Stanford Cardinal (NCAA 12)

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#1 Oregon @ #2 Stanford
Stanford Stadium
Palo Alto, CA
November 12, 2011



Instant Classic
Andrew Luck gets the last laugh in offensive shootout against Oregon

PALO ALTO, CA - Oregon's first drive of the game ended with a 40 yard touchdown. Later, they ripped off touchdown runs of 72 and 81 yards, and as they went to the 4th quarter leading Stanford 38-28, it seemed they had seized firm control of the game and were prepared to vanquish the Cardinal's championship dreams.

But in the first minute of the 4th, senior safety Michael Thomas hauled in an interception, setting Stanford up with a short field that they turned into a touchdown. But things seemed to stall there, as Jordan Williamson missed two field goals, leaving the Ducks with a 38-35 lead. The second missed kick was immediately followed by a 40 yard catch and run by Oregon receiver Josh Huff, setting the Ducks up with a chance to put the game away late. But the Stanford defense made one final stand, forcing Oregon to settle for a field goal and a 41-35 lead with 1:22 remaining.

A perfect stage for Andrew Luck.

Stanford's heroic quarterback took the field at the 20 yard line, and methodically marched his team down the field, aided by huge games from his three tight ends, the "Tree Amigos," Coby Fleener, Zach Ertz and Levine Toilolo. The drive culminated with Stepfan Taylor's third yard plunge off left tackle, and Williamson's extra point gave Stanford an **** 42-41 victory and the Pac-12 South Division championship.

After the game, Stanford coach Brian Kudron was ecstatic.

"It's games like these, moments like these, that made me take this job. Big games like this are what we strive to be in, because that's the mark of an elite program. And I'm so proud of these kids. That was an unbelievable team we just faced, and our guys never quit, and they never got down on themselves. When they faced adversity, they just buckled their chin straps a little tigher and went to work. That's the sign of a championship team."

The largest hurdle is cleared, and Stanford will host the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game on their homefield. But now the possibility of playing for a national title is on the table, and two hurdles for that goal remain: The Big Game against archrival Cal next week, and then the renewal of the rivalry against Notre Dame on Senior Day the week after that.

Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal
Nov 12, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Oregon Ducks (9-1, 6-1)	10	14	14	3	41
#2 Stanford Cardinal (10-0, 8-0)	7	21	0	14	42

Team Stats Comparison
	ORE	STAN
Total Offense	562	541
Rushing Yards	343	203
Passing Yards	219	338
First Downs	20	24
Punt Return Yards	3	31
Kick Return Yards	87	96
Total Yards	652	668
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-13	9-16
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	4/0
Penalties	1-10	7-47
Posession Time	16:18	31:42

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ORE	STAN
9:47	(ORE) Da. Thomas, 40 yard pass to Paulson (Beard kick)	7	0
5:29	(STAN) Luck, 10 yard pass to Fleener (Williamson kick)	7	7
0:13	(ORE) Beard, 23 yard FG	10	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ORE	STAN
9:41	(STAN) Luck, 4 yard pass to Fleener (Williamson kick)	10	14
4:30	(STAN) Luck, 10 yard pass to Toilolo (Williamson kick)	10	21
3:30	(ORE) James, 72 yard run (Beard kick)	17	21
1:26	(STAN) Taylor, 69 yard run (Williamson kick)	17	28
0:07	(ORE) James, 1 yard run (Beard kick)	24	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ORE	STAN
7:53	(ORE) James, 7 yard run (Beard kick)	31	28
6:03	(ORE) De. Thomas, 81 yard run (Beard kick)	38	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ORE	STAN
11:32	(STAN) Luck, 23 yard pass to Taylor (Williamson kick)	38	35
1:22	(ORE) Beard, 22 yard FG	41	35
0:06	(STAN) Taylor, 3 yard run (Williamson kick)	41	42

Oregon Ducks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Da. Thomas 18/28 219 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. James 20 203 10.1 3 Da. Thomas 14 21 1.4 0 De. Thomas 3 90 30.0 1 K. Barner 2 17 8.5 0 R. Vaughn 1 10 10.0 0 J. Hoffman 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD De. Thomas 6 75 12.5 0 D. Paulson 4 79 19.7 1 L. James 3 8 2.6 0 L. Tuinei 3 8 2.6 0 J. Huff 1 43 43.0 0 K. Barner 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Jordan 6 2.0 0 0 R. Heimuli 9 1.0 0 0 T. Turner 7 1.0 0 0 J. Kaddu 6 0 0 0 J. Boyett 10 0 0 0 B. Jackson 8 1.0 0 0 K. Alonso 8 0 0 0 T. Mitchell 6 0 0 0 A. Gildon 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Beard 2/2 5/5 11 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Rice 2 84 42.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Barner 3 76 25.3 0 C. Lyerla 1 11 11.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Harris 2 3 1.5 0

