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

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The Cal Band performs at the opening of the Big Game. At the t-shirt exchange station on Sproul Plaza, students Cal ' s far superior clock tower is eloquently captured by The band rallied the crowd with their rousing rendition of are encouraged to trade in their red shirts for more ACACIA in the annual Greek house decorating contest Jhe u=iit r=i,f .,.,=, suitable blue and gold attire. Campanile stood 22 feet taller than Hoover Tower Hail to California, • ; r the Stanford musicians; but Cal ' s performances made up for what was lacking. Wednesday was spent in anticipation for the evening, when many packed into the Bear ' s Lair to watch the Laugh Your Axe Off Comedy Show, put on by the Heuristic Squelch. As the weekend neared, the activities continued, with Thursday being another Blue and Gold Day and the day of the Big Freeze. The Big Freeze was the men ' s ice hockey game between Cal and Stanford that annually precedes the Big Game. It gave the fans a chance to release their early aggressions and excitement, and was always an exciting evening with the thought of the upcoming weekend in mind. By Friday, few could contain themselves. Even those who sat quietly in Chemistry lecture were enticed by the Big Game titration, an old tradition in which a red liquid compound was titrated into alternating blue and gold. And that evening was the Big Game Bonfire Rally, which was the most highly attended Bonfire Rally of the past few years. Perhaps it was because the football team ' s season boosted the pride of die campus; or perhaps it was Big Game week that excited the Spirit of California. Regardless, the Bonfire Rally, so large and well known that it was covered by local news stations, featured Cal ' s Men ' s Octet, the Golden Overtones, and of course, the Cal Football team, just to name a few. After the Bonfire Rally, the streets of Berkeley remained lit and crowded, with people excitedly awaiting Saturday ' s Big Game. 110 YEARS OF RIVALRY

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Hundreds of students and alums converge on the Hearst Greek Theatre Friday night for the annual Big Game Bonfire Rally. Members of Rally Comm and passersby In Ghlradelll Square enjoy the musical styllngs of the Cal Band at the Monday Kick-off Rally, The Go Bears! banner hangs from the magnificent columns of Wheeler Hall. The building was proudly adorned the entire week. iiij Will Carroll This week was dedicated to the rivalry between ;]al and Stanford, dating back 1 10 years ago. when ihe two football teams met for their first game in 1 892. Since then, the two schools have carried out pranks ind raids on each other, primarily during the week • before the highly anticipated Big Game. Hence, Big Qame Week had become, through the years, a nemorablc week for most, and a very unique one to j follege football. In 19 18. Stanford painted Sather : jate, the Campanile, and the Big C red. The Cardinals Iso burned a 20x30 feet S into Memorial Stadium ;rass in 1 938 and scraped twenty layers of paint off if the Big C in 1 942. Cal had their own set of legacies, . uch as in 1977 when all of Stanford ' s card stunts L, ore taken, or in the I960 ' s when Stanford ' s Hoover l n ' er was covered in blue footprints on two sides. Many of the stunts were recorded, while many lemaincd as stories told between friends or have faded into myths. But Big Game Week was not just about pranks and tricks. It was about uniting the students, staff, alums, and community of Berkeley with school spirit. It was about recognizing how diverse, distinguished, and truly spectacular UC Berkeley was, and celebrating and expressing that pride in a week filled with various events. Big Game Week, which was sponsored by Cal ' s Rally Committee, began on Monday, November 18 ' ' ' , with a Kick-off Rally in San Francisco ' s Ghirardclli Square. Members of the Rally Committee, dressed in their bright blue and gold striped rugbics, accompanied Oski, Cal ' s bubbly mascot, the Cal Dance Team, and several of Cal ' s athletes to the city, where they grabbed the city ' s attention with a cable-car ride through the streets after their festivities at the pier. Tuesday marked the beginning of the series of service projects planned for Big Game week. There was a Feed the Bear Food Drive on Sproul Plaza, as well as a t-shirt exchange station, where students could bring any red shirt in exchange for brand new blue one, reading Go Bears! Beat Stanfurd! The shirts and food were donated to local shelters. Local businesses showed their pride and support by declaring Tuesday, and the followingThursday, Blue and Gold Day. Students who were wearing blue and gold received discounts from participating stores, such as La Burrita on Durant Avenue, a local favorite. That evening also featured the Cal-Stanford Sing-off in Wheeler Auditorium, which was poorly attended by r .. ..--?

