Stanford Cardinal (NCAA 12)

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Washington State @ #17 Stanford
Stanford Stadium
Palo Alto, CA
October 20, 2012



Home Sweet Home
Stanford rights the ship at home against hapless Cougars

PALO ALTO, CA - The issues that plagued Stanford in recent weeks vanished on Saturday. But now the next two weeks will show if this was merely a reprieve or not.

The Cardinal came out of the gates on fire Saturday, and was never threatened by Washington State, breezing past the Cougars 47-7 in their return to Stanford Stadium.

Whether this game said more about Stanford or Wazzu, however, remains to be seen. The Cougars are undoubtedly the worst team in the Pac-12, so Stanford steamrolling them should have been expected, and it calls into question just how much can be read into the dominance.

"We don't pay attention to what other people say about us," Stanford coach Brian Kudron said. "We only focus on ourselves. We had many issues to work on coming into today, and I thought we did a great job addressing them. Does that mean everything is fixed? Of course not. But that has nothing to do with our opponent, and everything to do with the mentality that you can never get complacent. So people can question what we did today because of the perceptions they have about who we played. That means nothing to us."

Regardless, the two biggest tests of Stanford's season are now on deck, as trips to USC and Oregon loom in the next two weeks.

Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal
Oct 20, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington State Cougars (2-5, 0-5)	0	0	0	7	7
#17 Stanford Cardinal (5-3, 3-2)	7	26	0	14	47

Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense	218	578
Rushing Yards	32	326
Passing Yards	186	252
First Downs	13	17
Punt Return Yards	37	100
Kick Return Yards	0	64
Total Yards	255	742
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	5-17	3-11
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	3/1
Penalties	1-10	2-10
Posession Time	16:55	31:05

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WSU	STAN
7:40	(STAN) Gaffney, 8 yard run (Williamson kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WSU	STAN
10:55	(STAN) Safety, Murphy tackled Mitz in the endzone	0	9
10:40	(STAN) Nottingham, 65 yard pass to Ertz (Williamson kick)	0	16
8:08	(STAN) Gaffney, 21 yard run (Williamson kick)	0	23
5:55	(STAN) Nottingham, 3 yard pass to Jackson (Williamson kick)	0	30
1:42	(STAN) Williamson, 24 yard FG	0	33
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WSU	STAN
7:46	(WSU) Tuel, 14 yard pass to Williams (Furney kick)	7	33
7:10	(STAN) Nottingham, 47 yard pass to Montgomery (Williamson kick)	7	40
4:21	(STAN) Wilkerson, 6 yard run (Williamson kick)	7	47

Washington State Cougars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Tuel 18/29 186 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Tuel 20 -19 -0.9 0 L. Mitz 17 41 2.4 0 C. Winston 2 10 5.0 0 G. Simone 2 -1 -0.5 0 A. Lintz 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Wilson 6 47 7.8 0 S. Stormo 2 41 20.5 0 K. Williams 2 20 10.0 1 A. Lintz 2 29 14.5 0 B. Ratliff 2 3 1.5 0 L. Mitz 2 21 10.5 0 R. Dockery 1 10 10.0 0 G. Simone 1 15 15.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Mizell 9 0 0 0 T. Toomer 10 0 0 0 D. Paulo 13 0 0 0 L. Mayes 6 0 0 0 N. Washington 7 0 0 0 J. Clayton 4 1.0 0 0 D. Simmons 3 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Furney 0/1 1/1 1 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A. Furney 10 393 39.3 2 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Wilson 3 37 12.3 0

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Nottingham 14/23 252 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Wilkerson 25 207 8.2 1 R. Wright 9 85 9.4 0 T. Gaffney 7 43 6.1 2 C. Humphrey 1 -2 -2.0 0 B. Nottingham 1 -7 -7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Toilolo 4 69 17.2 0 Z. Ertz 4 115 28.7 1 T. Montgomery 3 51 17.0 1 G. Meinken 2 14 7.0 0 K. Jackson 1 3 3.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Vaughters 8 1.0 0 0 T. Stephens 6 0 0 0 T. Murphy 10 2.0 0 0 B. Browning 7 0 1 0 S. Mitchell 5 0 0 0 C. Hopkins 5 2.0 0 0 B. Gardner 6 1.0 0 0 W. Lyons 4 0 1 0 B. Lueders 6 1.0 0 0 S. Skov 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 1/1 6/6 9 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zychlinski 5 209 41.8 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Montgomery 3 64 21.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Terrell 5 100 20.0 0

