Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesota
vs 
California Golden BearsCalifornia
14 - 27
California Memorial Stadium
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| California | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| California | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Minnesota | Qtr | California |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 7 |
| 7 | Q2 | 3 |
| 7 | Q3 | 7 |
| 0 | Q4 | 10 |
| 14 | Final | 27 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 2:54 Touchdown California Jacob De Jesus Jacob De Jesus 3 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) 0-7
Q3 0:20 Touchdown California Mason Mini Mason Mini 9 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) 14-17
Q4 6:55 Touchdown California Jordan King Jordan King 2 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick) 14-24
Rivalry highlights
Series record
2-5
Minnesota first, 7 meetings since 1951
Series leader
California
California lead 2-5 in 7 meetings since 1951
Widest recent margin
36 points
California 49-13 Minnesota, 1952
Tightest recent margin
6 points
Minnesota 26-20 California, 1964
Highest recent total
62 points
California 49-13 Minnesota, 1952
Head to head
Full rivalry page Minnesota 2 7 meetings since 1951 5 California
California lead 2-5 in 7 meetings since 1951 Series leader: California.
Team stats, this game
MinnesotaCalifornia335Total yards340
205Passing yards279
130Rushing yards61
2Turnovers0
3Sacks2
19First downs19
85Penalty yards59
Key players by position
| Minnesota | Pos | California |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
MINN CAL Minnesota vs California player stats
Passing
| Minnesota | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Lindsey | 19/32 | 205 | 1 | 1 |
| California | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | 24/38 | 279 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Minnesota | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fame Ijeboi | 16 | 85 | 0 | 27 |
| Cameron Davis | 15 | 44 | 1 | 14 |
| A.J. Turner | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Drake Lindsey | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Koi Perich | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| California | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Raphael | 13 | 42 | 0 | 12 |
| Brandon High | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 |
| LJ Johnson Jr. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | 6 | -15 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Minnesota | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemeke Brockington | 8 | 106 | 0 | 23 |
| Javon Tracy | 2 | 34 | 0 | 25 |
| Koi Perich | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Drew Biber | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Jameson Geers | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Logan Loya | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cameron Davis | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Fame Ijeboi | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| California | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trond Grizzell | 4 | 60 | 0 | 22 |
| Jacob De Jesus | 7 | 54 | 1 | 19 |
| Jaiven Plummer | 1 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| Mark Hamper | 3 | 35 | 0 | 29 |
| Mason Mini | 4 | 24 | 1 | 9 |
| Quaron Adams | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Jordan King | 2 | 18 | 1 | 16 |
| Jeffrey Johnson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Kendrick Raphael | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Minnesota | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Williams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick Baranowski | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Gousby | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koi Perich | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushawn Lawrence | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Nestor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Kingsbury | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Za'Quan Bryan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Becker | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jalen Logan-Redding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deven Eastern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ferrelli | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cade Uluave | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hezekiah