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The 121st Big Game is being played as the final regular-season game at Cal for the first time since the Golden Bears were a 26-17 winner over Stanford on Dec. 2, 2006. The game was scheduled to be played Nov. 17 but postponed for the first time since 1963 due to poor air quality. 
Cal has secured its first winning season since 2015 when the Golden Bears were 8-5. A win in the Big Game would also give Cal its first winning record in Pac-12 games since going 5-4 in 2009.
Cal forced a season-high five turnovers against Colorado last Saturday, all in the first half (three interceptions, two fumbles), which are the most since forcing seven Washington State turnovers last year (five interceptions, two fumbles). Cal also scored a season-high 24 points off turnovers.
The Bears picked up a pair of Pac-12 Player of the Week honors Monday with Ashtyn Davis (Defense) and Steven Coutts (Special Teams) claiming the recognition.     
Jordan Kunaszyk and Evan Weaver lead all FBS duos in solo tackles per game (13.7) and all Power 5 duos in total tackles per game (23.2).
Burlsworth Trophy finalist Patrick Laird needs 184 rushing yards to become the third player in Cal history to rush for 1000 yards in multiple seasons (Marshawn Lynch, Russell White). Laird passed 2,000 career rushing yards last Saturday vs. Colorado.

Shut-Down Defense
Cal has held opponents to 21 points or less in each of its last five games (four wins) with a total of 71 points (14.2 ppg) in those contests. 
Cal held four consecutive opponents to less than 20 points (50 total) for the first time since five consecutive opponents scored under 20 points spanning the final three games of 2008 and first two of 2009 until giving up 21 to Colorado. Cal had held four straight opponents to 100 yards or less rushing, including a season-low 79 at Washington State, before allowing 148 to Colorado last Saturday, and the Bears have held opponents to 100 yards or less rushing five times this season for the first time since 2010. 
Cal has held its opponents to under 300 yards of total offense five times, including a season-low 241 total yards against Oregon State – the lowest ever under head coach Justin Wilcox and the least by a Cal defense since giving up 224 against Washington State in 2011.
Cal has allowed its opponents to score on only 33-of-149 drives (22.1%). 
The Bears have held opponents to under 200 passing yards in nine of 11 games this season and to 225 or less in 10 of 11, including a season-low 137 against North Carolina. 

Dynamic Duo At Inside Linebacker
Lott IMPACT trophy semifinalist Jordan Kunaszyk and Evan Weaver are Cal's leading tacklers this season with 128 each, four shy of the school single season's top-10 list. The duo's 256 tackles are 10 shy of the most ever recorded by a Cal duo when Steve Hendrickson (134) and David Ortega (132) combined for 266 in 1988. 
The last time Cal had two players with 100 tackles or more was in 2007 (Thomas DeCoud 116, Worrell Williams 105, Anthony Felder 101). 
Kunaszyk and Weaver lead all Power 5 duos in total tackles per game (23.2), which is also second among all FBS teams. Their combined average of 13.7 solo tackles per game leads all FBS duos.
Kunaszyk is third in the nation in solo tackles per game (7.2), while Weaver is fifth (6.5). Both Kunaszyk and Weaver are tied for eighth in total tackles per contest (11.6) and on pace for 151 over a 13-game season, which would be the most since David Ortega finished with 159 in 1989. 
Kunaszyk and Weaver have each notched double-digit tackles eight times this year, combining for over a third of Cal's tackles (34.6%, 256-of-739).
Kunaszyk boasted a career-best 22 tackles vs. UCLA, which equaled the most by a Cal player since Jerrott Willard collected 22 against USC in 1993. 
Kunaszyk also has team highs of 11.0 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles while his 4.0 sacks rank third on the team. Kunaszyk is first in the Pac-12 and tied for fifth nationally in forced fumbles per contest (0.36). The last time a Cal player had four forced fumbles in a season was Zack Follett in 2006.   
Kunaszyk's career totals include 253 tackles (five shy of the school's career top-10 list), 18.0 TFL, 7.5 sacks, three interceptions, three pass breakups, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries with all categories except interceptions and pass breakups leading all active Cal players.  
Weaver has added 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions that he has back 47 yards and a touchdown, six pass breakups and one quarterback hurry.
Weaver garnered Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 29 after collecting 11 tackles and returning his first career interception for his first touchdown against Washington before getting another pick in the next game at Washington State. He garnered career highs of 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks at USC followed by 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack againste Colorado.

