The Play

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The Play is the famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears against Stanford in 1982, featuring multiple laterals and a collision with the Stanford band, and is considered one of the most iconic and chaotic plays in college football history.

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Label Occurrences
The Play canonical 4
The Play (1982) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf college football play
sports event
awayTeam Stanford Cardinal football team
broadcastMedium television
CaliforniaHeadCoach Joe Kapp
city Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California
competition NCAA college football
conference Pacific-8 Conference
surface form: Pac-10 Conference
controversy questions about legality of band members on the field
questions about whether ball carriers were down before laterals
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus one of the most iconic plays in college football history
widely replayed sports highlight
date 1982-11-20
finalScoreContext California won on the final play
gameContext occurred after Stanford took late lead with field goal
homeTeam California Golden Bears football
surface form: California Golden Bears football team
impact denied Stanford a bowl game opportunity
involvedBand Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band
surface form: Stanford Band
league National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
legacy frequently cited in lists of greatest college football plays
integral part of California–Stanford rivalry lore
levelOfPlay college
losingTeam Stanford Cardinal football team
mediaCoverage extensive national coverage in the United States
memorialization subject of numerous articles and documentaries
nickname The Play self-linksurface differs
notableFeature chaotic on-field scene
collision with Stanford band on the field
controversial officiating decisions
multiple laterals
numberOfLaterals 5
opponentQuarterback John Elway
playType kickoff return
result California touchdown
rivalry Cal–Stanford Big Game
surface form: Big Game (California–Stanford football rivalry)
scoringMethod touchdown on kickoff return
season 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
sport American football
StanfordHeadCoach Paul Wiggin
teamKickingOff Stanford Cardinal football team
teamScoring California Golden Bears football
surface form: California Golden Bears football team
timeOfPlay final seconds of the game
timeRemainingContext last-second play
venue California Memorial Stadium
winningTeam California Golden Bears football
surface form: California Golden Bears football team

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- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
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Subject: The Play
Description of subject: The Play is the famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears against Stanford in 1982, featuring multiple laterals and a collision with the Stanford band, and is considered one of the most iconic and chaotic plays in college football history.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cal–Stanford Big Game notableGame The Play
this entity surface form: The Play (1982)
The Play nickname The Play self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: The Play (1982 college football)
Big Game notableEvent The Play