page_title: 2011 California Golden Bears football team
section_title: Fresno State
hierarchical_section_title: 2011 California Golden Bears football team / Game summaries / Fresno State
caption_attribution_description: English: Cal quarterback Zach Maynard scrambling for 19 yards against Fresno State at Candlestick Park. The Bears won 36-21.
context_page_description: The 2011 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Tedford, the Bears are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
  Due to reconstruction at California Memorial Stadium, California played their home games in AT&T Park, now known as Oracle Park, in San Francisco, California. The season opener against Fresno State, officially a neutral-site game, was played at Candlestick Park. The regular season also ended with an away game with a matchup at Arizona State on November 25.
  Following the team's first losing season during Tedford's tenure as head coach, the Golden Bears improved to 7–5 to finish fourth in the North Division. Cal also became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2009 and accepted a bid to play in the Holiday Bowl, which they lost to Texas. With a victory against Presbyterian College on September 17, Tedford became the winningest coach in program history.
context_section_description: The third meeting between Cal and Fresno State was a neutral-site game played at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.  It saw both quarterbacks each start their first career games for their respective teams: Cal's Zach Maynard had transferred from Buffalo in 2010, while Fresno State's Derek Carr had redshirted the previous season.  On the opening drive Maynard's first pass was intercepted on the Cal 16-yard line and Fresno State was able to score first on a 9-yard run by running back Robbie Rouse.  However, the Bears were able to rebound.  Their second possession saw a 67-yard scoring drive put together which was capped off with a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Isi Sofele, although the PAT was blocked.  On their third possession of the game, Sofele was able to break free for a 39-yard run, but the PAT was blocked again.  The Bears scored for a third time on their fourth possession when Maynard connected with wide receiver Marvin Jones for a 42-yard score.  The Bulldogs had a chance to add some points at the beginning of the second quarter, but a 35-yard field goal missed.  The Fresno State defense was able to keep Cal scoreless, and with Cal backed up on its own 6-yard line, were able to capitalize on a botched snap that Sofele tried to recover in the Cal end zone, but was knocked lose for a fumble and recovered by the Bulldogs for a touchdown.  This trimmed Cal's lead to 19–14 at the half.
  On Cal's first possession of the third quarter, Maynard was able to hit Jones for a second touchdown, this one for 23 yards.  Carr was intercepted on the ensuing possession, but the Bears were unable to convert it into points.  However, the Cal defense was then able to sack Carr and force a fumble, which was returned for a 22-yard score.  The Bears' final score of the game came on a 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, while the Bulldogs were able to put together a drive that ended with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Carr to receiver Josh Harper for the game's final score.
  In his first start for the Bears, Zach Maynard passed for 266 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception, while running for 53 yards.  Starting running back Isi Sofele scored the second rushing touchdown of his career and rushed for 83 total yards.  Keenan Allen had 112 yards receiving, while Marvin Jones had 118, with two touchdowns, marking the first time two Cal receivers had 100 yards in a game since 2006.  For Fresno State, Derek Carr passed for 142 yards, a touchdown and an interception, while Robbie Rouse had 86 rushing yards, with a touchdown.
caption: Zach Maynard scrambles for 19 yards in his first Cal start.
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