Stanford Cardinal (NCAA 12)

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Matchup Preview | November 9, 2013
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#1 Stanford Cardinal (9-0 (7-0), 3-0 Away)		Oregon State Beavers (4-5 (2-4), 2-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 5834 Total Yards 4263 4610 Total Offensive Yards 3010 2483 Passing Yards 1638 2127 Rushing Yards 1372 46.6 Points Per Game 22.4 29 Passing TD 8 21 Rushing TD 15 179 First Downs 153 46 Red Zone Attempts 29 29-8 Red Zone TD-FG 17-6 80 Red Zone Percentage 79 Defensive Stats Comparison 2981 Total Yards Allowed 3901 2001 Passing Yards Allowed 2354 980 Rushing Yards Allowed 1547 188 Points Allowed 256 40 Sacks 20 7 Fumble Recoveries 5 16 Interceptions 11 20.1 Points Per Game 28.4 21 Red Zone Attempts 38 11-7 Red Zone TD-FG 25-5 85 Red Zone Percentage 78 Injury Report Chad Hargrove, RT, pulled groin Probable Jovan Stevenson, HB, dislocated elbow 6 weeks Shaydon Akuna, OLB, partially torn ACL Probable Game Notes The Beavers started the year 4-1 and won their first two Pac-12 games, but have since dropped four in a row, three of them in humilating fashion, including a 31-6 loss to Cal last week in Corvallis. Senior QB Cody Vaz has been very mediocre this season, throwing only eight touchdowns, and matching that with eight interceptions. Standout senior tailback Jovan Stevenson (537 yards, 7 TDs) is out with an elbow injury, but sophomore Dwayne Rankin is a physical runner at 6'2, 200 pounds, and has 716 yards and six touchdowns of his own. The Beavers' passing game is dismal, but wideout Brandin Cooks (49 receptions, 628 yards, three touchdowns) and tight end Tyler Perry (28-465-1) should be accounted for by Stanford's defense. Defensive end Scott Crichton leads Oregon State up front with 5.5 sacks on the season, followed by three from Blake Harrah. Senior SAM linebacker Michael Doctor and redshirt freshman WILL linebacker (and one-time Stanford target) CJ Henderson are tied for the team lead with 56 tackles apiece. Standout Shaydon Akuna suffered a slight tear of the ACL in the season opener, but may be ready to return on Saturday. In the secondary, senior corner Rashaad Reynolds leads the Beavers with four interceptions. Strong safety Josh Lagrone is a ferocious hitter, and has forced and recovered two fumbles on the year.

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#1 Stanford @ Oregon State
Reser Stadium
Corvallis, OR
November 9, 2013



Snow Angels
In a driving snowstorm, Stanford takes the air out of the ball and the Beavers

CORVALLIS, OR - It's almost a lost art in football nowadays, but there used to be a time when coaches of visiting teams in unfavorable weather conditions would deploy the most conservative gameplan imaginable, in an effort to minimize the possibility of mistakes caused by the home crowd or the weather.

Stanford coach Brian Kudron broke out that gameplan Saturday night in Corvallis, reducing the powerful Stanford offense to a throwback 1970s "three yards and a cloud of dust" outfit, dominating the time of possession in blizzard-like conditions at Reser Stadium.

The Cardinal took almost no chances, settling for running play after running play, and letting the defense carry the water; a task they gladly accepted, demolishing Oregon State in the trenches and picking off six passes in a 30-3 bludgeoning.

"I don't think many coaches could pull off what we pulled off tonight, really," Kudron said. "In today's game, it's all about scoring and scoring and scoring and lighting up the scoreboard and running up and down the field. I think a lot of coaches would have trouble executing a gameplan like ours for a game like this, where your goal is to just play keepaway, essentially, and lean on your defense to pull you through. We challenged our defense to lead the charge tonight, and they answered the bell."

Perhaps the biggest test of Stanford's season now lies ahead a week from now, as they will travel across the San Francisco Bay to face their archrivals from Berkeley. The Bears have experienced a resurgence this season after several mediocre years, and they will be thirsting for vengeance after three straight losses to Stanford, all in humiliating fashion. The winner will represent the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game.

Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers
Nov 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Stanford Cardinal (10-0, 8-0)	0	14	3	13	30
Oregon State Beavers (4-6, 2-5)	3	0	0	0	3

Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense	191	119
Rushing Yards	122	35
Passing Yards	69	84
First Downs	8	8
Punt Return Yards	55	10
Kick Return Yards	48	0
Total Yards	294	129
Turnovers	0	6
3rd Down Converstion	3-14	2-13
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	0/0
Penalties	5-55	0-0
Posession Time	32:03	15:57

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORST
3:42	(ORST) Johnson, 39 yard FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORST
7:59	(STAN) Meinken, 2 yard run (Williamson kick)	7	3
7:49	(STAN) Carrington, 36 yard INT return (Williamson kick)	14	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORST
8:37	(STAN) Williamson, 41 yard FG	17	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		STAN	ORST
11:21	(STAN) Williamson, 27 yard FG	20	3
9:13	(STAN) Williamson, 46 yard FG	23	3
1:59	(STAN) Wright, 5 yard run (Williamson kick)	30	3

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Nottingham 8/15 69 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Wilkerson 28 109 3.8 0 B. Nottingham 8 -27 -3.3 0 R. Wright 8 37 4.6 1 G. Meinken 2 3 1.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Roberts 3 33 11.0 0 T. Montgomery 3 26 8.6 0 Z. Ertz 1 6 6.0 0 K. Jackson 1 4 4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD W. Lyons 5 0 0 0 D. Carrington 6 0 1 1 T. Simmons 6 0 0 0 B. Lueders 6 0 0 0 J. Hemschoot 6 0 0 0 C. Hopkins 6 1.0 0 0 T. Brown 2 0 1 0 J. Vaughters 5 0 0 0 S. Mitchell 4 0 2 0 B. Browning 1 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 3/3 3/3 12 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Rouse 6 225 37.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD W. Lyons 2 48 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Bradford 4 55 13.7 0

Oregon State Beavers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Vaz 11/27 84 0 6 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Rankin 24 45 1.8 0 B. Cooks 2 0 0.0 0 R. Mullaney 1 -2 -2.0 0 C. Vaz 1 -8 -8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Mullaney 7 61 8.7 0 B. Cooks 3 14 4.6 0 M. Woods 1 9 9.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Akuna 10 1.0 0 0 S. Martin 8 0 0 0 M. Doctor 6 1.0 0 0 J. Lagrone 5 0 0 0 L. Barnett 6 0 0 0 B. Harrah 6 2.0 0 0 R. Murphy 5 0 0 0 S. Jackson 3 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Johnson 1/1 0/0 3 39 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Johnson 8 342 42.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Cooks 2 10 5.0 0

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Week 12 Recap

Week 12 Scoreboard

Results

#1 Stanford 30, Oregon State 3

Air Force 20, #2 Rutgers 17

#3 Alabama 42, Mississippi State 14

Arizona 38, #4 USC 31

#5 California 37, #14 Oregon 7

#6 Michigan State 41, Minnesota 14

#7 Georgia 26, Auburn 18

#8 Michigan 27, Northwestern 10

Miami-FL 41, #9 Florida State 24

#10 Oklahoma 35, Notre Dame 28

#17 Wisconsin 34, #11 Penn State 0

#12 Washington 34, #24 BYU 17

#13 LSU 38, Texas A&M 28

#15 South Carolina 27, #20 Florida 23

#16 Boston College 34, Maryland 20

#18 Baylor 31, Texas Tech 21

#19 Illinois 35, Purdue 11

#21 Boise State 42, Washington State 28

#22 Utah 37, Nevada 14

#23 Pittsburgh 21, Duke 16

#25 Tennessee 34, Missouri 27

Week 12 Pac-12 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#1 Stanford 30, Oregon State 3	C. Vaz (OSU): 84	A. Wilkerson (STAN): 109	R. Mullaney (OSU): 61
#12 Washington 34, #24 BYU 17	J. Heaps (BYU): 221	J. Callier (WASH): 114	J. Falslev (BYU): 83
#5 California 37, #14 Oregon 7	A. Bridgford (CAL): 223	D. Thomas (ORE): 146	K. Clay (CAL): 85
UCLA 32, San Diego State 24	R. Clark (SDSU): 168	M. Jones (UCLA): 102	O. Nicholas (SDSU): 73
#22 Utah 37, Nevada 14	T. Shreve (UTAH): 195	H. Langi (UTAH): 155	K. Scott (UTAH): 90
#21 Boise State 42, Washington State 28	C. Halliday (WSU): 259	C. Sua (WSU): 122	M. Wilson (WSU): 118
Arizona 38, #4 USC 31	T. Savage (ARIZ): 369	D. Baxter (USC): 107	J. Baucus (ARIZ): 207
Colorado 33, Arizona State 18	C. Wood (COL): 214	T. Jones (COL): 110	P. Richardson (COL): 71

