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Stanford has a running QB that gave us a lot of trouble last year and a very solid sophomore running back whose numbers are comparable to Derrick's. Teams have not been terribly successful passing against the Cardinal, who rank #19 in that category. Hopefully we run all over them and don't need to worry too much about this ...
The fans show their support for our struggling Bruins - 99,560 make their way in for the game today.
We surrender a 23 yard run by the fullback on 3rd and 6.
But Stanford can not move the ball past midfield. They punt.
Brown runs for 23 yards on his first touch.
Stablein goes down with a finger injury, does not appear that he will return. Perfect, we will rely even more heavily on our freshmen at WR.
Edwards to Jackson for 11 on 3rd and 10.
But we can't move into field goal range and have to punt.
Stanford goes 3 and out. They are trying to find WR Jordan, but so far have not completed a pass.
3 and out. Edwards is 1-7 so far. I may be going to our 3rd string QB next game if I don't see improvement FAST.
QB Rychlec picks up a first down on 3rd and 8, hitting Jordan for 15 yards.
The Cardinal finish the drive with a 49 yard field goal. 3-0. 3:42 left in quarter.
3 and out on offense. Brown isn't able to move the ball on two carries.
Rychlec tries to run the ball for the first time this game. He pays the price as Wilcox drills him. The ball is loose and it is recovered by McCullough. We take over at our 48.
Edwards picks up a first down with a pair of completions.
Brown runs for 10.
Brown escapes a man in the backfield and takes it for 16.
Backup RB Barker gets stuck in backfield, gives Stanford the football inside our ten.
Rychlec runs for 25 on a busted play.
The fullback goes for 14, running over LB Bruschi (won't be back).
Rychlec runs for 17. I hate playing D against mobile QBs.
ILB McCullough is knocked out of the game. It looks like his knee is being worked on ...
Stanford has a holding penalty to knock them out of field goal range.
Another 23 yard run from Brown.
He picks up another 12 on a reception. He has about 100 total yards already.
Edwards picks up 10 on 3rd and 1 on pass to Jackson.
Next play is back to Jackson, great pass for a 20 yard gain, down inside the 5.
We run a reverse to Byrum on 3rd and goal at the 1, because we are smart and Brown is only averaging 7.7 per carry. Of course it loses 3 yards.
McMullen keeps his job with a 22 yard field goal. 3-3, 4:39 left in half.
Rychlec gains 19 on a draw.
Rychlec picks up 20 on 2nd and 15. He has 6 carries for 87 yards.
OLB Wilcox went down with an elbow injury on that play.
We manage to stop their talented RB from picking up many yards and force a punt late in the quarter.
Halftime Notes:
Their offense is the QB running - everything else we have controlled.
We have to get something going in our passing game. Or else we have to run every down. Either one is fine as long as it wins us this game.
Brown goes over the 100 yard mark on his first carry of 2nd half. He celebrates by putting in on the ground. We recover, but have to punt as we are a yard shy of a first down.
Rychlec 16 yards on their first play of 2nd half.
Treu is working hard for his yards, but picks up a first down to put them in field goal range.
Rychlec finally makes a play with his arm. 3rd and 9 from our 31, he finds Jordan streaking into the end zone. 10-3, 10:02 left in 3rd quarter.
Brown gains 16 to start our drive.
Another 23 yard pickup, he has 16 carries for 149 yards now.
Jackson drops a pass on 3rd and 5. On comes McMullen.
40 yard field goal is good. 10-6, 6:29 left in 3rd quarter.
Stanford gets monster kick return, all the way to our 2 yard line.
Eddie Treu runs it in from one yard out. 17-6, 5:32 left in 3rd quarter.
We start at our 45 on a short kickoff.
We lose our center to an injury on a carry by the fullback.
Stanford gets an interception here, returns the ball to our 40.
It is all falling apart once again in the 3rd quarter.
Stanford only picks up six yards, but it is enough.
52 yard field goal, score is 20-6 with 2:04 left in 3rd.
We fumble the kickoff but recover to avert a total disaster.
3 and out.
26 yard punt return sets up Stanford at our 39.
At the 44 minute mark Rychlec completes his first pass to someone other than Jordan. For the day he has four completions. And his team is up 2 TDs.
WR Moss holds onto a 7 yard reception on 3rd and 6 despite the presence of our DB.
A TD pass is called back on ineligible receiver downfield.
We stop a draw on 3rd and 14.
35 yard field goal is good, 23-6 with 12:11 to play.
We get the ball at the 43 after a piling on penalty.
We are called for holding on a play where we allow a sack.
Great improvisation nets 16 yards on a 3rd and 22.
Punt.
Treu runs for 19 yards, is starting to approach 100 yards.
Another first down and he has it. 25 carries for 101 yards.
They get a 55 yard punt to pin us on the 2 yard line.
We punt it away. This game is over.
Brown gets an interception on 3rd and 26 that is basically a punt.
There are a little more than 3 minutes left.
Jackson is over the 100 yard mark after a 31 yard grab.
Screen pass to Byrum goes for 20 and a TD. Edwards is getting good at the garbage time TD. 23-13, 0:51 to play.
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