The total yards were the most for the Bears since Cal also had 636 yards of total offensive against Oregon in 2016. Cal's previous Big Game best was 560 yards in 1993, while Stanford had 603 yards in 2013.

Cal set a Big Game record with 636 yards of total offense.

The 30-point margin of victory is Cal's largest in the Big Game since a 41-6 win in 2004 with the 41 points also Cal's most in the Big Game since 2004 and tied for the fifth-most in the series that Stanford leads 65-48-11.

The Bears have won the last two Big Games at Stanford.

With today's 41-11 victory, Cal improves to 4-6 on the season.

_ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. 17.Ĭalifornia: Faces rival Stanford in the Big Game on Nov. Washington State: Hosts Colorado in the Cougars final home game of the season on Nov. Cal’s final two games are both on the road and are must-wins to get into the postseason. Ward, in particular, was very sharp, although he was under pressure by Cal’s defense most of the afternoon.Ĭalifornia: The Bears needed a win to keep their bowl hopes alive, and they did that with one of their best all-around games of the season. Washington State: The Cougars kept it close despite a rash of self-inflicted mistakes. “I’m really proud of how the guys fought and competed. “We we’re on the field for a lot of snaps,” Bears coach Justin Wilcox said. But his Hail Mary attempt was intercepted by Uluave. Ward threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, the second a 5-yard toss to Djouvensky Schlenbaker that pulled Washington State within a field goal with 5:23 remaining.

That was big on a day the Bears’ defense committed penalties that wiped out an interception and negated two third-down incompletions. Nohl Williams scooped it up and returned it 52 yards to help Cal go up 42-24. Linebacker David Reese sacked Ward and knocked the ball free. Uluave later recovered another Washington State fumble to set up Cal’s fourth touchdown of the first half, then made the game-sealing interception as time ran out in the fourth quarter. “So I kind of jumped over the top, we were kind of scrambling around. “You could tell they were trying to quarterback sneak it, and I thought, ‘What if I just go over the top?’” Uluave said.

The Cougars (4-6, 1-6) have lost six straight since opening the season 4-0.Ĭal’s defense has had troubles all season but got a big lift from linebacker Cade Uluave, who forced a fumble on fourth-and-1 and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown. Josh Kelly had nine catches for 130 yards and a touchdown. Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward kept the Cougars in it, throwing for 358 yards and three touchdowns.

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