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Luck 25/39 338 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Taylor 25 166 6.6 2 A. Luck 8 -4 -0.5 0 A. Wilkerson 4 30 7.5 0 J. Stewart 1 8 8.0 0 R. Hewitt 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Toilolo 8 98 12.2 1 C. Fleener 7 72 10.2 2 Z. Ertz 6 59 9.3 0 G. Whalen 3 86 28.6 0 S. Taylor 1 23 23.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Thomas 13 1.0 1 0 J. Bademosi 8 0 0 0 J. Richards 5 1.0 0 0 M. Masifilo 6 0 0 0 C. Thomas 4 1.0 0 0 S. Skov 7 0 0 0 D. Howell 5 0 0 0 H. Anderson 5 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 0/2 6/6 6 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zychlinski 4 171 42.7 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Montgomery 4 96 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Terrell 2 31 15.5

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Week 11 Recap

Week 11 Scoreboard

Results

#2 Stanford 42, #1 Oregon 41

#4 UCF 13, Southern Mississippi 9

#12 Penn State 13, #5 Nebraska 10

#6 Boise State 34, #16 TCU 17

#7 Texas A&M 45, Kansas State 14

#8 Michigan State 30, #19 Iowa 17

#9 Miami-FL 37, #15 Florida State 9

Illinois 24, #10 Michigan 21

#11 Alabama 17, Mississippi State 13

#13 South Carolina 48, #18 Florida 28

#14 Oklahoma State 38, Texas Tech 14

#17 LSU 37, Western Kentucky 0

#20 San Diego State 38, Colorado State 17

#21 Air Force 27, Wyoming 14

Arkansas 34, #22 Tennessee 7

Virginia Tech 27, #23 Georgia Tech 24

#24 Georgia 41, Auburn 14

#25 Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 17

Week 11 Pac-12 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#2 Stanford 42, #1 Oregon 41	A. Luck (STAN): 338	L. James (ORE): 203	L. Toilolo (STAN): 98
USC 28, Washington 14	M. Barkley (USC): 231	J. Callier (WASH): 100	R. Woods (USC): 130
Arizona 27, Colorado 20	N. Foles (ARIZ): 270	R. Stewart (COL): 117	J. Criner (ARIZ): 80
Arizona State 35, Washington State 17	B. Osweiler (ASU): 261	J. Tuel (WSU): 91	M. Wilson (WSU): 107
Oregon State 38, California 14	R. Katz (OSU): 205	R. McCants (OSU): 121	J. Rodgers (OSU): 103
Utah 34, UCLA 27	J. Wynn (UTAH): 324	H. Langi (UTAH): 64	A. Denham (UTAH): 83

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 13, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Stanford (37)	10	0	1501
2	3	Oklahoma (22)	9	0	1344
3	4	UCF (2)	10	0	1210
4	1	Oregon	9	1	1101
5	6	Boise State	8	1	1099
6	7	Texas A&M	9	1	1060
7	8	Michigan State	8	2	1036
8	9	Miami-FL	9	1	1017
9	12	Penn State	9	1	967
10	11	Alabama	8	2	910
11	5	Nebraska	8	2	890
12	13	South Carolina	8	2	839
13	14	Oklahoma State	8	2	800
14	17	LSU	7	3	670
15	10	Michigan	8	2	613
16	20	San Diego State	8	1	582
17	21	Air Force	8	2	525
18	15	Florida State	7	3	430
19	16	TCU	7	3	415
20	24	Georgia	8	2	409
21	25	Wisconsin	7	3	373
22	19	Iowa	7	3	330
23	NR	Illinois	7	3	313
24	NR	Arkansas	6	4	310
25	NR	Virginia Tech	7	3	254

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 13, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Stanford	10	0	1.000
2	3	Oklahoma	9	0	0.994
3	4	UCF	10	0	0.989
4	1	Oregon	9	1	0.981
5	6	Boise State	8	1	0.972
6	12	Penn State	9	1	0.969
7	7	Michigan State	8	2	0.969
8	8	Texas A&M	9	1	0.967
9	11	Miami-FL	9	1	0.956
10	10	Alabama	8	2	0.953

