Wk 5 · 2026
California Golden Bears at UNLV Rebels — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
· CBSSN FINAL
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
at
3:30pET
UNLV -1.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential UNLV by 3.6
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
California form
W 25-20vs VTL 31-39at UNLVL 10-24vs CLEMW 49-7vs WAGW 21-18at SYR
2026 season
UNLV form
W 13-7vs NDSUW 39-31vs CALW 38-10at AKRL 6-44at UNTW 21-6at HAW
2026 season
California this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
UNLV this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, UNLV leads 2–1 · UNLV has won the last 2
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.3 points toward UNLV
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | California 31 — 39 UNLV | at UNLV | UNLV |
| 2024 | 2024-12-18 | California 13 — 24 UNLV | neutral | UNLV bowl/CFP |
| 2022 | 2022-09-10 | UNLV 14 — 20 California | at CAL | California |
California leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB #3 | 107/164, 1180 YDS, 8 TD, 5 INT |
| Jackson Brousseau QB #11 | 29/48, 299 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Adam Mohammed RB #24 | 73 CAR, 336 YDS, 3 TD |
| Ashten Emory RB #20 | 28 CAR, 103 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Tyree Sams WR #81 | 3 CAR, 28 YDS | |
| Receiving | Ian Strong WR #9 | 23 REC, 299 YDS, 1 TD |
| Chase Hendricks WR #7 | 32 REC, 267 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Adam Mohammed RB #24 | 17 REC, 168 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Mason Mini TE #85 | 12 REC, 152 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kingston Lopa DB #2 | 29 |
| AJ Tuitele LB #9 | 27 | |
| Tristan Jernigan LB #32 | 25 | |
| Sacks | AJ Tuitele LB #9 | 3 |
| Daniel Harris DB #7 | 2 | |
| Nate Burrell DL #98 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Kingston Lopa DB #2 | 5 |
| Aiden Manutai DB #14 | 1 | |
| Isaiah Crosby DB #23 | 1 |
UNLV leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 79/133, 1063 YDS, 8 TD |
| Alex Orji QB #1 | 1/5, 9 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 73 CAR, 383 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 73 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Jaylon Glover RB #0 | 16 CAR, 89 YDS | |
| Receiving | Taz Reddicks WR #2 | 14 REC, 272 YDS, 2 TD |
| Kayden McGee WR #6 | 8 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Taeshaun Lyons WR #8 | 11 REC, 120 YDS | |
| Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 12 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Cam Santee LB #23 | 37 |
| Jake Pope S #7 | 36 | |
| Tre Fulton DB #10 | 36 | |
| Sacks | Tre Fulton DB #10 | 3.5 |
| Kal-El Togafau DL #44 | 3 | |
| Elias Rudolph LB #91 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Quandarius Keyes DB #5 | 2 |
| Mumu Bin-Wahad DB #1 | 1 | |
| Tre Fulton DB #10 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.