November 22, 2025 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Stanford takes the belt, 31–10, at home over California.

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Recap

Stanford's defense forced three California turnovers and capitalized on them to seize the College Football Belt with a 31-10 victory over the Golden Bears. After California struck first with a field goal, Stanford dominated the second quarter, scoring twice on a Sagapolutele rushing touchdown and a defensive score when Jay Green returned a fumble 49 yards for a touchdown. The Bears' offense, led by Sagapolutele's passing arm, struggled to convert opportunities, and Stanford's defense continued to create chaos, with M. Rose recovering another fumble in the third quarter. Stanford put the game away in the fourth quarter with two touchdown drives, including a 34-yard strike from E. Brown to C. Williams with 10 minutes remaining, leaving California unable to mount a comeback despite out-gaining Stanford in total yards.

Jay Green's 49-yard fumble return for a touchdown in Q2 gave Stanford an early 14-3 lead and momentum
K. Raphael's fumble forced by J. Galvan in Q2 1:05 led to a Stanford defensive touchdown that effectively decided the game
E. Brown to C. Williams 34-yard touchdown pass in Q4 10:01 sealed the belt for Stanford with a two-score cushion
Three total turnovers by California, including two fumbles, allowed Stanford to control field position and overcome being out-gained in total yards

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.

By Quarter

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Stanford	0	14	3	14	31
California	3	7	0	0	10

Pulled directly from CFBD’s play-by-play record, the same source as every score in the lineage.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

StanfordCalifornia

Total yards282297

Rushing yards15912

Passing yards123285

First downs1715

3rd down conv.6/147/18

Turnovers03

Penalties–yards6–3013–123

Time of possession26:2033:40

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
Q2 6:04	California	+24 yd	(06:13) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete deep right to #10 J.Dixon-Veal caught at STAN03, for 24 yards to the STAN02 (#32 M.Leigber), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CAL Personal Foul (#66 J.Spasojevic-Moko) 15 yards from STAN02 to STAN17
Q2 4:38	California	+7 yd	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 7 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick)
Q2 4:29	Stanford	+26 yd	(04:36) Shotgun #2 E.Brown pass complete short right to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STAN40, for 26 yards to the CAL49 (#4 B.Austin), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CAL Offside declined
Q2 1:17	Stanford	+23 yd	(01:17) #13 E.Kenney field goal attempt from 23 yards NO GOOD blocked by #2 D.Polidore Jr. (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford), clock 01:17 recovered by CAL #0 C.Uluave at CAL11, End Of Play
Q2 1:05	California	+0 yd	(01:05) Shotgun #1 K.Raphael rush left for 11 yards gain to the CAL17 fumbled by #1 K.Raphael at CAL14 forced by #0 J.Galvan recovered by STAN #29 D.Davis at CAL17 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:58 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford) PENALTY CAL Personal Foul 2 yards from CAL03 to CAL01 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford) PENALTY CAL Personal Foul 20 yards from CAL00 to CAL45 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford) PENALTY CAL Personal Foul 15 yards from CAL00 to STAN50
Q3 14:59	Stanford	+25 yd	(14:59) Shotgun #2 E.Brown pass complete short right to #3 C.Williams caught at STAN35, for 10 yards to the STAN35 (#4 B.Austin), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CAL Personal Foul (#41 L.Ferrelli) 15 yards from STAN35 to STAN50, 1ST DOWN
Q3 12:35	Stanford	+20 yd	(12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 E.Brown pass complete deep right to #3 C.Williams caught at CAL17, for 20 yards to the CAL17 (#14 A.Manutai), 1ST DOWN
Q3 10:56	Stanford	+35 yd	(11:01) #13 E.Kenney field goal attempt from 35 yards NO GOOD (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford), clock 10:56
Q1 6:10	California	+40 yd	(06:15) #27 A.Murray field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #40 B.Honore Jr., LS: #39 R.Monteforte), clock 06:10
Q1 5:21	Stanford	+22 yd	(05:21) #37 A.Flintoft punt 59 yards to the CAL20 #21 J.De Jesus return 22 yards to the CAL42 (#37 A.Flintoft) PENALTY CAL Holding declined CAL Personal Foul (#6 J.Smith) 10 yards from CAL20 to CAL10
Q2 12:57	California	+49 yd	Jay Green 49 Yd Fumble Return (Emmet Kenney Kick)
Q3 2:19	Stanford	+36 yd	(02:23) #13 E.Kenney field goal attempt from 36 yards GOOD (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford), clock 02:19
Q3 1:31	California	-5 yd	(01:34) Shotgun California rush middle for 5 yards loss to the CAL20 fumbled by California at CAL20 recovered by STAN #35 M.Rose at CAL20, End Of Play
Q4 14:56	Stanford	+4 yd	(14:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 M.Ford rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:56 #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford)
Q4 10:01	Stanford	+34 yd	(10:06) Shotgun #2 E.Brown pass complete deep right to #3 C.Williams caught at CAL04, for 34 yards to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:01, 1ST DOWN #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford)
Q4 8:50	California	+20 yd	(08:55) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #7 T.Grizzell caught at CAL46, for 20 yards to the CAL48 (#22 C.Ojarikre), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 4:31	Stanford	+29 yd	(04:37) No Huddle #20 M.Ford rush right for 29 yards gain to the STAN40 (#5 H.Masses), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 1:19	California	+23 yd	(01:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #7 T.Grizzell caught at STAN30, for 23 yards to the STAN26, out of bounds at STAN26, 1ST DOWN

