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The conference championship is No. 8 California's first since winning a share of the title in 2006 and it's the Golden Bears first outright title since winning the Pacific Coast Conference in 1958.
This is Cal's first outright conference title in 58 years.
Senior quarterback Davis Webb led the way by completing 34 of 42 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns and added another score and 32 yards on nine carries.
However, Webb paid a major price for his one interception, which was returned 90 yards for a touchdown by Randall Goforth.
Goforth has picked off Webb at crucial times in both match-ups this season.
Khalfani Muhammad carried 18 times for 89 yards and two touchdowns and caught seven passes for 20 more yards. Kanawai Noa led all receivers with seven catches for 115 yards, but Vic Wharton got in the end zone twice on five catches for 48 yards.
Josh Rosen completed 21 of 31 passes for 221 yards and one touchdown for the Bruins and Soso Jamabo rushed 19 times for 68 yards and a score and added 39 yards and another touchdown on the ground on six carries.
Cal struck first on a 7-yard quarterback keeper by Webb before UCLA responded with a field goal.
Webb's touchdown run put Cal on the board first.
On the Golden Bears next drive, Bruin cornerback Goforth returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown to take the lead 10-7.
A few minutes before halftime, Wharton caught his first touchdown on a 2-yard pass from Webb to put Cal up 14-10 at the break.
The Golden Bears received after the break and Webb put together another drive and found Wharton again on an 8-yard touchdown on what was the play of the game.
The freak-play for a touchdown took the wind out of UCLA's sails.
Bruin cornerback Marcus Rios deflected the pass, but on its way to the ground it bounced off of his knee and right into Wharton's hands for a Golden Bear touchdown to extend the lead 21-10.
On UCLA's next drive, Fairbairn hit his second field goal of the day to close the lead to 21-13, but Muhammad would score on Cal's next drive to take a 28-13 lead into the fourth quarter.
Jamabo scored his first touchdown early in the fourth quarter and a successful two-point conversion put the Bruins within one score, 28-21.
Muhammad responded with a touchdown run of his own to re-widen the gap to 14, 35-21 with under three minutes left in the game.
Jim Mora got Crying Jordan'd following the loss.
Jamabo would find the end zone again for UCLA (9-4, 6-4) to pull within seven, but there simply wasn't enough time left in the game for the Bruins to pull it out.
With the win, Cal (12-1, 9-1) clinches a berth in the Rose Bowl.
| UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears | |||||
| Dec 14, 2016 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| #22 UCLA Bruins (9-4 (6-4)) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| #8 California Golden Bears (12-1 (9-1)) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| UCLA | CAL | |
| Total Offense | 314 | 502 |
| Rushing Yards | 28-93-1 | 20-141-3 |
| Passing Yards | 21-31-221-1 | 34-42-361-2 |
| First Downs | 17 | 24 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 16 |
| Kick Return Yards | 68 | 114 |
| Total Yards | 382 | 632 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 6-13 | 8-12 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 3-2-1 | 7-5-0 |
| Penalties | 3-37 | 2-10 |
| Possession Time | 11:24 | 20:36 |
| Scoring Summary | |||
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | UCLA | CAL | |
| 4:11 | (CAL) D. Webb, 7-yard run (N. Beito kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 0:45 | (UCLA) K. Fairbairn, 44-yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | UCLA | CAL | |
| 7:09 | (UCLA) R. Goforth, 90-yard interception return | 10 | 7 |
| 3:46 | (CAL) V. Wharton III, 2-yard pass from D. Webb (N. Beito kick) | 10 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | UCLA | CAL | |
| 5:55 | (CAL) V. Wharton III, 8-yard pass from D. Webb (N. Beito kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3:04 | (UCLA) K. Fairbairn, 21-yard field goal | 13 | 21 |
| 0:07 | (CAL) K. Muhammad, 1-yard run (N. Beito kick) | 13 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | UCLA | CAL | |
| 1:17 | (UCLA) S. Jamabo, 1-yard run (2-point good) | 21 | 28 |
| 2:28 | (CAL) K. Muhammad, 5-yard run (N. Beito kick) | 21 | 35 |
| 1:11 | (UCLA) S. Jamabo, 8-yard pass from J. Rosen (K. Fairbairn kick) | 28 | 35 |
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