October 29, 2022 Week 9 · Regular Season Belt defended

Oregon defends the belt, 42–24, on the road at California.

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AP poll, week 9: Oregon No. 8 at California unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Oregon came in 42 days into reign #320, which began with a win over BYU, with 4 defenses already behind it; this was its 5th defense. Oregon went on to defend it 1 more time before Washington took it on November 12, 2022, 56 days after the reign began.

For California this was its 18th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, California led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

Recap

Oregon's defense forced four interceptions against California quarterback Jack Plummer, setting up multiple scoring opportunities in a dominant 42-24 victory that kept the belt in Eugene. The Ducks' passing game, led by Bo Nix and receivers like Kris Hutson and Bucky Irving, dissected Cal's defense throughout the game, with Nix accounting for five touchdowns on the day. California mounted an early challenge, with Plummer connecting with Jeremiah Hunter for a 57-yard gain and J. Michael Sturdivant for a touchdown to briefly keep pace, but Oregon's relentless scoring drives—including three consecutive touchdown drives spanning the end of the second quarter—proved too much to overcome. The turning point came in the second quarter when Oregon scored three touchdowns in four minutes of game time, with Nix's back-to-back rushing touchdowns and a 12-yard touchdown pass to Irving extending the lead to insurmountable levels.

Trikweze Bridges' interception return of a Jack Plummer pass with 2:29 left in Q2, leading to Oregon's third consecutive touchdown drive
Bo Nix's touchdown run with 4:14 in Q2 followed immediately by a 29-yard completion to Irving, exemplifying Oregon's offensive dominance
Noah Whittington's 29-yard touchdown reception with 12:45 in Q3, extending Oregon's lead to insurmountable levels
Jack Plummer's four interceptions throughout the game, with three coming in crucial moments during Oregon's second-quarter scoring spree

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

CaliforniaOregon

Total yards402586

Rushing yards74174

Passing yards328412

First downs2129

3rd down conv.4/155/10

Turnovers22

Penalties–yards5–304–30

Time of possession28:0231:58

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:49	California	+0 yd	Jack Plummer pass intercepted Bryan Addison return for no gain to the Oregn 45
Q1 10:30	Oregon	+20 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Bucky Irving for 20 yds to the Cal 38 for a 1ST down
Q1 4:01	California	+28 yd	Dario Longhetto 28 yd FG GOOD
Q1 7:48	California	+35 yd	Jack Plummer pass complete to J. Michael Sturdivant for 35 yds to the Cal 49 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:04	California	+21 yd	Jamieson Sheahan punt for 47 yds , Kris Hutson returns for 21 yds to the Cal 47
Q1 1:00	Oregon	+26 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Sean Dollars for 26 yds to the Cal 10 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:56	Oregon	+4 yd	Bo Nix run for 4 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 14:30	California	+57 yd	Jack Plummer pass complete to Jeremiah Hunter for 57 yds to the Oregn 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:08	California	+6 yd	Jack Plummer pass complete to J. Michael Sturdivant for 6 yds for a TD, (Dario Longhetto KICK)
Q2 9:42	Oregon	+0 yd	Bo Nix pass intercepted Orin Patu return for no gain to the Cal 4
Q2 13:08	California	+22 yd	Michael Luckhurst kickoff for 65 yds , Kris Hutson return for 22 yds to the Oregn 22
Q2 11:40	Oregon	+29 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Bucky Irving for 29 yds to the Cal 26 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:30	Oregon	+22 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Terrance Ferguson for 22 yds to the Cal 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:14	Oregon	+1 yd	Bo Nix run for 1 yd for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 2:29	California	+7 yd	Jack Plummer pass intercepted Trikweze Bridges return for 7 yds to the Cal 48
Q2 2:20	Oregon	+25 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Kris Hutson for 25 yds to the Cal 23 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:54	Oregon	+12 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Bucky Irving for 12 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q2 0:00	Oregon	+26 yd	Bo Nix pass intercepted Femi Oladejo return for 26 yds to the Cal 27
Q3 13:40	Oregon	+26 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Kris Hutson for 26 yds to the Cal 41 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:45	Oregon	+29 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Noah Whittington for 29 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q3 7:40	California	+39 yd	Dario Longhetto 39 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Christian Gonzalez
Q3 6:53	Oregon	+24 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Moliki Matavao for 24 yds to the Cal 37 for a 1ST down
Q3 1:57	California	-10 yd	Jack Plummer run for a loss of 10 yards to the Cal 23 Jack Plummer fumbled, recovered by Cal Jack Plummer
Q4 12:19	Oregon	+1 yd	Bo Nix 1 Yd Run (Camden Lewis Kick)
Q4 13:20	Oregon	+22 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Sean Dollars for 22 yds to the Cal 12 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:38	California	+11 yd	Kai Millner pass complete to Monroe Young for 11 yds for a TD, (Dario Longhetto KICK)
Q4 3:16	Oregon	+40 yd	Bo Nix pass complete to Patrick Herbert for 40 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
Q4 2:21	California	+55 yd	Kai Millner pass complete to Justin Richard Baker for 55 yds for a TD, (Dario Longhetto KICK)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