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 10, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Stanford (61)	10	0	1525
2	3	Alabama	8	2	1219
3	5	California	9	1	1159
4	7	Georgia	9	1	1102
5	6	Michigan State	9	1	1100
6	8	Michigan	8	2	1027
7	10	Oklahoma	7	2	947
8	2	Rutgers	8	1	891
9	12	Washington	7	3	866
10	4	USC	9	2	846
11	13	LSU	8	2	834
12	17	Wisconsin	9	1	775
13	15	South Carolina	7	3	742
14	16	Boston College	10	1	708
15	9	Florida State	8	2	660
16	18	Baylor	8	1	626
17	19	Illinois	7	3	571
18	11	Penn State	7	3	515
19	21	Boise State	7	3	489
20	22	Utah	7	3	461
21	NR	Arizona	7	3	432
22	NR	Miami-FL	8	3	432
23	23	Pittsburgh	8	3	410
24	25	Tennessee	6	4	330
25	NR	Nebraska	7	3	309

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 10, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Stanford	10	0	1.000
2	4	Alabama	8	2	0.994
3	5	California	9	1	0.983
4	5	Michigan State	9	1	0.983
5	7	Georgia	9	1	0.983
6	9	Michigan	8	2	0.971
7	11	Oklahoma	7	2	0.962
8	10	Washington	7	3	0.958
9	2	Rutgers	8	1	0.952
10	3	USC	9	2	0.950

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 10, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Andre Williams	HB	Boston College		1864 rushing yards, 6.3 YPC, 17 TDs, 141 receiving yards, 4 TDs
Anthony Wilkerson	HB	Stanford		1640 rushing yards, 6.5 YPC, 16 TDs
Ryan Boykin	HB	Ohio		1366 rushing yards, 6.5 YPC, 20 TDs
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		1650 passing yards, 58.7%, 16 TDs, 8 INTs, 707 rushing yards, 5.0 YPC, 13 TDs
Andrew Maxwell	QB	Michigan State		2563 passing yards, 55.8%, 27 TDs, 7 INTs, 496 rushing yards, 4.3 YPC, 3 TDs

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 10, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#1 Stanford	10-0	1.000	8-0	450	191	W10
#3 California	9-1	0.900	6-1	325	136	W6
#9 Washington	7-3	0.700	5-2	346	250	W3
#19 Boise State	7-3	0.700	4-3	338	233	W1
Oregon	6-4	0.600	3-4	318	278	L2
BYU	6-4	0.600	3-4	232	193	L1
Oregon State	4-6	0.400	2-5	205	286	L5
Washington State	0-10	0.000	0-7	182	411	L10

Pac-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 10, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#10 USC	9-2	0.810	6-2	478	239	L1
#21 Arizona	7-3	0.700	4-3	378	268	W4
#20 Utah	7-3	0.700	4-3	281	203	W2
Colorado	4-6	0.400	3-4	199	286	W1
Arizona State	4-6	0.400	3-4	263	266	L1
San Diego State	5-5	0.500	3-5	277	269	L2
UCLA	4-6	0.400	2-5	256	323	W1
Nevada	4-7	0.360	2-6	278	309	L1

