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2006
California Golden Bears Football Season |
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2006 Individual Honors |
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DeSean Jackson against Oregon State. DeSean Jackson, the First
Team All-American won the Randy Moss Return Man Award. |
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DeSean Jackson wins 2006 Randy Moss Return Man
Award. |
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Daymeion Hughes named finalist for Lott Trophy, for
nation best IMPACT defensive player. |
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Daymeion Hughes and DeSean Jackson named Sports
Illustrated First Team All-Americans. |
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Cal defeats Stanford for 5th straight year to give
them a share of the Pac 10 Championship. |
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Cal to face Texas A&M in the Pacific Life Holiday
Bowl in San Diego on December 28th. |
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Marshawn Lynch and Daymeion Hughes names Pac 10
Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and AFCA
First Team All-Americans |
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Desmond Bishop, Brandon Mebane, Alex Mack, DeSean
Jackson named to First Team All Pac 10. |
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2006 Pacific Life
Holiday Bowl |
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2006 Holiday Bowl |
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Cal hammers Texas A&M 45-10 in the 29th Holiday
Bowl. |
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After their first offensive drive, Cal proved to be
unstoppable. |
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The offensive line played an incredible game, they
gave Nate Longshore plenty of time to pass and paved
the way for Marshawn Lynch and Justin Forsett's 100
yard performances. |
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The defensive came up with some big plays and even
bigger hits. They showed the Aggies they are a
solid defensive team. |
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Nate Longshore turned in a performance that Jessica
Simpson would have been proud of, earning him
co-Offensive Player of the Game honors (sharing it
with Marshawn Lynch). |
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Desmond Bishop awarded Defensive Player of the Game.
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The secondary not only held the Texas A&M
quarterback in check, they also made some huge hits
against Aggie ball carriers. |
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Congratulations to Jeff Tedford, the coaches, and
players for an incredible year with; 10 wins,
Co-champions of the Pac 10, Offensive and Defensive
Pac 10 Player of the Year, and winning the Holiday
Bowl by 35 points. |
Go Bears!!!
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The Big Game |
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Cal Bears Football Week
12
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Cal defeats Stanford for 5th straight year to give
them a share of the Pac 10 Championship. |
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Cal Seniors finish their career without losing to
the Cardinal. |
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DeSean Jackson gets 7 catches for 127 yards. |
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Lavelle Hawkins finishes with 3 catches for 53 yards
and a touchdown. |
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Zack Follett and Desmond Bishop lead the defense
with 10 tackles each. Brandon Mebane fights
through the constant double teams to record 9
tackles. |
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Follett., Tafisi, Pimentel, and Mebane each record a
sack against the Cardinal. |
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Justin Forsett rushes for 75 yards and Marshawn
Lynch adds another 67 yards. |
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California Golden
Bears at USC Trojans |
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Cal at USC |
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Cal Band performs before the
Cal at USC football game. |
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Cal
loses to USC 23-9 in front of sell out crowd in Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum. |
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This
game was a tough one to watch...especially since USC
was gracious enough to put the Cal fans somewhere
near the Sports Arena. |
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The USC
defense did a solid job of stopping the Bear's
offense. |
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Nate
Longshore was held to under 176 yards passing with 2
interceptions. |
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USC
benefited from a couple of questionable calls by the
Pac 10 officials. However, to USC's credit
they made the big played when they needed them. |
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The play
of the game is the 4th and 1 that USC turned into a
touchdown. |
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The loss will likely
send the Bears to Holiday Bowl in San Diego. USC will play
in either the Rose Bowl or the National Championship game. |
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California Golden
Bears at Arizona Wildcats |
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Cal
loses a tough one to Arizona 20-24. |
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Cal made
some big plays but Arizona played a solid game. |
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The
difference in the game came down to turnovers and
the fact that Arizona made big plays when they
needed them. |
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DeSean
Jackson has yet another big game. Punt return for a
TD and another TD reception. |
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Cal
drops to #17 in the humans polls and #15 in the BCS. |
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The loss
was tough one for Cal. However, the Bears
still have there bowl destiny in their own hands.
