I was at Kip's last year and was pleasantly surprised with the updated environs. Pretty good beer selection and decent food. Not high end by any means, but perfectly acceptable for pre-game libations.
Free House at College and Bancroft is perfectly situated across from the edge of campus, just below the stadium, and is very popular. But get there early if you want to find a table.
Triple Rock is a long-time drinking establishment, but about... oh wait, no longer on Telegraph! Oops, I guess I haven't been paying attention. Ha! I just checked their address and they're on Shattuck at Hearst and I see they get good ratings on Google. Not far from campus, but not within the main area where all the pre-game activity is most concentrated.
Jupiter on Shattuck is downtown and is a popular drinking hole.
Best salads can be found at Mezzo, formerly Intermezzo, which burned, along with Raliegh's, a fantastic beer spot, which are both now in a rebuilt building in the same place on Telegraph. Good natural food and nice semi-outdoor seating in back. Raliegh's selection of beer was really good last time I checked. Raliegh's is solid.
One thing I gotta add is this, and it kinda sucks. You will NOT want to leave ANYTHING visible in your vehicle wherever you park it. Car break-ins are epidemic in San Francisco and the East Bay, which includes Oakland and Berkeley. Leave an empty shopping bag on the back seat? Expect a broken window and your stuff stolen. No phone charging cords out, or anything. No nothing! And if you're going to put things in your trunk, put them in WHEN YOU LEAVE. Don't park at your destination and then put things in the trunk. The thieves case and will see you doing that. Also, don't leave anything blue tooth enabled in your car either. Thieves will identify blue tooth items in your car and break into your trunk or glove box. Totally sucks, but that's the reality.
Sorry to be such a Nega Bear, but it's out of control these days. An Oakland neighbor on NextDoor "ran into Safeway for 10 minutes on Sunday morning" and had her window broken and purse stolen. 10 am on Sunday. But in Oakland, where any Oakland resident with half a brain knows to NEVER leave a purse or bag on the seat to "just run into a store." She was aghast at the store employees not really doing a whole lot for her after the theft. She planned to boycott. I was very tempted to reply to her that she was a complete idiot and the grocery store had NOTHING to do with it! Sheesh, free parking and she still has to complain! Well, she learned her lesson, the hard way.
And in addition to that, be aware. Don't wander drunkenly down Telegraph or Harrison (in SF) at 2am distracted on your phone. This is how robberies happen. This is the biggest robbery issue around the UC Berkeley campus currently. I know because I just listened to the UCBPD "parent orientation" on campus a few weeks ago and this is what the officer stressed. Plus, I've been in the East Bay since '85 and in the Bay Area my whole life and am pretty aware of the depressing crime situation.
So don't fall for the typical tourist mistakes and end up hating your stay.
I wish you a great trip and stay in our awesome part of the world. I hope you find the perfect beer/drink to drown your sorrows after losing gracefully to the Bears!