Masses | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Crosby | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Keanaaina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Bollers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Sidney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aiden Manutai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McCulloch | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Taggart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Bush | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Austin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Minnesota | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Denaburg | 0/1 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| California | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Meyer | 1/1 | 38 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Abram Murray | 1/1 | 45 | 0/0 | 3 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Minnesota: last 15 games before this one
10-5 in the last 15 · 28.6 scored · 15.3 allowed
LOST 17-19 scored 17 · allowed 19 See game WON 48-0 scored 48 · allowed 0 See game WON 27-0 scored 27 · allowed 0 See game LOST 14-31 scored 14 · allowed 31 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game WON 21-17 scored 21 · allowed 17 See game WON 48-23 scored 48 · allowed 23 See game WON 25-17 scored 25 · allowed 17 See game LOST 19-26 scored 19 · allowed 26 See game LOST 25-26 scored 25 · allowed 26 See game WON 24-7 scored 24 · allowed 7 See game WON 24-10 scored 24 · allowed 10 See game WON 23-10 scored 23 · allowed 10 See game WON 66-0 scored 66 · allowed 0 See game
California: last 15 games before this one
8-7 in the last 15 · 26.3 scored · 20.5 allowed
WON 31-13 scored 31 · allowed 13 See game WON 21-14 scored 21 · allowed 14 See game WON 31-10 scored 31 · allowed 10 See game LOST 9-14 scored 9 · allowed 14 See game LOST 38-39 scored 38 · allowed 39 See game LOST 15-17 scored 15 · allowed 17 See game LOST 23-24 scored 23 · allowed 24 See game WON 44-7 scored 44 · allowed 7 See game WON 46-36 scored 46 · allowed 36 See game LOST 25-33 scored 25 · allowed 33 See game WON 24-21 scored 24 · allowed 21 See game LOST 6-38 scored 6 · allowed 38 See game LOST 13-24 scored 13 · allowed 24 See game WON 34-15 scored 34 · allowed 15 See game WON 35-3 scored 35 · allowed 3 See game
The matchup
| Minnesota | Split | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2-0 | 2025 record entering | 2-0 |
| 89 | Points for | 69 |
| 10 | Points against | 18 |
| W2 | Form | W2 |
Recent meetings
2025
Minnesota 14 : 27 California
14 : 27 California 2009
California 35 : 21 Minnesota
35 : 21 Minnesota 2006
Minnesota 17 : 42 California
17 : 42 California 1987
California 23 : 32 Minnesota
23 : 32 Minnesota 1964
Minnesota 26 : 20 California
26 : 20 California 1952
California 49 : 13 Minnesota
49 : 13 Minnesota Minnesota · QB Drake Lindsey Pass yards
1087
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
105-157
INT
4
Jr. rush
307 yds
Jennings rec
345 yds
California · QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Pass yards
1180
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
107-164
INT
5
Mohammed rush
336 yds
Strong rec
299 yds
2 
EJ Caminong QB 3 
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB 14 
Dominic Ingrassia QB 17 
Alonzo Esparza QB 20 Belay Brummel QB 33 
Devin Brown QB 6 
Kendrick Raphael RB 10 Brandon High Jr. RB 11 
LJ Johnson Jr. RB 21 
Carson Perry-Smith RB 23 
Jayden Parker RB 25 
Anthony League RB 28 
Jamaal Wiley RB 33 
Dean-Taylor Chapman RB 4 
Jordan King WR 5 
QuaRon Adams WR 6 
Kyion Grayes WR 7 
Trond Grizzell WR 10 
Jayden Dixon-Veal WR 15 
Mark Hamper WR 16 
Jaiven Plummer WR 19 
Trevor Rogers WR 21 
Jacob De Jesus WR 26 
Isaac Torres WR 82 
Cole Boscia WR 83 Dazmin James WR 83 Myles Reber WR 87 
Meyer Swinney WR 39 
Michael Cooley TE 44 
John Tofi Jr. TE 80 Jake Houseworth TE 81 
Landon Morris TE 85 
Mason Mini TE 86 
Jeffrey Johnson TE 89 
Ben Marshall TE 90 
Jack Olyphant TE 52 Nick Morrow OL 54 
Frederick Williams III OL 55 Daveion Harley OL 56 
Tyson Ruffins OL 57 
Leon Bell OL 59 
Akili Calhoun OL 62 Syris Corley OL 65 
Justin Hasenhuetl OL 66 Jordan Spasojevic-Moko OL 66 
Sam Bjerke OL 68 
Jojo Genova OL 69 Aiden Newbill OL 71 
Sioape Vatikani OL 72 LaJuan Owens OL 72 
Ben Howard OL 73 Tyler Knape OL 74 
Michael Klisiewicz OL 76 
Bastian Swinney OL 77 
Braden Miller OL 78 
Lamar Robinson OL 3 TJ Bush Jr. DL 47 