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Week 9 Recap

Week 9 Scoreboard

Results

#1 Alabama 45, #24 Tennessee 20

#2 Nebraska 17, Penn State 14

#4 Oklahoma 49, Kansas State 21

#5 Pittsburgh 38, North Carolina 17

#6 Georgia 49, Missouri 21

#7 USF 38, SMU 20

California 27, #8 Washington 17

#9 Boise State 42, Oregon State 21

#11 Oregon 31, #10 BYU 14

#19 Auburn 31, #12 Texas A&M 21

#13 South Carolina 49, Vanderbilt 27

#14 Michigan 51, Minnesota 7

#15 Virginia Tech 31, Boston College 16

#17 Stanford 47, Washington State 7

#18 Ohio State 31, Purdue 21

#20 Wisconsin 45, Maryland 14

Mississippi State 34, #21 LSU 18

#22 Michigan State 24, Indiana 10

#23 Notre Dame 41, Louisiana-Monroe 0

#25 Florida State 49, Duke 26

Week 9 Pac-12 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#17 Stanford 47, Washington State 7	B. Nottingham (STAN): 252	A. Wilkerson (STAN): 207	Z. Ertz (STAN): 115
#9 Boise State 42, Oregon State 21	J. Southwick (BSU): 334	M. Kaiserman (BSU): 62	M. Burroughs (BSU): 81
California 27, #8 Washington 17	K. Price (WASH): 128	I. Sofele (CAL): 92	I. Sofele (CAL): 72
San Diego State 24, Colorado 14	C. Wood (COL): 212	R. Hillman (SDSU): 124	D. Thornton (COL): 106
Utah 43, Arizona 27	T. Savage (ARIZ): 295	H. Langi (UTAH): 98	D. Christopher (UTAH): 134
UCLA 20, Arizona State 10	R. Brehaut (UCLA): 182	M. Jones (UCLA): 95	M. Jones (UCLA): 66
Nevada 45, FCS Midwest 0	C. Fajardo (NEV): 80	S. Jefferson (NEV): 114	A. Bradley (NEV): 37
#11 Oregon 31, #10 BYU 14	J. Heaps (BYU): 327	D. Thomas (ORE): 89	J. Falslev (BYU): 165

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (32)	8	0	1496
2	2	Nebraska (26)	6	0	1413
3	3	USC (2)	7	0	1413
4	6	Georgia (1)	7	0	1245
5	4	Oklahoma	7	0	1234
6	5	Pittsburgh	8	0	1193
7	7	USF	6	0	1111
8	11	Oregon	6	1	926
9	9	Boise State	7	1	896
10	13	South Carolina	7	1	753
11	14	Michigan	6	1	714
12	15	Virginia Tech	6	1	676
13	10	BYU	7	1	646
14	19	Auburn	7	1	619
15	16	Florida	5	2	616
16	8	Washington	6	1	603
17	17	Stanford	5	3	573
18	18	Ohio State	5	2	554
19	12	Texas A&M	5	2	515
20	20	Wisconsin	5	2	470
21	22	Michigan State	4	3	399
22	23	Notre Dame	6	2	365
23	NR	California	6	2	313
24	25	Florida State	6	2	295
25	NR	Iowa	6	2	204

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	8	0	1.000
2	2	Nebraska	6	0	0.994
3	3	USC	7	0	0.989
4	5	Georgia	7	0	0.983
5	4	Oklahoma	7	0	0.978
6	6	Pittsburgh	8	0	0.972
7	11	Oregon	6	1	0.964
8	10	USF	6	0	0.961
9	9	Boise State	7	1	0.956
10	12	South Carolina	7	1	0.943

