The "Big Game" is the annual football game between Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley (known simply as "California" or "Cal"), held in November. The first Big Game was held in March 19, 1892 on San Francisco's Haight Street grounds when Stanford beat Cal 14-10. It is the tenth longest rivalry in NCAA Division 1A football. Through 2005, Stanford leads the series record at 54-43-11 (wins-losses-ties). California has won the past four games (2002-2005), but Stanford won the previous seven meetings. The location of the game alternates between the two schools each year. The Big Game can also refer to the annual college football matchup between the Arizona State University and the University of Arizona (for the article on the Arizona rivalry, see Territorial Cup). Image File history File links Stanfordcal. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as California, Cal, UCB, UC Berkeley, The University of California, or simply Berkeley) is a public, coeducational university situated east of the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, California, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Official website: http://www. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is currently (as of Fall 2005) the largest university, in terms of student enrollment, in the United States, with a main-campus student body of 51,612. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... The Territorial Cup is a trophy that is awarded annually to the winner of the college football game between the Arizona State University (ASU) Sun Devils and the University of Arizona (UA) Wildcats and has also served as the symbol of the long standing rivalry between the two schools. ...

It is the biggest college football event in the Bay Area, and has a rich history. Since 1933, the victor of the game has been granted possession of the Stanford Axe. If the game was tied, the Axe stayed on the side that already possessed it; however, college football games can no longer end in ties. The Axe is a key part of the rich history, having been stolen on several occasions by both sides. USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Stanford Axe is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Big Game between the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University. ...

In the week before the game, both schools celebrate the occasion with rallies, reunions and luncheons. Cal students hold a traditional pep rally and bonfire at the Greek Theater on the eve of the game, while Stanford students stage the Gaieties, a theatrical production that both celebrates and pokes fun at the rivalry. The week also includes various other athletic events including The Big Splash (water polo) and The Big Freeze (ice hockey). The overall athletic rivalry between the schools has been solidifed into The Gauntlet, an annual award given to the school winning the most rivalries and championships under a point system. It is currently sponsored by Lexus. It has been suggested that Ball handling skills be merged into this article or section. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Lexus is a Japanese luxury vehicle brand name own by the Toyota Motor Corporation. ...

Big Game has produced several cliffhangers, where the outcome of the game was decided on the final play. In 1974, a Vince Ferragamo touchdown pass to Steve Sweeney resulted in a last minute Cal victory. Stanford's Tuan Van Le blocked a Cal field goal attempt to preserve a 19-19 tie in 1988, and Casey Moore caught the winning touchdown for Stanford in 2000, during the first-ever Big Game to go into overtime. A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in which a movie or novel contains an abrupt ending, often leaving the main characters in a precarious or difficult situation. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Vince Ferragamo (born April 24, 1954) was an American football quarterback from the late 1970s thru the mid-1980s. ... A field goal (formerly goal from the field) is a general term used in some sports wherein a goal may be scored either during general play (from the field) or via some sort of free shot. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours; these may be determined in several ways, by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society), by practices of a given trade or profession, by legislation, or by agreement between employers and workers or their representatives. ...

However, the conclusion of the 85th Big Game on November 20, 1982 would go down as perhaps one of the greatest plays in college history. In what is now known simply as The Play, Cal lateraled the ball five times on a kickoff return with four seconds left on the clock and ran for a touchdown through the Stanford Band, which had run onto the field to celebrate prematurely. The Play is often recounted with KGO radio announcer Joe Starkey's dramatic call of The Play, which he hailed as "the most amazing, sensational, traumatic, heartrending, exciting, thrilling finish in the history of college football!" The legitimacy of The Play has remained controversial. To this day, the final score is noted as Stanford 20, Cal 19 in many Stanford publications, whereas the official score shows Cal winning by a score of 25-20. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... One of college footballs most enduring (and controversial) moments came during the final seconds of the 85th meeting of the Stanford Cardinal against the California Golden Bears. ... Band recording from 1972 The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) is the student marching band of Stanford University. ... KGO-AM is an ABC/Disney owned radio station operating out of San Francisco, CA. It operates on 810 khz with 50,000 watts of power, permitting it to be heard throughout the western United States and beyond. ... Joe Starkey is the sports director of KGO radio in San Francisco, California. ...

Big Game Results

Rally Committee running Cal flags across the field at the 2002 Big Game. (Note the Stanford visitors section on the left and the Cal alumni section on the right.)

