Cal stanford big game all time record

Hot starts and end-of-game antics are to be expected. With the first quarter marked by three forced turnovers by both teams and two inexplicable fourth-and-goal calls by Stanford, the game began to encapsulate the sick and twisted energy that so many Pac games have possessed this year and frankly, every year.

Then, the longest pass play in Big Game history happened. Cal offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave dialed up a run-pass option that had the entire Stanford defense fooled, while Trevon Clark raced untouched into the end zone.

I lit up like a Christmas tree. Stanford would continue to quite literally trip over its own feet, punting the ball back to the Bears. Eleven plays later, Cal quarterback Chase Garbers would find Christopher Brooks on a little play-action boot pass. There would be no more scoring until seconds before the half expired on a made Stanford field goal.

Nevertheless, one thing became clear: Cal continued to put itself in a great position to win. Miscommunications on defense, poor alignments and a truly awful selection of both offensive and defensive play calls left much to be desired. In other words, the Stanford football team had the same abysmal organizational skills as the Stanford band at halftime.

Yeah, it was that bad. Stanford manager Herbert C. The game continued to grow in popularity with capacity crowds becoming the norm. In , Cal opened Memorial Stadium with a win to cap an undefeated season. Cal achieved great success in the series under Pappy Waldorf, who retired with a record vs. Stanford from Five Big Games have been won on the final play, starting with the meeting in Berkeley.

Cal faced fourth down from the Stanford seven-yardline with three seconds to go. But Vince Ferragamo completed a touchdown pass to a diving Steve Sweeney, giving the Bears a win. Cal proceeded to travel the length of the field and march through the Stanford Band to produce an improbable victory. The Cardinal prevailed in by scoring nine points in the final 12 seconds. Cal went 80 yards in 11 plays for the touchdown.

Garbers now has 50 career touchdown passes. Cal 14, Stanford 0. Some questionable -- and overly aggressive -- time management by Cal on its previous possession gave Stanford the ball at its own 45 with 34 seconds left.

McKee completed three straight passes for a total of 25 yards and the targeting penalty against Iosefa -- who led with his helmet and hit McKee in the chest -- gave Stanford the ball at the Two more passes netted just one yard before Karty came on. Cal 14, Stanford 3. Garbers is 12 of 19 for yards with two TDs and a pick. He also is the game's leading rusher with 58 yards on five carries. McKee is 15 for 23 for yards and an interception. Cal has 12 first downs and has converted 5 of 7 third-down tries.

Stanford has 11 first downs but has converted just 2 of 6 on third down and is 0 for 2 on fourth downs in the red zone. Christopher Brooks opened the drive with a yard run and Cal used some trickery to get into the red zone: A lateral pass right to wide receiver Kekoa Crawford, who completed a yard pass to Trevon Clark to the 6-yard line.

Cal 17, Stanford 3. But it could have been more. Garbers' yard TD pass to Nikko Remigio was erased by a personal foul penalty against offensive lineman Brayden Rohme, pushing the Bears back to the Stanford Cal 20, Stanford 3. Cal 27, Stanford 3.

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