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 13, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Ryan Tannehill	QB	Texas A&M		2231 passing yards, 26 TDs, 5 INTs, 714 rushing yards, 10 TDs
Darron Thomas	QB	Oregon		2106 passing yards, 24 TDs, 7 INTs,
Stepfan Taylor	HB	Stanford		1228 rushing yards, 8.4 YPC, 10 TDs, 270 receiving yards, 3 TDs
Jason Ford	HB	Illinois		892 rushing yards, 5.3 YPC, 14 TDs, 363 receiving yards, 3 TDs
Montel Harris	HB	Boston College		992 rushing yards, 6.2 YPC, 13 TDs, 372 receiving yards, 3 TDs

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 13, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#1 Stanford	10-0	1.000	8-0	424	122	W10
#4 Oregon	9-1	0.900	6-1	418	181	L1
Oregon State	6-4	0.600	4-3	286	217	W1
California	4-6	0.400	2-5	235	213	L1
Washington	4-6	0.400	2-5	248	243	L4
Washington State	1-9	0.100	0-7	159	360	L9

Pac-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 13, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
USC	8-2	0.800	5-2	277	238	W2
Arizona State	6-4	0.600	4-3	272	221	W2
Arizona	5-5	0.500	4-4	344	300	W1
Utah	5-5	0.500	3-4	263	233	W2
UCLA	6-4	0.600	3-4	300	236	L2
Colorado	4-6	0.400	2-5	207	258	L2

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Big game yields big results
Recruiting reaps the benefits of classic duel with Oregon

PALO ALTO, CA - Cal and Notre Dame may be more traditional rivals for Stanford, but coach Brian Kudron circled the Oregon game as Stanford's primary recruiting weekend during the season. And it paid off.

The Cardinal pulled in a dazzling haul in the wake of the win over the Ducks, landing three offensive linemen, three stellar tight ends, and the prize jewel - the nation's top-ranked player.

5* athlete Scott Mitchell was being wooed by the academic prestige of Stanford for quite a while, but his first visit and game experience on The Farm put the Cardinal over the top for him, and he committed to coach Kudron shortly after the game was over. The 6'4, 179-pound Mitchell is stunningly fast for his size, and Stanford's coaches have not committed to a position for him yet. He has supreme potential at both safety and wide receiver, and will likely get a shot at both when he arrives on campus.

Meanwhile, the Cardinal's haul on the line is nothing but impressive. 4* guard Travis McDonald of Serra High School in Gardena is mammoth-sized at 6'4, 345 pounds, fitting the mold of the destructive Stanford lineman. His high school teammate, 3* tackle William Sanders is also well-built already at 6'7, 297 pounds. And he isn't even the biggest tackle commitment of the weekend, as 3* Anaheim Servite standout Kevin Kelly measures in at 6'8, 325 pounds.

At tight end, with Coby Fleener graduating and Levine Toilolo entering his senior year next season, restocking at the position was needed, and Stanford has addressed this need in spades. Kevin Jackson of San Diego, Marcus Davenport of Window Rock (Arizona), and Jay Hicks of La Habra (CA) give the Cardinal the best haul in the nation at tight end. All three are college-ready, sizewise: Jackson is 6'4, 262, Davenport is 6'7, 244, and Hicks is 6'4, 242. Jackson and Davenport are in the top 10 nationally at the position, with Hicks checking in at #15.

