Original sentence: 4 before losing to Texas Tech in the Holiday Bowl.After previous Cal coach Tom Holmoe resigned from his post amid a 1–10 season in 2001, worst in Cal's history, athletic director Steve Gladstone hired Tedford to become Cal's 32nd head football coach.Cal accepted an invitation to play in the Emerald Bowl, the program's sixth-straight bowl appearance, where they defeated the University of Miami, 24-17.Cal defeated Air Force 42-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl, giving Tedford and Cal a sixth-straight winning season.He named Kevin Riley his starter for the opening game of the 2008 season, but inconsistent play and injury to Riley led him to vacillate between Riley and Nate Longshore as the starter for parts of the season.The Bears ended a 19-game losing streak to Washington and a seven-game losing streak to Stanford in the Big Game
Edited sentence: 4 before losing to Texas Tech in the 2004 Holiday Bowl.After previous Cal coach Tom Holmoe resigned from his post amid a 1–10 season in 2001, worst in Cal's history, then athletic director Steve Gladstone hired Tedford to become Cal's 32nd head football coach.Cal accepted an invitation to play in the 2008 Emerald Bowl, the program's sixth-straight bowl appearance, where they defeated Miami, 24-17.Cal defeated Air Force 42-36 in the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl, giving Tedford and Cal a sixth-straight winning season.He named Kevin Riley his starter for the opening game of the 2008 season, but inconsistent play and injury to Riley led him to vacillate between Riley and senior Nate Longshore as the starter for parts of the season.The Bears ended a 19-game losing streak to Washington and a seven-game losing streak to arch rival Stanford in the Big Game