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Brennan Clay	HB	Oklahoma		855 rushing yards, 6.5 YPC, 11 TDs, 214 receiving yards, 2 TDs
Marcus Lattimore	HB	South Carolina		717 rushing yards, 6.5 YPC, 11 TDs
AJ McCarron	QB	Alabama		2358 passing yards, 27 TDs, 4 INTs, 65.3%
Barrett Trotter	QB	Auburn		2162 passing yards, 20 TDs, 7 INTs, 58.6%, 164 rushing yards, 4 TDs
Eddie Lacy	HB	Alabama		609 rushing yards, 5.2 YPC, 7 TDs, 243 receiving yards, 4 TDs

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#9 Boise State	7-1	0.870	4-1	253	160	W3
#13 BYU	7-1	0.870	4-1	229	120	L1
#23 California	6-2	0.750	4-1	243	126	W2
#16 Washington	6-1	0.850	3-1	225	160	L1
#8 Oregon	6-1	0.850	3-1	260	139	W1
#17 Stanford	5-3	0.620	3-2	324	167	W1
Oregon State	3-4	0.420	1-3	134	164	L2
Washington State	2-5	0.280	0-4	146	231	L5

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Cardinal establishes foothold in Maryland
Cason and Church open an East Coast pipeline for Stanford

PALO ALTO - Stanford has been active in the Mid-Atlantic region for the past few years under Jim Harbaugh, and his successor Brian Kudron has tried to escalate the Cardinal's presence in the area.

One of the key states in the region is Maryland, the home state of All-American Cardinal defensive tackle Terrence Stephens. Overall though, it had been a case of "close but no cigar" in Maryland - until now.

A week after securing the verbal of 4-star Good Counsel cornerback AJ Grant, the Cardinal closed ranks on two more 4-star Chesapeake Bay State prospects: Grant's teammate at Good Counsel, running back Garrett Cason, and defensive tackle David Church from Crossland High School near Camp Springs.

Cason, naturally, fits the mold of a bruising power back that excels in Stanford's offense. At 6'1, 215 pounds, Cason is the 8th-ranked running back in the country, and is college-ready, sizewise.

Church is an elite pickup for the Cardinal, as Kudron beat out Nick Saban and Alabama for his services. Church is the 9th-ranked DT in the country and fits the run-plugging nose tackle position in Stanford's 3-4. At 6'1, 297 pounds, Church is similar in size to fellow Marylander Terrence Stephens, who reportedly played a big role in convincing Church to pick Stanford over Alabama.

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Matchup Preview | October 27, 2012
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#17 Stanford Cardinal (5-3 (3-2), 0-3 Away)		#3 USC Trojans (7-0 (5-0), 3-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 4802 Total Yards 3787 3623 Total Offensive Yards 3055 1927 Passing Yards 1667 1696 Rushing Yards 1388 40.5 Points Per Game 34.4 19 Passing TD 17 18 Rushing TD 14 130 First Downs 147 46 Red Zone Attempts 26 28-10 Red Zone TD-FG 17-3 82 Red Zone Percentage 76 Defensive Stats Comparison 3086 Total Yards Allowed 1941 2483 Passing Yards Allowed 1093 603 Rushing Yards Allowed 848 167 Points Allowed 101 48 Sacks 17 6 Fumble Recoveries 4 19 Interceptions 9 20.9 Points Per Game 14.4 16 Red Zone Attempts 17 10-1 Red Zone TD-FG 9-5 68 Red Zone Percentage 82 Injury Report Game Notes On paper, this is another mismatch for Stanford, as their defense has to prove they can slow down powerful offenses. And there is no doubt that USC is powerful, as they resemble one of Pete Carroll's vintage teams from several years ago. Matt Barkley is the prototypical USC quarterback, completing 60% of his passes for 1611 yards and 16 touchdowns, with only four interceptions. On the ground, junior Dillon Baxter from San Diego has 660 yards and nine scores, followed by blooming superstar George Farmer's 439 yards and three scores. USC's offense, though, is all about the firepower at wideout. Robert Woods and Marqise Lee are college football's deadliest tandem, and the depth provided by Brice Butler, Kyle Prater and Victor Blackwell is stunning. The Trojans also go three deep at tight end, much like Stanford. Christian Thomas, Randall Telfer and Xavier Grimble are all big, fast, and a threat to score from anywhere. On the other side, USC touts the #1 defense in the Pac-12. Senior defensive tackle Armond Armstead is destructive in the middle, and leads SC with four sacks. Defensive end Nick Perry is a pass-rushing terror off the edge, and sophomore tackle George Uko is a budding star. At linebacker, the Trojans are young, as they start three sophomores in Dion Bailey, Hayes Pullard and Lamar Dawson. But make no mistake, this is an excellent unit, and probably the fastest linebacking corps in America. Cornerback Nickell Robey leads USC with three interceptions, and senior safeties Jawanza Starling and TJ McDonald bring the lumber. McDonald especially is considered one of the hardest hitters in the conference.

