California vs. SMU: Box score, stats and summary feat. Brashard Smith (Week 14)

California (6-5, 2-5 ACC) traveled all the way to Texas for a challenging regular-season finale matchup against the SMU (10-1, 7-0 ACC). Both teams have had a different outing in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and they looked to make a statement on Saturday.

The Mustangs stand as the only ACC team undefeated in conference play this season. They’ve also already secured their spot in next week’s ACC Championship Game, where they will face either Miami or Clemson. This is a big win for a school that joined from the Group of Five.

The Golden Bears have found their stride late in the season, winning three of their last four games and securing bowl qualification. Despite their recent success, it’s been a challenging year for the program, with all five of their losses coming in tightly contested, one-possession games.

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California vs. SMU box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
California	0	0	3	3	6
SMU	14	7	0	17	38

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California box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Chandler Rogers	8/15	84	0	12	12	0	0
CJ Harris	6/11	75	0	6	26	0	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jaydn Ott	13	37	2.8	0	17
CJ Harris	6	26	4.3	0	10
Byron Cardwell Jr.	3	14	4.7	0	7
Chandler Rogers	12	12	1.0	0	25
Mikey Matthews	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jonathan Brady	2	2	1.0	0	6

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Nyziah Hunter	5	85	17.0	0	60
Tobias Merriweather	1	37	37.0	0	37
Trond Grizzell	1	17	17.0	0	17
Mikey Matthews	2	12	6.0	0	14
Jonathan Brady	2	8	4.0	0	6
Jack Endries	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jaydn Ott	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Corey Dyches	1	-6	-6.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Ryan McCulloch	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Ryan Coe	0/0	2/2	53
Derek Morris	0/0	0/1	0

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SMU box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Kevin Jennings	20/30	225	2	8	29	0	0
Preston Stone	4/4	75	1	1	-2	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Brashard Smith	16	68	4.3	1	24
Derrick McFall	2	11	5.5	1	8
LJ Johnson Jr.	3	9	3.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Brashard Smith	3	66	22.0	1	32
Key'Shawn Smith	2	48	24.0	1	40
Roderick Daniels Jr.	6	42	7.0	0	18
Matthew Hibner	4	41	10.3	1	21
Moochie Dixon	2	30	15.0	0	23
Jordan Hudson	2	30	15.0	0	26
Derrick McFall	3	30	10.0	0	18
LJ Johnson Jr.	1	6	6.0	0	6

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Kobe Alison	0	2
Jahfari Harvey	0	1
Elijah Roberts	0	1
Jared Harrison-Hunte	0	1
Jonathan McGill	1	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Collin Rogers	4/4	1/1	48
Gabriel Lozano	1/1	0/0	0

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California vs. SMU Summary

SMU opened the scoring in the first quarter with a passing touchdown. Kevin Jennings threw an 11-yard pass for a touchdown to Matthew Hibner with 8:08 left on the clock.

The Mustangs extended their lead with a rushing touchdown later in the first quarter. Brahshard Smith rushed five yards to the end zone with 4:04 left on the clock.

SMU continued its scoring early in the second quarter of the game with another rushing touchdown. Derrick McCall rushed eight yards to the end zone with 13:02 left.

California scored its first point of the game in the second half with a field goal. Ryan Coe hit the target from 40 yards following a drive of 12 plays for 45 yards with 5:30 left in the third quarter.

Ryan Coe converted another field goal very early in the fourth quarter. This time, he hit the target from 53 yards following a drive of five plays for 55 yards with 14:54 left on the clock.

SMU responded with a field goal of its own some minutes later. Collin Rogers had a good kick from 48 yards after a drive of nine plays for 44 yards with 9:25 left on the clock.

The Mustangs exerted their dominance in the game with another passing touchdown. Kevin Jennings found Brahshard Smith with a 23-yard pass in the end zone with 8:28 left.

SMU rounded up the game with another passing touchdown. This time, backup quarterback Preston Stone found Key’Shawn Smith with a 40-yard touchdown pass with 3:38 left in the game.