— Oct. 4, 2014: The most insane three-week stretch of Cal football history climaxed with a 60-59 win at Washington State in which Goff threw for 527 yards and five touchdowns . . . and he wasn’t even the quarterback headliner. WSU’s Connor Halliday set an NCAA record with 724 passing yards and six TDs.
But Cal won it when the Cougars missed a chip-shot field goal with 19 seconds left, giving the Bears a 4-1 overall record and sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 North.
What they said: “It was kind of like the football gods were on our side.