Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Sac State Newspaper writes about upcoming Cal Game

GAME TIME ANNOUNCED FOR FOOTBALL SEASON OPENER AT CAL Release Date: 6/28/2005

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --- Sacramento State’s football season opener at California will kick off at 2 p.m., it was announced today. The game against the Golden Bears will take place on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. The meeting will be the first between the two schools which are separated by only 83 miles. Last season, Cal posted a 10-2 overall record. The team’s only regular-season loss came at the hands of national champion USC, 23-17. Cal, however, will have to replace starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers and starting tailback J.J. Arrington. Rodgers was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by Green Bay while Arrington went in the second round to Arizona. Tickets for the game will go on sale on Tuesday, July 12. Tickets can be purchased through calbears.com or 1-800-GO-BEARS. Reserved seats are $32 while general admission tickets cost $17 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.The game will mark the fourth-straight season that the Hornets have opened the year against a Div. I-A opponent. In 2002 the team traveled to UTEP. The 2003 season began at Oregon State while the 2004 campaign started at Nevada.

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