October 29, 2022 Week 9 · Regular Season Belt defended

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

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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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jack PlummerCalifornia	20/33	214	6.5	1	2	26.7
Kai MillnerCalifornia	8/11	114	10.4	2	0	99.2
Bo NixOregon	27/35	412	11.8	3	2	87.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jadyn OttCalifornia	14	57	4.1	0	16
Damien MooreCalifornia	3	20	6.7	0	12
DeCarlos BrooksCalifornia	4	15	3.8	0	6
Kai MillnerCalifornia	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jack PlummerCalifornia	4	-31	-7.8	0	0
Noah WhittingtonOregon	10	66	6.6	0	12
Bo NixOregon	12	59	4.9	3	18
Mar'Keise IrvingOregon	10	32	3.2	0	7
Sean DollarsOregon	5	16	3.2	0	7
Jordan JamesOregon	2	3	1.5	0	3
TeamOregon	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah HunterCalifornia	5	96	19.2	0	57
J.Michael SturdivantCalifornia	6	71	11.8	1	35
Justin Richard BakerCalifornia	1	55	55.0	1	55
Mavin AndersonCalifornia	4	23	5.8	0	14
Tommy ChristakosCalifornia	2	20	10.0	0	14
Keleki LatuCalifornia	2	20	10.0	0	18
Monroe YoungCalifornia	2	17	8.5	1	11
Jermaine Terry IICalifornia	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jadyn OttCalifornia	3	10	3.3	0	7
Elijah MojarroCalifornia	1	4	4.0	0	4
DeCarlos BrooksCalifornia	1	1	1.0	0	1
Noah WhittingtonOregon	5	67	13.4	1	29
Kris HutsonOregon	4	67	16.8	0	26
Mar'Keise IrvingOregon	3	61	20.3	1	29
Sean DollarsOregon	2	48	24.0	0	26
Patrick HerbertOregon	2	46	23.0	1	40
Moliki MatavaoOregon	3	45	15.0	0	24
Troy FranklinOregon	3	34	11.3	0	17
Terrance FergusonOregon	2	26	13.0	0	22
Dont'E ThorntonOregon	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chase CotaOregon	1	6	6.0	0	6
Cam McCormickOregon	1	5	5.0	0	5

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jackson SirmonCalifornia	13	4	0	0.5	0	0
Femi OladejoCalifornia	11	5	0	0.5	0	0
Craig WoodsonCalifornia	10	7	0	1	0	0
Daniel ScottCalifornia	9	5	0	0	0	0
Raymond Woodie IIICalifornia	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah EarbyCalifornia	4	0	0	0	0	0
Myles JerniganCalifornia	3	2	0	0	0	0
Orin PatuCalifornia	3	1	0	1	0	0
Myles WilliamsCalifornia	3	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan SaundersCalifornia	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Ricky CorreiaCalifornia	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaedon RobertsCalifornia	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Isaiah YoungCalifornia	2	1	0	0	0	0
Hunter BarthCalifornia	2	1	0	0	0	0
Henry IkahihifoCalifornia	2	0	0	0	0	0
Miles WilliamsCalifornia	2	0	0	0	0	0
Collin GambleCalifornia	1	1	0	0	1	0
Damien MooreCalifornia	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trey PasterCalifornia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan BurrellCalifornia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nate RutchenaCalifornia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian GonzalezOregon	8	6	0	0	0	0
Noah SewellOregon	7	4	0	0	1	0
Jeffrey BassaOregon	5	2	0	1	0	0
Bennett WilliamsOregon	4	4	0	0	0	0
Brandon DorlusOregon	4	3	0	1	0	0
DJ JohnsonOregon	3	2	2	2	1	0
Trikweze BridgesOregon	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jamal HillOregon	3	2	0	0	0	0
Dontae ManningOregon	3	2	0	0	0	0
Bryan AddisonOregon	3	1	0	0	0	0
Steve StephensOregon	2	2	0	0	1	0
Casey RogersOregon	2	2	0	0	0	1
Keith BrownOregon	2	2	0	0	0	0
Justin FloweOregon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Caleb ChapmanOregon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zach GrishamOregon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordon RileyOregon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Treven Ma'aeOregon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keyon Ware-HudsonOregon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake ShipleyOregon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khamari TerrellOregon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keanu WilliamsOregon	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jack PlummerCalifornia	1	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Femi OladejoCalifornia	1	26
Orin PatuCalifornia	1	0
Trikweze BridgesOregon	1	7
Bryan AddisonOregon	1	0

Kick Returns

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

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dario LonghettoCalifornia	1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6
Camden LewisOregon	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punt Returns

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

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jamieson SheahanCalifornia	5	215	43.0	0	0	52
Andrew BoyleOregon	2	72	36.0	0	1	37

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

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