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#17 Stanford @ #3 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, CA
October 27, 2012



Never Say Die
Nottingham orchenstrates a miracle as Stanford stuns USC

LOS ANGELES, CA - Stanford turned it over five times, three of them in the redzone. They gave up almost 400 yards on the ground. Late in the first half, they trailed 35-7 and were being thoroughly humiliated by USC.

And in the end, Brett Nottingham got the last laugh.

Stanford's embattled quarterback put the Cardinal on his back, leading a furious comeback as Stanford outscored the Trojans 38-7 after halftime and scored four straight touchdowns in the fourth quarter, capped by Anthony Wilkerson's 8-yard touchdown run one play after Wilkerson took a screen pass from Nottingham and sprinted 72 yards down the field.

When the clock finally hit zero, the rain that had been pounding all game long was still pouring, creating a bizarre scene in usually-sunny Southern California that was outdone in terms of abnormality only by the numbers.

830 yards of offense for Stanford. 692 for USC.

And the final score: Stanford 52, USC 45.

"Never in my life have I been a part of a game like this," a soaked Brian Kudron said afterward. "I just...wow. We have SO much to work on on defense, so much to fix...but right now I'm just so proud of these kids. It's really easy to quit when you're down four touchdowns in the first half, and you're down 38-14 at halftime. Giving up almost seems natural at that point, and it speaks to the character of this team that they didn't give up. Our leaders on offense, David (DeCastro) and Jonathan (Martin) and Zach (Ertz), they kept us steady at halftime, they took command of the locker room, and we saw our young guys mature in front of our eyes. Brett (Nottingham) and Ty (Montgomery) grew up today. Like I said, we have an endless list of things to work on, but character and resiliency aren't on that list."

Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
Oct 27, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#17 Stanford Cardinal (6-4, 4-2)	0	14	7	31	52
#3 USC Trojans (7-1, 5-1)	14	24	0	7	45

Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense	830	692
Rushing Yards	320	394
Passing Yards	510	298
First Downs	26	22
Punt Return Yards	22	19
Kick Return Yards	142	93
Total Yards	994	804
Turnovers	5	3
3rd Down Converstion	6-14	3-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	3/0
Penalties	2-10	3-25
Posession Time	21:36	26:24

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STAN	USC
7:53	(USC) Barkley, 8 yard pass to Thomas (Heidari kick)	0	7
3:12	(USC) Barkley, 26 yard pass to Baxter (Heidari kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STAN	USC
6:53	(STAN) Nottingham, 44 yard pass to Toilolo (Williamson kick)	7	14
6:36	(USC) Farmer, 75 yard run (Heidari kick)	7	21
1:41	(USC) Barkley, 6 yard pass to Woods (Heidari kick)	7	28
1:23	(USC) Barkley, 13 yard pass to Telfer (Heidari kick)	7	35
1:10	(STAN) Nottingham, 76 yard pass to Terrell (Williamson kick)	14	35
0:03	(USC) Heidari, 37 yard FG	14	38
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STAN	USC
6:59	(STAN) Nottingham, 25 yard pass to Montgomery (Williamson kick)	21	38
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		STAN	USC
11:50	(STAN) Williamson, 29 yard FG	24	38
7:56	(USC) Farmer, 61 yard run (Heidari kick)	24	45
5:35	(STAN) Nottingham, 10 yard pass to Ertz (Williamson kick)	31	45
4:15	(STAN) Nottingham, 18 yard pass to Montgomery (Williamson kick)	38	45
2:38	(STAN) Gaffney, 60 yard run (Williamson kick)	45	45
0:20	(STAN) Wilkerson, 8 yard run (Williamson kick)	52	45

