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CALIFORN GOLDEN BEARS FOOTBALL
BOWL HISTORY (continued)
HOLIDAY BOWL
DECEMBER 28, 2006
CALIFORNIA 45
TEXAS A&M 10
California posted its largest margin of victory in its bowl history with a 45-10
win over Texas A&M.
In his final game in a Golden Bear uniform, Marshawn Lynch rushed for 111
yards and two touchdowns to earn the game’s co-offensive MVP honors. Justin
Forsett was the game’s leading rusher with 124 yards, and also found the end
zone in the fourth quarter on an eight-yard dash.
Quarterback Nate Longshore completed 19-of-24 passes for 235 yards and
a touchdown, en route to co-offensive MVP honors. Longshore also scored a
touchdown on the ground in the first quarter to even the score at 7-7.
Not to be overshadowed by the offense, linebacker Desmond Bishop recorded a
game-high 12 tackles to earn the game's Defensive MVP honors.
The Cal defensive unit was spectacular, allowing just 10 points, including a
shutout in the second half. San Diego native Mickey Pimentel recorded seven
tackles, while Eddie Young intercepted a pass (his first career INT) in the fourth
quarter to highlight the other defensive notables.
Texas A&M 7 3 0 0 - 10
California 7 7 14 17 - 45
Texas A&M
Cal
First Downs (Rush-Pass-Pen) 21 (9-11-1) 22 (11-11-0)
Net Yards Rushing (Att-Yards) 38-163 32-241
Passes (Comp-Att-Int) 18-29-1 19-24-1
Net Yards Passing 186 235
Total Offense Plays 67 56
Total Offense Yards 349 476
EMERALD BOWL
DECEMBER 27, 2008
MIAMI, FLA. 17
CALIFORNIA 24
California played its first bowl game ever in the Bay Area and made its
hometown fans happy with a 24-17 victory over Miami, Fla.
Cal jumped out to an early 14-0 first quarter lead on a pair of Jahvid Best
touchdown runs but Miami eventually came back to tie the contest at 17-17 in
the fourth quarter. The game remained tied until late in regulation when Nate
Longshore connected with Anthony Miller on a two-yard scoring strike with 2:37
to go. The winning touchdown was set up moments earlier when Zack Follett
forced a fumble deep in Hurricane territory and Cameron Jordan returned it to
the Miami two-yard line.
Miami was able to put together eight plays on an ensuing drive but time ran
out on the Hurricanes after reaching the Bears' 37-yard line.
Best capped a tremendous season for Cal by rushing for an Emerald Bowl
record 186 yards and two touchdowns, marking his fourth consecutive 100-yard
rushing game and eighth of the season.
The Golden Bears also set several other school bowl records, including the
team's 10.0 tackles for loss, Follett's bowl-record-tying 4.0 tackles for loss and
2.0 sacks, a 74-yard first quarter passing play between Longshore and Verran
Tucker, and Jordan's seven-yard fumble return.
Miami, Fla. 0 7 7 3 - 17
California 14 0 3 7 - 24
Miami, Fla.
Cal
First Downs (Rush-Pass-Pen) 17 (5-11-1) 11 (9-2-0)
Net Yards Rushing (Att-Yards) 32-119 30-217
Passes (Comp-Att-Int) 25-41-1 10-21-0
Net Yards Passing 194 121
Total Offense Plays 73 51
Total Offense Yards 313 338
ARMED FORCES BOWL
DECEMBER 31, 2007
CALIFORNIA 42
AIR FORCE 36
California scored its largest comeback victory in a bowl game with a 42-36
win over Air Force.
The Falcons’ crisp option offense kept the Golden Bears guessing through the
first 20 minutes as Air Force scored on two drives, then pushed in another seven
points after a Bear miscue on a kickoff.
However, with Cal backup quarterback Kevin Riley stepping in under center,
the Cal offense came to life. The freshman signal-caller connected with DeSean
Jackson for a 40-yard score and found fellow standout receivers Lavelle Hawkins
and Robert Jordan for touchdowns to pull the Bears within three, 24-21, midway
through the third quarter.
Cal ran a relentless ground attack behind tailback Justin Forsett, who scored
a pair of TDs before Riley put the game away with a nifty option run for a 42-30
advantage.
Riley earned MVP honors by connecting on 16-of-19 passes for 269 yards
and three TDs. Forsett tallied 140 yards rushing and Thomas DeCoud paced the
defense with 10 tackles. Jordan caught six catches for 148 yards.
California 0 14 14 14 - 42
Air Force 7 14 6 9 - 36
Cal
Air Force
First Downs (Rush-Pass-Pen) 26 (11-14-1) 24 (18-5-1)
Net Yards Rushing (Att-Yards) 34-202 61-312
Passes (Com-Att-Int) 21-27-0 9-20-0
Net Yards Passing 305 113
Total Offense Plays 61 81
Total Offense Yards 507 425
POINSETTIA BOWL
DECEMBER 23, 2009
UTAH 37
CALIFORNIA 27
The Golden Bears jumped out to a two-touchdown lead but could not prevail
as Utah’s Jordan Wynn threw for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns
to rally the Utes to a 37-27 victory over California in the Poinsettia Bowl.
The Bears, in a bowl game for the school-record seventh straight year, had
their four-game postseason winning streak snapped. The Utes scored 27 straight
points to win their ninth straight bowl game, the longest streak in the country
and tied for the second-longest ever following the 2009 season.
Shane Vereen, who scored twice, became the seventh Cal back to gain more
than 100 yards in a bowl, finishing with 122 yards on 20 carries. Vereen started
the scoring with a 36-yard touchdown run and Eddie Young intercepted Wynn on
the first play of Utah's next drive, returning it 31 yards for a score.
But Utah's defense shut down Cal while the Utes offense on its last four
possessions of the first half. Cal finally scored again on a 1-yard run by Vereen
with 39 seconds left in the third quarter to put the Bears within six at 27-21
before Utah kicked a 25-yard field goal to pull away.
Utah 7 17 3 10 - 37
California 14 0 7 6 - 27
Utah
Cal
First Downs (Rush-Pass-Pen) 20 (6-13-1) 17 (6-10-1)
Net Yards Rushing (Att-Yards) 35-51 28-96
Passes (Com-Att-Int) 26-37-1 20-36-2
Net Yards Passing 338 214
Total Offense Plays 72 64
Total Offense Yards 389 310
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