Goff tosses 6 TDs, Cal tops Air Force in Armed Forces Bowl

FORT WORTH, Texas - Jared Goff threw for 467 yards and six touchdowns as California won in the postseason for the first time in seven years, beating Air Force 55-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Tuesday.

Goff had three of his scoring tosses in a span of five plays in the second quarter as the Bears (8-5) broke a 14-14 tie and cruised in a rematch of the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl, also won by Cal (42-36).

Receiver Kenny Lawler had three touchdowns for Cal, which last made the postseason in a 21-10 loss to Texas in the Holiday Bowl in 2011. The Bears' last bowl win was 24-17 over Miami in the 2008 Emerald Bowl near their Bay Area campus.

Weakened by the targeting ejection of secondary anchor Weston Steelhammer on Air Force's third defensive play, the Falcons (8-6) lost for the fourth time in five Armed Forces appearances since 2007.