Cal Bears Back To Work Following 45-44 Victory at Texas

By Cal Athletics

The day after a thrilling 45-44 victory at Texas that was Cal’s first over the Longhorns in school history the Golden Bears were back at Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium on Sunday getting ready for their Pac-12 season opener at Washington this Saturday, Sept. 26 (2 pm PT, Pac-12 Networks).

The Bears finished Sunday’s practice with their weekly scrimmage featuring reserves that saw little or no action in the previous day’s contest. The Bears ran approximately 20 plays and capped the session with a 40-yard touchdown pass from Ross Bowers to Nick White. Bowers also had a three-yard scoring pass to Patrick Laird, while the defensive highlight was an A.J. Greathouse interception.

Cal (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) is unbeaten for the first time after three games since 2011 and is two victories shy of matching the school’s best start over the last 65 seasons since the 1950 squad won its first nine games during a 9-1-1 campaign . Since 1950 Cal has won its first five games six times (1952, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2007). The 1948 and 1949 teams both won their school-record-tying first 10 contests.

The Bears are also looking for their first victory over Washington since Jahvid Best ran for a Cal single-game record 311 yards in a 48-7 home win over the Huskies on Dec. 6, 2008. Cal has lost six straight games overall in the series and four in a row on the road with its last victory in Seattle a 56-17 win over a decade ago on Sept. 10, 2005. Cal last started Pac-12 play with a win in 2008.

Cal next plays at Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 3. The kickoff time and television network for the contest is still to be announced. Audio broadcasts of all Cal football games are available on KGO 810 AM, the Cal IMG Sports Network, SiriusXM satellite radio and online at CalBears.com via TuneIn.

CalBears.com along with the Cal football Twitter (@CalFootball), Instagram (cal_football) and Snapchat (CalFootball) social media accounts are providing extensive coverage of the team’s 2015 season. Fans can join in the conversation using the hashtags #gobears, #calfamily and #2015calfootball.

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