Syracuse Orange

12thin Atlantic Coast · 1-1

Ugh, no.

Syracuse Orange lost to the California Golden Bears

1-1 21 – 18

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

JMA Wireless Dome (Syracuse) · 36,031 fans · ACC Network

Highlights

Kingston Lopa's 3 interceptions help California take down Syracuse 21-18

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for two touchdowns, and Kingston Lopa had three interceptions as California beat Syracuse 21-18 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:09 Tripp Woody makes 25-yard field goal

0:09 Tripp Woody makes 33-yard field goal

0:30 Steve Angeli throws 23-yard TD pass to Daunte Bacheyie

0:31 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele throws 14-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CAL	0	7	7	7	21
SYR	3	9	6	0	18

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Game Leaders

California Golden Bears

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele · 21/34, 182 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Adam Mohammed · 19 CAR, 74 YDSRushing Yards
Ian Strong · 3 REC, 64 YDSReceiving Yards
Daniel Harris · 1Sacks
AJ Tuitele · 8Tackles

Syracuse Orange

Steve Angeli · 24/50, 307 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTPassing Yards
Tylik Hill · 2 CAR, 56 YDSRushing Yards
Justus Ross-Simmons · 6 REC, 105 YDSReceiving Yards
Tunmise Adeleye · 0.5Sacks
Chris D'Appolonia · 10Tackles

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
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Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
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NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Scoring

Q4 4:51

TD Kingston Lopa 24 Yd Interception Return (Towns McGough Kick)21–18

Q3 1:38

TD Ju'Juan Johnson 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)14–18

Q3 7:15

TD Jordan King 2 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Towns McGough Kick)14–12

Q2 7:15

TD Chase Hendricks 14 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Towns McGough Kick)7–12

Q2 8:50

TD Daunte Bacheyie 23 Yd pass from Steve Angeli (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)0–12

Q2 14:44

FG Tripp Woody 33 Yd Field Goal 0–6

Q1 12:37

FG Tripp Woody 25 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

California Golden BearsSyracuse Orange

Offense

249 Total Yards 437

182 Passing Yards 319

67 Rushing Yards 118

17 First Downs 27

Efficiency

3-12 3rd Down 7-17

0-1 4th Down 1-2

21/34 Completions 25/51

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 3

9-87 Penalties 14-110

25:50 Possession 34:10

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	21/34	182	5.4	2	0	52.1
Team	21/34	182	5.4	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Adam Mohammed	19	74	3.9	13
Ashten Emory	2	1	0.5	1
Chase Hendricks	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	2	-5	-2.5	4
Team	26	67	2.6	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ian Strong	3	64	21.3	0	43
Mason Mini	2	38	19.0	0	38
Chase Hendricks	5	31	6.2	1	14
Taimane Purcell	2	14	7.0	0	8
Adam Mohammed	5	14	2.8	0	6
Cooper Perry	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jordan King	2	6	3.0	1	4
Kyion Grayes	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	21	182	8.7	2	43

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
AJ Tuitele	8	3	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Harris	7	5	1	1	2	0	0
Kingston Lopa	5	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cam Sidney	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
JD McKinley	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jae'on Young	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Solomon Williams	4	2	1	2	0	0	0
Kamar Mothudi	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jericho Johnson	4	2	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Khamani Hudson	4	2	0	0	1	0	0
Nate Burrell	3	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tristan Jernigan	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Crosby	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ashun Shepphard	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Wilkins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Wayne	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Michael Hurst Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Hampton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan King	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Quimari Shemwell	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jayden Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Odera Okaka	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	73	39	3	5	4	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Kingston Lopa	3	77	1
Team	3	77	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Isaiah Crosby	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Towns McGough	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Angus Davies	7	288	41.1	0	3	52
Team	7	288	41.1	0	3	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Steve Angeli	24/50	307	6.1	1	3	25.0
Jimmy Gregg	1/1	12	12.0	0	0	--
Team	25/51	319	6.3	1	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tylik Hill	2	56	28.0	0	55
Ju'Juan Johnson	15	46	3.1	1	10
Shavane Anderson Jr.	9	18	2.0	0	8
Demetres Samuel Jr.	1	2	2.0	0	2
Ahmad Miller	2	2	1.0	0	1
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Steve Angeli	6	-4	-0.7	0	6
Team	36	118	3.3	1	55

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Justus Ross-Simmons	6	105	17.5	0	25
Umari Hatcher	6	77	12.8	0	23
Daunte Bacheyie	4	74	18.5	1	38
Darien Williams	3	28	9.3	0	19
Darius Johnson	3	20	6.7	0	9
David Omopariola	1	12	12.0	0	12
Zamondre Merriweather	1	2	2.0	0	2
Ju'Juan Johnson	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	25	319	12.8	1	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Steve Angeli	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Chris D'Appolonia	10	6	0.5	1.5	0	0
Antoine Deslauriers	8	6	0	3	0	0
Braheem Long Jr.	6	1	0	0.5	0	0
Demetres Samuel Jr.	5	3	0	0	0	0
Nissi Ogbebor	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Chris Peal	4	3	0	0	0	0
Dillan Fontus	4	3	0	0	0	0
Gary Bryant III	4	1	0	0	0	0
Rashard Perry	4	0	0	0	0	0
Keyshawn Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Nazir Ward	2	1	0	1	1	0
Tunmise Adeleye	2	0	0.5	0.5	1	0
Jamie Tremble	2	0	0	0	0	0
David Omopariola	2	0	0	0	0	0
Trevion Mack	1	1	0	0	0	0
Umari Hatcher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fran Brown Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Davien Kerr	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	65	25	1	7	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Darien Williams	1	29	29.0	29	0
Team	1	29	29.0	29	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Davien Kerr	1	27	27.0	27
Demetres Samuel Jr.	3	23	7.7	13
Team	4	50	12.5	27

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tripp Woody	2/4	50.0	33	0/0	6
Team	2/4	50.0	33	0/0	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jimmy Gregg	3	115	38.3	0	1	48
Team	3	115	38.3	0	1	48

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