Davis Does It All, Earns Pac-12 Defensive Player Of The Week
Ashtyn Davis was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after securing two interceptions for the first time in his career against Colorado and returning them for a career-high 59 yards including one that he brought back for his first career pick-six. He was also tabbed on the Pro Football Foucs National Defensive Team of the Week last Sunday. 
Davis also added four tackles and one pass breakup on defense while also returning four kickoffs 82 yards to finish with a game-high 141 all-purpose yards.
Davis leads the Pac-12 in interceptions (4) and interceptions per game (0.36), ranking tied for 13th and tied for 14th nationally, respectively.
Davis is also Cal's primary kick returner and currently stands second in the Pac-12 and 15th in the nation in yards per kick return (26.5). 
Davis had his first kick return touchdown for 89 yards vs. Idaho State and ranks tied for first in the Pac-12 and tie for sixth in the nation with his one kick return TD. He also rattled off a 55-yard kickoff return against Washington, the second longest of his career. 
Davis shared the nation's lead in kick returns in 2017 with 39 while ranking ninth in kick return yards (826) and 14th in combined kick return yards (826). His total kick returns and kick return yards in 2017 both rank third in Cal's single-season history. 
Davis has 62 career kick returns for 1436 yards and an average of 23.2.

Bequette Paces Bears In Sacks
Luc Bequette was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 12 after posting career highs of eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks while also forcing his second career fumble at USC. 
Bequette notched his team-leading fifth sack in the first quarter last Saturday against Colorado while his 39 tackles lead the team's defensive linemen. He has also contributed 6.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles that rank second on the team, one quarterback hurry and the team's lone blocked kick of the campaign.

Patrick Laird Closing In On Second 1,000-Yard Campaign
Patrick Laird is the Bears' leading rusher in 2018 with a career-high 197 carries for 816 yards and five touchdowns (all team highs), while he is also Cal's leader in receiving touchdowns with four after snagging a one-yard TD vs. Colorado. Laird is second on the team with 46 receptions and is three shy of Paul Jones' single-season school record for catches by a running back with 49 in 1979. He has 94 career receptions for 595 yards and five touchdowns, leaving him six catches from 100 for his career.
Laird has an opportunity to become only the third two-time 1000-yard rusher in Cal history with the others Russell White (3) and Marshawn Lynch (2). He needs another 184 yards in 2018 to accomplish the feat.  
Laird eclipsed the 2000-yard career rushing mark last Saturday against Colorado and now has 2008 rushing yards in his career.
Laird rushed for 193 yards at Oregon State, his sixth career 100-yard rushing performance and first of 2018. His 5.8 yards per rush against Oregon State tied for second-best of his career (Weber State, 2017). Laird scored three touchdowns for the second time in his career at Oregon State (two rushing and one receiving). It was the second time in his career that he has scored a rushing and a receiving TD in the same game (North Carolina, 2018). Laird now boasts 14 career rushing touchdowns, four shy of Cal's career top-10 list in that category.  
Laird had career highs of 1127 yards rushing and eight touchdowns on the ground as a 2017 junior. He had five 100-yard rushing performances including a career-high 214 yards against Oregon State.

Turnovers Turnaround
In the last five games, Cal has only committed four turnovers while forcing 13 during that span. In the Bears' seven wins this season, they boast a 18-7 turnover advantage. Cal is 5-0 this year when winning the turnover battle and 2-4 when losing or even in the turnover battle. 

Garbers Guides Bears Under Center
Chase Garbers has started eight of the team's 11 games at quarterback, completing 125-of-202 passes for 1216 yards with 13 touchdowns and five interceptions for a 128.73 passer rating. Garbers is also the team's third-leading rusher with 354 yards and one touchdown on 78 carries. He rushed for a career-high 67 yards at Washington State, while his 23-yard run at USC was a career-long and his five-yard scoring run against the Trojans his first touchdown on the ground.
Garbers posted career highs in passing yards (226) and total offense (280) at Oregon State. He also had the longest pass (55) of his career against the Beavers, while his three passing touchdowns tied a personal best (Idaho State). The 55-yard completion to Vic Wharton III is Cal's longest play from scrimmage this season. 

Experienced Offensive Line
Jake Curhan, Valentino Daltoso and Addison Ooms have each started all 11 games in 2018. Patrick Mekari also started the first 10 games and Michael Saffell the first six before each suffered season-ending injuries. Ryan Gibson has started the last five games in Saffell's place, while Gentle Williams garnered the start last Saturday at left guard with Daltoso moving to left tackle following Mekari's injury. 
Ooms is the only active Cal player to start the past 35 games dating back to 2016. Ooms' starting games streak is the longest since Jared Goff started all 37 games in his career from 2013-15.