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Matchup Preview | November 16, 2013
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#1 Stanford Cardinal (10-0 (8-0), 4-0 Away)		#3 California Golden Bears (9-1 (6-1), 5-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 6128 Total Yards 5216 4801 Total Offensive Yards 4053 2552 Passing Yards 2091 2249 Rushing Yards 1962 45.0 Points Per Game 32.5 29 Passing TD 24 23 Rushing TD 16 187 First Downs 229 49 Red Zone Attempts 44 31-9 Red Zone TD-FG 32-9 81 Red Zone Percentage 93 Defensive Stats Comparison 3100 Total Yards Allowed 2435 2085 Passing Yards Allowed 1253 1015 Rushing Yards Allowed 1182 191 Points Allowed 136 41 Sacks 34 7 Fumble Recoveries 3 22 Interceptions 9 19.1 Points Per Game 13.6 21 Red Zone Attempts 21 11-7 Red Zone TD-FG 8-11 85 Red Zone Percentage 90 Injury Report Viliami Moala, DT, foot stress fracture 8 weeks Kyle Boehm, QB, strained shoulder Probable Keenan Allen, WR, strained shoulder Questionable Game Notes In what may be the biggest "Big Game" ever, Stanford and Cal will battle in Berkeley with stakes the rivalry has never seen. The winner will win the Pac-12 North and play in the Pac-12 Championship Game, but even beyond that, the winner will have the inside track to a spot in the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Cal's offense is solid if not spectacular, checking in at 30th nationally in total yardage. Blossoming star junior QB Kyle Boehm has missed the last two games and most of the last three with a shoulder injury, but he is expected back for the Big Game. Cal's offense is run-based, so the passing numbers are not eye-popping, but they aren't supposed to be. Boehm has thrown for 1490 yards on the season, with a 3-1 TD to INT ratio, 18 touchdowns to only six picks. The great news for Cal is that if Boehm can't go for some reason, or is reinjured, fifth year senior Allan Bridgford can step in and Cal's offense won't miss a beat. Bridgford has 601 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions while Boehm was injured. Stanford's main task defensively will be to stop Cal's running game. Redshirt sophomore Brendan Bigelow is built in the Jahvid Best mold; he is lightning in a bottle and is a threat to score every time he touches the ball. Bigelow had major knee injuries in both his junior and senior years of high school, which caused his stock as a recruit to dip. But he is at full strength now, and has 1044 yards and eight touchdowns on the year. His understudy, fellow redshirt sophomore Daniel Lasco, is more of a physical runner and has 557 yards and five touchdowns of his own. Despite the emphasis on the run, Cal is not lacking talent at wide receiver and tight end. Senior wideout Keenan Allen is one of the most talented players in the Pac-12, but has been devastated by injuries the past two years. He missed almost all of 2012, and has been plagued all year this year, and as a result has only 29 catches for 301 yards and one touchdown. Whereas QB Kyle Boehm is likely to play with his shoulder injury, Allen is closer to 50/50. If he can't go, Cal will lean on their other weapons, primarily junior speedster Kaelin Clay (579 yards, 8 TDs), junior Maurice Harris (384 yards, 4 TDs), who is more on the physical side at 6'3, 207, and their two outstanding pass receiving tight ends, senior Spencer Hagan (336 yards, 7 TDs), and sophomore Richard Rodgers (244 yards, 3 TDs). With all that said though, this game will be decided by the titanic matchup of Stanford's offense, ranked 3rd nationally in yards per game and first in scoring, and Cal's defense, which is #1 in yards per game (243.5), #1 in passing yards allowed per game (125.3), 10th in rushing defense (118.2), and 2nd nationally in scoring defense, giving up only 13.6 points per game. The Bears are stacked at essentially every level of defense, but there IS one major caveat. Junior nose tackle Viliami Moala, Cal's 359-pound weapon of mass destruction in the middle of their 3-4 defense, broke his foot last month at Washington and will not play against Stanford. Moala had 21 tackles and 2.5 sacks on the year, but played the role of run-stuffing nose guard to perfection. In his place will be 296-pound sophomore Mustafa Jalil, who has four sacks of his own. Flanking Jalil in the three-man front will be 319-pound senior Deandre Coleman (45 tackles, 3.5 sacks) and 272-pound sophomore Todd Barr (47 tackles, 5.5 sacks). David Wilkerson leads the Cal linebacking corps, setting the pace with a team-leading 60 tackles. He is also tied with Coleman for the team lead in tackles for loss with 21, and also has 4.5 sacks of his own. Seniors Dan Camporeale and Nick Forbes have extensive experience, and JP Hurrell, Chris McCain, and Cecil Whiteside provide the Bears with depth that gives them perhaps the best group of linebackers in America. In the secondary, Cal has a legitimate claim to the best pair of corners in the conference and perhaps the country in senior Steve Williams and junior Stefan McClure. Williams essentially takes away half the field, and is thrown out so infrequently he has no interceptions on the season. McClure has two picks and is not afraid to stick his nose into the fray, as his 30 tackles is tops in the Cal defensive backfield. Junior Isaac Lapite gives the Bears a quality nickelback, as well. At safety, Cal has a pair of junior head hunters, as both Michael Coley and Avery Sebastian are capable of destroying any receiver going over the middle. Coley leads his team with three interceptions, while Sebastian is tied with McClure for second with two. Overall, Stanford cannot expect to brutalize their rivals like they have the past three years: 48-14 in Berkeley in 2010, and 45-3 and 37-7 in Palo Alto in 2011 and 2012. This is the closest Cal has gotten to the elusive BCS bowl they've been striving for for so long, and you can bet playing on their home field against hated Stanford will have their intensity levels at 110%.

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#1 Stanford @ #3 California
California Memorial Stadium
Berkeley, CA
November 16, 2013



Dream Denied
Cal strikes late to strike down Stanford's title hopes

BERKELEY, CA - In the biggest Big Game, Cal's defense came up the biggest.

The Bears choked off Stanford's powerful offense, and found just enough offense of their own to overcome their Bay Area rivals, as Kyle Boehm connected with Spencer Hagan with only 34 seconds left, delivering a dramatic 27-20 victory for Cal-Berkeley.

Stanford's defense was solid most of the day as well, as for three quarters the only touchdown of the game was a monstrous 105-yard kickoff return by Cal superstar Brendan Bigelow. Stanford was able to withstand that thanks to a heroic effort by kicker Jordan Williamson, who hit three field goals from 50+ yards away, setting the stage for a dramatic fourth quarter with Cal clinging to a 13-12 lead.

