In the 2016 edition of Big Game the Stanford Cardinal rolled into Berkeley looking for their 7th straight win over the California Golden Bears. The Bears had 6 losses coming into Big Game and were battling for bowl eligibility and desperately needed a win.
After winning the toss Cal elected to defer and go on defense first. It would become evident that Cal would be willing to trade field position for keeping the ball out of Christian McCaffrey’s hands. Stanford’s opening drive to start the game but it only went for 6 plays before DeVante Wilson sacked Keller Chryst to end the drive.