No. 15 Virginia Beats California 31-21 for 7th Straight Win
Analysis highlights key positional matchups shaping the contest between No. 15 Virginia and California in a West Coast college football game.
- Virginia defeated California 31-21, marking their seventh consecutive win and their first win as a top-15 team since 2004.
- Kam Robinson's 35-yard interception return for a touchdown sealed the victory for Virginia with 34 seconds remaining in the game.
- California's loss leaves them needing one more win to secure bowl eligibility, having lost two games in a row for the first time this season.
- Kendrick Raphael scored three touchdowns for California, who now has not beaten a ranked opponent in 14 consecutive games.
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Cal misses its shot to beat No. 15 Virginia and become bowl eligible as Bears fall 31-21 at home
BERKELEY — Cal has lost two games in a row for the first time this season, again missing a chance to earn bowl eligibility in a 31-21 setback to No. 15 Virginia in front of 30,893 at Memorial Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Trailing 24-21, Cal got one last chance after Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris threw incomplete on fourth-and-2 from the Bears’ 14-yard line. Cal took over with 45 seconds left and on first down Jaron-Keawe Sagapol…
No. 15 Virginia beats California 31-21 for 7th straight win
J’Mari Taylor rushed for two touchdowns and No. 15 Virginia extended its winning streak to seven straight games for the first time since 2007 by beating California 31-21.
Matchup breakdowns: No. 15 Virginia football at California
No. 15 Virginia football heads to the Golden State to take on California. Who has the position-by-position edge as the Hoos square off with the Bears?
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