As expected, the 122nd Big Game is an emotional affair. The two sides have battled one another closely in the first half, largely trading blows tit-for-tat.
The Stanford Cardinal scored first with a two-minute drive capped off by a 40-yard pass caught by Donald Stewart. Much to the chagrin of the California Golden Bears faithful, redshirt-senior safety Ashtyn Davis did not start, and The Takers were beaten early.
Not to be outdone, California marched down the field 90 yards for a touchdown in a six-minutes-and-two-seconds drive, its longest touchdown drive this season.