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Bears bury Buffs behind second-half surge

Posted on July 2, 2016 at 12:00 AM.

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BERKELEY - It was a neck-and-neck game for three quarters, but a second-half surge from No. 11 California helped the Golden Bears bury Colorado 42-24.

Hansen hauled in his first of two touchdowns in the second quarter.

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Colorado struck first on a Christian Powell touchdown run to lead 7-0 in the first quarter, but Cal would respond in the second quarter when Davis Webb found Chad Hansen on a 24-yard touchdown strike to tie it at 7-7.

Noa finished with a career high 209 yards and two touchdowns on 11 catches.

Later in the half, Diego Gonzalez booted a field goal from 33 yards out to give the Buffs a 10-7 halftime lead.

Immediately after the half, on the first drive, Webb found Kanawai Noa on a 72-yard touchdown strike for the Golden Bears' first lead of the game, 14-10, with 6:37 left in the third quarter, but Powell busted open a 65-yard score for the Buffs to regain the lead 17-14.

Webb put together a systematic drive, which ended with a two-yard touchdown run by Vic Enwere to lead, once again, 21-17. The defense would get the ball back for Webb, who found Noa again on a 35-yard strike to extend the lead 28-17.

Colorado (4-6, 2-5 in Pac-12) wasn't done yet as Sefo Liufau found Devin Ross on a 38-yard pass to close the lead to 28-24 as the third quarter ended.

From that point on, it was all Cal (10-1, 7-1), as Webb would run in a touchdown on the ground and find Hansen again one more time to seal the win.

Webb finished the day 30-of-46 for 443 yards, four touchdowns and just one interception. Noa had a career high 209 yards and two touchdowns on 11 catches, and Hansen caught five balls for 89 yards and two scores of his own.

Khalfani Muhammad helped Webb manage the game with 17 carries for 101 yards and several key first downs.

Liufau finished 21-of-45 for 314 yards and one touchdown for Colorado.

Colorado Buffaloes at California Golden Bears
Nov 19, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Colorado Buffaloes (4-6 (2-5))	7	3	14	0	24
#11 California Golden Bears (10-1 (7-1))	0	7	21	14	42

Team Stats Comparison
	COLO	CAL
Total Offense	410	603
Rushing Yards	19-96-2	32-138-2
Passing Yards	21-45-314-1	31-47-465-4
First Downs	17	25
Punt Return Yards	24	0
Kick Return Yards	100	83
Total Yards	534	686
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Conversion	4-12	3-10
4th Down Conversion	1-2	2-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-1-1	3-2-0
Penalties	3-20	3-32
Possession Time	11:43	20:17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		COLO	CAL
1:53	(COLO) C. Powell, 1-yard run (D. Gonzalez kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		COLO	CAL
4:06	(CAL) C. Hansen, 24-yard pass from D. Webb (N. Beito kick)	7	7
1:21	(COLO) D. Gonzalez, 33-yard field goal	10	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		COLO	CAL
6:37	(CAL) K. Noa, 72-yard pass from D. Webb (N. Beito kick)	10	14
1:43	(COLO) C. Powell, 65-yard run (D. Gonzalez kick)	17	14
3:48	(CAL) V. Enwere, 2-yard run (N. Beito kick)	17	21
1:34	(CAL) K. Noa, 35-yard pass from D. Webb (N. Beito kick)	17	28
0:00	(COLO) D. Ross, 38-yard pass from S. Liufau (D. Gonzalez kick)	24	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		COLO	CAL
2:32	(CAL) D. Webb, 5-yard run (N. Beito kick)	24	35
0:06	(CAL) C. Hansen, 30-yard pass from D. Webb (N. Beito kick)	24	42

Colorado Buffaloes
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
S. Liufau	21/45	314	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Powell	11	90	8.1	2
S. Liufau	4	9	2.2	0
N. Spruce	1	-3	-3.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
S. Fields	6	57	9.5	0
N. Spruce	6	101	16.8	0
D. Ross	5	134	26.8	1
C. Powell	3	20	6.6	0
S. Irwin	1	2	2.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
T. Thompson	10
R. Moeller	9
K. Crawley	5
J. Walker	5
A. Gillam	5		1
K. Olugbode	4	1
J. Awini	3	1
C. Awuzie	3
L. Jackson	1	1
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
D. Gonzalez	1/2	3/3	6	34
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
A. Kinney	4	185	46.2	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
P. Lindsay	3	78	26.0	0
D. Lee	1	22	22.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
S. Fields	2	24	12.0	0

California Golden Bears
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
D. Webb	30/46	443	4	1
C. Forrest	1/1	22	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
K. Muhammad	17	101	5.9	0
D. Webb	7	16	2.2	1
K. Noa	4	16	4.0	0
V. Enwere	3	11	3.6	1
C. Forrest	1	-6	-6.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
K. Noa	11	209	19.0	2
R. Hudson	5	48	9.6	0
C. Hansen	5	89	17.8	2
K. Muhammad	3	36	12.0	0
C. Strickland	3	29	9.6	0
V. Wharton III	3	43	14.3	0
A. Aaron	1	11	11.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
H. Nickerson	8
T. Barr	7	1
S. McClure	5
J. Jefferson	4	1
D. White	5
J. Kearney	4
C. Coleman	3
L. Rubenzer	2
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Beito	0/1	6/6	6	0
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
C. Leininger	4	168	42.0	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
K. Muhammad	2	45	22.5	0
C. Hansen	2	38	19.0	0