Cal–Stanford Big Game

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college football rivalry game sports rivalry

The Cal–Stanford Big Game is the annual college football rivalry matchup between the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, famed for its long history and dramatic finishes such as "The Play" in 1982.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college football rivalry game → sports rivalry →
alsoKnownAs	Big Game →
associatedTradition	Big Game bonfire rallies → guarding the Stanford Axe → rushing the field by winning fans →
associatedWith	Bay Area college sports rivalries → The Stanford Axe Committee → UC Rally Committee →
bandParticipation	California Marching Band → Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band →
campusOfTeam1	Berkeley, California →
campusOfTeam2	Stanford, California →
conferenceContext	Pac-12 Conference →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	major tradition for both universities →
earlyGamesLocation	neutral sites in the San Francisco Bay Area →
firstPlayed	1892-03-19 →
frequency	annual →
governingBody	NCAA →
hasNeutralSiteHistory	yes →
hasOvertimeGames	yes →
hasSeriesInterruptions	yes →
hasStudentSectionRivalry	Cal student section vs. Stanford student section →
hasTelevisionCoverage	yes →
homeStadiumTeam1	California Memorial Stadium →
homeStadiumTeam2	Stanford Stadium →
levelOfPlay	NCAA Division I FBS →
locationOfFirstGame	San Francisco, California →
mediaCoverage	regional and national sports media →
notableControversy	disputed presence of Stanford band on the field during The Play →
notableGame	The Play (1982) →
notableMoment	multi-lateral kickoff return touchdown by California in 1982 →
participants	Stanford University → University of California, Berkeley →
reasonForInterruptions	world wars →
region	San Francisco Bay Area →
rivalryBetween	California Golden Bears football → Stanford Cardinal football →
seriesLead	Stanford University →
sport	American football →
state	California →
studentInvolvement	high →
team1	California Golden Bears football →
team2	Stanford Cardinal football →
trophy	Stanford Axe →
typeOfRivalry	intra-state rivalry →
typicalMonthPlayed	November →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Big Game (American football) →	alsoKnownAs
Big Game bonfire rally (Cal) ("Big Game (California–Stanford football rivalry)") →	associatedWithEvent
Gaieties (Stanford student musical) ("Big Game (Stanford vs. California football game)") →	relatedTo
The Bench ("Big Game at California Memorial Stadium") →	rivalEvent
The Play (1982 college football) ("Big Game (California–Stanford football rivalry)") →	rivalry