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Cal-Hawaii Football Game In Australia Draws Strong Crowd

Cal on Friday defeated Hawaii 51-31 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium in front of 61,247 fans, as Australia seemed to have a "healthy appetite for all things American football." It was "hard to overstate the hype" surrounding the game. However, fans complained of waiting "for an hour for giant hot dogs and ANZ Stadium running out of beer" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 8/28). The contest was the "first college football game played in Australia in three decades" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 8/27). 

The "most popular" jersey at the game was for former 49ers' Jarryd Hayne, who played in the NFL for one season before returning to Australia to play rugby. His jersey was "easily being worn by over a thousand spectators" (ESPN.com, 8/27). Meanwhile, Cal players "had fun during their week Down Under." The athletic department collected $1M in profit, and the team "handled an opponent they were supposed to handle" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 8/27).

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