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San Diego State Aztecs |
California Golden Bears © |
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Played September 11, 1993 at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
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PCT |
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L |
T |
PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| San Diego State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
| California © | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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San Diego State |
6 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
25 |
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California |
0 |
14 |
17 |
14 |
45 |
The 1-0 San Diego State Aztecs of coach Al Luginbill traveled to Berkley to meet the 1-0 California Golden Bears of coach Keith Gilbertson. California's QB Dave Barr threw 4 touchdowns & the Golden Bears’ defense held San Diego State's All-American RB Marshall Faulk, the 2-time defending NCAA rushing champion, to just 64 yards rushing as California retained The Belt with a 45-25 victory. The Aztecs scored the only points of the 1st quarter when QB David Lowery found All-WAC WR Darnay Scott on a 5-yard touchdown pass but the missed extra-point attempt left the score 6-0. California's RB Lindsey Chapman got the Golden Bears on the board with a 1-yard touchdown run in the 2nd quarter. When Barr connected with WR Damien Semien on a 16-yard touchdown pass, California took a 14-6 lead. Faulk scored on a 2-yard touchdown run but the missed 2-point conversion attempt left the score California 14 San Diego State 12 at the half. The 3rd quarter belonged to the Golden Bears as Barr found Semien for a 36-yard touchdown pass & RB Marty Holly for a 10-yard touchdown pass while PK Doug Brien hit a 46-yard field goal giving California a 31-12 lead heading into the 4th quarter. Faulk scored his second touchdown of the game when he caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Lowery but the Golden Bears responded with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Barr to Chapman. Scott scored his second touchdown for the Aztecs on an 82-yard touchdown pass from Lowery but California's RB Reynard Rutherford finished the scoring with a 39-yard touchdown run. Barr finished with 335 yards passing with his 4 touchdowns while Lowery threw for 323 yards with 3 touchdowns but 2 interceptions. Scott added 7 catches for 160 yards to his 2 touchdowns in the loss. California finished the season 9-4; ranked 25th nationally while the Aztecs finished 6-6. San Diego State would play for The Belt again in 1997.