Aidan Keanaaina DL 55 
BJ Canady DL 56 
Legend Journey DL 88 
T.J. Bollers DL 92 
LeBron Williams DL 93 
R.J. Stephens DL 94 
Stanley Saole-McKenzie DL 95 
Tyson Ford DL 96 
Derek Wilkins DL 97 
Michael-Anthony Okwura DL 98 
Nate Burrell DL 98 Curlee Thomas IV DL 99 
Zae Smith DL 92 Ike Okafor DT 0 
Harrison Taggart LB 4 
Cade Uluave LB 7 
Buom Jock LB 10 
Jayden Wayne LB 12 
Luke Ferrelli LB 16 
Chris Victor LB 18 
Serigne Tounkara LB 19 
Ryan McCulloch LB 19 
Odera Okaka LB 21 
Aaron Hampton LB 33 
Eze Osondu LB 36 
Jude McLellan LB 45 
Beckham Barney LB 49 Lucas Vanderlind LB 57 
BJ Jones LB 2 Dru Polidore Jr. DB 4 
Brent Austin DB 5 
Hezekiah Masses DB 6 
Ja'ir Smith DB 8 
Jasiah Wagoner DB 11 
Dayday Aupiu DB 13 
Jae'on Young DB 14 
Aiden Manutai DB 17 
Jordan Sanford DB 20 
Cam Sidney DB 22 
Tristan Dunn DB 23 
Isaiah Crosby DB 24 
Quimari Shemwell DB 25 
Khamani Hudson DB 28 
Tre' Harrison DB 30 Mayze Bryant DB 34 
Tobey Weydemuller DB 38 
Nate Escalada DB 6 Kaden Cook S 16 
Michael Luckhurst PK 27 
Abram Murray PK 37 
Erik Peters PK 91 
Chase Meyer PK 16 Brook Honore Jr. P 19 Michael Kern P 39 
Rino Monteforte LS 53 
Jordan Franke LS 59 
Ewan Arechaederra LS
EJ Caminong QB 3 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB 14 Dominic Ingrassia QB 17 Alonzo Esparza QB 20 Belay Brummel QB 33 Devin Brown QB 6 Kendrick Raphael RB 10 Brandon High Jr. RB 11 LJ Johnson Jr. RB 21 Carson Perry-Smith RB 23 Jayden Parker RB 25 Anthony League RB 28 Jamaal Wiley RB 33 Dean-Taylor Chapman RB 4 Jordan King WR 5 QuaRon Adams WR 6 Kyion Grayes WR 7 Trond Grizzell WR 10 Jayden Dixon-Veal WR 15 Mark Hamper WR 16 Jaiven Plummer WR 19 Trevor Rogers WR 21 Jacob De Jesus WR 26 Isaac Torres WR 82 Cole Boscia WR 83 Dazmin James WR 83 Myles Reber WR 87 Meyer Swinney WR 39 Michael Cooley TE 44 John Tofi Jr. TE 80 Jake Houseworth TE 81 Landon Morris TE 85 Mason Mini TE 86 Jeffrey Johnson TE 89 Ben Marshall TE 90 Jack Olyphant TE 52 Nick Morrow OL 54 Frederick Williams III OL 55 Daveion Harley OL 56 Tyson Ruffins OL 57 Leon Bell OL 59 Akili Calhoun OL 62 Syris Corley OL 65 Justin Hasenhuetl OL 66 Jordan Spasojevic-Moko OL 66 Sam Bjerke OL 68 Jojo Genova OL 69 Aiden Newbill OL 71 Sioape Vatikani OL 72 LaJuan Owens OL 72 Ben Howard OL 73 Tyler Knape OL 74 Michael Klisiewicz OL 76 Bastian Swinney OL 77 Braden Miller OL 78 Lamar Robinson OL 3 TJ Bush Jr. DL 47 Aidan Keanaaina DL 55 BJ Canady DL 56 Legend Journey DL 88 T.J. Bollers DL 92 LeBron Williams DL 93 R.J. Stephens DL 94 Stanley Saole-McKenzie DL 95 Tyson Ford DL 96 Derek Wilkins DL 97 Michael-Anthony Okwura DL 98 Nate Burrell DL 98 Curlee Thomas IV DL 99 Zae Smith DL 92 Ike Okafor DT 0 Harrison Taggart LB 4 Cade Uluave LB 7 Buom Jock LB 10 Jayden Wayne LB 12 Luke Ferrelli LB 16 Chris Victor LB 18 Serigne Tounkara LB 19 Ryan McCulloch LB 19 Odera Okaka LB 21 Aaron Hampton LB 33 Eze Osondu LB 36 Jude McLellan LB 45 Beckham Barney LB 49 Lucas Vanderlind LB 57 BJ Jones LB 2 Dru Polidore Jr. DB 4 Brent Austin DB 5 Hezekiah Masses DB 6 Ja'ir Smith DB 8 Jasiah Wagoner DB 11 Dayday Aupiu DB 13 Jae'on Young DB 14 Aiden Manutai DB 17 Jordan Sanford DB 20 Cam Sidney DB 22 Tristan Dunn DB 23 Isaiah Crosby DB 24 Quimari Shemwell DB 25 Khamani Hudson DB 28 Tre' Harrison DB 30 Mayze Bryant DB 34 Tobey Weydemuller DB 38 Nate Escalada DB 6 Kaden Cook S 16 Michael Luckhurst PK 27 Abram Murray PK 37 Erik Peters PK 91 Chase Meyer PK 16 Brook Honore Jr. P 19 Michael Kern P 39 Rino Monteforte LS 53 Jordan Franke LS 59 Ewan Arechaederra LS 
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Minnesota vs California: result and recap
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs California Golden Bears finished 14 - 27 on September 13, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Minnesota and California team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Minnesota vs California?
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs California Golden Bears finished 14 - 27. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Minnesota vs California in passing, rushing and receiving?
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (California) led passers with 279 yards. Fame Ijeboi (Minnesota) led rushers with 85 yards. Lemeke Brockington (Minnesota) led receivers with 106 yards on 8 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Minnesota play California?
This Minnesota vs California game was played on September 13, 2025 at California Memorial Stadium.