University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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An easy escape was all too common from the Stanford Cardinal as 34 heads for the goal leav- ingCardinal S52crippled on the floor. CalluiQ The shoTS lt) quarterback, Dave Barr informs fellow Bears of the next play that was to be completed in the clobbenng of the Cardi- WlhU il )0V, a «34 leaps in the air in his ex- citement during the Big Came to give 36 a bear hug of Congrats in assist- ing in finally gettmg the Axe back. Big Game ♦ 2 1

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With local weather iOreCa ter6 already speculating over the coming winter rdint.ill, or lack ihorw)!, the Cokicn Bears ended i six year drought of their own with a victory over Stanford on November 30 at Stanford Stadium. In their 46- 17 romp over the Cardinal the Bears pulled out all the slops. The porous Stanford defense gave up 560 total yards (295 rushing, 265 passing), while Cal held the Cardinal offense to negative five yards rushing in the course of the game. While the entire team contributed with zeal to the win (four different runners, for example, went for 35 yards or more: Lindsey Chapman, Reynard Rutherford, Tyrone Edwards and Marty Holly), it was a day of strong individual effort. Senior tailback Chapman rushed for 141 yards, caught two passes for 36 yards (making him Cal ' s third- highest receiver), and became the first Cal player to score four touchdowns in a single game since Russell White. Placekicker Doug Brien, also a senior, booted four field goals for a career the 6even year total of 53, surpassing the school record set by Jim Breech in 1977. The defense, too, had their way with the Cardinal. Linebacker Jarrott Willard racked up nine tackles, while strong safety Ricky Spears tallied eight. Paul Joiner, Artis Houston and Ike Booth, among others, also distinguished themselves. We played our hearts out today. It was our best game by far, said senior defensive end Brad Bowers. At halftime, five Cal fans did some tackling of their own, taking out the Stanford tree. Stanford police arrested, cited and released the students, calling them the Berkeley Five. ♦ The halftime melee was only a preview of things to come. As the dock ran down on the Bears ' victory, police surrounded the field to keep excited fans from rushing. Cal fans responded by making circles over their heads with their hands and chanting donuts, donuts. Despite repeated warnings after the game ended that any unauthorized people on the field would be subject to arrest, Cal fans grew impatient when Stanford officials failed to produce the Axe, and eventually tumbled police were Berkeley clinging to Daily Cal onto the field in such numbers that the forced to stand back and watch as students tore down the south goal post, it like metal filings to a magnet, as editor XickPerlmuter put it in his column. Frustrated police surrounded the remaining field goal like it was Fort Knox. ' Goal post, ' chanted the crowd, eerily. Turf flew, the Band partied, and fans released six years ' worth of aggression in a wild, jubilant free-for-all. Stanford officials seemed almost blase ' about the whole affair: We were reseeding anyway, the farm ' s director of facilities, John Davis, said the next day. Stanford ' s rally committee finally brought out the Axe nearly 45 minutes after the end of the game, prompting cheers, more crowding, and general glee among the Cal players, who proudly carried the Axe through swarms of fans ♦ The hype and happiness continued the following Monday, when students filled Sproul Plaza to cheer the Axe, and the Band marched off through Dwinelle Hall, carrying the Axe and playing the Cal fight song. This is pretty good, said Bears ' head coach Keith Cilbertson. It ' s about as good as it gets jy j jern trom Student Life ♦ 20

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befOKe and apen ihe Bic Game, celebKaThvi was ihe iheme as STudeins hear-hacker and adwimsimwR Rallied JoqeTheR duKinc; SpiKiT week. in me. fev lucv TaRiu r as long as I could remember, there was Spirit week and for as long as I could herfcer all it really was a chance for everyone to get all hyped up for a game that I h Ji lost for six years in a row. I too took part in all the festivities because I truly eved that we were going to win. ' Mhat was last year. In 1992, we were the favorites. But, we lost. I was so upset by that betrayal, ( or at least that ' s what it felt like to me) that I swore I would never get too excited, until the fat lady sang. So when Spirit Week 93 rolled around, I feigned ignorance of all the events that were going on. Perhaps if 1 had some courage 1 wouldve actually donated some blood to the Get the red out blood drive. But since I do not like the sight of my blood (and am ironically pre-med), 1 passed. Denying myself the pleasure of getting hyped over this game 1 went through the week, every now and then catching a few advertisements and hearing the band in the distance. Cal me a dud, or an unfaithful bear-backer, but last year truly scared me. 1 didn ' t go to the Laugh your Axe off at Zellerbach, which 1 heard was hilarious, or to the bonfire rally (which gave us the beauti ful picture on the title page), but as unexcited as I seemed, there was no way I was missing the game. So I and some friends went to Season Ticket and watched it on TV (via descrambling). Well, 1 can tell you this much. 1 was ecstatic that we won though I didn ' t believe it till the game was over (i.e the fat lady sang). It was then that I telt like kicking myself in the butt for ever doubting my team. But Cal ' s victory also gave me the opportunity to redeem myself and be as spirited as the sixth year senior who never thought he ' d see a Cal victory in the Big Came. 1 attended the Axe rally and took pictures with it and the whole deal. I even got to touch it. But I know, because I ha ve faith in my team that the Axe is going to stay here awhile. Sttidcut Life ♦ 22