BERKELEY — After losing four straight games last season by a combined nine points, Cal coach Justin Wilcox said the Golden Bears would either have to figure out how to win close games or stop engaging in them altogether.

So far this season, Cal has avoided the nail-biters.

With their 27-14 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night in front of 38,556 fans at Memorial Stadium, the Bears have won three games in a row by double-digit margins for the first time since the start of the 2009 season.

Curiously, that three-game run 16 years ago also ended with a victory over Minnesota.

In this one, Cal trailed the Golden Gophers 14-10 late in the third quarter before scoring the final 17 points of the night. The Bears are now 3-0 for the first time in six years.

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