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	QBR
Elijah BrownStanford	10/20	123	6.2	1	46.1
Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleCalifornia	33/49	269	5.5	0	57.2
Mason MiniCalifornia	1/1	16	16.0	0	100.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Micah FordStanford	29	150	5.2	1	29
Bryce FarrellStanford	1	6	6.0	0	6
Elijah BrownStanford	2	3	1.5	0	10
Cole TabbStanford	4	2	0.5	0	2
TeamStanford	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Kendrick RaphaelCalifornia	15	47	3.1	0	11
TeamCalifornia	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Jacob De JesusCalifornia	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleCalifornia	9	-24	-2.7	1	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
CJ WilliamsStanford	5	76	15.2	1	34
Benjamin BlackburnStanford	1	26	26.0	0	26
Sam RoushStanford	2	14	7.0	0	11
Micah FordStanford	1	7	7.0	0	7
Caden HighStanford	1	0	0.0	0	0
Trond GrizzellCalifornia	9	104	11.6	0	23
Jacob De JesusCalifornia	14	96	6.9	0	16
Jayden Dixon-VealCalifornia	1	24	24.0	0	24
Jordan KingCalifornia	1	16	16.0	0	16
Quaron AdamsCalifornia	1	15	15.0	0	15
Kendrick RaphaelCalifornia	4	12	3.0	0	9
Kyion GrayesCalifornia	1	10	10.0	0	10
Mason MiniCalifornia	1	5	5.0	0	5
Cole BosciaCalifornia	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jeffrey JohnsonCalifornia	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Matt RoseStanford	14	6	1	1	0	0	0
Brandon NicholsonStanford	9	9	1	1	1	0	0
Jahsiah GalvanStanford	6	3	0	0	0	1	0
Che OjarikreStanford	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
Collin WrightStanford	5	4	0	0	2	0	0
Jaivion GreenStanford	4	2	0	1	1	1	1
Mitch LeigberStanford	3	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ernest CooperStanford	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
Omar StaplesStanford	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
Zach RowellStanford	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Scotty EdwardsStanford	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ese DubreStanford	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Clay PattersonStanford	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	2	0
Tevarua TafitiStanford	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	1	0
Anson PulsipherStanford	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan FlintoftStanford	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam NeelyStanford	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie EckhardtStanford	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Darrius DavisStanford	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lonnie McAllister IIIStanford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke FerrelliCalifornia	10	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hezekiah MassesCalifornia	6	5	0	0	1	0	0
Dru PolidoreCalifornia	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Aiden ManutaiCalifornia	6	4	0	1	0	0	0
Aidan KeanaainaCalifornia	6	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0
T.J. BushCalifornia	5	2	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Brent AustinCalifornia	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden WayneCalifornia	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. BollersCalifornia	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron HamptonCalifornia	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyson FordCalifornia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stanley McKenzieCalifornia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derek WilkinsCalifornia	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Jordan SanfordCalifornia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade UluaveCalifornia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dayday AupiuCalifornia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Matt RoseStanford	0	0	1
Jaivion GreenStanford	0	0	1
Darrius DavisStanford	0	0	1
TeamCalifornia	1	1	0
Kendrick RaphaelCalifornia	1	1	0
Jacob De JesusCalifornia	1	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jacob De JesusCalifornia	1	16	16.0	16	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Emmet KenneyStanford	1/3	33.3	36	4/4	7
Abram MurrayCalifornia	1/1	100.0	40	0/0	3
Chase MeyerCalifornia	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caden HighStanford	2	2	1.0	2	0
Jacob De JesusCalifornia	1	22	22.0	22	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aidan FlintoftStanford	4	157	39.3	0	1	59
Michael KernCalifornia	5	199	39.8	0	1	50

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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