Series: Stanford leads, 61-46-11 (.564)
At Stanford: Stanford leads, 30-21-1 (.587)
At Berkeley: Stanford leads, 26-21-6 (.547)
At San Francisco: Stanford leads, 5-4-4 (.538)
First meeting: 1892 in San Francisco - Stanford 14, Cal 10
Last meeting: 2015 at Stanford - Stanford 35, Cal 22
Last Stanford win: 2015 at Stanford - Stanford 35, Cal 22
Last Cal win: 2009 at Stanford - Stanford 28, Cal 34
Longest Stanford win streak: 7 (1995-2001)
Longest Cal win streak: 5 (1919-23, 2002-06)
Largest Stanford victory: 63-13 (2013 at Stanford)
Largest Cal victory: 38-0 (1920 at Cal)
Series streak: Stanford - W6
Last Matchup Against Cal - Nov. 21, 2015
• Christian McCaffrey ran for 192 yards and gained a school-record 389 all-purpose yards in another highlight-reel performance that gave the Cardinal its sixth straight win over the Golden Bears.
• Remound Wright ran for two short touchdowns and Bryce Love added a 48-yard scoring run for Stanford, which clinched the Pac-12 North with the win. Jared Goff threw for 386 yards and two touchdowns but the Bears settled for field goals three times in the red zone and fell short once again against their fiercest rival.
• Cal moved the ball well for much of the game but three times settled for field goals by Matt Anderson after getting inside the 20.
• McCaffrey broke Glyn Milburn's Stanford all-purpose record of 379 yards set in the 1990 Big Game. McCaffrey posted a school-record nine straight 100-yard rushing game while topping 300 all-purpose yards for the fourth time on the season as Stanford retained the coveted Axe for another year.
• The game was especially meaningful to graduate transfer defensive lineman Brennan Scarlett, who spent his first four years at Cal before finishing his career with the Cardinal.
It Happened Against Cal
1892 - Before an overflow crowd of 20,000 at the Haight Street Grounds in San Francisco on March 10, Stanford defeated Cal, 14-10, in the inaugural Big Game. Stanford's manager was Herbert Hoover, who later became the 31st President of the United States.
1932 - Steve Anderson boomed a 75-yard punt, tied for the second-longest punt in school history.
1956 - Lou Valli ran for 209 yards on 23 carries in a 20-18 loss in Berkeley. The rushing total still ranks as the fourth-best single-game mark in school history.
1959 - Dick Norman completed 34 of 39 passes for 401 yards and one touchdown in a 20-17 loss at Stanford Stadium.
1974 - Mike Langford booted a 50-yard field goal as time expired to lift Stanford to a 22-20 win over Cal in Berkeley. The two teams combined for 29 points in a wild fourth quarter.
1977 - Darrin Nelson rushed for 94 yards to become the sixth freshman in NCAA history to reach the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a single season.
1982 - In one of the wildest endings in college football history, Cal defeated Stanford, 25-20, after using five laterals to return a kickoff 57 yards for a game-winning touchdown. Stanford had taken a 20-19 lead on a 35-yard field goal by Mark Harmon with 0:04 left.
1984 - Paced by Brad Muster's 204 yards, Stanford rushed for 322 yards and defeated Cal, 27-10, in Berkeley.
1988 - Tuan Van Le blocked a potential game-winning 20-yard field goal by Robbie Keen with 0:04 left, as Cal and Stanford played to a 19-19 tie.
1989 - With a 3:30 p.m. start, the Big Game finished under the lights for the first time, as Stanford defeated Cal, 24-14, at Stanford Stadium.
1990 - Jon Hopkins kicked a game-winning, 39-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to give Stanford a 27-25 win in Berkeley. Jason Palumbis connected with Ed McCaffrey on a 19-yard touchdown with 0:12 left to cut Cal's lead to 25-24. Stanford recovered the onside kick on the Cal 37-yard line with 0:09 left in the game. A roughing the passer penalty moved the ball down to the 15-yard line, setting up Hopkins' game-winning field goal. Glyn Milburn finished the game with 196 yards on the ground, which ranked as the ninth-best rushing performance in school history.
1991 - Tommy Vardell rushed for 182 yards on a (then) school-record 39 carries to lead Stanford to a 38-21 win over Cal before a crowd of 85,500 at Stanford Stadium.
1992 - Stanford defeated Cal, 41-21, to gain a share of the Pac-10 championship.
1999 - Casey Moore broke loose for a 94-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of Stanford's 31-13 victory at Stanford Stadium, marking the second-longest touchdown run in school history.
2000 - In the first-ever overtime game between the two schools, Randy Fasani connected with Casey Moore on a 25-yard touchdown pass to lift Stanford to a 36-30 victory in Berkeley.
2010 - Stanford scored on each of its first eight possessions en route to a 48-14 victory in Berkeley.
2011 - Andrew Luck threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns as Stanford beat California, 31-28, in a rain-soaked Big Game with a rare late start under the lights at Stanford Stadium.
2012 - Cal entered the game averaging 5.0 yards/rush but was held to three yards on 28 carries (3.9 inches/rush) as Stanford cruised to a 21-3 win in Berkeley. Stepfan Taylor ran for a career-high 189 yards and one touchdown in what was only the second Big Game ever not played in November or December. The only other Big Game not played in November nor December was the rivalry's inaugural in March of 1892.
2013 - Ty Montgomery exploded for five touchdowns, one on the ground and four through the air, as Stanford routed Cal, 63-13, for its fourth consecutive win in the Big Game. The 63-point output by the Cardinal was the most ever scored in a Big Game and lead Stanford to its largest win over Cal in the 116-game history of the series. With the win, Stanford clinched a return to the Pac-12 championship game.
2014 - Remound Wright ran for four touchdowns, and Stanford used a smothering defensive effort to rout rival Cal, 38-17. Blake Martinez intercepted two passes and forced a fumble as the Cardinal created five turnovers.
2015 - Christian McCaffrey ran around and through the Cal defense on a 49-yard touchdown catch and also scored on a 98-yard kickoff return to help Stanford clinch a spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game by winning the Big Game, 35-22. McCaffrey ran for 192 yards and gained 389 all-purpose yards in a highlight-reel performance that gave the Cardinal its sixth straight win over the Golden Bears. Remound Wright ran for two short touchdowns and Bryce Love added a 48-yard scoring run for Stanford, which clinched the Pac-12 North with the win. The game was especially meaningful to graduate transfer defensive lineman Brennan Scarlett, who spent his first four years at Cal before finishing his career with the Cardinal.