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 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
- 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.