Rebecca and I pose with an old friend three hours after the 2003 Big Game
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| Year | Winner | Score | Site | Notes |
| 1892 | Stanford | 14-10 | (SF) | held in the spring |
| 1892 | Tie | 10-10 | (SF) | eligibility is limited to players who have been students for at least six weeks |
| 1893 | Tie | 6-6 | (SF) | The first Thanksgiving "Mud Bowl" |
| 1894 | Stanford | 6-0 | (SF) | Eddy Sherman crosses goal-line for an apparent touchdown, but officials rule the play a touchback |
| 1895 | Tie | 6-6 | (SF) | Wolf Ransome 4 yard touchdown run in final minutes |
| 1896 | Stanford | 20-0 | (SF) | Steuart Cotton runs for 2 touchdowns |
| 1897 | Stanford | 28-0 | (SF) | Steuart Cotton scores 3 more touchdowns |
| 1898 | California | 22-0 | (SF) | Cal victories are rewarded with the Douglas Tilden statue "The Football Players" ... |
| 1899 | California | 30-0 | (SF) | ... which is located on the path between Valley Life Sciences and Haas Pavilion |
| 1900 | Stanford | 5-0 | (SF) | first time it's called the "Big Game" |
| 1901 | California | 2-0 | (SF) | Orval Overall blocks punt into the endzone, leading to a safety |
| 1902 | California | 16-0 | (SF) | Bobby Sherman 105 yard punt return for touchdown -- longest play in Big Game history |
| 1903 | Tie | 6-6 | (SF) | "Heine" Heitmuller blocks punt, recovers ball in the endzone for touchdown in the final minute |
| 1904 | Stanford | 18-0 | (B) | Alexander Chalmers 75 yard kickoff return |
| 1905 | Stanford | 12-5 | (PA) | last Cal football game until 1915 |
| 1906 | *Stanford | 6-3 | (B) | first rugby Big Game |
| 1907 | *Stanford | 21-11 | (PA) | John Holman 45 yard run for try |
| 1908 | *Stanford | 12-3 | (B) | Almost the entire second half is played on the Cal side of the field |
| 1909 | *California | 19-13 | (PA) | Walter Johns scores two tries |
| 1910 | *California | 25-6 | (B) | Cal students perform the first-ever card stunts (a block "C" and the Axe) |
| 1911 | *California | 21-3 | (PA) | Clint Evans and Charles Pauly each score two tries |
| 1912 | *Tie | 3-3 | (B) | several days of steady rain turn the field into a muddy swamp |
| 1913 | *Stanford | 13-8 | (PA) | Charlie Austin converts two tries for 10 points |
| 1914 | *Stanford | 36-8 | (B) | last rugby Big Game |
| 1915 | no Big Games due | |||
| 1916 | to disputes over freshmen | |||
| 1917 | eligibility and other issues | |||
| 1918 | California | 67-0 | (B) | S.A.T.C. (unofficial charity game) |
| 1919 | California | 14-10 | (PA) | Preston Holt 14 yard pass into the endzone falls incomplete on final play |
| 1920 | California | 38-0 | (B) | Cal beats Ohio State 28-0 in 1921 Rose Bowl |
| 1921 | California | 42-7 | (PA) | first game ever at the old Stanford Stadium |
| 1922 | California | 28-0 | (PA) | Don Nichols 11 yard touchdown run, throws 2 touchdown passes |
| 1923 | California | 9-0 | (B) | first game ever at Memorial Stadium |
| 1924 | Tie | 20-20 | (B) | both Cal (7-0-1) and Stanford (7-0) are undefeated |
| 1925 | Stanford | 27-14 | (PA) | Ernie Nevers rushes for 111 yards and scores 2 touchdowns, averages 42 yards on 8 punts |
| 1926 | Stanford | 41-6 | (B) | Ed Walker blocks punt and recovers 2 fumbles |
| 1927 | Stanford | 13-6 | (PA) | Clifford Hoffman 30 carries for 142 yards and 1 touchdown |
| 1928 | Tie | 13-13 | (B) | Steve Bancroft 75 yard interception return for touchdown |
| 1929 | Stanford | 21-6 | (PA) | Don "Mush" Muller recovers fumble, blocks PAT and 2 punts ... returns 1 for touchdown |
| 1930 | Stanford | 41-0 | (B) | Harlow Rothert rushes for 3 touchdowns, throws 63 yard touchdown pass |
| 1931 | California | 6-0 | (PA) | both teams combine for 65 yards passing |
| 1932 | Tie | 0-0 | (B) | Stan Anderson 75 yard punt |
| 1933 | Stanford | 7-3 | (PA) | first Big Game with the Axe as victory trophy |
| 1934 | Stanford | 9-7 | (B) | Carl Schott blocks 2 punts |
