California vs. Florida State: Box score, stats and summary feat. DJ Uiagalelei (Week 4)

The Florida State Seminoles were able to rack up their first win of the 2024 season as they defeated the California Golden Bears 14-9 at home. The defense stepped up and recorded seven sacks in the game but the Seminoles did not allow a touchdown and that was the difference in the game. Let's take a look at the box score and stats for this game to understand how the game turned out the way it did.

California vs. Florida State box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
California	0	6	3	0	9
Florida State	7	0	0	7	14

California box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Fernando Mendoza	13	4	0	22-36	303	0	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Jaivian Thomas	7	26	0	0	0	0
Fernando Mendoza	13	4	0	0	0	0
Mason Starling	0	0	0	5	68	0
Corey Dyches	0	0	0	3	56	0
Mikey Matthews	0	0	0	1	46	0
Nyziah Hunter	0	0	0	2	39	0
Trond Grizzell	0	0	0	2	30	0
Josiah Martin	0	0	0	2	29	0
Jack Endries	0	0	0	2	24	0
Jaydn Ott	16	73	0	4	6	0
Jonathan Brady	1	4	0	1	5	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Miles Williams	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Ryan Coe	0-0	3-5	51

Florida State box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
DJ Uiagalelei	9	11	0	16-27	177	1	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Kam Davis	7	25	0	0	0	0
DJ Uiagalelei	9	11	0	0	0	0
Samuel Singleton Jr.	2	6	0	0	0	0
Ja'Khi Douglas	2	10	0	4	86	1
Jalen Brown	0	0	0	2	29	0
Hykeem Williams	0	0	0	2	22	0
Kyle Morlock	0	0	0	3	21	0
Kentron Poitier	0	0	0	1	14	0
Lawrance Toafili	17	80	1	2	9	0
Malik Benson	0	0	0	2	-4	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Edwin Joseph	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Ryan Fitzgerald	2-2	0-0	N/A

California vs. Florida State Game Summary

The California Golden Bears struggled to get much offense going, despite recording 410 total yards. However, the defense of the Florida State Seminoles stepped up on that side of the ball as they allowed just three field goals.

DJ Uiagalelei threw for his first touchdown since joining the Seminoles but the offense still has not looked good after recording 284 total yards and 17 total first downs. Below shows the scoring breakdown throughout the game.

• 7:47 1Q: Lawrence Toafili 2-Yard Rushing TD | Florida State 7-0
• 10:10 2Q: Ryan Coe 25-Yard Field Goal | Florida State 7-3
• 0:00 2Q: Ryan Coe 29-Yard Field Goal | Florida State 7-6
• 1:30 3Q: Ryan Coe 51-Yard Field Goal | California 9-7
• 11:08 4Q: DJ Uiagalelei 36-Yard Passing TD to Ja'Khi Douglas | Florida State 14-9

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