California routs Wagner 49-7
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We had California favored. It won.
Next: Wagner lost to Central Connecticut 45-14, Sat Oct 3
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave California a 96% chance, and the closing betting line (California was a 58.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
California led by 29 after the first quarter and by 32 at the half.
California · Q1 3:32Blocked field goalQ4 10:11California 49-7 Wagner
California wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Wagner 7-49 CaliforniaWagner lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (California -58.5), at 100% for California (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.Every drive
California scored on 8 of its 11 drives; Wagner on 1 of its 13.
California’s drives are teal, Wagner’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“Ok the going for 2 was just disrespectful”
When fans got loud
Roaring
The biggest reaction came in the first quarter.
The jump was roaring; the crowd was quiet.
Never in doubt.
Box score
California 49, Wagner 7
Wagner covered +58.5 by 16.5. The total, 56, stayed under 65.5.
| Team totals | Wagner | California |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 198 | 626 |
| Passing | 15 of 32, 86 yds | 35 of 43, 492 yds |
| Rushing | 27 for 112 yds | 28 for 134 yds |
| First downs | 10 | 28 |
| Third down | 4 of 15 | 3 of 9 |
| Fourth down | 1 of 1 | 2 of 3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties | 4 for 40 yds | 8 for 80 yds |
| Time of possession | 28:08 | 31:52 |
Wagner leaders
- Passing Benjamin Newman 15 of 31, 86 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing Shawn James 8 for 36 yds; Benjamin Newman 1 for 23 yds
- Receiving Derek Burrell 3 for 24 yds; Jeremiah Colclough 3 for 24 yds
California leaders
- Passing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 27 of 33, 413 yds, 3 TD
- Rushing Adam Mohammed 13 for 91 yds, 2 TD; Ashten Emory 6 for 17 yds, 1 TD
- Receiving Kyion Grayes 3 for 98 yds, 1 TD; Chase Hendricks 9 for 98 yds
No rain and calm
66° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 13 mph from the west-northwest, mostly along the field, gusts to 24
September game-day temperatures at California Memorial Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Oakland airport, 11 miles away, and Concord/buchanan airport, 14 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games
Wagner · 1-2
Rated 221st in our preseason ratings, 248th now.
1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
W 31-7 vs Southern Connecticut State #385 of 668
L 7-28 vs Robert Morris #214 of 668
lost by 21 as a 5.5-point favorite
Week by week
California
- Wk 1Lvs UCLA24-45
- Wk 2Wat Syracuse21-18
Wagner
- Wk 1Lvs Robert Morris7-28
- Wk 1Wvs Southern Connecticut State31-7
- Wk 2Lat James Madison3-87
Power rating by week
California is rated 10.8 points ahead as of week 2. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on California’s chances here.
California favored by 58.5 · Total 65.5
How games like this usually go
California by 58.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
Weather at kickoff
Mild and dry. Feels like 67° at kickoff.
Wagner at California · Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 · California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
- 67°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 100weather score, Ideal
At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Kickoff times that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 4 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game is ringed.
- 12:30 pm: 100, Ideal (this game)
- 4:15 pm: 100, Ideal
- 7:30 pm: 100, Ideal
- 8 pm: 100, Ideal
Weather score at each kickoff time.
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At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
California is worth +1.6 points (±3.4) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 10th percentile.
49% at home, 39% on the road against FBS opponents (22-23 home, 17-27 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -3.4 at home vs. away over 96 games — inside the ±6.2 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 2,552 miles to get here.