They have played well all season long and have given
Bear fans a lot to cheer about. Cal will
certainly head to Los Angeles focused and ready to
give their all against a solid USC team. Go
Bears!!! |
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UCLA Bruins at
California Golden Bears |
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UCLA @ Cal
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Cal vs. UCLA game
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DeSean Jackson
and Nate Longshore named Pac 10 Players of the Week. |
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Cal defeats UCLA 38-24 in front
a sell out crowd in Memorial Stadium. |
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Cal sports their ABC
uniforms...the bright gold tops with blue pants. |
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DeSean Jackson has
another big game...returns punt for TD. |
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Nate Longshore completes
20 of 24 for 266 yards and 3 TDs |
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Justin Forsett rushes
for 60 yards on 11 carries. |
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Daymeion Hughes gets a
pick and 10 tackles. |
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Desmond Bishop and
Bernard Hicks each record 8 tackles. |
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Marshawn Lynch runs for
a TD and catches another. |
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Cal Bears moves up to #8 in
this week's BCS Poll. |
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Cal ranked at #8 in AP
and #9 in Coaches and Harris polls. |
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Stanford losing again...0-9
record |
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From Friday's Portland
Oregonian: "Big Game, title of the Stanford-Cal
rivalry, though its use should be suspended until Stanford
resumes playing Division I football." Ken Goe's Two Minute
Drill |
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Washington Huskies at
California Golden Bears |
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Cal defeats Washington Huskies
in OT 31-24. |
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Marshawn Lynch named Pac 10
Offensive Player of the Week for his 150 yard 2 touchdown
performance against the Huskies, |
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Desmond Bishop has a huge game
with 16 tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception to end the game. |
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Lavelle Hawkins 6 catches for 99
yards against Washington. |
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Cal Bears ranked #10 in second BCS Poll of the 2006 season. |
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Computer Polls have Cal ranked
at #5. |
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Cal ranked at #12 in USA Today,
AP, and #11 Harris polls. |
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Stanford loses another game, off
to 0-8 start to season. |
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California Golden
Bears at Washington State Cougars |
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Cal at Wash. State
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DeSean Jackson against Washington State
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Gallery |
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Cal RB
Marshawn Lynch rushes for 152 yards
and 2 touchdowns |
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Zack
Follett and Desmond Bishop record 8
tackles each |
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Bernard
Hicks and Daymeion Hughes each get a
pick |
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Cal
defense and special team come up big
in victory over WSU |
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Cal wins
in Pullman for first time since 1979 |
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Stanford
off to 0-7 start |
DeSean Jackson against Washington State |
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Oregon Ducks at
California Golden Bears |
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Cal Bears Football Game
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Cal RB
Justin Forsett named Pac-10 Player
of the Week for his 163 yard
performance against Oregon. |
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Cal
blows out Oregon in front of a
sellout crowd of 72,516. |
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Justin
Forsett rushes for 163 yards and a
TD in relief of injured Marshawn
Lynch. |
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DeSean
Jackson 1 receiving TD and a 65 yard
punt return for a TD. |
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Nate
Longshore throws 3 TDs |
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Much has
been written about the infamous
Oregon uniforms, Cal busted out some
new uniforms for the game against
the Ducks. |
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Stanford
off to 0-6 start. |
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California Golden
Bears at Oregon State Beavers |
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Cal at Oregon State
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Marshawn Lynch celebrates the
victory over Oregon State by grabbing some pom poms. |
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Nate
Longshore has another big game,
throwing for 341 yards and 4 TDs |
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Marshawn
Lynch rushes for 106 yards and a TD.
