Stanford at California

Saturday, November 23, 2002. California took the Axe from Stanford

California beat Stanford 30–⁠7. It was their 104th meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 42–⁠34–⁠6 in the games on file.

AwayStanford2–⁠9 in 2002
7
HomeCalifornia7–⁠5 in 2002
30

Final at California Memorial Stadium, BerkeleyHigh 58°F, low 50°FAttendance 71,224

At kickoff
57°F, mostly cloudy, wind 3 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Oakland/Metrop. Oak (KOAK), 14 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Stanford70007
California10137030

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

California 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Stanford leads 65–⁠51–⁠11; as played, 54–⁠45–⁠6 in the 105 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Stanford 31, California 10
2024California 24, Stanford 21
2023California 27, Stanford 15
2022California 27, Stanford 20
2021California 41, Stanford 11
2020Stanford 24, California 23

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