Stanford 42
Oregon State 24
Friday, September 25, 2015 10:00 PM
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No. 21 Stanford 42, Oregon State 24
The Sports Xchange
Sep 26, 2015
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Stanford improved to 2-0 in the Pac-12 Conference with a 42-24 win over Oregon State on Friday night at Reser Stadium.
The 21st-ranked Cardinal led 21-17 at halftime before outscoring the Beavers 14-0 in the third quarter.
Tailback Christian McCaffrey ran for 206 yards on 30 carries while fellow back Barry Sanders ran for 97 yards and two scores on seven rushes.
Stanford won its third straight game following a 16-6 loss to open the season at Northwestern. The Cardinal have scored at least 31 points in all three wins.
Stanford picked up its second conference win before any other team recorded its first Pac-12 victory.
The Cardinal drove to the Oregon State 7-yard line on their first drive of the second half before kicker Conrad Ukropina missed a 28-yard field goal.
Stanford, though, scored on its next drive when quarterback Kevin Hogan threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Rector to push the lead to 28-17.
The Cardinal pushed the advantage to 35-17 when Sanders scored on an 11-yard run late in the third quarter.
Oregon State quarterback Seth Collins threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordan Villamin early in the fourth quarter as the Beavers got within 35-24.
However, on Stanford's next offensive play, Sanders broke loose for a 65-yard scoring run that put the Cardinal ahead 42-24.
Stanford drove 63 yards on its first drive before scoring on a 1-yard run by tailback Remound Wright to take a 7-0 lead less than six minutes into the game.
On third-and-5 from the OSU 19-yard line, Hogan threw a 13-yard pass to wide receiver Devon Cajuste to give the Cardinal a first down and set up the first touchdown.
Oregon State tied the game at 7 later in the quarter when Collins scored on a 1-yard run. On the previous play, Collins threw a 7-yard pass to wide receiver Victor Bolden on third-and-4.
The Cardinal responded with a three-play, 72-yard drive and went back ahead 14-7 when Hogan threw a 42-yard TD pass to wide receiver Austin Hooper.
The Beavers tied the game at 14 when tailback Ryan Nall ran five yards for his first career TD. The redshirt freshman ran for nine yards on each of the two previous plays before his score.
Stanford went back into the lead when Wright scored on a 2-yard run with 3:03 left in the second quarter.
Oregon State capped the first half with a 24-yard field goal by kicker Garrett Owens to get within 21-17 at the break.
NOTES: Stanford improved to 54-25-3 all-time against Oregon State, its second most wins over any school in program history. Coach David Shaw is 5-0 against the Beavers. ... Stanford QB Kevin Hogan was questionable with an ankle injury, but made the start. ... The last Oregon State coach to win his Pac-12 Conference opener was Dave Kragthorpe in 1985. ... Oregon State had a school record 9,605 students at the game. ... Fifth-year senior RB Remound Wright scored five touchdowns in the past two weeks for Stanford. ... Oregon State has 13 seniors, the fewest in the Pac-12.
Sep 26, 2015
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Stanford improved to 2-0 in the Pac-12 Conference with a 42-24 win over Oregon State on Friday night at Reser Stadium.
The 21st-ranked Cardinal led 21-17 at halftime before outscoring the Beavers 14-0 in the third quarter.
Tailback Christian McCaffrey ran for 206 yards on 30 carries while fellow back Barry Sanders ran for 97 yards and two scores on seven rushes.
Stanford won its third straight game following a 16-6 loss to open the season at Northwestern. The Cardinal have scored at least 31 points in all three wins.
Stanford picked up its second conference win before any other team recorded its first Pac-12 victory.
The Cardinal drove to the Oregon State 7-yard line on their first drive of the second half before kicker Conrad Ukropina missed a 28-yard field goal.
Stanford, though, scored on its next drive when quarterback Kevin Hogan threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Rector to push the lead to 28-17.
The Cardinal pushed the advantage to 35-17 when Sanders scored on an 11-yard run late in the third quarter.
Oregon State quarterback Seth Collins threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordan Villamin early in the fourth quarter as the Beavers got within 35-24.
However, on Stanford's next offensive play, Sanders broke loose for a 65-yard scoring run that put the Cardinal ahead 42-24.
Stanford drove 63 yards on its first drive before scoring on a 1-yard run by tailback Remound Wright to take a 7-0 lead less than six minutes into the game.
On third-and-5 from the OSU 19-yard line, Hogan threw a 13-yard pass to wide receiver Devon Cajuste to give the Cardinal a first down and set up the first touchdown.
Oregon State tied the game at 7 later in the quarter when Collins scored on a 1-yard run. On the previous play, Collins threw a 7-yard pass to wide receiver Victor Bolden on third-and-4.
The Cardinal responded with a three-play, 72-yard drive and went back ahead 14-7 when Hogan threw a 42-yard TD pass to wide receiver Austin Hooper.
The Beavers tied the game at 14 when tailback Ryan Nall ran five yards for his first career TD. The redshirt freshman ran for nine yards on each of the two previous plays before his score.
Stanford went back into the lead when Wright scored on a 2-yard run with 3:03 left in the second quarter.
Oregon State capped the first half with a 24-yard field goal by kicker Garrett Owens to get within 21-17 at the break.
NOTES: Stanford improved to 54-25-3 all-time against Oregon State, its second most wins over any school in program history. Coach David Shaw is 5-0 against the Beavers. ... Stanford QB Kevin Hogan was questionable with an ankle injury, but made the start. ... The last Oregon State coach to win his Pac-12 Conference opener was Dave Kragthorpe in 1985. ... Oregon State had a school record 9,605 students at the game. ... Fifth-year senior RB Remound Wright scored five touchdowns in the past two weeks for Stanford. ... Oregon State has 13 seniors, the fewest in the Pac-12.