Catches 2 TDs |
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DeSean
Jackson 6 catches for 74 yards and
another TD. |
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Lavelle
Hawkins gets 7 receptions for 128
yards and a TD |
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Cal
racks up 483 yards of offense |
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Stanford
off to 0-5 start to season. |
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Oregon State game |
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Arizona State Sun
Devils at California Golden Bears |
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Cal Bears Football Week 4
Game Notes
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Cal
Bears dominate the Sun Devils in front 58,024 at Memorial Stadium |
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Nate Longshore once again has a solid game; passing for 18-26 for 270 yards and
4 touchdowns. For the season has completed 66%, throwing for 880 yards and
10
touchdowns |
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Marshawn Lynch rushes for 124 yards. Catches 2 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown |
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DeSean Jackson returns a punt 80 yards for a touchdown. Catches 4 passes
for 67 and a
touchdown |
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Daymeion Hughes has huge game with 10 tackles and 2 interceptions; returning one
for a
touchdown. |
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Zack Follett gets 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. |
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Mickey Pimental intercepts a Rudy Carpenter pass and returns it for a touchdown. |
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Nu'u Tafisi gets 2 sacks and a forced fumble. |
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Stanford off to 0-4 start to season. |
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Portland State
Vikings at California Golden Bears |
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Memorial Stadium (Attendance
61,018) |
Week 3 Game Notes
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Cal
defeats Portland State scoring 42 first half points |
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Nate Longshore completes 15-23 for 225 yards and 2 TDs in 2 quarters |
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DeSean Jackson catches 5 passes for 103 yards and a TD |
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Lavelle Hawkins catches 9 passes for 125 yards |
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Marshawn Lynch ruches for 112 yards on 6 carries and 1 TD |
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Daymeion Hughes gets his 3rd interception of the season |
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Minnesota Golden
Gophers at California Golden Bears |
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Memorial Stadium (Attendance
55,035) |
Week 2 Game Notes
Cal
looked very sharp in Week 2 against
the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The defense was sharp, led by
Daymeion
Hughes, Desmond Bishop, and Thomas
DeCoud. The offense rolled
over the Minnesota defense.
Nate Longshore passed for 300 yards
and 4 TDs, earning him the Pac-10
Offensive Player of the Week.
Justin Forsett and Marshawn Lynch
combined for over 200 yards rushing.
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Nate Longshore completes 21-30 passes for 300 yards and 4 TD Passes
against Minnesota
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DeSean Jackson catches 3 TD passes (7 receptions for 114 yards) |
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Lavelle Hawkins catches 9 passes for 125 yards |
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Marshawn Lynch ruches for 139 yards on 27 carries and 2 TDs |
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Justin Forsett rushes for 77 yards on 12 carries |
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Daymeion Hughes has 6 tackles an 2 interceptions |
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Thomas DeCoud has another solid game with 6 solo tackles |
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California Golden
Bears at Tennessee Volunteers |
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Cal at Tennessee
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Cal Band at Calhoun's on Friday Night
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Oski at Calhoun's
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Cal Band at the Saturday's CAA Tailgate
Brandon Hampton picks
off a pass
DeCoud pressures Tenn. QB
Ainge
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106,009 fans packed Neyland Stadium in
Knoxville, Tennessee to see the #23 Volunteers defeat the #9 Cal
Golden Bears. The 5,000 Bears fans who made the trip to
Knoxville may have been disappointed by the outcome of the game,
however, they should not have been disappointed by the incredible
experience of watching the Bears play in a truly incredible college
football environment.
Neyland Stadium, the largest stadium in
the South, was packed with 100,000+ volunteer fans dressed in orange
and white who sang "Rocky Top" about as many times as the USC Band
plays "The Only Song They Know" (Tribute to Troy).
As I walked around town before and after
the game two things were very apparent:
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They love their football in the South
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Tennessee fans are without a doubt the friendliest fans I have |
encountered
The California Alumni Association organized a handful of events for
the Golden Bear fans in Knoxville. On Friday evening Cal fans
packed Calhoun's on the Waterfront for food and drinks. Oski
and the Cal Cheerleaders posed for pictures and signed autographs
for the fans. The evening was capped with a performance by the
Cal Band and Cheerleaders.
The California Alumni
Association Tailgate on Saturday featured guest speakers: Sandy
Barbour (Athletic Director), Jack Williams (National Champion Rugby
Coach), and Craig Morton (former Cal Star). Oski and the
Cheerleaders once again posed for pictures and signed autographs.
The Cal Band came in and played for the Golden Bear fans.
The Volunteer fans
treated Cal fans much more hospitably than the Tennessee football
team treated the Golden Bears. On the field, Tennessee
dominated all aspects of the game from the very beginning. The
Bears could not get anything going on either side of the ball.
"We just weren't very sharp. We didn't execute. We didn't catch it
very well. We didn't tackle well," Jeff Tedford.
Lets hope the Bears are
able to getting back to winning next week when the Minnesota Golden
Gophers visit Memorial Stadium.
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Tennessee trip
Go
Bears!!!
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Cal Bears Running Back Marshawn
Lynch
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Tennessee Volunteers
Pre-Game Cal Bears huddle
before the game |