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Matchup Preview | November 19, 2011
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California Golden Bears (4-6, 1-2 Away)		#1 Stanford Cardinal (10-0, 5-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 4777 Total Yards 5892 3661 Total Offensive Yards 5024 2185 Passing Yards 2745 1476 Rushing Yards 2279 23.8 Points Per Game 42.4 18 Passing TD 28 10 Rushing TD 19 199 First Downs 179 31 Red Zone Attempts 50 17-6 Red Zone TD-FG 26-16 74 Red Zone Percentage 84 Defensive Stats Comparison 3153 Total Yards Allowed 2823 1797 Passing Yards Allowed 1900 1312 Rushing Yards Allowed 923 213 Points Allowed 122 26 Sacks 47 8 Fumble Recoveries 9 17 Interceptions 12 21.3 Points Per Game 12.2 38 Red Zone Attempts 17 16-6 Red Zone TD-FG 4-6 57 Red Zone Percentage 58 Injury Report Zach Maynard, QB, foot stress fracture 5 weeks Terrence Stephens, DT, broken ribs 3 weeks Anthony Miller, TE, broken collarbone Out for season Chris Owusu, WR, broken tailbone 8 weeks Marvin Jones, WR, sprained ACL 1 week Game Notes The Cal Bears enter the Big Game a beleaguered bunch for the second straight year, and Stanford drove them into the dirt in Berkeley last year. This time around, Cal's offense is injury-riddled, and the evidence is apparent in their bleak rankings across the board. Quarterback Zach Maynard was having a decent season before going down with a broken foot. In his stead, Allan Bridgford has thrown twice as many interceptions as he has touchdowns, and is only completing 48% of his passes. This isn't helped by the absence of star wideout Marvin Jones and star tight end Anthony Miller. Spencer Hagan and Keenan Allen have tried to fill the void, and Isi Sofele and Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson provide a decent 1-2 punch at tailback, but this is a lopsided matchup on paper; Stanford's defense should clamp down on Cal's offense with relative ease, even without nose tackle Terrence Stephens, who was injured late against Oregon. Cal's defense, on the other hand, remains a sturdy and strong unit, ranking 3rd in the Pac-12 in total defense, 2nd in pass defense (ahead of Stanford), and 6th in run defense. They tout a 3-4 look, just as Stanford does. Their own nose tackle, Kendrick Payne, leads the Bears with six sacks. Cornerback Marc Anthony leads the conference with eight interceptions. Like most successful 3-4 defenses, Cal has two large, standout inside linebackers in Mychal Kendricks and DJ Holt, who will be key in Cal's efforts to stop Stanford's running game.

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California @ #1 Stanford
Stanford Stadium
Palo Alto, CA
November 19, 2011



Bay Area Beatdown
Stanford shows no mercy as they black out their arch rivals from Berkeley

PALO ALTO, CA - Stanford pulled a rabbit out of its hat at the last minute Saturday, surprising the crowd by coming out of the tunnel in all black; jerseys, pants, shoes, socks.

And then they gave their hated rivals from Cal two black eyes.

The Cardinal turned in a dazzling performance in all aspects, completing a perfect 9-0 Pac-12 season with a 45-3 steamrolling of the Cal Bears.

Senior tailback Jeremy Stewart, lightly used behind Stepfan Taylor and Anthony Wilkerson this season, had a breakout performance, rumbling for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Taylor added 175 and two scores of his own as the Cardinal outran the Golden Bears 277-41.

Cal put together their only sustained drive midway through the first quarter, only to be snuffed out by Stanford's defense on three straight run plays inside the five yard line. They settled for three, and it was all Cardinal from there on out, as Shayne Skov and Chase Thomas led a smothering defensive effort that held the Bears' already-anemic offense to a hapless 124 yards of total offense. Thomas in particular forced all three Cal turnovers with two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Skov led the Cardinal with nine tackles.

Stanford now stands two games away from the National Championship Game in New Orleans, and both will be played at Stanford Stadium, starting with rival Notre Dame next week.

California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal
Nov 19, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
California Golden Bears (4-7, 2-6)	3	0	0	0	3
#1 Stanford Cardinal (11-0, 9-0)	7	17	7	14	45

Team Stats Comparison
	CAL	STAN
Total Offense	124	508
Rushing Yards	41	277
Passing Yards	83	231
First Downs	7	17
Punt Return Yards	11	52
Kick Return Yards	55	53
Total Yards	190	613
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-14	9-19
4th Down Conversion	0-0	3-5
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	4/1
Penalties	1-5	3-20
Posession Time	14:13	33:47

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
4:31	(CAL) Tavecchio, 20 yard FG	3	0
0:12	(STAN) Luck, 36 yard pass to Whalen (Williamson kick)	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
11:02	(STAN) Stewart, 1 yard run (Williamson kick)	3	14
7:05	(STAN) Williamson, 24 yard FG	3	17
5:00	(STAN) Taylor, 15 yard run (Williamson kick)	3	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
0:50	(STAN) Luck, 15 yard pass to Fleener (Williamson kick)	3	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
5:17	(STAN) Taylor, 59 yard run (Williamson kick)	3	38
2:14	(STAN) Stewart, 8 yard run (Williamson kick)	3	45

