Wk 2 · 2026
California Golden Bears at Syracuse Orange — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse
· ACC Network
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at
3:30pET
no line posted yet
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What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
California form
W 38-35vs SMUL 10-31at STANW 29-26at LOUL 21-31vs UVAL 34-42at VT
2025 season
Syracuse form
L 12-34vs BCL 7-70at NDL 10-38at MIAL 10-27vs UNCL 16-41at GT
2025 season
California this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Syracuse this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | California | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|
| Clemson ACC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| SMU ACC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| NC State ACC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Virginia ACC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Pitt ACC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Syracuse leads the series 1–0 · Syracuse won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.0 points toward Syracuse
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-16 | Syracuse 33 — 25 California | at CAL | Syracuse |
California leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB #3 | 288/453, 3117 YDS, 17 TD, 9 INT |
| Mason Mini TE #85 | 2/2, 58 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Kendrick Raphael RB #6 | 215 CAR, 853 YDS, 12 TD |
| LJ Johnson Jr. RB #11 | 34 CAR, 117 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brandon High Jr. RB #10 | 23 CAR, 98 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jacob De Jesus WR #21 | 99 REC, 892 YDS, 5 TD |
| Trond Grizzell WR #7 | 47 REC, 690 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Mason Mini TE #85 | 35 REC, 387 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jordan King WR #4 | 22 REC, 267 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Cade Uluave LB #4 | 88 |
| Luke Ferrelli LB #12 | 87 | |
| Dru Polidore Jr. DB #2 | 59 | |
| Sacks | TJ Bush Jr. DL #3 | 5.5 |
| Chris Victor LB #16 | 3 | |
| Cade Uluave LB #4 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Hezekiah Masses CB #5 | 5 |
| Cam Sidney DB #20 | 1 | |
| Luke Ferrelli LB #12 | 1 |
Syracuse leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Steve Angeli QB #9 | 98/156, 1317 YDS, 10 TD, 2 INT |
| Rickie Collins QB #1 | 97/181, 1042 YDS, 6 TD, 10 INT | |
| Rushing | Yasin Willis RB #6 | 129 CAR, 558 YDS, 4 TD |
| Will Nixon RB #24 | 107 CAR, 432 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Tylik Hill RB #20 | 24 CAR, 129 YDS | |
| Receiving | Johntay Cook II WR #0 | 45 REC, 549 YDS, 2 TD |
| Darrell Gill Jr. WR #15 | 32 REC, 506 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Dan Villari TE #89 | 39 REC, 412 YDS | |
| Justus Ross-Simmons WR #12 | 20 REC, 312 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Gary Bryant III LB #10 | 57 |
| Antoine Deslauriers LB #5 | 54 | |
| Braheem Long Jr. DB #0 | 48 | |
| Sacks | Kevin Jobity Jr. DL #94 | 5 |
| Jamie Tremble LB #82 | 3 | |
| David Reese DL #8 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Davien Kerr DB #3 | 3 |
| Braheem Long Jr. DB #0 | 1 | |
| Demetres Samuel Jr. DB #1 | 1 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.