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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.