California Golden Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Bridgford 15/29 83 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD I. Sofele 15 45 3.0 0 A. Bridgford 3 -7 -2.3 0 C. DeBoskie-Johnson 2 1 0.5 0 C. Edmond 2 2 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Allen 4 31 7.7 0 M. Calvin 3 11 3.6 0 S. Hagan 3 14 4.6 0 W. Kapp 2 1 0.5 0 K. Clay 1 5 5.0 0 I. Sofele 1 4 4.0 0 C. Edmond 1 17 17.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Wilkerson 8 1.0 0 0 S. Cattouse 11 1.0 0 0 M. Kendricks 9 2.0 0 0 S. Williams 5 0 0 0 K. Payne 5 0 0 0 J. Hill 6 0 0 0 T. Guyton 4 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG G. Tavecchio 1/1 0/0 3 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Anger 8 350 43.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Edmond 1 28 28.0 0 I. Sofele 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Allen 1 11 11.0 0

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Luck 17/32 221 2 0 B. Nottingham 1/1 10 0 0 S. Taylor 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Stewart 21 131 6.2 2 S. Taylor 17 175 10.2 2 A. Luck 6 -41 -6.8 0 A. Wilkerson 3 12 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Fleener 5 92 18.4 1 Z. Ertz 5 37 7.4 0 L. Toilolo 2 12 6.0 0 S. Taylor 1 3 3.0 0 D. Terrell 1 36 36.0 0 G. Whalen 1 36 36.0 1 J. Rashad-Patterson 1 11 11.0 0 R. Hewitt 1 4 4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Skov 9 0 0 0 C. Thomas 4 0 2 0 D. Howell 4 0 0 0 T. Murphy 8 0 0 0 M. Thomas 6 0 0 0 M. Bergen 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Williamson 1/2 6/6 9 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zychlinski 2 77 38.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Montgomery 2 53 26.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Terrell 5 52 10.4 0

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Week 12 Recap

Week 12 Scoreboard

Results

#1 Stanford 45, California 3

#2 Oklahoma 24, Baylor 17

ECU 21, #3 UCF 20

#4 Oregon 36, USC 33

#5 Boise State 42, #16 San Diego State 28

#6 Texas A&M 45, Kansas 7

#7 Michigan State 45, Indiana 24

#8 Miami-FL 37, USF 34

#9 Penn State 30, Ohio State 7

#10 Alabama 59, FCS Southeast 7

#11 Nebraska 24, #15 Michigan 20

#12 South Carolina 63, FCS Southeast 0

#13 Oklahoma State 35, Iowa State 14

#14 LSU 24, Ole Miss 17

#17 Air Force 55, UNLV 10

#18 Florida State 21, Virginia 5

#19 TCU 45, Colorado State 16

Kentucky 34, #20 Georgia 28

#23 Illinois 24, #21 Wisconsin 10

#22 Iowa 34, Purdue 27

Mississippi State 37, #24 Arkansas 10

#25 Virginia Tech 33, North Carolina 7

Week 12 Pac-12 Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#1 Stanford 45, California 3	A. Luck (STAN): 221	S. Taylor (STAN): 175	C. Fleener (STAN): 92
UCLA 41, Colorado 17	K. Prince (UCLA): 299	R. Stewart (COL): 181	S. Evans (UCLA): 100
Washington 27, Oregon State 10	N. Montana (WASH): 157	R. McCants (OSU): 76	J. Kearse (WASH): 215
#4 Oregon 36, USC 33	M. Barkley (USC): 335	M. Tyler (USC): 91	B. Carswell (USC): 97
Utah 52, Washington State 26	J. Wynn (UTAH): 255	T. Palamo (UTAH): 115	I. Barton (WSU): 98
Arizona State 24, Arizona 17	B. Osweiler (ASU): 235	G. Nwoko (ARIZ): 116	G. Robinson (ASU): 134

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 20, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Stanford (37)	11	0	1501
2	2	Oklahoma (24)	10	0	1389
3	4	Oregon	10	1	1164
4	5	Boise State	9	1	1153
5	6	Texas A&M	10	1	1088
6	7	Michigan State	9	2	1044
7	8	Miami-FL	10	1	1024
8	9	Penn State	10	1	1022
9	10	Alabama	9	2	930
10	11	Nebraska	9	2	924
11	12	South Carolina	9	2	855
12	13	Oklahoma State	9	2	829
13	3	UCF	10	1	814
14	14	LSU	8	3	784
15	17	Air Force	9	2	667
16	18	Florida State	8	3	622
17	19	TCU	8	3	585
18	16	San Diego State	8	2	523
19	22	Iowa	8	3	484
20	23	Illinois	8	3	480
21	15	Michigan	8	3	470
22	25	Virginia Tech	8	3	360
23	NR	Florida	7	4	278
24	NR	Georgia Tech	8	3	221
25	NR	Mississippi State	7	4	156

