Big Game · played for the Stanford Axe
California vs Stanford
California456 ties105 meetings
54Stanford
Stanford leads the series.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stanford win | Stanford | L | 10-31 |
| 2024 | California win | Berkeley | W | 24-21 |
| 2023 | California win | Stanford | W | 27-15 |
| 2022 | California win | Berkeley | W | 27-20 |
| 2021 | California win | Stanford | W | 41-11 |
| 2020 | Stanford win | Berkeley | L | 23-24 |
| 2019 | California win | Stanford | W | 24-20 |
| 2018 | Stanford win | Berkeley | L | 13-23 |
| 2017 | Stanford win | Stanford | L | 14-17 |
| 2016 | Stanford win | Berkeley | L | 31-45 |
| 2015 | Stanford win | Stanford | L | 22-35 |
| 2014 | Stanford win | Berkeley | L | 17-38 |
| 2013 | Stanford win | Stanford | L | 13-63 |
| 2012 | Stanford win | Berkeley | L | 3-21 |
| 2011 | Stanford win | Stanford | L | 28-31 |
| 2010 | Stanford win | Berkeley | L | 14-48 |
| 2009 | California win | Stanford | W | 34-28 |
| 2008 | California win | Berkeley | W | 37-16 |
| 2007 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 13-20 |
| 2006 | California win | Not recorded | W | 26-17 |
| 2005 | California win | Not recorded | W | 27-3 |
| 2004 | California win | Not recorded | W | 41-6 |
| 2003 | California win | Not recorded | W | 28-16 |
| 2002 | California win | Not recorded | W | 30-7 |
| 2001 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 28-35 |
| 2000 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 30-36 |
| 1999 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 13-31 |
| 1998 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 3-10 |
| 1997 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 20-21 |
| 1996 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 21-42 |
| 1995 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 24-29 |
| 1994 | California win | Not recorded | W | 24-23 |
| 1993 | California win | Not recorded | W | 46-17 |
| 1992 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 21-41 |
| 1991 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 21-38 |
| 1990 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 25-27 |
| 1989 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 14-24 |
| 1988 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 19-19 |
| 1987 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 7-31 |
| 1986 | California win | Not recorded | W | 17-11 |
| 1985 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 22-24 |
| 1984 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 10-27 |
| 1983 | California win | Not recorded | W | 27-18 |
| 1982 | California win | Not recorded | W | 25-20 |
| 1981 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 21-42 |
| 1980 | California win | Not recorded | W | 28-23 |
| 1979 | California win | Not recorded | W | 21-14 |
| 1978 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 10-30 |
| 1977 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 3-21 |
| 1976 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 24-27 |
| 1975 | California win | Not recorded | W | 48-15 |
| 1974 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 20-22 |
| 1973 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 17-26 |
| 1972 | California win | Not recorded | W | 24-21 |
| 1971 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 0-14 |
| 1970 | California win | Not recorded | W | 22-14 |
| 1969 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 28-29 |
| 1968 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 0-20 |
| 1967 | California win | Not recorded | W | 26-3 |
| 1966 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 7-13 |
| 1965 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 7-9 |
| 1964 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 3-21 |
| 1963 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 17-28 |
| 1962 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 13-30 |
| 1961 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 7-20 |
| 1960 | California win | Not recorded | W | 21-10 |
| 1959 | California win | Not recorded | W | 20-17 |
| 1958 | California win | Not recorded | W | 16-15 |
| 1957 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 12-14 |
| 1956 | California win | Not recorded | W | 20-18 |
| 1955 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 0-19 |
| 1954 | California win | Not recorded | W | 28-20 |
| 1953 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 21-21 |
| 1952 | California win | Not recorded | W | 26-0 |
| 1951 | California win | Not recorded | W | 20-7 |
| 1950 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 7-7 |
| 1949 | California win | Not recorded | W | 33-14 |
| 1948 | California win | Not recorded | W | 7-6 |
| 1947 | California win | Not recorded | W | 21-18 |
| 1946 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 6-25 |
| 1942 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 7-26 |
| 1941 | California win | Not recorded | W | 16-0 |
| 1940 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 7-13 |
| 1939 | California win | Not recorded | W | 32-14 |
| 1938 | California win | Not recorded | W | 6-0 |
| 1937 | California win | Not recorded | W | 13-0 |
| 1936 | California win | Not recorded | W | 20-0 |
| 1935 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 0-13 |
| 1934 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 7-9 |
| 1933 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 3-7 |
| 1932 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 0-0 |
| 1931 | California win | Not recorded | W | 6-0 |
| 1930 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 0-41 |
| 1929 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 6-21 |
| 1928 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 13-13 |
| 1927 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 6-13 |
| 1926 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 6-41 |
| 1925 | Stanford win | Not recorded | L | 14-27 |
| 1924 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 20-20 |
| 1923 | California win | Not recorded | W | 9-0 |
| 1922 | California win | Not recorded | W | 28-0 |
| 1921 | California win | Not recorded | W | 42-7 |
| 1920 | California win | Not recorded | W | 38-0 |
| 1919 | California win | Not recorded | W | 14-10 |
| 1918 | California win | Not recorded | W | 67-0 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1918.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Big Game?
The Big Game is the name of the California vs Stanford series, and the winner takes the Stanford Axe. California is 45-54-6 against Stanford in 105 meetings on record since 1918.
What is the all-time record between California and Stanford?
California is 45-54-6 against Stanford across 105 meetings on record since 1918. Stanford leads the series.
When did California last play Stanford?
They last met in 2025, a 10-31 loss for California.