays, 76 yards, TOP 06:08
Game Leaders
CMP
17
TD
0
YDS
208
INT
2
CMP
1
TD
0
YDS
16
INT
0
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