San Diego State has been searching for a signature win in the Sean Lewis era since, well, ever since Lewis was hired 22 months ago.

It finally came Saturday night against Cal amid roars of approval rarely heard in three-plus seasons at Snapdragon Stadium.

The Golden Bears came into the game as unbeaten, two-touchdown favorites. They left with a lopsided loss.

SDSU’s defense sparked a 34-0 victory with a goal-line stand on Cal’s opening drive and a pair of third-quarter takeaways for touchdowns — a 33-yard fumble return by safety Dwayne McDougle and a 97-yard interception return by cornerback Chris Johnson.

It was SDSU’s first shutout against a Power conference school in 50 years.

SDSU led 13-0 at halftime before an announced crowd of 31,369 (21,819 turnstile) on a 6-yard shovel pass f

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