Jordan Napier caught nine passes for 154 yards and a touchdown to help San Diego State to a surprising 34-0 victory against visiting California in a nonconference game on Saturday night.
Jayden Denegal completed 15 of 18 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown, and the defense contributed two scores for the Aztecs (2-1), who were a two-touchdown underdog before handing Cal its first shutout loss since 2019. Lucky Sutton rushed for 61 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown to pace SDSU's ground game.
Cal freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele had performed exceptionally well in his first three games, but he finished 17-for-38 passing for 208 yards and two interceptions, one of which was returned 97 yards for a touchdown.
Trond Grizzell caught four passes for 91 yards for the Golden Bear