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24–23
Final
 California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
FINALNC State 24, California 23

Highlights

6 CLIPS · ESPN
Jaivian Thomas breaks free for 49-yard Cal TDVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
CAL WINNING
NCSU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: CAL 85% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 61 PTS

Scoring plays

9 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Jaivian Thomas 49 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick)

13:47
0-7
Field Goal Good

Kanoah Vinesett 27 Yd Field Goal

0:23
3-7
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

Kevin Concepcion 2 Yd Run (Kanoah Vinesett Kick)

3:20
10-7
Field Goal Good

Derek Morris 41 Yd Field Goal

1:12
10-10
Field Goal Good

Derek Morris 26 Yd Field Goal

0:07
10-13
Q3
Field Goal Good

Derek Morris 24 Yd Field Goal

9:10
10-16
Rushing Touchdown

Jaivian Thomas 7 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick)

0:24
10-23
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Dacari Collins 1 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick)

11:33
17-23
Passing Touchdown

Hollywood Smothers 41 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick)

6:32
24-23

What happened

ESPN RECAP

North Carolina State rallies to beat Cal 24-23

BERKELEY, Calif. -- , CJ Bailey passed for 306 yards and two touchdowns, including a 41-yarder to Hollywood Smothers in the fourth quarter, rallying North Carolina State to a 24-23 win over California on Saturday. Bailey had an uneven day and was under a lot of pressure from the Bears defense before leading the Wolfpack on their winning drive. The freshman quarterback completed 25 of 36 passes to help North Carolina State (4-4, 1/3 Atlantic Coast Conference) win a game they were mostly outplayed in. “He doesn’t flinch,” North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren said. “He stays positive and he’s just got that it factor when it comes to how he manages things and overcomes. Even when he makes a bad play it doesn’t rattle him.” The Wolfpack trailed 23-10 and hadn’t been able to find much rhythm to their offense until the final quarter.

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Top performers

NCSU
PASSINGCJ Bailey25/36, 306 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGHollywood Smothers7 CAR, 25 YDS
RECEIVINGJustin Joly4 REC, 95 YDS
CAL
PASSINGFernando Mendoza30/42, 282 YDS
RUSHINGJaivian Thomas9 CAR, 78 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGJack Endries9 REC, 101 YDS

Team stats

NCSU · CAL
363
TOTAL YARDS
399
334
PASSING
282
29
RUSHING
117
15
1ST DOWNS
23
8-17
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
2-14
2
TURNOVERS
1
4-47
PENALTIES
7-32
32:37
POSSESSION
27:23

CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL STADIUM, BERKELEY · ATTENDANCE 35,303

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