Big Game · played for the Stanford Axe
Stanford vs California
Stanford546 ties105 meetings
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Stanford leads the series.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stanford win | Stanford | W | 31-10 |
| 2024 | California win | Berkeley | L | 21-24 |
| 2023 | California win | Stanford | L | 15-27 |
| 2022 | California win | Berkeley | L | 20-27 |
| 2021 | California win | Stanford | L | 11-41 |
| 2020 | Stanford win | Berkeley | W | 24-23 |
| 2019 | California win | Stanford | L | 20-24 |
| 2018 | Stanford win | Berkeley | W | 23-13 |
| 2017 | Stanford win | Stanford | W | 17-14 |
| 2016 | Stanford win | Berkeley | W | 45-31 |
| 2015 | Stanford win | Stanford | W | 35-22 |
| 2014 | Stanford win | Berkeley | W | 38-17 |
| 2013 | Stanford win | Stanford | W | 63-13 |
| 2012 | Stanford win | Berkeley | W | 21-3 |
| 2011 | Stanford win | Stanford | W | 31-28 |
| 2010 | Stanford win | Berkeley | W | 48-14 |
| 2009 | California win | Stanford | L | 28-34 |
| 2008 | California win | Berkeley | L | 16-37 |
| 2007 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 20-13 |
| 2006 | California win | Not recorded | L | 17-26 |
| 2005 | California win | Not recorded | L | 3-27 |
| 2004 | California win | Not recorded | L | 6-41 |
| 2003 | California win | Not recorded | L | 16-28 |
| 2002 | California win | Not recorded | L | 7-30 |
| 2001 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 35-28 |
| 2000 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 36-30 |
| 1999 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 31-13 |
| 1998 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 10-3 |
| 1997 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 21-20 |
| 1996 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 42-21 |
| 1995 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 29-24 |
| 1994 | California win | Not recorded | L | 23-24 |
| 1993 | California win | Not recorded | L | 17-46 |
| 1992 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 41-21 |
| 1991 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 38-21 |
| 1990 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 27-25 |
| 1989 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 24-14 |
| 1988 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 19-19 |
| 1987 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 31-7 |
| 1986 | California win | Not recorded | L | 11-17 |
| 1985 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 24-22 |
| 1984 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 27-10 |
| 1983 | California win | Not recorded | L | 18-27 |
| 1982 | California win | Not recorded | L | 20-25 |
| 1981 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 42-21 |
| 1980 | California win | Not recorded | L | 23-28 |
| 1979 | California win | Not recorded | L | 14-21 |
| 1978 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 30-10 |
| 1977 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 21-3 |
| 1976 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 27-24 |
| 1975 | California win | Not recorded | L | 15-48 |
| 1974 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 22-20 |
| 1973 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 26-17 |
| 1972 | California win | Not recorded | L | 21-24 |
| 1971 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 14-0 |
| 1970 | California win | Not recorded | L | 14-22 |
| 1969 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 29-28 |
| 1968 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 20-0 |
| 1967 | California win | Not recorded | L | 3-26 |
| 1966 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 13-7 |
| 1965 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 9-7 |
| 1964 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 21-3 |
| 1963 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 28-17 |
| 1962 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 30-13 |
| 1961 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 20-7 |
| 1960 | California win | Not recorded | L | 10-21 |
| 1959 | California win | Not recorded | L | 17-20 |
| 1958 | California win | Not recorded | L | 15-16 |
| 1957 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 14-12 |
| 1956 | California win | Not recorded | L | 18-20 |
| 1955 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 19-0 |
| 1954 | California win | Not recorded | L | 20-28 |
| 1953 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 21-21 |
| 1952 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-26 |
| 1951 | California win | Not recorded | L | 7-20 |
| 1950 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 7-7 |
| 1949 | California win | Not recorded | L | 14-33 |
| 1948 | California win | Not recorded | L | 6-7 |
| 1947 | California win | Not recorded | L | 18-21 |
| 1946 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 25-6 |
| 1942 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 26-7 |
| 1941 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-16 |
| 1940 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 13-7 |
| 1939 | California win | Not recorded | L | 14-32 |
| 1938 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-6 |
| 1937 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-13 |
| 1936 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-20 |
| 1935 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 13-0 |
| 1934 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 9-7 |
| 1933 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 7-3 |
| 1932 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 0-0 |
| 1931 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-6 |
| 1930 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 41-0 |
| 1929 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 21-6 |
| 1928 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 13-13 |
| 1927 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 13-6 |
| 1926 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 41-6 |
| 1925 | Stanford win | Not recorded | W | 27-14 |
| 1924 | Tie | Not recorded | T | 20-20 |
| 1923 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-9 |
| 1922 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-28 |
| 1921 | California win | Not recorded | L | 7-42 |
| 1920 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-38 |
| 1919 | California win | Not recorded | L | 10-14 |
| 1918 | California win | Not recorded | L | 0-67 |
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 Stanford vs California series, and the winner takes the Stanford Axe. Stanford is 54-45-6 against California in 105 meetings on record since 1918.
What is the all-time record between Stanford and California?
Stanford is 54-45-6 against California across 105 meetings on record since 1918. Stanford leads the series.
When did Stanford last play California?
They last met in 2025, a 31-10 win for Stanford.