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Nottingham 28/53 510 5 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Wilkerson 17 122 7.1 1 B. Nottingham 6 10 1.6 0 T. Gaffney 6 134 22.3 1 K. Young 3 11 3.6 0 R. Wright 3 38 12.6 0 T. Montgomery 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Montgomery 12 168 14.0 2 Z. Ertz 6 72 12.0 1 J. Rashad-Patterson 3 46 15.3 0 L. Toilolo 3 66 22.0 1 G. Meinken 1 5 5.0 0 D. Terrell 1 76 76.0 1 R. Hewitt 1 5 5.0 0 A. Wilkerson 1 72 72.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD W. Lyons 9 0 1 0 B. Lueders 7 0 0 0 S. Mitchell 8 0 0 0 J. Vaughters 6 0 0 0 S. Skov 8 0 0 0 B. Browning 6 0 1 0 D. Carrington 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 1/3 7/7 10 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zychlinski 5 206 41.2 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Montgomery 4 74 18.5 0 W. Lyons 3 56 18.6 0 R. Hewitt 1 12 12.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Terrell 5 22 4.4 0

USC Trojans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Barkley 20/40 298 4 2 D. Baxter 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Baxter 31 176 5.6 0 G. Farmer 4 182 45.5 2 M. Barkley 3 36 12.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Woods 7 100 14.2 1 M. Lee 5 75 15.0 0 D. Baxter 3 42 14.0 1 K. Prater 1 43 43.0 0 B. Butler 1 12 12.0 0 R. Telfer 1 13 13.0 1 S. Vainuku 1 5 5.0 0 C. Thomas 1 8 8.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Robey 10 0 0 0 L. Dawson 5 2.0 0 0 H. Pullard 8 1.0 0 0 T. McDonald 7 0 1 0 A. Armstead 6 0 0 0 D. Bailey 6 0 0 0 T. Burnett 6 0 1 0 N. Perry 5 0 0 0 J. Starling 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Heidari 1/1 6/6 9 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A. Heidari 10 364 36.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD R. Woods 3 93 31.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD R. Woods 2 19 9.5 0

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Week 10 Recap

Week 10 Scoreboard

Results

#21 Michigan State 22, #2 Nebraska 6

#17 Stanford 52, #3 USC 45

#4 Georgia 45, #15 Florida 28

#5 Oklahoma 24, Iowa State 7

#6 Pittsburgh 31, Georgia Tech 10

#7 USF 38, Air Force 3

#8 Oregon 24, Washington State 20

#10 South Carolina 21, Tennessee 17

#11 Michigan 42, Tulsa 28

#12 Virginia Tech 45, Duke 27

#14 Auburn 49, LSU 35

#16 Washington 26, Oregon State 20

#18 Ohio State 23, #20 Wisconsin 20 (OT)

Ole Miss 21, #19 Texas A&M 14

Navy 14, #22 Notre Dame 10

Clemson 41, #24 Florida State 21

Minnesota 30, #25 Iowa 24

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (35)	8	0	1499
2	4	Georgia (23)	8	0	1354
3	5	Oklahoma (1)	8	0	1217
4	6	Pittsburgh (1)	9	0	1178
5	7	USF (1)	7	0	1140
6	8	Oregon	7	1	959
7	9	Boise State	7	1	922
8	2	Nebraska	6	1	912
9	3	USC	7	1	909
10	10	South Carolina	8	1	887
11	11	Michigan	7	1	861
12	12	Virginia Tech	7	1	814
13	14	Auburn	8	1	789
14	13	BYU	7	1	779
15	17	Stanford	6	3	735
16	16	Washington	7	1	685
17	18	Ohio State	6	2	608
18	21	Michigan State	5	3	599
19	15	Florida	5	3	460
20	23	California	6	2	437
21	NR	Clemson	7	1	408
22	20	Wisconsin	5	3	292
23	NR	Utah	7	2	225
24	19	Texas A&M	5	3	221
25	NR	Southern Miss	6	1	172

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	8	0	1.000
2	4	Georgia	8	0	0.994
3	5	Oklahoma	8	0	0.989
4	6	Pittsburgh	9	0	0.983
5	8	USF	7	0	0.978
6	7	Oregon	7	1	0.972
7	9	Boise State	7	1	0.967
8	2	Nebraska	6	1	0.958
9	3	USC	7	1	0.943
10	16	Stanford	6	3	0.942

