Week 8 · 2026
California at #23 SMU
Sat 10/24/2026 12:00 PMGerald J. Ford StadiumConference
73°Clear5 mph SSW · 57% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
California
20
3–6
#23 SMU
59
6–2
Attendance
—
not yet reported
California12 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 25
SMU12 drives · 9 scoring · avg start own 37
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | SMU | own 25opp 35 | 5 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 13:37 | CAL | own 35goal line | 7 plays, 65 yd | Touchdown +7 CAL | 7–0 |
| 10:20 | SMU | own 35own 35 | 11 plays, 53 yd | Field goal +3 SMU | 7–3 |
| 7:41 | CAL | own 25opp 21 | 6 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 7–3 |
| 6:05 | SMU | own 21goal line | 10 plays, 79 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 7–10 |
| 2:47 | CAL | own 25goal line | 16 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 CAL | 14–10 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 10:46 | SMU | own 25opp 30 | 5 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 14–10 |
| 10:16 | CAL | own 20own 35 | 11 plays, 57 yd | Field goal +3 CAL | 17–10 |
| 5:12 | SMU | own 25goal line | 12 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 17–17 |
| 1:57 | CAL | own 25own 35 | 13 plays, 56 yd | Field goal +3 CAL | 20–17 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | CAL | own 25opp 39 | 5 plays, 0 yd | Punt | 20–17 |
| 12:56 | SMU | own 39goal line | 8 plays, 61 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 20–24 |
| 10:11 | CAL | own 25own 35 | 5 plays, -5 yd | Punt | 20–24 |
| 8:43 | SMU | opp 35goal line | 4 plays, 35 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 20–31 |
| 7:26 | CAL | own 25opp 35 | 5 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 20–31 |
| 5:49 | SMU | own 35goal line | 6 plays, 65 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 20–38 |
| 4:04 | CAL | own 25own 41 | 7 plays, 16 yd | On downs | 20–38 |
| 0:49 | SMU | opp 41goal line | 10 plays, 41 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 20–45 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 11:23 | CAL | own 25own 34 | 5 plays, 9 yd | On downs | 20–45 |
| 9:13 | SMU | opp 34goal line | 6 plays, 34 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 20–52 |
| 6:29 | CAL | own 25opp 22 | 7 plays, 10 yd | Punt | 20–52 |
| 5:02 | SMU | own 22goal line | 5 plays, 78 yd | Touchdown +7 SMU | 20–59 |
| 2:33 | CAL | own 25opp 29 | 6 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 20–59 |
| 0:57 | SMU | own 29own 33 | 3 plays, 4 yd | End of period | 20–59 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is California–SMU after the drive.
Previous 3 meetings vs. California
SMU 2–1 vs California
- 2025 · wk 14SMU 35 @ California 38
- 2024 · wk 14California 6 @ SMU 38
- 1957 · wk 2SMU 13 @ California 6
Previous 2 meetings vs. Rhett Lashlee
California 1–1 vs Rhett Lashlee
- 2025 · wk 14SMU 35 @ California 38
- 2024 · wk 14California 6 @ SMU 38
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