Cal Football: Where does it Rank in California?

Clearly the post that I wrote yesterday sparked some debate. So much so, that this blog was called childish and was compared to the writing of a 5th grader. While I appreciate the negative hyperbole(s) in the comments section, I cannot help but think how easy it is to drive people crazy. The post from yesterday had a bunch of numbers and plain facts, nothing flashy. Nor was there an attempt to ridicule and be funny. Well, maybe ridicule but there was no attempt to be cute about it, just lay down the facts. Sorry if your history looks pathetic and angers you Cal fans. This past decade for UCLA has not been so fun either, so I can see where you are coming from. Now, it is time to look at how Cal football has compared to its California rivals since 1930. However, so numbers would include numbers from before that if the teams played Cal back then. UCLA was the freshest school (the baby brother perhaps?) out of the group so those numbers will be skewed.

The ordering of examination will begin with its least of rivals, U$C. Both schools have been around the top of the conference pretty much all decade long and Cal had a memorable 2003 win at home against the shady Trojans. However, U$C has pretty much dominated the Bears since then, having won every game since. Nonetheless, it will be unforgivable to only look at the last decade of this fervor rivalry. The series against U$C dates back to 1912 according to Cal's Rivals page. At the end of the 90's, Cal actually had a three game winning streak against the Trojans, a respectable feat. Sadly for Cal Bears, life was not as pretty against the Trojans before that. The all time record between Cal and U$C?
61-30-5, in favor of the Trojans, yikes!

With this vicious statistic, it is time to move on to the Bruins of UCLA. Many Cal fans love poking fun at UCLA calling it a little brother, 2nd tier school and sports program, etc. True, UC Berkeley is still the number one public school in the nation, but little brother UCLA is not far behind. Furthermore, when it comes to the football field, the nod goes to UCLA. This decade has been a stalemate between the two siblings, with Cal owning a 5-4 record and each team winning on its respective home field. The Bears have a chance to break the trend this coming weekend if they win at the Rose Bowl. Cal did win in 1999 in LA, but the win had to be forfeited due to use of ineligible players. Even though the last decade has been pretty much even between the Blue and Gold schools, the history is in UCLA's favor. Honestly, it's not even close. You ready for the harsh truth Bears? Here it is:
49-28-1, 21 more wins for UCLA, not to bad for "little brother"

The only chance Cal has to not be the historically worst football program in the state of California (no Bears, SJSU and SDSU are not included), is if they have had a better record against the rivals from Palo Alto. Growing up there, I remember the hype and fun that went into the game, before/during/after. However, I was not aware of the all time series wins. This decade has been for the most part all Cal, although a stinging loss in 2007 against a 3 win Stanford team at the time hurt. Before we get to the all time record, let me make another point. Cal fans show up to games, Stanford fans don't. Cal fans have loyalty. Saying that, here is the all time series between the two schools? Well, check it out:
55-45-11, dating back to 1892, still... ouch!

Well this does not look pretty. I am personally surprised because I thought that Cal would hold an edge over Stanford at the least, but I suppose that I was wrong. If it any condolence for Cal fans, ESPN ranked you one stop higher than Stanford on its all time list at 44 (link in the previous comments thread). FYI, U$C is ranked at #2, and UCLA at #16.

Since I will not be satisfied until I unveil the Rose Bowl records for all teams for more fun statistical evidence, those shall be my last words. Enjoy!

U$C Rose Bowl record: 24-9-0, last appearance in 2009
UCLA Rose Bowl record: 5-7-0, last appearance in 1999
Stanford Rose Bowl record: 5-6-1, last appearance in 2000