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Brennan Clay	HB	Oklahoma		991 rushing yards, 6.4 YPC, 11 TDs, 224 receiving yards, 2 TDs
Marcus Lattimore	HB	South Carolina		791 rushing yards, 6.5 YPC, 11 TDs
Barrett Trotter	QB	Auburn		2438 passing yards, 22 TDs, 8 INTs, 59.3%, 201 rushing yards, 4 TDs
AJ McCarron	QB	Alabama		2358 passing yards, 27 TDs, 4 INTs, 65.3%
Anthony Wilkerson	HB	Stanford		1026 rushing yards, 6.7 YPC, 9 TDs

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#7 Boise State	7-1	0.870	4-1	253	160	W3
#6 Oregon	7-1	0.870	4-1	284	159	W2
#20 California	6-2	0.750	4-1	243	126	W2
#14 BYU	7-1	0.870	4-1	229	120	L1
#16 Washington	7-1	0.870	4-1	251	180	W1
#15 Stanford	6-3	0.660	4-2	376	212	W2
Oregon State	3-5	0.370	1-4	154	190	L3
Washington State	2-6	0.250	0-5	166	255	L6

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Matchup Preview | November 3, 2012
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#15 Stanford Cardinal (6-3 (4-2), 1-3 Away)		#6 Oregon Ducks (7-1 (4-1), 5-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 5796 Total Yards 4237 4453 Total Offensive Yards 3262 2437 Passing Yards 1403 2016 Rushing Yards 1859 41.7 Points Per Game 35.5 24 Passing TD 13 20 Rushing TD 19 156 First Downs 187 52 Red Zone Attempts 37 31-11 Red Zone TD-FG 23-7 80 Red Zone Percentage 81 Defensive Stats Comparison 3778 Total Yards Allowed 2846 2781 Passing Yards Allowed 1924 997 Rushing Yards Allowed 922 212 Points Allowed 159 48 Sacks 17 7 Fumble Recoveries 7 21 Interceptions 7 23.6 Points Per Game 19.9 19 Red Zone Attempts 22 13-1 Red Zone TD-FG 9-5 73 Red Zone Percentage 63 Injury Report Jake Fisher, LT, broken tibia 7 weeks Cliff Harris, CB, broken collarbone Doubtful Game Notes By now, the scouting report on the Oregon Ducks is well known. The Ducks have explosive playmakers all over the field on offense, and will run their no huddle spread offense at breakneck speeds, never slowing down and never tiring before their opponents give out. The early departure of Darron Thomas after last season caught the Ducks off guard, and sophomore Bryan Bennett has struggled taking the helm, completing only 45% of his passes with 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The running attack has not slowed down one bit, however. LaMichael James has 936 yards on 6.5 YPC, and DeAnthony Thomas has stepped in after Kenjon Barner's early departure, rushing for 501 yards and 5.1 YPC. Defensively, the Ducks are, as usual, a speedy bunch. Linebacker Boseko Lokombo leads Oregon in tackles (54) and sacks (3.5). Sophomore corner Terrance Mitchell leads the team with three interceptions, and it's possible - though not probable - that All-American Cliff Harris returns from injury.

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#15 Stanford @ #6 Oregon
Autzen Stadium
Eugene, OR
November 3, 2012



Ducks Win the Day vs. Stanford
Cardinal comes up just short in another furious comeback attempt

EUGENE, OR - By now, there can be no more delusions that it's just a funk, or a fluke, or anything that can be described as temporary.

The reality is, Stanford's defense simply isn't that good this year.

The Oregon Ducks became the latest team to take them apart on Saturday, as LaMichael James ran for 225 yards and two backbreaking touchdowns of 44 and 84 yards in the 4th quarter, and the Ducks held off a desperate, last gasp by Stanford to hang on and beat the Cardinal, 45-38.

Stanford finished the game with its hair on fire, forcing three fourth quarter turnovers that helped QB Brett Nottingham, WR Ty Montgomery and TE Zach Ertz get on a roll that only the clock could stop. The Cardinal was ultimately done in by their own turnovers though, in the most unlikely of fashions: running backs Anthony Wilkerson and Tyler Gaffney both coughed up the football for the first time all season, and both turnovers led directly to Oregon touchdowns.