| 1935 | Stanford | 13-0 | (PA) | Stanford beats SMU 7-0 in 1936 Rose Bowl |
| 1936 | California | 20-0 | (B) | Vic Bottari 35 yard touchdown pass to Hank Sparks |
| 1937 | California | 13-0 | (PA) | Cal beats Alabama 13-0 in 1938 Rose Bowl |
| 1938 | California | 6-0 | (B) | Vic Bottari 22 yard touchdown pass to Angelo Reginato in 4th quarter |
| 1939 | California | 32-14 | (PA) | Orville Hatcher 23 carries for 99 yards and 1 touchdown, tosses 22 yard touchdown pass |
| 1940 | Stanford | 13-7 | (B) | Stanford goal-line stand preserves 13-0 lead in 4th quarter |
| 1941 | California | 16-0 | (PA) | 3-5 Cal eliminates 6-2 Stanford from Rose Bowl contention |
| 1942 | Stanford | 26-7 | (B) | Stanford converts two Cal turnovers into touchdowns |
| 1943 | No Big Games | |||
| 1944 | due to | |||
| 1945 | World War II | |||
| 1946 | Stanford | 25-6 | (B) | Cal 17 yards passing |
| 1947 | California | 21-18 | (PA) | Jackie Jensen 80 yard touchdown pass to an injured Paul Keckley with under 3 minutes left |
| 1948 | California | 7-6 | (B) | Jackie Jensen carries 19 times for 170 yards, kicks 67 yard punt |
| 1949 | California | 33-14 | (PA) | Cal 390 yards rushing, including 84 yard run by Jim Monachino |
| 1950 | Tie | 7-7 | (B) | Les Richter stops two Stanford drives with an interception at the 2 and a sack from the 14 |
| 1951 | California | 20-7 | (PA) | Stanford is ranked #3 in the nation |
| 1952 | California | 26-0 | (B) | filling in at quarterback, safety Ray Willsey runs for touchdown, throws 38 yard touchdown pass |
| 1953 | Tie | 21-21 | (PA) | quarterbacks Paul Larson and Bobby Garrett intercept two passes from each other |
| 1954 | California | 28-20 | (B) | Sammie Williams 60 yard interception return |
| 1955 | Stanford | 19-0 | (PA) | Stanford 460 yards total offense |
| 1956 | California | 20-18 | (B) | Lou Valli 23 carries for 209 yards, but Stanford misses 2 conversions |
| 1957 | Stanford | 14-12 | (PA) | Chuck Shea rushes for 155 yards and 1 touchdown |
| 1958 | California | 16-15 | (B) | Cal's 2 touchdowns provide more points than Stanford's 2 touchdowns and field goal |
| 1959 | California | 20-17 | (PA) | Dick Norman NCAA record 401 yards passing, but tackled inbounds at Cal 5 and time runs out |
| 1960 | California | 21-10 | (B) | Cal 97 yard touchdown drive on 17 consecutive rushing plays |
| 1961 | Stanford | 20-7 | (PA) | Stan Lindskog 4 carries for 73 yards, kicks 2 PATs |
| 1962 | Stanford | 30-13 | (B) | Clark Weaver completes 9 of 11 passes for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2nd half |
| 1963 | Stanford | 28-17 | (PA) | game postponed one week due to JFK assassination; debut of the Cannon |
| 1964 | Stanford | 21-3 | (B) | Dave Lewis completes 5 of 8 passes for 92 yards and 1 touchdown, blasts 75 yard punt |
| 1965 | Stanford | 9-7 | (PA) | Ray Handley 11 yard touchdown run in 4th quarter |
| 1966 | Stanford | 13-7 | (B) | Only 58,000 brave a driving rainstorm to watch the game |
| 1967 | California | 26-3 | (PA) | Randy Humphries 2 touchdown passes and a touchdown run in 4th quarter |
| 1968 | Stanford | 20-0 | (B) | Stanford defense allows just 126 total yards and intercepts 4 passes |
| 1969 | Stanford | 29-28 | (PA) | Jim Plunkett 381 yards passing, 409 yards total offense |
| 1970 | California | 22-14 | (B) | Cal upset over Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett and Rose Bowl-bound Stanford |
| 1971 | Stanford | 14-0 | (PA) | Stanford beats Michigan 13-12 in 1972 Rose Bowl |
| 1972 | California | 24-21 | (B) | Vince Ferragamo 7 yard touchdown pass to a diving Steve Sweeney on final play |
| 1973 | Stanford | 26-17 | (PA) | Stanford scores 17 points on Cal second-half miscues (2 fumbles and a shanked punt) |
| 1974 | Stanford | 22-20 | (B) | Mike Langford 50 yard field goal splits the uprights on final play |
| 1975 | California | 48-15 | (PA) | Chuck Muncie 30 carries for 166 yards and 4 touchdowns, throws 46 yard touchdown pass |
