Thursday, November 20, 2008

SF Examiner: Cal's Big Game opponent looks like 2003-04 Bears

By Rob Calonge

When Jeff Tedford took over head coaching job for Cal back in 2002, he accepted a position at a school that had won only 16 games in the previous five years.  Now in his seventh year, it's very easy to forget just how bad the Bears were.

Prior to Tedford taking the job, Cal had to beat a lowly Rutgers team (2-9, 0-7 Big East) in order to prevent going winless for the first time since 1897.  The game was the season finale to a tumultuous year in America.  Originally, the game was scheduled for September 15, 2001.  In case there aren't any bells ringing for you, that's four days after 9/11.  There was scoffing about the rescheduling of a game that had no relevance in the rankings, standings, the college football world, or the students of either school probably.  The Bears came out on top, 20-10 in Piscataway, NJ.

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