Nate Longshore passed for 217 yards and No. 21 Cal survived a bitter wind and stubborn Stanford for a 26-17 victory in the 109th Big Game in Berkeley yesterday.
Justin Forsett had 67 of his 75 yards rushing in the fourth quarter as the Golden Bears (9-3, 7-2 Pac-10) barely did enough to beat the Cardinal (1-11, 1-8) for the fifth consecutive year in a lackluster performance by both of the Bay Area archrivals.
Tom Schneider kicked four field goals and DeSean Jackson caught seven passes for 127 yards for Cal, which hasn't lost a Big Game since coach Jeff Tedford's arrival in 2002. The Bears had lost seven straight to the Cardinal before the Tedford era but now have maintained possession of The Axe during their longest winning streak in the series since the 1920s.
Despite losing its previous two games to Arizona and USC, Cal is headed to the Holiday Bowl to play Texas A&M on Dec. 28.
OREGON ST. 35, NO. 24 HAWAII 32: Matt Moore passed for three touchdowns and Sabby Piscitelli had two interceptions as the Beavers (9-4) upset the Warriors (10-3) in Honolulu. Oregon State ended Hawaii's winning streak at nine and became the first team to beat the Warriors at home since Boise State on Sept. 23. Moore was 11-of-17 for 245 yards and outshone Hawaii's Colt Brennan, who finished one TD pass shy of tying the NCAA single-season mark of 54 set by Houston's David Klingler in 1990. Brennan finished 37-of-50 for 401 yards and two TDs but his pass attempt on fourth-and-14 from Oregon State's 26 fell short and so did Hawaii's comeback.