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Rally Comm proudly parades the coveted axe through Sather Gate following Cal ' s triumphant Big Game v Year Winner Score Location Year Winner Score 1892 Indians 14-10 SF 1930 Indians 41-0 1892 Tie 10-10 SF , 1931 Bears 6-0 1893 Tie 6-6 SF V 1932 Tie 0-0 1894 Indians 6-0 SF 1933 Indians 7-3 1895 Tie 6-6 SF 1934 Indians 9-7 1896 Indians 20-0 SF 1935 Indians 13-0 1897 Indians 28-0 SF 1936 Bears 20-0 1898 Bears 22-0 SF 1937 Bears 13-0 1899 Bears 30-0 SF 1938 Bears 6-0 1900 Indians 5-0 SF 1939 Bears 32-14 1901 Bears 2-0 SF 1940 Indians 13-7 1902 Bears 16-0 SF 1941 Bears 16-0 1903 Tie 6-6 SF 1942 Indians 26-7 1904 Indians 18-0 B 1946 Indians 25-6 1905 Indians 12-5 PA 1947 Bears 21-18 1906 Indians 6-3 B 1948 Bears 7-6 1907 Indians 21-11 PA 1949 Bears 33-14 1908 Indians 12-3 B 1950 Tie 7-7 1909 Bears 19-13 PA 1951 Bears 20-7 1910 Bears 25-6 B 1952 Bears 26-0 1911 Bears 21-3 PA 1953 Tie 21-21 1912 Tie 3-3 B 1954 Bears 28-20 1913 Indians 13-8 PA 1955 Indians 19-0 1914 Indians 36-8 B 1956 Bears 20-18 1918 Bears 67-0 6 1957 Indians 14-12 1919 Bears 14-10 PA 1958 Bears 16-15 1920 Bears 38-0 B 1959 Bears 20-17 1921 Bears 42-7 PA 1960 Bears 21-10 1922 Bears 28-0 PA 1961 Indians 20-7 1923 Bears 9-0 B 1962 Indians 30-13 1924 Tie 20-20 B 1963 Indians 28-17 1925 Indians 27-14 PA 1964 Indians 21-3 1926 Indians 41-6 B 1965 Indians 9-7 1927 Indians 13-6 PA 1966 Indians 13-7 1928 Tie 13-13 B 1967 Bears 26-3 1929 Indians 21-6 PA 1968 Indians 20-0 1969 Indians 29-28 1970 Bears 22-14 1971 Indians 14-0 1972 Bears 24-21 1973 Cardinals 26-17 1974 Cardinals 22-20 1975 Bears 48-15 1976 Cardinals 27-24 1977 Cardinals 21-3 1978 Cardinals 30-10 1979 Bears 21-14 1980 Bears 28-23 1981 Cardinals 42-21 1982 Bears 25-20 1983 Bears 27-18 1984 Cardinal 27-10 1985 Cardinal 24-22 1986 Bears 17-11 1987 Cardinal 31-7 1988 Tie 19-19 1989 Cardinal 24-14 1990 Cardinal 27-25 1991 Cardinal 38-21 1992 Cardinal 41-21 1993 Bears 46-17 1994 Bears 24-23 1995 Cardinal 29-24 1996 Cardinal 42-21 1997 Cardinal 21-20 1998 Cardinal 10-3 1999 Cardinal 31-13 2000 Cardinal 36-30 2001 Cardinal 35-28 2002 Bears 30-7 Locatio PA m