BERKELEY — Matt Clizbe turned a bungled punt into a 62-yard touchdown run as part of a 28-point first quarter and California went on to rout San Jose State, 55-0, Saturday.
The Spartans (1-4), who gave up 35 first-quarter points in a 54-20 loss to Baylor three weeks ago, had one breakdown after another in their worst loss to Cal in a 33-game series dating from 1899. The defeat surpassed San Jose State's 52-3 loss to Cal in 1977.
The Golden Bears (2-2) have won seven in a row against the Spartans, and have won the last four by a combined 188-49.
"It was a bad day at black rock," San Jose State Coach John Ralston said. "Needless to say, we had an inability to tackle, an inability to generate anything on offense."
