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The Stanford football team carries the Axe out to midfield after their 2018 Big Game victory at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Cal's stadium has been home to many iconic moments, including "The Play" in 1982. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford professor reminisces on Big Game history

Odelia Kneiser
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Nov. 20
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Stanford fans during last year's Big Game at California Memorial Stadium on Nov. 23, 2024. "The Play" took place in the same stadium 43 years ago. (Photo: GLEN MITCHELL/ISI Photos)

Revisiting the most improbable moment in college football history

Remy Kim
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Nov. 19
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Oski the Bear and the Stanford Tree during the 2023 Big Game. (Photo: AL CHANG/ISI Photos)

Unpacking Big Game’s 127-year history

Shreyes Balachandran
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Nov. 18, 2024
Football
Communications professor Gary Pomerantz smiles toward the camera

Rooting for the story: Q&A with Stanford professor and Cal alumnus Gary Pomerantz

Cate Peters
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Nov. 16, 2023
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A young girl stands on a track and looks at a football in the

It’s just ‘The Play’

Madeline Grabb
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Nov. 17, 2022
Football
Stanford football players pose with the "Our Axe" design at Cal's stadium

An Axe to Grind: the Stanford Axe Committee renews their rivalry

Stanford Stickney
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Nov. 19, 2021
Football
In the 14 years since 2006 (above), when Cal beat Stanford 26-17 in California Memorial Stadium, the Bears have only taken home The Axe three times. (Photo: DAVID GONZALES/isiphotos.com)

123 years of football rivalry

Kaushikee Nayudu
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Nov. 27, 2020
Football
The Stanford football team carries the Axe out to midfield after their 2018 Big Game victory at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Cal's stadium has been home to many iconic moments, including "The Play" in 1982. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

From fan to field: Growing up with the Big Game

Daniel Martinez-Krams
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Nov. 22, 2019
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‘It’s just not fair’: An oral history of The Play and the 1982 fake Daily Cal

Sandip Srinivas
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Nov. 16, 2017
(The Stanford Daily Archives)

NCAA awards Big Game to Stanford

The Daily News Staff
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Oct. 19, 2012
Stanford recaptured the Axe when it made the trip to Memorial Stadium two years ago. In the earliest Big Game ever played, Stanford will be hoping to hold on to the iconic trophy for the third straight year on Saturday. (SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily)

Football: Big Game huge for Stanford, hoping to bounce back from ND loss

George Chen
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Oct. 18, 2012
Redshirt senior outside linebacker Chase Thomas (44) and four fellow teammates are 2-2 in Big Games against Cal. This weekend they have the chance to seal a winning record.

Football: Shaw looks forward to the Big Game

Sam Fisher
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Oct. 17, 2012
The Stanford Daily

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