Cal Football

Redbox Bowl Notes, Quotes, Videos and Tweets

By Jim McGill

December 30, 2019

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Redbox Bowl Postgame Notes:

With the 35-20 victory, Cal completed the season at 8-5 and improved its all-time bowl record to 12-11-1.
The Most Outstanding Players of the game were QB Chase Garbers (offense) and DE Zeandae Johnson (defense).
Cal has increased its win total in all three years under head coach Justin Wilcox – 5 in 2017, 7 in 2018 and 8 in 2018.
Garbers completed 22-of-31 passes for 272 yards and 4 touchdowns. He tied his career high with the four TD passes (also at Ole Miss), while his rating of 187.3 is the highest of his career (previous: 186.86 vs. Idaho State in 2018).
Garbers also scored his third rushing TD of the year on a 1-yard run in the second quarter, which marked his third straight game with a rushing touchdown (also at Stanford and at UCLA).
RB Christopher Brown Jr.'s run of 54 yards in the first quarter was a career long and the longest rush by a Golden Bear this season (previous: 38 yards by Brown at UCLA). It was also the longest run in Redbox Bowl history.
Brown finished with 20 carries for 120 yards, his third 100-yard game of the season (also 197 vs. UC Davis and 111 at UCLA).
Brown also caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from QB Chase Garbers, his team-leading fourth of the season.
TE Collin Moore caught a 4-yard TD pass from QB Chase Garbers in the first quarter, his first career touchdown and second career catch.
With a team-high 9 tackles, LB Evan Weaver extended his school season record to 182. He moved up to fifth on the NCAA all-time list (since 2000) and most for a Pac-12 player since 2000. He finished his career with 412 tackles, which ranks fourth all-time at Cal.
WR Makai Polk finished with 5 catches for a career-high 105 yards.
TE Jake Tonges tied a career high with 3 catches.
S Scott and CB Chigozie Anuseium both had their first career starts.
Cal's final drive of the second quarter – 97 yards – was its longest of the season.
Cal's 35 points were its highest total of the season (previous: 33 vs. Washington State).
Cal improved to 4-7 all-time against Illinois and has won the last three games vs. the Illini (also 2003, 2005).
Cal has now allowed fewer than 25 points in 22 of its past 26 games.
Cal improved to 13-2 when Chase Garbers plays more than a half at quarterback, including 7-0 this season.