Micah Ford rushed for 150 yards and a landing, Stanford’s protection scored twice and arrange a 3rd rating and the Cardinal took benefit of Cal errors to run away with a 31-10 victory within the 128th annual Massive Recreation late Saturday afternoon in Stanford, Calif.
Elijah Brown threw a landing cross to CJ Williams, Jay Inexperienced and Darrius Davis turned fumble recoveries into scores and Emmet Kenney added a discipline purpose for the Cardinal (4-7, 3-5), who snapped a four-game shedding streak within the San Francisco Bay Space rivalry and took over possession of the ceremonial “Axe” for the following calendar yr.
In an entire reversal of type, the Cardinal dominated either side of the ball within the ultimate half-hour whereas extending a 14-10 halftime benefit — constructed on the fumble returns — into the ultimate margin.
After being held to 71 yards within the first half, the Cardinal acquired a 36-yard Kenney discipline purpose to cap a 31-yard drive, a 4-yard TD run by Ford after a Matt Rose fumble restoration on the finish of a 20-yard possession and a 34-yard Brown-to-Williams TD hook-up to finish a 58-yard drive on consecutive possessions bridging the third and fourth intervals.
Ford’s 150 yards had been seven fewer than the 157 he ran up in a career-best efficiency in opposition to Boston School in September. Brown completed 10-for-20 for 123 yards with out an interception.
Jacob De Jesus caught 14 passes for 96 yards, and Trond Grizzell had 9 for 104 yards for the Golden Bears (6-5, 3-4), who’ve already gained bowl eligibility. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele accomplished 33 of 49 passes for 269 yards with out a landing or interception.
In search of a second straight win after upsetting Louisville in its most up-to-date outing, Cal managed a lot of the primary half, outgaining the hosts 196-71, however the workforce discovered itself down 14-10 on the break due to the fumble-return TDs by Inexperienced and Davis.
De Jesus had eight of his catches for 60 yards within the half, and Sagapolutele ran for a 7-yard rating, however the Golden Bears had been overpowered by the 2 errors.
After a 40-yard discipline purpose by Abram Murray had given Cal an early 3-0 lead, Omar Staples compelled a De Jesus fumble and Inexperienced dashed 49 yards with a scoop-and-score to place the Cardinal on prime within the third minute of the second interval.
The identical situation unfolded later within the interval when Sagapolutele’s TD run was offset by a Caden Excessive hit on Kendrick Raphael, producing a fumble that Davis took 17 yards into the tip zone with 1:05 left within the half for a 14-10 lead the hosts by no means relinquished.
Cal had the sport’s solely three turnovers.
–Area Stage Media
