By the Numbers: Cal vs. Arizona
This afternoon, take a look at the numbers that define Cal and Arizona, as the 3-5 Bears take on the 0-8 Wildcats in Tucson.
Due to the Pac-12 schedule, Cal hasn't played Arizona since 2018, where Arizona would score two defensive touchdowns in the second half for a win over the Bears. Cal hasn't beaten Arizona since 2009, when a Nick Foles double pass penalty knocked the Wildcats out of field goal range, followed by a stop and a Shane Vereen 61 yard TD run to ice a 24-16 victory.
For the last time Cal won in Tucson, you have to go back to 2004, when Aaron Rodgers led Cal into the desert and came out with a 38-0 victory over the Wildcats. Now Cal is in as good of a position as they've been in to get a win in the state of Arizona, which they haven't done since 2011.
Cal | Arizona | |
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Points Per Game |
25.38 |
16.8 |
Points Per Game Allowed |
23.75 |
31.8 |
Rushing Yards per Game |
176.3 |
129.1 |
Rushing Yards Allowed per Game |
121.3 |
189.8 |
Yards per Rush |
5.0 |
3.7 |
Yards per Rush Allowed |
3.8 |
4.6 |
Passing Yards per Game |
247.38 |
226.0 |
Passing Yards per Game Allowed |
244.63 |
193.5 |
Yards per Attempt |
7.28 |
6.1 |
Yards per Attempt Allowed |
7.22 |
8.3 |
Yards per game |
423.6 |
355.1 |
Yards per Game allowed |
365.9 |
383.3 |
Yards per play |
6.1 |
4.9 |
Yards per play allowed |
5.6 |
5.9 |
Turnovers |
6 (5 INTs, 1 Fumble) |
17 (13 INTs, 4 Fumbles) |
Turnovers Forced |
12 (8 INTs, 4 Fumbles) |
6 (4 INT, 2 Fumbles) |
Third Down Conversions |
53 of 116 (45.69%) |
38 of 120 (32%) |
Third Down Conversions Allowed |
52 of 116 (44.83%) |
41 of 102 (40%) |
Time of Possession per Game |
31:29 |
29:17 |
- Cal leads the conference in time of possession per game, after holding the ball for nearly 20 minutes in the second half against Oregon State.
- Arizona ranks second in the conference in passing yards allowed per game, though USC threw for 313 yards against the Wildcats
- Last week marked the most points Cal had scored in a conference game since 2018, and the first time Arizona scored above 20 all year
Cal | Arizona | |
---|---|---|
Passing |
Chase Garbers: 171-268 (63.81%): 1979 yards, 14 TDs, 5 INTs |
Will Plummer: 69-125 (55.2%), 706 yards, 2 TDs, 5 INTs |
Rushing |
Damien Moore: 92 carries, 502 yards, 6 TDs |
Drake Anderson: 66 carries, 245 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving |
Nikko Remigio: 28 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TDs Trevon Clark: 26 receptions, 469 yards, 3 TDs |
Stanley Berryhill III: 59 receptions, 500 yards, 1 TD Tayvian Cunningham: 18 receptions, 299 yards, 2 TDs |
Tackles |
Elijah Hicks: 46 tackles, 4 TFLs, 1 sack, 2 INTs, 2 PBUs, 3 FFs Marqez Bimage: 6 TFLs |
Anthony Pandy: 60 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT (TD), 1 PBU, 1 FF Mo Diallo: 7.5 TFLs |
Sacks |
Cameron Goode: 3.5 sacks |
Mo Diallo: 3 sacks |
Coverage |
Daniel Scott: 3 INTs, 1 TD Collin Gamble: 5 Pass Breakups |
Pandy, Christian Roland-Wallace, Gunner Maldonado, Kenny Hebert: 1 INT each Christian Young and Jaxen Turner: 4 PBUs each |
- Moore had his second career 100 yard game last week against Oregon State, putting up 111 yards on 11 carries (after going over the century mark against Stanford in 2020)
- Stanley Berryhill ranks second in the Pac-12 in receptions per game (7.4) while Pandy had his first career pick-six against USC a week ago
- Trevon Clark is one of three Bears averaging over 15 yards per catch, along with Kekoa Crawford and Jeremiah Hunter.
- 12 Arizona players have 20+ tackles, while 10 have over 27. Cal has 11 and 9 in those categories respectively.
Cal | Arizona | |
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Overall |
84.8 |
59.1 |
Offense |
79.5 |
60.3 |
Passing |
80.8 |
50.0 |
Pass Blocking |
66.3 |
62.3 |
Receiving |
70.0 |
60.8 |
Running |
90.2 |
78.1 |
Run Blocking |
65.0 |
50.9 |
Defense |
78.4 |
50.5 |
Run Defense |
68.7 |
57.1 |
Tackling |
54.1 |
63.2 |
Pass Rush |
73.5 |
71.0 |
Coverage |
76.6 |
32.6 |
Special Teams |
67.1 |
70.2 |