In 1898, Berkeley alumnus and San Francisco Mayor James D. īy 1900 the match was already referred to as the 'Big Game'. Hoover and Lang scrambled to find pots, bowls and any other available receptacles to collect the admission fees. Only 10,000 tickets were printed for the game but 20,000 people showed up. He helped organize the inaugural Big Game, along with his friend Cal manager Herbert Lang. President Herbert Hoover was the student manager of both the baseball and football teams. While an undergraduate at Stanford, future U.S.
Series history First Cal team of 1892 First Stanford team of 1892īig Game is the oldest college football rivalry in the West. In even-numbered years, the game is played at Berkeley, while in odd-numbered years it is played at Stanford. The game is typically played in late November or early December, and its location alternates between the two universities every year. First played in 1892, it is one of the oldest college rivalries in the United States. Both institutions are located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is an American college football rivalry game played by the California Golden Bears football team of the University of California, Berkeley, and the Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. Big Game is the name given to the California–Stanford football rivalry.
