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UC Davis 13 at California 31

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2024 · Week 1 · Aug 31, 2024 · California Memorial Stadium
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Q1 0:23 · Miles Hastings pass incomplete
Driver values - Δ win prob, pts
Pregame priorHome team on offenseScore diff ÷ offense timeoutsScore diff ÷ seconds remainingBlowout marginDefense timeouts
+43.0+21.50−21.5−43.0Q1Q2Q3Play 41Pregame prior+35.5Home team on offense+1.5Score diff ÷ offense timeouts+0.8Score diff ÷ seconds remaining+0.5Blowout margin+0.3Defense timeouts−0.2
This game in five plays
  1. TD · Q1 0:16: Porter Connors 6 Yd Fumble Return (Hunter Ridley PAT failed) — UCD win probability +1.4 pts (now 12%) (top driver: CAL has the ball).
  2. TD · Q2 4:42: Lan Larison 1 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick) — UCD win probability +10.9 pts (now 27%) (top driver: UCD has the ball).
  3. TD · Q2 4:31: Nohl Williams 80 Yd Kickoff Return (Ryan Coe Kick) — CAL win probability +12.2 pts (now 85%) (top driver: Deficit strained by the offense's own timeouts).
  4. KEY PLAY · Q2 0:00: M. Hastings takes a knee — CAL win probability +1.8 pts (now 86%) (top driver: Defense has -4 timeouts left).
  5. KEY PLAY · Q3 15:00: Ryan Coe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback — UCD win probability +2.7 pts (now 17%) (top driver: CAL has the ball).
Was that the right call?

Each option's modeled win probability for the team making the call, from the score, clock and field position before the play. Gaps under one point are close calls. How this works

Fourth downs
CAL made the numbers' call on 3 of 4UCD made the numbers' call on 3 of 4
  1. Q1 13:40CAL 4th & 4 at CAL 35, tied
    Agrees with the numbersPunted · 90.1% before the snap
    Go for it
    90.2%−<0.1
    48% to convert
    Field goal
    Out of range
    PuntTheir call
    90.2%
    average punt
  2. Q1 9:46UCD 4th & 14 at CAL 29, tied
    Agrees with the numbersKicked a field goal · 10.9% before the snap
    Go for it
    10.7%−0.1
    18% to convert
    Field goalTheir call
    10.9%
    58% to make
    Punt
    10.5%−0.3
    average punt
  3. Q1 0:23UCD 4th & 2 at CAL 2, down 7
    Agrees with the numbersWent for it · 12.3% before the snap
    Go for itTheir call
    12.3%
    48% to convert
    Field goal
    11.9%−0.4
    94% to make
    Punt
    10.3%−2.0
    average punt
  4. Q2 13:45CAL 4th & 4 at CAL 34, up 1
    Agrees with the numbersPunted · 85.5% before the snap
    Go for it
    85.5%−0.1
    48% to convert
    Field goal
    Out of range
    PuntTheir call
    85.6%
    average punt
  5. Q2 11:30UCD 4th & 8 at UCD 35, down 1
    Agrees with the numbersPunted · 14.5% before the snap
    Go for it
    14.4%−0.3
    34% to convert
    Field goal
    Out of range
    PuntTheir call
    14.7%
    average punt
  6. Q2 9:44CAL 4th & 1 at CAL 35, up 1
    Close callPunted · 84.1% before the snap
    Go for it
    84.4%
    71% to convert
    Field goal
    Out of range
    PuntTheir call
    84.0%−0.4
    average punt
  7. Q2 1:03UCD 4th & 6 at CAL 30, down 1
    Close callWent for it · 20.3% before the snap
    Go for itTheir call
    20.1%−0.3
    40% to convert
    Field goal
    20.3%
    56% to make
    Punt
    19.0%−1.3
    average punt
  8. Q2 0:15CAL 4th & 4 at CAL 36, up 1
    Agrees with the numbersPunted · 80.4% before the snap
    Go for it
    79.9%−0.4
    48% to convert
    Field goal
    Out of range
    PuntTheir call
    80.3%
    average punt
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