California

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jack Plummer	20/33	214	6.5	1	2	26.7
Kai Millner	8/11	114	10.4	2	0	99.2

Oregon

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Bo Nix	27/35	412	11.8	3	2	87.6

Rushing

California

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jadyn Ott	14	57	4.1	16
Damien Moore	3	20	6.7	12
DeCarlos Brooks	4	15	3.8	6
Kai Millner	1	13	13.0	13
Jack Plummer	4	-31	-7.8	0

Oregon

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Noah Whittington	10	66	6.6	0	12
Bo Nix	12	59	4.9	3	18
Mar'Keise Irving	10	32	3.2	0	7
Sean Dollars	5	16	3.2	0	7
Jordan James	2	3	1.5	0	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

California

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Hunter	5	96	19.2	0	57
J.Michael Sturdivant	6	71	11.8	1	35
Justin Richard Baker	1	55	55.0	1	55
Mavin Anderson	4	23	5.8	0	14
Tommy Christakos	2	20	10.0	0	14
Keleki Latu	2	20	10.0	0	18
Monroe Young	2	17	8.5	1	11
Jermaine Terry II	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jadyn Ott	3	10	3.3	0	7
Elijah Mojarro	1	4	4.0	0	4
DeCarlos Brooks	1	1	1.0	0	1

Oregon

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Noah Whittington	5	67	13.4	1	29
Kris Hutson	4	67	16.8	0	26
Mar'Keise Irving	3	61	20.3	1	29
Sean Dollars	2	48	24.0	0	26
Patrick Herbert	2	46	23.0	1	40
Moliki Matavao	3	45	15.0	0	24
Troy Franklin	3	34	11.3	0	17
Terrance Ferguson	2	26	13.0	0	22
Dont'E Thornton	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chase Cota	1	6	6.0	0	6
Cam McCormick	1	5	5.0	0	5

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Defense

California

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Jackson Sirmon	13	4	0.5	0
Femi Oladejo	11	5	0.5	0
Craig Woodson	10	7	1	0
Daniel Scott	9	5	0	0
Raymond Woodie III	5	3	0	0
Jeremiah Earby	4	0	0	0
Myles Jernigan	3	2	0	0
Orin Patu	3	1	1	0
Myles Williams	3	1	0	0
Ethan Saunders	3	1	0.5	0
Ricky Correia	2	1	0	0
Jaedon Roberts	2	1	0.5	0
Isaiah Young	2	1	0	0
Hunter Barth	2	1	0	0
Henry Ikahihifo	2	0	0	0
Miles Williams	2	0	0	0
Collin Gamble	1	1	0	1
Damien Moore	1	1	0	0
Trey Paster	1	0	0	0
Nathan Burrell	1	0	0	0
Nate Rutchena	1	0	0	0

Oregon

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Christian Gonzalez	8	6	0	0	0	0
Noah Sewell	7	4	0	0	1	0
Jeffrey Bassa	5	2	0	1	0	0
Bennett Williams	4	4	0	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	4	3	0	1	0	0
DJ Johnson	3	2	2	2	1	0
Trikweze Bridges	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jamal Hill	3	2	0	0	0	0
Dontae Manning	3	2	0	0	0	0
Bryan Addison	3	1	0	0	0	0
Steve Stephens	2	2	0	0	1	0
Casey Rogers	2	2	0	0	0	1
Keith Brown	2	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Flowe	2	0	0	0	0	1
Caleb Chapman	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zach Grisham	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordon Riley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Treven Ma'ae	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keyon Ware-Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Shipley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khamari Terrell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keanu Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fumbles

California

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jack Plummer	1	0	0

Oregon

No recorded stats in this category.

Interceptions

California

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Femi Oladejo	1	26	0
Orin Patu	1	0	0

Oregon

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Trikweze Bridges	1	7	0
Bryan Addison	1	0	0

Kick Returns

California

No recorded stats in this category.

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kris Hutson	1	22	22.0	22	0

Kicking

California

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dario Longhetto	1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6

Oregon

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Camden Lewis	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punt Returns

California

No recorded stats in this category.

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kris Hutson	2	23	11.5	21	0

Punting

California

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jamieson Sheahan	5	215	43.0	0	0	52

Oregon

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Andrew Boyle	2	72	36.0	0	1	37

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401404024) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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