California @ Wake Forest Game Overview
CAL vs WAKERecords
CAL RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, '24 |
ORST
|
W 44 - 7 | W -13 | o50.5 |
| Oct 19, '24 |
NCST
|
L 23 - 24 | L -9 | o45.5 |
| Oct 12, '24 |
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PITT
|
L 15 - 17 | W 3.5 | u57.5 |
| Oct 05, '24 |
MIA
|
L 38 - 39 | W 10 | o54.0 |
| Sep 21, '24 |
@
FSU
|
L 9 - 14 | L 2.5 | u44.5 |
| Sep 14, '24 |
SDSU
|
W 31 - 10 | W -18.5 | u48.5 |
| Sep 07, '24 |
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AUB
|
W 21 - 14 | W 11.5 | u53.0 |
| Aug 31, '24 |
UCD
|
W 31 - 13 | L -20.5 | u57.0 |
| Dec 16, '23 |
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TTU
|
L 14 - 34 | L 3 | u54.5 |
| Nov 25, '23 |
@
UCLA
|
W 33 - 7 | W 10 | u51.0 |
CAL Next 3 Games
California does not have any upcoming games scheduled.
CAL vs WAKE Preview
Cal and Wake Forest are four-win teams in vastly different situations as they prepare for their first November game of the season.
Only one of them will have a winning record after Friday night's game at Winston-Salem, N.C. in an Atlantic Coast Conference game marking the first meeting between the teams.
Wake Forest (4-4, 2-2 ACC) has won its past two games. Cal (4-4, 0-4) also is coming off a victory.
"This feels like a 4-4 team that is ascending," Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said of his team.
Preparation time was plentiful with neither team playing a game since Oct. 26, when Wake Forest won 27-24 at Stanford, while nearby at Cal the Bears defeated former Pac-12 rival Oregon State 44-7.
The Bears have lost their four ACC games by a combined nine points, including a pair of one-point setbacks.
"There are people out there that would have crumbled and not been able to bounce back," Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. "I'm really, really proud and pleased with our guys for battling back."
Cal and Wake Forest look evenly matched in many areas, Clawson said.
"Whatever team executes best is going to win," he said. "This should be a very competitive game."
Clawson said he views the Bears as a stronger team than their record indicates. He also said the Demon Deacons have had a split of good fortune and bad luck.
"You always look at the extremes of it," Clawson said. "We could be sitting here 6-2 or we could be sitting here 1-7."
The Demon Deacons expect to be challenged by Cal's defense.
"I would put these guys defensively right up there with the Ole Miss-es and Clemsons of the teams we've faced," Clawson said.
Cal received a career-high 364 passing yards from redshirt sophomore quarterback Fernando Mendoza in the Oregon State game. Also in that game, kicker Derek Morris tied a single-game program record with five field goals.
Wilcox said Tuesday that linebacker Cade Uluave is expected to be back from injury to play vs. Wake Forest.
Transfer quarterback Hank Bachmeier, a Californian, has continued to give the Demon Deacons boosts.
"Some of the plays he has given us with his feet have really helped," Clawson said.
Cal's big edge this season has come in the third quarters, when the Bears have a combined 61-8 scoring advantage. Wake Forest has a third-quarter scoring edge of 55-45.
--Field Level Media
CAL vs WAKEInjury report
California's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Wake Forest's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
QB Passing StatsRecent Games
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.Mendoza | Oct 26, 2024 | CAL 44 - ORST 7 | 364 | 36 | 27 | 75.0 | 10.1 | 2/0 | 178.3 |
| C.Rogers | Oct 26, 2024 | CAL 44 - ORST 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| F.Mendoza | Oct 19, 2024 | CAL 23 - NCST 24 | 282 | 42 | 30 | 71.4 | 6.7 | 0/0 | 127.8 |
| F.Mendoza | Oct 12, 2024 | PITT 17 - CAL 15 | 272 | 37 | 27 | 73.0 | 7.4 | 1/0 | 143.6 |
| F.Mendoza | Oct 5, 2024 | CAL 38 - MIA 39 | 285 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 13.0 | 2/1 | 179.7 |
| C.Rogers | Oct 5, 2024 | CAL 38 - MIA 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 6.0 | 0/0 | 100.4 |
| F.Mendoza | Sep 21, 2024 | FSU 14 - CAL 9 | 303 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 8.4 | 0/1 | 126.3 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.Bachmeier | Oct 26, 2024 | STAN 24 - WAKE 27 | 245 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 8.2 | 3/1 | 161.6 |
| H.Bachmeier | Oct 19, 2024 | CONN 20 - WAKE 23 | 274 | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 7.6 | 0/1 | 116.7 |
| H.Bachmeier | Oct 12, 2024 | WAKE 14 - CLEM 49 | 126 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 6.0 | 2/2 | 119.9 |
| M.Kern | Oct 12, 2024 | WAKE 14 - CLEM 49 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 0/0 | 46.0 |
| H.Bachmeier | Oct 5, 2024 | NCST 30 - WAKE 34 | 154 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 4.8 | 2/1 | 104.8 |
| H.Bachmeier | Sep 28, 2024 | WAKE 38 - ULL 41 | 254 | 35 | 29 | 82.9 | 7.3 | 1/1 | 147.5 |
CAL vs WAKE Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385.0 | (63) | Yards | (121) | 439.6 |
| 5.6 | (76) | Yards/Play | (100) | 6.1 |
| 119.0 | (92) | Rush Yds | (83) | 151.9 |
| 35.1 | (81) | Rush Att | (61) | 34.0 |
| 3.4 | (99) | Yards/Rush | (91) | 4.5 |
| 266.0 | (29) | Pass Yds | (129) | 287.8 |
| 33.9 | (22) | Pass Att | (134) | 38.1 |
| 22.8 | (18) | Comp | (134) | 26.6 |
| 67.2 | (25) | Comp% | (134) | 69.8 |
| 11.7 | (97) | Yards/Comp | (29) | 10.8 |
| 7.9 | (62) | Yards/Att | (85) | 7.5 |
| 143.1 | (59) | QB rating | (112) | 146.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 378.0 |
| 5.7 |
| 154.8 |
| 35.6 |
| 4.4 |
| 223.9 |
| 30.6 |
| 18.7 |
| 61.2 |
| 12.0 |
| 7.3 |
| - |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | (131) | Sacks | (89) | 1.2 |
| 21.0 | (127) | Sack Yds | (--) | 8.1 |
| 0.4 | (38) | Intercepts | (52) | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | (31) | Fumbles | (131) | 0.4 |
| 8.5 | (120) | Penalties | (84) | 6.0 |
| 66.0 | (109) | Penalty Yds | (105) | 57.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 2.0 |
| 13.0 |
| 0.8 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.2 |
| 54.2 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.5 | (90) | Score | (114) | 31.0 |
| 6.9 | (79) | 1st Q | (93) | 6.2 |
| 7.5 | (84) | 2nd Q | (123) | 11.0 |
| 7.6 | (55) | 3rd Q | (91) | 5.6 |
| 4.5 | (98) | 4th Q | (124) | 8.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 27.0 |
| 5.9 |
| 8.1 |
| 6.0 |
| 6.8 |
Special Teams
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | (95) | Yards/Punt Ret | (58) | 4.9 |
| 24.7 | (32) | Yards/KO Ret | (131) | 25.5 |
| 23.0 | (1) | FG Att | (115) | 15.0 |
| 15.0 | (4) | FG Made | (127) | 13.0 |
| 65.2 | (94) | FG% | (119) | 86.7 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 9.0 |
| 20.2 |
| 61.2 |
| 46.2 |
| 75.5 |