"When you're playing a team that never stops coming after you like Oregon does, you don't have any margin for error," Stanford coach Brian Kudron said. "Especially when you're in a place like Autzen, where you're essentially under siege from the crowd. You essentially have to play a perfect game to have a chance here, and we obviously didn't do that today. Didn't come close."

To add insult to injury, Anthony Wilkerson left the game late in the third quarter and was diagnosed with a concussion. His status for next week's game against Oregon State is unknown.

Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks
Nov 3, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#15 Stanford Cardinal (6-4 (4-3)	7	3	0	28	38
#6 Oregon Ducks (8-1 (5-1)	7	10	7	21	45

Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense	595	672
Rushing Yards	159	354
Passing Yards	436	318
First Downs	19	24
Punt Return Yards	0	39
Kick Return Yards	99	38
Total Yards	694	749
Turnovers	3	4
3rd Down Converstion	8-20	6-15
4th Down Conversion	2-4	2-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	2/1
Penalties	2-19	4-25
Posession Time	27:42	20:18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORE
9:18	(STAN) Nottingham, 37 yard pass to Jackson (Williamson kick)	7	0
6:10	(ORE) Bennett, 24 yard pass to Huff (Beard kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORE
11:56	(ORE) Beard, 27 yard FG	7	10
6:43	(STAN) Williamson, 25 yard FG	10	10
1:02	(ORE) Bennett, 13 yard pass to Huff (Beard kick)	10	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORE
5:24	(ORE) Bennett, 5 yard pass to Lyerla (Beard kick)	10	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORE
7:50	(ORE) James, 44 yard run (Beard kick)	10	31
6:11	(STAN) Nottingham, 21 yard pass to Toilolo (Williamson kick)	17	31
4:29	(ORE) Thomas, 29 yard run (Beard kick)	17	38
2:55	(STAN) Carrington, 18 yard INT return (Williamson kick)	24	38
1:31	(ORE) James, 84 yard run (Beard kick)	24	45
1:19	(STAN) Nottingham, 80 yard pass to Montgomery (Williamson kick)	31	45
0:26	(STAN) Nottingham, 33 yard pass to Ertz (Williamson kick)	38	45

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Nottingham 21/41 436 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Wilkerson 16 95 5.9 0 T. Gaffney 10 53 5.3 0 B. Nottingham 7 -58 -8.2 0 R. Wright 6 54 9.0 0 G. Meinken 2 15 7.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Z. Ertz 9 158 17.5 1 T. Montgomery 7 196 27.9 1 L. Toilolo 2 25 12.5 1 G. Meinken 1 1 1.0 0 D. Terrell 1 19 19.0 0 K. Jackson 1 37 37.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Mitchell 16 0 0 0 T. Murphy 7 0 0 0 B. Lueders 6 1.0 0 0 W. Lyons 16 0 0 0 S. Skov 9 1.0 0 0 D. Carrington 9 0 1 1 J. Vaughters 4 0 0 0 B. Gardner 4 1.0 0 0 C. Hopkins 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 1/1 5/5 8 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zychlinski 6 246 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Montgomery 2 66 33.0 0 W. Lyons 1 33 33.0 0

Oregon Ducks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Bennett 24/31 318 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. James 24 225 9.3 2 B. Bennett 22 65 2.9 0 D. Thomas 6 48 8.0 1 J. Hoffman 1 2 2.0 0 J. Huff 1 14 14.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Huff 6 118 19.6 2 L. James 5 44 8.8 0 C. Lyerla 5 63 12.6 1 R. Vaughn 4 45 11.2 0 J. Hoffman 3 30 10.0 0 D. Blackmon 1 18 18.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Dargan 10 0 1 0 D. Jordan 10 3.0 0 0 J. Boyett 7 0 0 0 D. Mathis 6 1.0 0 0 K. Alonso 7 1.0 0 0 L. Koa-Ka'ai 5 2.0 0 0 T. Hart 6 0 0 0 R. Heimuli 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Beard 1/3 6/6 9 27 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Rice 4 185 46.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. James 1 34 34.0 0 R. Vaughn 1 3 3.0 0 J. Hoffman 1 1 1.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. James 3 39 13.0 0