San Jose State @ #1 Stanford
Stanford Stadium
Palo Alto, CA
August 26, 2012
Heavy lies the crown? Stanford rolls, but rocky start raises a few eyebrows
PALO ALTO, CA - It's easy to look at the box score and laugh it off as an effortless 79-14 laugher against a hopelessly outmatched opponent.
But Stanford coach Brian Kudron was more of a cynic.
"We started out very sloppy," he said. "We looked almost lazy, and that's a slap in the face to everything we represent here, so that starts from the top with me and trickles down from there. Playing with a lack of intensity because you think your talent will simply overwhelm the other guys is unacceptable here. Any sense of entitlement must be crushed immediately."
Stanford's defense, starting six new starters, including three in the secondary, was far from the smothering, destructive unit it was in 2011, as San Jose State threw for almost 300 yards and actually controlled play for much of the first half. The Cardinal revved to life late in the second quarter, quickly turning a 14-6 deficit into a 23-14 halftime lead, and they came out with their hair on fire after halftime, quickly turning the game into the rout it was supposed to be.
San Jose State Spartans at Stanford Cardinal
Aug 26, 2012
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
San Jose State Spartans (0-1)
7
7
0
0
14
#1 Stanford Cardinal (1-0)
3
20
28
28
79
Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense
362
617
Rushing Yards
84
307
Passing Yards
278
310
First Downs
15
21
Punt Return Yards
0
73
Kick Return Yards
0
94
Total Yards
362
784
Turnovers
5
1
3rd Down Converstion
5-17
8-14
4th Down Conversion
1-2
0-1
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
0/0
6/3
Penalties
0-0
1-10
Posession Time
18:26
29:34
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
SJSU
STAN
9:35
(SJSU) Yell, 25 yard INT return (Waid kick)
7
0
0:34
(STAN) Williamson, 31 yard FG
7
3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
SJSU
STAN
8:36
(STAN) Williamson, 26 yard FG
7
6
6:25
(SJSU) Porter, 25 yard pass to Grigsby (Waid kick)
14
6
3:47
(STAN) Nottingham, 7 yard pass to Terrel (Williamson kick)
14
13
2:38
(STAN) Nottingham, 44 yard pass to Rashad-Patterson (Williamson kick)
14
20
0:20
(STAN) Williamson, 33 yard FG
14
23
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
SJSU
STAN
8:29
(STAN) Wright, 17 yard run (Williamson kick)
14
30
6:51
(STAN) Wilkerson, 1 yard run (Williamson kick)
14
37
4:13
(STAN) Nottingham, 47 yard pass to Ertz (Williamson kick)
14
44
2:40
(STAN) Wilkerson, 12 yard run (Williamson kick)
14
51
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
SJSU
STAN
9:22
(STAN) Meinken, 5 yard run (Williamson kick)
14
58
9:05
(STAN) Carrington, 34 yard INT return (Williamson kick)