 the big game is an american college football rivalry game played by the california golden bears football team of the university of california, berkeley and stanford cardinal football team of stanford university. first played  in 1892, it is the eighth most played college football rivalry game in the united states. stanford leads the series record at 60â46â11 (winsâlossesâties). the game is typically played in late november or early december, and its location alternates between the two universities every year. in even-numbered years, the game is played at berkeley, while in odd-numbered years it is played at stanford. stanford won the most recent big game at memorial stadium by a score of 38-17 following their win of 2013 at stanford stadium by a score of 63â13. the 50-point margin was the largest for either side in the history of the series. ==series history== the big game is the oldest college football rivalry in the west. the first game was played on san francisco's haight street grounds on march 19, 1892 with stanford winning 14â
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