Both teams found their offense in the final frame, even after Stanford knocked Bigelow out of the game late in the third quarter with a serious injury. Boehm connecting on a 43 yard pass to wideout Keenan Allen, setting up a one yard scoring pass to Allen two plays later. Stanford responded on their next drive, with Ty Montgomery beating Cal defensive backs Steve Williams and Michael Coley on a jump ball near the goal line. Zach Ertz converted the ensuing two point conversion, tying the game at 20.

Cal's determination to vanquish their rivals triumphed on the ensuing drive, however, thanks to backup running back Daniel Lasco and clutch catches by Kaelin Clay and Maurice Harris, culminating in Hagan slipping behind Stanford's defense on a playaction pass and catching Boehm's throw standing all alone in the endzone, setting off euphoria in Memorial Stadium.

The Cardinal managed to get to midfield on their final, desperate drive, but Brett Nottingham was sacked to end the game.

"Our kid are heartbroken, that's for sure," a solemn Brian Kudron said after the game. "I thought we prepared well all week, and we were ready to play today. They were just better. So you have to give them credit. They're a well-coached team and they knew what level of intensity was required for a game of this magnitude. This obviously hurts, but we've got another big game next week against Notre Dame, and we still have a chance to get to a BCS bowl, so we're going to have to put this behind us."

Stanford Cardinal at California Golden Bears
Nov 16, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Stanford Cardinal (10-1, 8-1)	0	9	3	8	20
#3 California Golden Bears (10-1, 7-1)	3	7	3	14	27

Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense	267	189
Rushing Yards	33	47
Passing Yards	234	142
First Downs	16	10
Punt Return Yards	37	35
Kick Return Yards	107	215
Total Yards	411	439
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	8-17	3-11
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	2/2
Penalties	2-25	3-23
Posession Time	27:58	20:02

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STAN	CAL
6:45	(CAL) Stegall, 33 yard FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STAN	CAL
9:48	(STAN) Williamson, 50 yard FG	3	3
9:35	(CAL) Bigelow, 105 yard kickoff return (Stegall kick)	3	10
1:47	(STAN) Williamson, 50 yard FG	6	10
0;00	(STAN) Williamson, 28 yard FG	9	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STAN	CAL
6:29	(STAN) Williamson, 54 yard FG	12	10
2:06	(CAL) Stegall, 39 yard FG	12	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		STAN	CAL
9:33	(CAL) Boehm, 1 yard pass to Allen (Stegall kick)	12	20
6:03	(STAN) Nottingham, 35 yard pass to Montgomery (Nottingham pass to Ertz)	20	20
0:34	(CAL) Boehm, 8 yard pass to Hagan (Stegall kick)	20	27

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Nottingham 23/35 234 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Wilkerson 18 66 3.6 0 B. Nottingham 7 -38 -5.4 0 G. Meinken 3 10 3.3 0 R. Wright 2 -5 -2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Montgomery 6 93 15.5 1 Z. Ertz 5 66 13.2 0 G. Meinken 5 47 9.4 0 A. Wilkerson 2 4 2.0 0 R. Mitchell 2 15 7.5 0 W. Reed 1 1 1.0 0 J. Roberts 1 2 2.0 0 K. Jackson 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Hemschoot 7 0 0 0 L. Callihan 6 1.0 0 0 D. Carrington 6 0 0 0 W. Lyons 4 0 0 0 J. Vaughters 5 0 0 0 B. Lueders 2 1.0 0 0 C. Ham 1 1.0 0 0 S. Mitchell 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 4/5 0/0 12 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Rouse 4 157 39.2 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD W. Lyons 3 69 23.0 0 T. Montgomery 2 38 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Bradford 3 37 12.3 0

California Golden Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT K. Boehm 11/17 142 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Bigelow 15 41 2.7 0 D. Lasco 7 46 6.5 0 K. Boehm 4 -27 -6.7 0 K. Allen 3 -13 -4.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Bigelow 3 16 5.3 0 K. Allen 3 51 17.0 1 K. Clay 2 30 15.0 0 M. Harris 2 37 18.5 0 S. Hagan 1 8 8.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Whiteside 10 1.0 0 0 T. Barr 6 3.0 0 0 S. Williams 5 0 0 0 I. Lapite 6 1.0 0 0 A. Sebastian 6 0 0 0 C. McCain 4 1.0 0 0 M. Jalil 7 0 0 0 N. Forbes 4 0 0 0 M. Coley 6 0 0 0 D. Wilkerson 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Stegall 2/2 3/3 9 39 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Hicks 5 181 36.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Bigelow 3 190 63.3 1 K. Allen 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Bigelow 2 35 17.5 0

