Big Game (American football)
| First meeting | March 19, 1892 Stanford, 14–10 |
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| Latest meeting | November 23, 2024 California, 24–21 |
| Next meeting | November 22, 2025, in Stanford, California |
| Trophy | Stanford Axe |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 127 |
| All-time series | Stanford leads, 65–51–11 (.555) |
| Largest victory | Stanford, 63–13 (2013) |
| Longest win streak | Stanford, 9 (2010–2018) |
| Current win streak | California, 4 (2021–present) |
Locations of Cal and Stanford
The Big Game is the name given to the California–Stanford football rivalry. 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. Both institutions are located in the San Francisco Bay Area. First played in 1892, it remains one of the oldest college rivalries in the United States. The game is usually played in late November or early December and its location alternates between the two universities every year. In even-numbered years, the game is played in Berkeley while odd-numbered years are played at Stanford.