CAL made the numbers' call on 2 of 2UCD made the numbers' call on 2 of 2
  1. Q1 6:23CAL Touchdown, up 6 before the try
    Agrees with the numbersKicked · made
    KickTheir call
    89.0%
    97% to make
    Go for two
    89.0%−<0.1
    45% to convert
  2. Q1 0:16UCD Touchdown, down 1 before the try
    Agrees with the numbersKicked · missed
    KickTheir call
    14.0%
    97% to make
    Go for two
    13.9%−<0.1
    45% to convert
  3. Q2 4:42UCD Touchdown, up 5 before the try
    Agrees with the numbersKicked · made
    KickTheir call
    26.3%
    97% to make
    Go for two
    26.2%−0.1
    45% to convert
  4. Q2 4:31CAL Touchdown, tied before the try
    Agrees with the numbersKicked · made
    KickTheir call
    80.0%
    97% to make
    Go for two
    80.0%−0.1
    45% to convert
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CALDrive 1PUNT
5 plays · 6 yds · 1:1293% → 92%
Q1 14:52
1ST & 10
OWN 29
+5
92.6%
Jaydn Ott run for 5 yds to the CAL 34Similar
Q1 14:34
2ND & 5
OWN 34
0
92.5%
Fernando Mendoza pass incompleteSimilar
Q1 14:22
3RD & 5
OWN 34
+1
92.5%
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Jaydn OttSimilar
Q1 13:40
4TH & 4
OWN 35
0
92.3%
Lachlan Wilson punt for 42 ydsSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UCDDrive 2MISSED FG
10 plays · 48 yds · 3:388% → 9%
Q1 13:24
1ST & 10
OWN 23
+15
92.2%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Chaz Davis for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 12:57
1ST & 10
OWN 38
+3
92.1%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Winston WilliamsSimilar
Q1 12:21
2ND & 7
OWN 41
+5
91.9%
Lan Larison run for 5 yds to the UCD 46Similar
Q1 11:35
3RD & 2
OWN 46
+12
91.7%
Lan Larison run for 12 yds to the CAL 42 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 10:51
1ST & 10
OPP 42
+17
91.4%
Miles Hastings pass complete to C.J. Hutton for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 10:36
1ST & 10
OPP 25
0
91.3%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q1 10:36
2ND & 10
OPP 25
-5
91.3%
PENALTY UCD False Start (Simonson,Eli) 5 yards from Cal25 to Cal30. NO PLAY.Similar
Q1 10:31
2ND & 15
OPP 30
+1
91.4%
Lan Larison run for 1 yd to the CAL 29Similar
Q1 9:51
3RD & 14
OPP 29
0
91.3%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q1 9:46
4TH & 14
OPP 29
+46
91.3%
Hunter Ridley 46 yd FG MISSEDSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
CALDrive 3TD
11 plays · 71 yds · 3:1091% → 92%
Q1 9:33
1ST & 10
OWN 29
+19
91.2%
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mavin Anderson for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 9:01
1ST & 10
OWN 48
-1
91.3%
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mavin AndersonSimilar
Q1 8:51
2ND & 11
OWN 47
-10
91.1%
(08:58) No Huddle-Shotgun Mendoza,Fernando pass complete short middle to Anderson,Mavin caught at UCD38, for 15 yards to the UCD38, End Of Play PENALTY Cal Holding (Ott,Jaydn) 10 yards from Cal47 to Cal37. NO PLAY.Similar
Q1 8:26
2ND & 21
OWN 37
+17
90.8%
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Corey DychesSimilar
Q1 8:06
3RD & 4
OPP 46
+23
91.0%
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Jaydn Ott for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 7:48
1ST & 10
OPP 23
+1
91.0%
Jaydn Ott run for 1 yd to the UCD 22Similar
Q1 7:14
2ND & 9
OPP 22
+3
90.8%
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Jonathan Brady for a 1ST down UC Davis Penalty, Personal Foul (Lamont Shamburger) to the UCD 3 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 6:55
1ST & GOAL
OPP 3
+2
90.8%
Jaydn Ott run for 2 yds to the UCD 1Similar