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Week 13 Recap

Week 13 Scoreboard

Results

#3 California 27, #1 Stanford 20

#2 Alabama 50, Texas A&M 29

#4 Georgia 38, Kentucky 7

#5 Michigan State 28, Iowa 21

#6 Michigan 35, #25 Nebraska 24

TCU 39, #7 Oklahoma 23

#8 Rutgers 31, Connecticut 7

Oregon 38, #9 Washington 28

#11 LSU 51, Ole Miss 18

#12 Wisconsin 28, Indiana 7

#13 South Carolina 35, UCF 17

Clemson 31, #14 Boston College 28

Maryland 31, #15 Florida State 27

Kansas State 34, #16 Baylor 27

Ohio State 31, #17 Illinois 14

#18 Penn State 31, Purdue 0

BYU 41, #19 Boise State 13

San Diego State 24, #20 Utah 17

#21 Arizona 34, Arizona State 27

North Carolina 38, #22 Miami-FL 31

#23 Pittsburgh 31, Syracuse 0

#24 Tennessee 29, Vanderbilt 14

Week 13 Pac-12 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#3 California 27, #1 Stanford 20	B. Nottingham (STAN): 234	A. Wilkerson (STAN): 66	T. Montgomery (STAN): 93
San Diego State 24, #20 Utah 17	R. Clark (SDSU): 246	H. Langi (UTAH): 110	O. Nicholas (SDSU): 177
Colorado 34, UCLA 23	C. Wood (COL): 323	M. Jones (UCLA): 96	P. Richardson (COL): 161
BYU 41, #19 Boise State 13	J. Heaps (BYU): 378	J. Quezada (BYU): 77	J. Falslev (BYU): 129
Oregon State 42, Washington State 14	C. Vaz (OSU): 226	D. Rankin (OSU): 203	B. Cooks (OSU): 76
Oregon 38, #9 Washington 28	B. Bennett (ORE): 264	D. Thomas (ORE): 99	J. Huff (ORE): 93
#21 Arizona 34, Arizona State 27 (OT)	T. Parham (ARIZ): 138	D. Lewis (ASU): 123	R. Morrison (ARIZ): 131

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 17, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	California (47)	10	1	1511
2	2	Alabama	9	2	1424
3	4	Georgia (13)	10	1	1295
4	5	Michigan State (1)	10	1	1295
5	6	Michigan	9	2	1288
6	1	Stanford	10	1	1272
7	8	Rutgers	9	1	1170
8	10	USC	9	2	1059
9	11	LSU	9	2	1027
10	12	Wisconsin	10	1	977
11	13	South Carolina	8	3	929
12	18	Penn State	8	3	693
13	7	Oklahoma	7	3	670
14	21	Arizona	8	3	574
15	NR	Oregon	7	4	497
16	NR	TCU	7	3	487
17	14	Boston College	10	2	476
18	23	Pittsburgh	9	3	476
19	9	Washington	7	4	468
20	24	Tennessee	7	4	435
21	16	Baylor	8	2	377
22	15	Florida State	8	3	323
23	NR	Georgia Tech	8	3	257
24	NR	BYU	7	4	224
25	NR	Florida	7	4	207

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 17, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	California	10	1	1.000
2	2	Alabama	9	2	0.994
3	4	Michigan State	10	1	0.986
4	5	Georgia	10	1	0.986
5	6	Michigan	9	2	0.975
6	1	Stanford	10	1	0.975
7	9	Rutgers	9	1	0.967
8	10	USC	9	2	0.961
9	11	Wisconsin	10	1	0.953
10	12	LSU	9	2	0.948

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 17, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Andre Williams	HB	Boston College		2030 rushing yards, 6.2 YPC, 19 TDs, 156 receiving yards, 4 TDs
Anthony Wilkerson	HB	Stanford		1706 rushing yards, 6.3 YPC, 16 TDs
Ryan Boykin	HB	Ohio		1493 rushing yards, 6.4 YPC, 22 TDs
Andrew Maxwell	QB	Michigan State		2800 passing yards, 55.5%, 29 TDs, 8 INTs, 584 rushing yards, 4 TDs
Silas Redd	HB	Penn State		1059 rushing yards, 6.6 YPC, 10 TDs, 366 receiving yards, 5 TDs

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 17, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#6 Stanford	10-1	0.900	8-1	470	218	L1
#1 California	10-1	0.900	7-1	352	156	W7
#19 Washington	7-4	0.630	5-3	374	288	L1
#24 BYU	7-4	0.630	4-4	273	206	W1
Boise State	7-4	0.630	4-4	351	274	L1
#15 Oregon	7-4	0.630	4-4	356	306	W1
Oregon State	5-6	0.450	3-5	247	300	W1
Washington State	0-11	0.000	0-8	196	453	L11

