Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 1/1 | 28 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 0/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | |
| Total | 1/2 | 28 | — | 9 |
#33
Towns McGough
Redshirt sophomore kicker for California. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Auburn, AL · Auburn HS
Transferred Auburn → California for 2026
The story
2 kicker for California. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Auburn in 2024.
- Transferred from Auburn to California in 2026.
The numbers
1
field goal · 2026
of 2 attempts · long of 28 · 9 points
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 FG, 3 XP, vs UCLA
His career numbers, season by seasonTowns McGough
Handles his kicks without drama. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Tosh Lupoi.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
20248 games
- Signed with Auburn3-star out of Auburn
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025Auburn
2026California
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -- | -- | 0/1 | |
| 2024 | 5/8 (62%) | 0/1 | 0/3 | |
| Career | 5/8 (62%) | 0/1 | 0/4 (0%) |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
3 PTS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Handles his kicks without drama.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles his kicks without drama.
K
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Chase Allen’s 2024 season.
Matches Chase on
Height
Longest make
Differs from Chase on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
FG% (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Erik Sandvik's freshman season at Wyoming (2025).
Matches Erik on
Class year
Weight
Height
Differs from Erik on
Longest make (lower)
FG% (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Towns McGough
Background
Redshirt Freshman (2025) - Auburn Played in the first two games of the season as the kickoff and long field goal specialist. Attempted his lone field goal of the season vs. Ball State. Redshirted. Rated as high as the No. 15 placekicker in the 2026 transfer portal by On3 after being the media out...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology