Cal Gets Its First Win in Last Game

California avoided its first winless season since 1897 and gave Coach Tom Holmoe a going-away present by beating Rutgers, 20-10, on Friday.

Freshman Terrell Williams ran for a career-best 185 yards and a touchdown, and Kyle Boller threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to LaShaun Ward as the Golden Bears (1-10) ended a school-record 13-game losing streak.

Mark Jensen added field goals of 22 and 37 yards as Cal won for the first time since beating USC, 28-16, on Oct. 28, 2000.

Holmoe, who announced his resignation Nov. 4, hugged a few players and coaches before walking off the field with only his 16th win in 55 games over five seasons at California.

The Scarlet Knights (2-9) ended Coach Greg Schiano’s rookie season with a four-game losing streak.

The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 15 but was rescheduled after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Cal’s last winless season was in 1897 when it went 0-3-2. The 10 losses were the most in school history.

Arizona 34, Arizona State 21--Jason Johnson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Wildcats finished a disappointing season with a victory at Tempe, Ariz.

Johnson threw a 19-yard scoring pass to Bobby Wade and a 10-yarder to Malosi Leonard and had a six-yard scoring run for the Wildcats (5-6, 2-6 Pacific 10), who won the rivalry game for the first time since 1998.

The game ended with a melee at midfield as an Arizona State player ran hard into players exchanging handshakes. Arizona State was sent to the locker room before the Wildcats took possession of the Territorial Cup trophy.

The Sun Devils (4-6, 1-6) absorbed their fourth consecutive loss. Arizona State is guaranteed its first losing season and nonbowl postseason in three years.

Texas Christian 37, No. 17 Louisville 22--Casey Printers threw three touchdown passes, including an 80-yarder on the game’s first play, as the Horned Frogs (5-5, 3-3) kept their faint bowl hopes alive with an upset at Fort Worth, Texas.

Louisville (10-2, 6-1) had its seven-game winning streak ended.

No. 23 Fresno State 40, San Jose State 21--David Carr threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns to become the school’s single-season passing leader for the host Bulldogs.

Carr also ran for two scores, and Bernard Berrian had eight catches for 109 yards as Fresno State (10-2, 6-2 Western Athletic Conference) posted its eighth straight victory over San Jose State and clinched a second straight berth in the Silicon Valley Bowl.

Louisiana State 41, No. 24 Arkansas 38--LaBrandon Toefield ran for 173 yards and three touchdowns at Baton Rouge, La., and Josh Reed had 183 yards receiving as LSU remained in the SEC Western Division title race.

LSU (7-3, 4-3), the preseason favorite in the SEC West, will win the division if it beats Auburn on Dec. 1. Arkansas (7-4, 4-4) came into the game with a six-game winning streak.

Southern Mississippi 28, East Carolina 21--Jeff Kelly passed for a touchdown and ran for another as the Golden Eagles (6-3, 4-2 Conference USA) knocked the Pirates (6-5, 5-2) from bowl contention at Greenville, N.C.