Pac-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 17, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#8 USC	9-2	0.810	6-2	478	239	L1
#14 Arizona	8-3	0.720	5-3	412	295	W5
Utah	7-4	0.630	4-4	298	227	L1
Colorado	5-6	0.450	4-4	233	309	W2
San Diego State	6-5	0.540	4-5	301	286	W1
Arizona State	4-7	0.360	3-5	290	300	L2
UCLA	4-7	0.360	2-6	279	357	L1
Nevada	4-7	0.360	2-6	278	309	L1

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Matchup Preview | November 23, 2013
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-8, 1-3 Away)		#6 Stanford Cardinal (10-1 (8-1), 6-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 5511 Total Yards 6539 380.2 (49th) Total Offensive Yards 460.7 (3rd) 214.2 (41st) Passing Yards 253.3 (15th) 166.0 (59th) Rushing Yards 207.5 (21st) 25.1 (73rd) Points Per Game 42.7 (2nd) 18 Passing TD 30 15 Rushing TD 23 215 First Downs 203 38 Red Zone Attempts 50 23-6 Red Zone TD-FG 31-10 79 Red Zone Percentage 82 Defensive Stats Comparison 395.0 (95th) Total Yards Allowed 299.0 (14th) 212.9 (85th) Passing Yards Allowed 202.5 (73rd) 182.1 (88th) Rushing Yards Allowed 96.5 (1st) 321 (99th) Points Allowed 218 (26th) 23 (94th) Sacks 44 (1st) 9 Fumble Recoveries 7 12 Interceptions 22 29.2 Points Per Game 19.8 54 Red Zone Attempts 25 34-4 Red Zone TD-FG 13-9 70 Red Zone Percentage 88 Injury Report Game Notes Notre Dame's season has collapsed into a 3-8 abomination, but it would be a tremendous mistake for Stanford to sleepwalk through this game, as they still have a BCS bowl bid up for grabs, and the Irish DO have talent that can make plays on both sides of the ball. Not to mention the fact that Notre Dame is the final team on the "revenge tour" for Stanford in 2013. Senior Tommy Rees has been average at best on the season, completing just below 50% of his passes for 1964 yards with 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Junior Andrew Hendrix has 392 yards and three TDs and three INTs in fill-in duty. Cierre Wood, who scorched Stanford last year in South Bend, is gone, but junior George Atkinson III has 1054 yards and seven touchdowns, while averaging 6.6 yards per carry. Tight end Tyler Eifert is Notre Dame's #1 receiving threat, leading the team in catches (48) and yards (677), while tied with wideout TJ Jones for the team lead in touchdown catches with six. Jones, in addition to the six scores, has 37 catches for 558 yards. 6'6 sophomore wideout Anthony Bridges has shown signs of living up to his 5* status with 42 catches for 488 yards and three touchdowns, while junior DaVaris Daniels has also had a nice year with 35 receptions, 471 yards, and three scores. Defensively, the Irish have been a hot mess all season, and their defensive rankings reflect that. Senior inside linebacker Carlo Calabrese is the team's leading tackler with 70 stops. Aaron Lynch is Notre Dame's most disruptive lineman, leading his team in both tackles for loss (12) and sacks (3.5). 346-pound nose tackle Louis Nix III is right behind him with 10 TFL and three sacks. Junior Stephon Tuitt has been a disappointment so far in his career, as he only has five career sacks, 2.5 of which have come this season. That's not as disappointing as Ishaq Williams, however. The 6'5, 260-pound junior from New York arrived at Notre Dame as a five star recruit renowned for his pass rushing skills - but he has not a single sack on the season. Corner Bennett Jackson and safeties Eilar Hardy and Mike Golden are tied for the lead in interceptions, with three each. Hardy and Golden are sophomores, leaving Notre Dame vulnerable at the safety positions. Jackson and senior corner Lo Wood are serviceable, but the Irish are unimpressive in basically every aspect, defensively. That, combined with Stanford being steamed after last week's loss at Cal, last year's loss in South Bend, and this game being in Palo Alto, could add up to a very long day for the Fighting Irish.

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Notre Dame @ #6 Stanford
Stanford Stadium
Palo Alto, CA
November 23, 2013



No Fight in the Irish
Stanford cruises to 5th straight win over Notre Dame

PALO ALTO, CA - Stanford had an abundance of frustration and anger built up, and was just dying to vent it somewhere.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish turned out to be the unfortunate recipient of that wrath, as Brett Nottingham and Anthony Wilkerson laid waste to the Irish defense, concluding the regular season with a systematic 66-10 demolition.

Nottingham, playing perhaps his final game at Stanford Stadium, completed a staggering 14 of 16 passes for 368 yards and five touchdowns, while Wilkerson, definitely playing his final home game, rumbled for 189 yards, breaking Toby Gerhart's record for rushing yards in a single season in Stanford history (1871).

