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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. This (15[1])school won a (*) 1982 (-5[1])rivalry game on that last-second kickoff return often called “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 and a southerly rival, who both joined the ACC after leaving the PAC-12. (0[1])For 10 points, name this home of the Golden Bears, a rival of (10[1])Stanford. ■END■

ANSWER: California Golden Bears [or Cal; or UC Berkeley; accept Golden Bears until read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael EngUNC BVirginia Tech A6715
Cade ReinbergerRIT ADuke A71-5
Jacob EgolDuke ARIT A1170
Vincent DuUNC AUNC C13010

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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
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2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%13%38%98.38