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 20, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Stanford	11	0	1.000
2	2	Oklahoma	10	0	0.994
3	4	Oregon	10	1	0.986
4	5	Boise State	9	1	0.978
5	6	Penn State	10	1	0.975
6	7	Michigan State	9	2	0.975
7	8	Texas A&M	10	1	0.972
8	9	Miami-FL	10	1	0.961
9	10	Alabama	9	2	0.955
10	12	Nebraska	9	2	0.947

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 20, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Ryan Tannehill	QB	Texas A&M		2393 passing yards, 28 TDs, 7 INTs, 754 rushing yards, 13 TDs
Darron Thomas	QB	Oregon		2383 passing yards, 26 TDs, 7 INTs, 658 rushing yards, 8 TDs
Stepfan Taylor	HB	Stanford		1403 rushing yards, 8.6 YPC, 12 TDs, 273 receiving yards, 3 TDs
Montel Harris	HB	Boston College		1092 rushing yards, 6.2 YPC, 14 TDs, 436 receiving yards, 3 TDs
Jason Ford	HB	Illinois		975 rushing yards, 5.3 YPC, 14 TDs, 372 receiving yards, 3 TDs

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 20, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#1 Stanford	11-0	1.000	9-0	469	125	W11
#3 Oregon	10-1	0.900	7-1	454	214	W1
Oregon State	6-5	0.540	4-4	296	244	L1
Washington	5-6	0.450	3-5	275	253	W1
California	4-7	0.360	2-6	238	258	L2
Washington State	1-10	0.090	0-8	185	412	L10

Pac-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 20, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
USC	8-3	0.720	5-3	310	274	L1
Arizona State	7-4	0.630	5-3	296	238	W3
UCLA	7-4	0.630	4-4	341	253	W1
Utah	6-5	0.540	4-4	315	259	W3
Arizona	5-6	0.450	4-5	361	324	L1
Colorado	4-7	0.360	2-6	224	299	L3

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Great job getting to #1 in the nation, controlling your own fate.

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Matchup Preview | November 26, 2011
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-6, 3-2 Away)		#1 Stanford Cardinal (11-0, 6-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 5309 Total Yards 6505 4015 Total Offensive Yards 5532 2543 Passing Yards 2976 1472 Rushing Yards 2556 23.4 Points Per Game 42.6 21 Passing TD 30 10 Rushing TD 23 212 First Downs 196 41 Red Zone Attempts 55 23-6 Red Zone TD-FG 30-17 70 Red Zone Percentage 85 Defensive Stats Comparison 3619 Total Yards Allowed 2947 1719 Passing Yards Allowed 1983 1900 Rushing Yards Allowed 1470 261 Points Allowed 125 34 Sacks 47 6 Fumble Recoveries 10 14 Interceptions 14 23.7 Points Per Game 11.4 40 Red Zone Attempts 18 24-5 Red Zone TD-FG 4-7 72 Red Zone Percentage 61 Injury Report Louis Nix, DT, torn shoulder Questionable Terrence Stephens, DT, broken ribs 2 weeks Chris Owusu, WR, broken tailbone 7 weeks Game Notes It's another incredibly disappointing season for Notre Dame, but they are fighting for bowl eligibility, and would love to ruin Stanford's national title hopes. Tommy Rees is completing only 45% of his passes as the Irish QB this season, but Cierre Wood is averaging 5.5 yards per carry, and has 853 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Rees's struggles at QB have hampered star wideout Michael Floyd at times, but the All-American still has 897 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Sophomore TJ Jones is second to Floyd with 587 yards and six touchdowns. Manti Te'o leads the Irish with 81 tackles and 15 tackles for loss, comparable to Shayne Skov's standout season for Stanford (85 tackles, 16 TFL). The difference is, Skov is surrounded by other standouts, while Te'o doesn't have much in the way of a supporting cast. Defensive end Ethan Johnson leads the Irish with four and a half sacks, followed by four from Kapron Lewis-Moore and 3.5 from Prince Shembo. Senior cornerback Robert Blanton has an impressive six interception on the season, along with Notre Dame's only defensive score of the year. Overall, while Notre Dame can never be taken for granted, this is not a game Stanford has any business losing. The Cardinal knows what's stake, and the prestige that the Irish carry with them is sure to have Stanford's complete attention.