After Cal’s first defeat of the season — a stunning 34-0 road loss to 14-point underdog San Diego State — coach Justin Wilcox could hardly wait for the Bears’ next practice.

“The most important day of the year is going to be Monday and what everybody looks like walking through that door,” he said.

The team’s three double-digit victories to start the season were swallowed up by a flood of disappointing play Saturday night in front of 31,369 fans at Snapdragon Stadium.

While Wilcox praised the Aztecs (2-1), he couldn’t have been more critical of the Bears (3-1).

“Our level of detail, the fundamentals, the execution was very, very poor, obviously. We’ve got to learn a lot,” he said. “You don’t get to just wipe it and forget it. You also can’t wallow in your own self-pity.”

It added up to

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