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This and that from today’s game in Strawberry Canyon

Jeff Tedford is not used to losing three straight.Associated Press (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Jeff Tedford is not used to losing three straight.Associated Press (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

The Bears have lost three consecutive games for the first time in Jeff Tedford’s six years in Berkeley. … The last time Washington State was in Strawberry Canyon for a game, Alex Brink threw for 429 yards and five touchdowns. The Bears won 42-38. … Brink needs one touchdown pass to tie Jason Gesser’s career record of 70. … Michael Bumpus needs four catches to tie Hugh Campbell‘s career reception record of 176… . Cal has won 10 of its last 11 home games. … Last year’s 21-3 Bears win marked the first time since 1970 that Cal had held WSU without a touchdown. It was also the first Cal win in Pullman in 27 years. … The Bears are unranked this week, the first time since Dec. 22, 2005, that they haven’t been ranked by Associated Press. … Their three main receivers, DeSean Jackson, Robert Jordan and Lavelle Hawkins, have combined for 117 catches, 10 touchdowns and 1,429 yards. … Jordan and quarterback Nate Longshore are game-time decisions, but both are expected to play.