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Loss to UC Riverside Shows How Far Bears Have to Go

We knew this would be a rebuilding year, but after Cal's season-opening loss to UC Riverside, it might be even worse than we thought.
By Ben Ross
November 11, 2017
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Where do we even begin?

Cal's 74-66 season-opening loss to UC Riverside was ugly in every way. We knew this would be a rebuilding year, but losing at home to UC Riverside? A team that went 7-21 last season, and just 5-11 in the Big West Conference? A 14-point underdog heading to Berkeley?

And "losing" is putting it mildly. The Bears trailed 40-21 at halftime and never got closer than eight points in the second half. This was domination by the Highlanders from start to finish.

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