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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
California 31, Northwestern 24
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, August 30, 2014
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Temperature: 79°
Head Official: John O'Neill
Attendance: 34228

California 31, Northwestern 24: Sophomore Jared Goff passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns as the visiting Bears held off the late-charging Wildcats.

Cal (1-0) got its revenge for the 2013 season-opening loss at home to Northwestern as Goff was 21-of-34 to lead the Bears to their first victory over an FBS opponent since defeating Washington State on Oct. 13, 2012. Goff threw touchdown passes to Bryce Treggs, Kenny Lawler and Trevor Davis as the Bears built a 31-7 lead.

Northwestern quarterback Trevor Siemian, who was 23-of-43 for 229 yards and a touchdown, led a furious Wildcats comeback. Northwestern (0-1) trailed by 24 points in the third quarter but found life with two touchdowns – a 7-yard score by freshman Justin Jackson and a double-pass from Siemian to Jayme Taylor and back to Siemian, who scored from 17 yards out.

Jack Mitchell hit a 24-yard field goal with 5:18 left to trim Cal’s lead to seven points. But the Wildcats' threat ended when Siemian threw into a crowd of Cal defenders and was intercepted by Jalen Jefferson with 1:38 to play, the second of two interceptions by the Northwestern quarterback.

The Bears raced to a 17-0 lead after Goff tossed touchdowns to Treggs for a 1-yard TD and a 7-yarder to Lawler before James Langford tacked on a 20-yard field goal early in the second quarter. The Wildcats enjoyed one pulsating play in the first half, a 54-yard touchdown pass from Siemian to Cam Dickerson, but the Bears managed to top that on the ensuing possession when Davis scored on a 76-yard reception.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bears compiled 275 yards of total offense in the first 30 minutes. … Jefferson’s interception was the second of his career. … Neither team did much in the run game with Northwestern averaging three yards per carry and Cal averaging 2.5.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
California   Northwestern
Luke Rubenzer Player Justin Jackson
11 Attempts 8
48 Yards 40
4.4 Avg Yards 5.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
California   Northwestern
Trevor Davis Player Tony Jones
3 Receptions 7
93 Yards 64
31.0 Avg Yards 9.1
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
California 414 114 300 4 1 2 2.0 0
Northwestern 354 108 246 3 1 2 2.0 0