Cal pulls off road upset, handing No. 15 Louisville its second loss
Nov 8, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; California Golden Bears quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (3) throws a pass against the Louisville Cardinals during the first quarter at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner on fourth down on the final play, and visiting Cal upset No. 15 Louisville 29-26 in overtime on Saturday night.
The Bears (6-4, 3-3 ACC), trailed by three points and faced fourth-and-goal from the 3 when Sagapolutele threw the winning touchdown to Kendrick Raphael. Jacob De Jesus caught 15 passes for 155 yards for Cal.
Miller Moss passed for 203 yards and Keyjuan Brown rushed for 136 yards to lead the Cardinals (7-2, 4-2), who took a 26-23 lead on a 49-yard field goal by Cooper Ranvier on the first possession of overtime.
On the second play of the second half, Moss was intercepted by Hezekiah Masses at the Louisville 37, leading to Chase Meyer's 45-yard field goal that increased Cal's lead to 20-13.
The Cardinals needed just eight plays to get even as Moss rushed 1 yard for a tying touchdown.
The Bears drove to the Louisville 3 before stalling and Meyer kicked a 26-yard field goal for a 23-20 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Ranvier's 39-yard field goal tied the score with 11:08 remaining and neither team threatened to score the rest of the period, leading to overtime.
On Louisville's first possession of the game, Moss threw a 40-yard completion to Caullin Lacy and two plays later, Duke Watson ran 1 yard for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.
Sagapolutele then threw a 39-yard completion to Quaron Adams and two plays later, he connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass to Landon Morris to tie the score at the end of the first quarter.
Ranvier kicked a 30-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead before Meyer kicked a 27-yard field to tie the score.
Ranvier kicked a 49-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 13-10 lead, but Sagapolutele passed for 58 of the 75 yards on a touchdown drive that ended with Kendrick Raphael running 2 yards with seven seconds left, giving Cal a 17-13 halftime lead.
--Field Level Media
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