Football Game Preview: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Irvine Vaqueros + How To Watch

The Temecula Valley Golden Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Irvine Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Temecula Valley will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 13 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Corona on Thursday. The Golden Bears were the clear victors by a 38-12 margin over the Panthers. The Golden Bears pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.

Colin Elia

Field Goals Made

10/30/25 vs Corona	3
09/11/25 @ Hillcrest	2
09/05/25 vs Paloma Valley	2
10/17/25 vs King	1
10/03/25 @ Murrieta Mesa	1

Special teams played a big role in the game for Temecula Valley, adding 13 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Colin Elia: he added nine points with three field goals and another four kicking extra points.

Meanwhile, Irvine was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Sonora 42-15. The result was nothing new for the Vaqueros, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.

Temecula Valley better keep an eye on Sina Saferzadeh. He was instrumental in Irvine's win, rushing for 85 yards and one TD on only five carries, while also throwing for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten passes. What's more, Saferzadeh racked up 150.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in August. Kyle Fogarty was another key player, picking up 83 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Irvine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Jordan Yeroushalmi and Zephaniah Kim each grabbed an interception.

Irvine's record now sits at 7-3. As for Temecula Valley, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.