Question

Joe Roth played for this school for the entire 1976 season despite being diagnosed with melanoma. During a bowl game between Georgia Tech and this school, Benny Lom attempted to stop Roy Riegels from running the wrong way after a recovered fumble. Joe Starkey remarked, “I have never, never seen anything like it,” after Kevin Moen scored a touchdown for this school after five controversial lateral passes. (-5[1])This school won a (*) 1982 rivalry game on that last-second kickoff return often called (-5[1])“The Play,” despite the opposing team’s marching band storming the field too early. The Axe is contested in the “Big Game” between this school (-5[1])and a southerly rival, who both joined the ACC after leaving the PAC-12. For 10 points, name this home of the Golden Bears, a rival of Stanford. (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: California Golden Bears [or Cal; or UC Berkeley; accept Golden Bears until read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ariel FaederPittsburghOhio State B66-5
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AMichigan State80-5
Arnav SoodCarnegie MellonOhio State A104-5
Jacob EvansMichigan StateMichigan A13110
Joshua GarnerOhio State ACarnegie Mellon1320
Aditya PatnaikOhio State BPittsburgh13210

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y20%0%100%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y425%0%25%132.00
2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y367%33%33%98.50
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%100%0%42.00
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%100%132.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%33%94.67
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y367%0%100%131.50
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%13%38%98.38