Q1 6:23
2ND & GOAL
OPP 1
+1
91.6%
Jaydn Ott 1 Yd Run (Ryan Coe Kick)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UCDDrive 4DOWNS
15 plays · 73 yds · 5:469% → 10%
Q1 6:09
1ST & 10
OWN 25
+11
91.2%
Miles Hastings pass complete to C.J. Hutton for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 5:30
1ST & 10
OWN 36
+4
91.1%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Winston WilliamsSimilar
Q1 4:53
2ND & 6
OWN 40
+21
90.9%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Chaz Davis for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 4:41
1ST & 10
OPP 39
+3
90.7%
Lan Larison run for 3 yds to the CAL 36Similar
Q1 4:08
2ND & 7
OPP 36
+8
90.3%
Miles Hastings pass complete to C.J. Hutton for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 3:56
1ST & 10
OPP 28
0
90.1%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q1 3:43
2ND & 10
OPP 28
+14
90.1%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Stacy Dobbins for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 3:26
1ST & 10
OPP 14
+4
90.0%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Stacy DobbinsSimilar
Q1 2:52
2ND & 6
OPP 10
+4
89.8%
California Penalty, Face Mask (4 yards) (4 Yards) to the CAL 4 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q1 2:28
1ST & GOAL
OPP 4
+1
89.6%
Lan Larison run for 1 yd to the CAL 3Similar
Q1 1:47
2ND & GOAL
OPP 3
0
89.4%
Lan Larison run for no gain to the CAL 3Similar
Q1 1:07
3RD & GOAL
OPP 3
+1
89.4%
Lan Larison run for 1 yd to the CAL 2Similar
Q1 0:23
4TH & GOAL
OPP 2
0
89.7%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
CALDrive 5FUMBLE RETURN TD
1 play · 4 yds · 0:0088% → 88%
Q1 0:16
1ST & 10
OWN 2
+6
88.4%
Porter Connors 6 Yd Fumble Return (Hunter Ridley PAT failed)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
CALDrive 6PUNT
5 plays · 6 yds · 1:1589% → 88%
Q1 0:00
1ST & 10
OWN 28
+5
88.5%
Jaydn Ott run for 5 yds to the CAL 33Similar
Q2 14:49
2ND & 5
OWN 33
+4
88.6%
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Mavin AndersonSimilar
Q2 14:32
3RD & 1
OWN 37
+3
88.5%
Jaydn Ott run for 3 yds to the CAL 34Similar
Q2 13:45
4TH & 4
OWN 34
0
87.7%
Lachlan Wilson punt for 45 ydsSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UCDDrive 7PUNT
7 plays · 14 yds · 2:0612% → 13%
Q2 13:36
1ST & 10
OWN 21
+1
87.8%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Mitchell DixonSimilar
Q2 13:13
2ND & 9
OWN 22
0
87.7%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 12:59
3RD & 9
OWN 22
+11
87.9%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Lan Larison for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 12:25
1ST & 10
OWN 33
+2
87.1%
Matteo Perez run for 2 yds to the UCD 35Similar
Q2 11:44
2ND & 8
OWN 35
0
86.9%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 11:39
3RD & 8
OWN 35
0
87.2%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 11:30
4TH & 8
OWN 35
0
87.5%
Ben Banks-Altekruse punt for 39 ydsSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
CALDrive 8PUNT
5 plays · 9 yds · 1:3187% → 86%
Q2 11:15
1ST & 10
OWN 26
0
87.0%
Chandler Rogers pass complete to Corey DychesSimilar
Q2 10:51
2ND & 10
OWN 26
+7
86.7%
Chandler Rogers run for 7 yds to the CAL 33Similar
Q2 10:20
3RD & 3
OWN 33
+2
86.4%
Chandler Rogers run for 2 yds to the CAL 35Similar
Q2 9:44
4TH & 1
OWN 35
+11
86.1%
Lachlan Wilson punt for 42 yds , Matteo Perez returns for 11 yds to the UCD 34Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UCDDrive 9TD
12 plays · 66 yds · 4:5914% → 27%
Q2 9:41
1ST & 10
OWN 34
0
86.2%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 9:30
2ND & 10
OWN 34
