Rating the Bears: Cal at Oregon State

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY SportsThis one could have been ugly. After the worst performance of the Wilcox Era (according to our ratings), we could have set a new low with a loss to the woeful Beavers. Alas, things went well in Corvallis. Quite well, in fact. If not for the monumental spanking we delivered to the Cougs last year, this would have been the highest-rated game of the Wilcox Era.

Average Standard Deviation Pass Offense 80.0 12.2 Rush Offense 86.7 14.1 Pass Defense 87.7 8.4 Rush Defense 86.5 8.3 Special Teams 75.7 15.9 Coaching 84.5 9.7 Overall 87.0 9.9 Win Probability vs. Oregon St. 33.7 (+4.5) 27.3 (+10.0) While the defense had a strong but not unexpected performance, the offense…