Big Game 2004

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• 2005 California 27, Stanford 3
• 2004 Stanford 6, California 41
• 2003 California 28, Stanford 16
• 2002 Stanford 7, California 30
• 2001 California 28, Stanford 35
• 2000 Stanford 36, California 30
• 1999 California 13, Stanford 31
• 1998 Stanford 10, California 3
• 1997 California 20, Stanford 21
• 1996 Stanford 42, California 21
• 1995 California 24, Stanford 29
• 1994 Stanford 23, California 24
• 1993 California 46, Stanford 17
• 1992 Stanford 41, California 21
• 1991 California 21, Stanford 38
• 1990 Stanford 27, California 25
• 1989 California 14, Stanford 24
• 1988 Stanford 19, California 19 (tie)
• 1987 California 7, Stanford 31
• 1986 Stanford 11, California 17
• 1985 California 22, Stanford 24
• 1984 Stanford 27, California 10
• 1983 California 27, Stanford 18
• 1982 Stanford 20, California 25
• 1981 California 21, Stanford 42
• 1980 Stanford 23, California 28
• 1979 California 21, Stanford 14
• 1978 Stanford 30, California 10
• 1977 California 3, Stanford 21
• 1976 Stanford 27, California 24
• 1975 California 48, Stanford 15
• 1974 Stanford 22, California 20
• 1973 California 17, Stanford 26
• 1972 Stanford 21, California 24
• 1971 California 0, Stanford 14
• 1970 Stanford 14, California 22
• 1969 California 28, Stanford 29
• 1968 Stanford 20, California 0
• 1967 California 26, Stanford 3
• 1966 Stanford 13, California 7
• 1965 California 7, Stanford 9
• 1964 Stanford 21, California 3
• 1963 California 17, Stanford 28
• 1962 Stanford 30, California 13
• 1961 California 7, Stanford 20
• 1960 Stanford 10, California 21
• 1959 California 20, Stanford 17
• 1958 Stanford 15, California 16
• 1957 California 12, Stanford 14
• 1956 Stanford 18, California 20
• 1955 California 0, Stanford 19
• 1954 Stanford 20, California 28
• 1953 California 21, Stanford 21 (tie)
• 1952 Stanford 0, California 26
• 1951 California 20, Stanford 7
• 1950 Stanford 7, California 7 (tie)
• 1949 California 33, Stanford 14
• 1948 Stanford 6, California 7
• 1947 California 21, Stanford 18
• 1946 Stanford 25, California 6
• 1945 No Game -- World War II
• 1944 No Game -- World War II
• 1943 No Game -- World War II
• 1942 Stanford 26, California 7
• 1941 California 16, Stanford 0
• 1940 Stanford 13, California 7
• 1939 California 32, Stanford 14
• 1938 Stanford 0, California 6
• 1937 California 13, Stanford 0
• 1936 Stanford 0, California 20
• 1935 California 0, Stanford 13
• 1934 Stanford 9, California 7
• 1933 California 3, Stanford 7
• 1932 Stanford 0, California 0 (tie)
• 1931 California 6, Stanford 0
• 1930 Stanford 41, California 0
• 1929 California 6, Stanford 21
• 1928 Stanford 13, California 13 (tie)
• 1927 California 6, Stanford 13
• 1926 Stanford 41, California 6
• 1925 California 14, Stanford 27
• 1924 Stanford 20, California 20 (tie)
• 1923 Stanford 0, California 9
• 1922 California 28, Stanford 0
• 1921 California 42, Stanford 7
• 1920 Stanford 7, California 38
• 1919 California 14, Stanford 10
• 1918 (unofficial) Stanford 0, California 67
• 1917 No Game
• 1916 No Game
• 1915 No Game
• 1914 (Rugby) Stanford 36, California 8
• 1913 (Rugby) California 8, Stanford 13
• 1912 (Rugby) Stanford 3, California 3 (tie)
• 1911 (Rugby) California 21, Stanford 3
• 1910 (Rugby) Stanford 6, California 25
• 1909 (Rugby) California 19, Stanford 13
• 1908 (Rugby) Stanford 12, California 3
• 1907 (Rugby) California 11, Stanford 21
• 1906 (Rugby) Stanford 6, California 3
• 1905 California 5, Stanford 12
• 1904 Stanford 18, California 0
• 1903 (at San Francisco) California 6, Stanford 6 (tie)
• 1902 (at San Francisco) Stanford 0, California 16
• 1901 (at San Francisco) California 2, Stanford 0
• 1900 (at San Francisco) Stanford 5, California 0
• 1899 (at San Francisco) California 30, Stanford 0
• 1898 (at San Francisco) Stanford 0, California 22
• 1897 (at San Francisco) California 0, Stanford 28
• 1896 (at San Francisco) Stanford 20, California 0
• 1895 (at San Francisco) California 6, Stanford 6 (tie)
• 1894 (at San Francisco) Stanford 6, California 0
• 1893 (at San Francisco) California 6, Stanford 6 (tie)
• 1892 (at San Francisco) Stanford 10, California 10 (tie)
• 1892-Spring (at San Francisco) California 10, Stanford 14

See also

• The Play

One of college footballs most enduring (and controversial) moments came during the final seconds of the 85th meeting of the Stanford Cardinal against the California Golden Bears. ...

External links

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Big Game

• Big Game scores
• Stanford Magazine feature on Big Game
• The Play
• Transcript of Joe Starkey's call of the Play