| 1976 | Stanford | 27-24 | (B) | leading 24-19, Cal fumbles on its own 2 yard line with 1:31 left |
| 1977 | Stanford | 21-3 | (PA) | James Lofton 5 receptions for 92 yards and 1 touchdown |
| 1978 | Stanford | 30-10 | (B) | Darrin Nelson 17 carries for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns; Ken Margerum 7 receptions for 141 yards |
| 1979 | California | 21-14 | (PA) | Joe Rose 17 yard touchdown catch in 4th quarter initially ruled out-of-bounds; officials huddle and correct the call |
| 1980 | California | 28-23 | (B) | tied 21-21, Stanford fumbles on its own 4 yard line in final minutes |
| 1981 | Stanford | 42-21 | (PA) | John Elway completes 18 of 27 passes for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns |
| 1982 | California | 25-20 | (B) | Kevin Moen five-lateral 57 yard kickoff return touchdown on final play |
| 1983 | California | 27-18 | (PA) | David Carter 2 interceptions among 7 Stanford turnovers |
| 1984 | Stanford | 27-10 | (B) | Brad Muster 34 carries for 204 yards |
| 1985 | Stanford | 24-22 | (PA) | down 24-0, Cal scores 22 points in 3rd quarter; then blows 28 yard field goal attempt in 4th |
| 1986 | California | 17-11 | (B) | in Joe Kapp's final game, 1-9 Cal -- an 18 point underdog -- shocks 7-2 Stanford |
| 1987 | Stanford | 31-7 | (PA) | Brian Johnson 82 yard touchdown pass to Walter Batson |
| 1988 | Tie | 19-19 | (B) | Tuan Van Le blocks 21 yard field goal attempt on final play |
| 1989 | Stanford | 24-14 | (PA) | Troy Taylor 377 yards passing |
| 1990 | Stanford | 27-25 | (B) | Stanford scores 9 points – touchdown and field goal – in final 16 seconds |
| 1991 | Stanford | 38-21 | (PA) | first time in 40 years both Cal (#6) and Stanford (#21) are nationally ranked |
| 1992 | Stanford | 41-21 | (B) | Glyn Milburn 76 yard punt return for touchdown |
| 1993 | California | 46-17 | (PA) | Lindsey Chapman carries 28 times for 141 yards and scores 4 touchdowns; Stanford -5 yards rushing |
| 1994 | California | 24-23 | (B) | Tyrone Edwards 24 carries for 205 yards and 1 touchdown |
| 1995 | Stanford | 29-24 | (PA) | Stanford 246 yards rushing |
| 1996 | Stanford | 42-21 | (B) | Mike Mitchell carries 24 times for 130 yards and catches 3 yard touchdown pass |
| 1997 | Stanford | 21-20 | (PA) | 100th Big Game |
| 1998 | Stanford | 10-3 | (B) | both offenses combine for a miserable -26 yards rushing |
| 1999 | Stanford | 31-13 | (PA) | Deltha O’Neal 2 touchdowns on kick returns; Casey Moore 94 yard touchdown run |
| 2000 | Stanford | 36-30 | (B) | first Big Game overtime |
| 2001 | Stanford | 35-28 | (PA) | Chris Lewis completes 20 of 38 passes for 390 yards and 4 touchdowns |
| 2002 | California | 30-7 | (B) | Joe Igber 26 carries for 226 yards, including 42 yard touchdown run |
| 2003 | California | 28-16 | (PA) | Geoff McArthur school record 16 receptions for 245 yards and 2 touchdowns |
| 2004 | California | 41-6 | (B) | Cal is ranked #4 in the nation |
| 2005 | California | 27-3 | (PA) | Marshawn Lynch 24 carries for 123 yards and 1 touchdown |
| 2006 | California | 26-17 | (B) | Tom Schneider four field goals in the swirling wind, including school record-tying 55 yard kick |
| 2007 | Stanford | 20-13 | (PA) | Nick Sanchez intercepts 2 passes |
| 2008 | California | 37-16 | (B) | Jahvid Best carries 19 times for 201 yards and scores 3 touchdowns |
(B) Berkeley (PA) Palo Alto (SF) San Francisco
* rugby
BOLD - late afternoon/night game
| Cumulative Results | California | Stanford | Tie | Total |
| All Games | 45 wins | 55 wins | 11 | 111 |
| Games decided by 7 or fewer points | 16 | 24 | 11 | 51 |
| Games decided by 3 or fewer points | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| Total Points | 1750 | 1782 | 3532 |
Rebecca and I pose with an old friend three hours after the 2003 Big Game
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