"These are two very, very special football players," Stanford coach Brian Kudron said. "I think it's a great testament to their character that they stuck around once Coach Harbaugh left and I came in. It would've been real easy for them to just bolt, but they stayed. For Anthony, three straight 1000-yard seasons, good chance at 2000 yards this year. And for Brett, following in Andrew's footsteps and carving out his own legacy, back to back 3000 yard seasons. And for all these guys, and this senior class as a whole, to never lose a game here at home during their careers...that's special."

Barring something unusual happening as a result of the Cal/USC Pac-12 title game, Stanford appears poised for their 3rd BCS game in four years.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal
Nov 23, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-9)	7	0	0	3	10
#6 Stanford Cardinal (11-1, 8-1)	16	14	19	17	66

Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense	258	574
Rushing Yards	3	194
Passing Yards	255	380
First Downs	16	20
Punt Return Yards	18	5
Kick Return Yards	0	33
Total Yards	276	612
Turnovers	4	0
3rd Down Converstion	5-14	9-14
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	5/1
Penalties	2-17	2-11
Posession Time	16:15	31:45

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	STAN
11:08	(STAN) Safety, Pope sacked Rees in the endzone	0	2
8:47	(STAN) Hopkins, 36 yard fumble return (Williamson kick)	0	9
2:03	(STAN) Nottingham, 24 yard pass to Montgomery (Williamson kick)	0	16
0:50	(ND) Atkinson III, 21 yard run (Brindza kick)	7	16
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	STAN
1:25	(STAN) Nottingham, 4 yard pass to Roberts (Williamson kick)	7	23
0:14	(STAN) Nottingham, 6 yard pass to Ertz (Williamson kick)	7	30
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	STAN
11:19	(STAN) Nottingham, 94 yard pass to Jackson (PAT missed)	7	36
5:42	(STAN) Wilkerson, 3 yard run (Williamson kick)	7	43
3:38	(STAN) Wright, 8 yard run (PAT missed)	7	49
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	STAN
11:56	(STAN) Williamson, 31 yard FG	7	52
9:52	(ND) Brindza, 37 yard FG	10	52
8:37	(STAN) Nottingham, 83 yard pass to Montgomery (Williamson kick)	10	59
8:26	(STAN) Humphrey, 8 yard pass to Davenport (Williamson kick)	10	66

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Rees 23/44 255 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD G. Atkinson III 11 39 3.5 1 T. Rees 7 -44 -6.2 0 C. Roberson 1 0 0.0 0 A. Bridges 1 -1 -1.0 0 D. Daniels 1 9 9.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Jones 8 92 11.5 0 T. Eifert 4 64 16.0 0 D. Daniels 4 31 7.7 0 A. Bridges 3 41 13.6 0 G. Atkinson III 3 0 0.0 0 A. Welch 1 27 27.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD P. Shembo 13 0 0 0 I. Williams 12 2.0 0 0 E. Hardy 9 1.0 0 0 B. Jackson 8 0 0 0 A. Lynch 4 0 0 0 C. Calabrese 7 1.0 0 0 D. Fox 3 0 0 0 S. Tuitt 3 1.0 0 0 L. Nix III 5 0 0 0 L. Wood 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K. Brindza 1/1 1/1 4 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 K. Brindza 5 246 49.2 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Jones 2 13 6.5 0 M. Golden 1 5 5.0 0

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Nottingham 14/16 368 5 0 C. Humphrey 2/3 12 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Wilkerson 31 189 6.0 1 K. Purcell 8 35 4.3 0 B. Nottingham 5 -41 -8.2 0 R. Wright 4 10 2.5 1 K. Young 2 -1 -0.5 0 G. Meinken 2 4 2.0 0 C. Humphrey 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Z. Ertz 5 77 15.4 1 T. Montgomery 3 137 45.6 2 K. Jackson 2 110 55.0 1 G. Harris 1 4 4.0 0 M. Davenport 1 8 8.0 1 R. Mitchell 1 18 18.0 0 J. Roberts 1 4 4.0 1 G. Meinken 1 8 8.0 0 W. Reed 1 14 14.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Carrington 7 0 1 0 S. Mitchell 7 0 1 0 B. Browning 6 1.0 0 0 J. Vaughters 5 0 0 0 B. Gardner 4 0 0 0 C. Ham 3 1.0 0 0 T. Simmons 4 0 0 0 L. Callihan 2 1.0 0 0 B. Lueders 3 1.0 0 0 W. Lyons 3 0 0 0 L. Pope 1 1.0 0 0 C. Hopkins 0 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 1/1 7/9 10 31 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Rouse 4 171 42.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD W. Lyons 2 33 16.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Bradford 1 5 5.0 0