page_title: 2010 California Golden Bears football team
section_title: Colorado
hierarchical_section_title: 2010 California Golden Bears football team / Game summaries / Colorado
caption_attribution_description: Cal players celebrate defenseive back Darian Hagan's touchdown off an interception return during a home game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Golden Bears won 52-7.
context_page_description: The 2010 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition in the 2010 season. The Golden Bears were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Tedford.
  Tedford surpassed the legendary Pappy Waldorf to become the Cal coach with 3rd most career victories with a victory over UC Davis in the season opener. Despite early successes however, the team had an inconsistent season. The Bears had only one road victory, lost the Stanford Axe to archrival Stanford in a 48–14 blowout, and ended the season with a three-game losing streak to finish 5–7, Tedford's first losing season and the team's first losing season since 2001. Cal was ranked only once during the season with a No. 24 spot in the Coaches' Poll.
context_section_description: Cal was matched against future Pac-10 member Colorado for the first time since 1982. Taking advantage of a good punt return and a short field, the Bears scored on their second possession of the game on a 13-yard pass from Kevin Riley to Shane Vereen midway into the first quarter. The second score of the quarter was set up by a sack of Buffaloes quarterback Tyler Hansen on the Colorado 46-yard line which forced a fumble. Cal recovered and finished the drive with a 4-yard pass from Riley to Marvin Jones. In the second quarter, Hansen was intercepted, resulting in a field goal. Cal added two touchdowns, one resulting from an 82-yard drive that was capped off by a 3-yard run by Vereen, and another coming in the final minute of the half when Cal linebacker Mike Mohammed intercepted Hansen for a 41-yard touchdown. A Colorado field goal late in the second quarter from 42 yards missed.
  The Buffaloes prevented a shutout by making the only score of the third quarter on a 4-yard run by quarterback Hansen. In fourth quarter, Keenan Allen made an 8-yard touchdown reception and running back Isi Sofele made a 1-yard touchdown reception set up by an interception of Hansen deep in Cal territory. In the final minutes of the game the Buffaloes took advantage of a failed 4th down conversion attempt by the Bears with good field position to march downfield, but a pass from Hansen to wide receiver Ryan Deehan was fumbled and recovered by Cal defensive back Darian Hagan, who returned it 81 yards for the final score of the game.
  Kevin Riley threw for 197 yards and four scores, all to different receivers. Shane Vereen rushed for 60 yards and one score as well as a receiving touchdown. The Cal defense intercepted Hansen three times, recovered two fumbles, and had six sacks. The victory earned Cal a #24 ranking in the Coaches Poll.
caption: Cal defensive back Darian Hagan scores an 81-yard interception return for a touchdown.
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