Under a canopy of smoke and darkness, Ross Bowers executed an acrobatic flip into the end zone for a touchdown that put an exclamation point on Cal’s historic 37-3 rout of No. 8 Washington State
As the Pac-12 Conference era comes to a close after more than a century, we count down the Top 50 moments involving Cal athletics.With 13:10 left in the fourth quarter, Ross Bowers dashed toward the goal line, left his feet just outside the 2-yard line and delivered a forward flip into the end zone, sealing Cal’s victory over Washington State.
WSU arrived with a 6-0 record and averaging nearly 40 points a game under coach Mike Leach. Cal was 3-3, winless in three Pac-12 games, and coming off a 38-7 beatdown at Washington the week before. Cal built a 17-7 halftime lead before outscoring the Cougars 20-0 in the second half. Bowers passed for 259 yards and a touchdown and provided the night’s highlight 70 seconds into the fourth quarter.
"I didn't think I could go left or right, so why not over the top?" Bowers said. "Luckily I was able enough to land safely and all that stuff.”
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