fumble Cal was in good field position when Coach Joe Kapp, who as Cal Quarterback had led the Bears to the Rose Bowl in 1958, called for an option end-around, a not completely reliable semi-sneak play that had resulted in a Cal touchdown against Stanford the previous year.

In the backfield, Kevin Brown short-pitched the ball to Mike Ford. Ford crossed the backfield, took off running down the side. Fast.

arrow With key blocks by Devers, King, and Powers, 47 yards later, Ford was in the Stanford end zone.

Cal 17 Stanford 3. Seven minutes and 37 seconds remained in the final quarter of the 1986 Big Game.

Down the road from Memorial Stadium, where the team buses and other official vehicles were parked, a camper displaying a forged VIP identity on its windshield pulled into an empty parking space.