J'Mari Taylor rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns and No. 15 Virginia defeated Cal 31-21 for its seventh straight win on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.

The Cavalies (8-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their first-ever meeting with the Golden Bears (5-4, 2-3) and stayed on track for a spot in the ACC title game. It's their best nine-game start since 1990.

Virginia outgained Cal 456-263 as Chandler Morris completed 24 of 36 passes for 262 yards and Taylor tallied his 10th and 11th rushing TDs of the season.

Cal dropped its second straight game and still needs one win to become bowl eligible for the third straight season.

True freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for 213 yards with two interceptions for the Golden Bears, including a late pick-six. Kendrick Raphael had two touchd

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