+17
86.3%
Lan Larison run for 17 yds to the CAL 49 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 8:49
1ST & 10
OPP 49
+16
85.0%
Miles Hastings pass complete to C.J. Hutton for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 8:19
1ST & 10
OPP 33
+8
84.2%
Miles Hastings run for 8 yds to the CAL 25Similar
Q2 7:34
2ND & 2
OPP 25
+13
83.9%
Lan Larison run for 13 yds to the CAL 12 for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 6:41
1ST & 10
OPP 12
+4
83.5%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Winston WilliamsSimilar
Q2 6:03
2ND & 6
OPP 8
+1
83.8%
Lan Larison run for 1 yd to the CAL 7Similar
Q2 5:06
3RD & 5
OPP 7
+6
84.0%
Miles Hastings pass complete to C.J. Hutton for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 4:42
1ST & GOAL
OPP 1
+1
73.1%
Lan Larison 1 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick)Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UCDDrive 10DOWNS
16 plays · 47 yds · 3:1115% → 16%
Q2 4:14
1ST & 10
OWN 23
+3
85.5%
Matteo Perez run for 3 yds to the UCD 26Similar
Q2 3:39
2ND & 7
OWN 26
+5
85.2%
Matteo Perez run for 5 yds to the UCD 31Similar
Q2 3:04
3RD & 2
OWN 31
+14
84.7%
(03:08) No Huddle-Shotgun Hastings,Miles pass incomplete short left to Williams,Winston thrown to UCD45 broken up by Williams,Miles, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Cal Pass Interference (Williams,Miles) 14 yards from UCD31 to UCD45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.Similar
Q2 2:56
1ST & 10
OWN 45
+6
83.8%
Matteo Perez run for 6 yds to the CAL 49Similar
Q2 2:21
2ND & 4
OPP 49
+2
82.8%
Matteo Perez run for 2 yds to the CAL 47Similar
Q2 1:38
3RD & 2
OPP 47
+3
83.7%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Mitchell Dixon for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 1:27
1ST & 10
OPP 44
0
83.4%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 1:21
2ND & 10
OPP 44
+10
83.6%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Stacy Dobbins for a 1ST downSimilar
Q2 1:14
1ST & 10
OPP 34
+4
82.2%
Miles Hastings pass complete to C.J. HuttonSimilar
Q2 1:09
2ND & 6
OPP 30
0
82.2%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 1:07
3RD & 6
OPP 30
0
83.2%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 1:03
4TH & 6
OPP 30
0
84.4%
Miles Hastings pass incompleteSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
CALDrive 11PUNT
5 plays · 6 yds · 0:4385% → 84%
Q2 0:58
1ST & 10
OWN 30
0
85.1%
Chandler Rogers pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 0:54
2ND & 10
OWN 30
0
84.9%
Chandler Rogers pass incompleteSimilar
Q2 0:46
3RD & 10
OWN 30
+6
84.3%
Chandler Rogers run for 6 yds to the CAL 36Similar
Q2 0:15
4TH & 4
OWN 36
0
84.3%
Lachlan Wilson punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Matteo Perez at the UCD 26Similar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UCDDrive 12Uncategorized
1 play · -1 yds · 0:0014% → 14%
Q2 0:00
1ST & 10
OWN 26
-1
86.1%
M. Hastings takes a kneeSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UCDDrive 13Uncategorized
3 plays · 14 yds · 0:2918% → 18%
Q3 14:36
1ST & 10
OWN 25
-1
82.4%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Winston WilliamsSimilar
Q3 14:07
2ND & 11
OWN 24
+15
82.3%
Miles Hastings pass complete to Samuel Gbatu Jr. for a 1ST downSimilar
own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Biggest swings
End of Game · Final
Game over.
+17.7
TD · Q2 4:31
Nohl Williams 80 Yd Kickoff Return (Ryan Coe Kick)
+12.2
TD · Q2 4:42
Lan Larison 1 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick)
-10.9
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