Stanford opened the season with a 23-20 loss at Hawaii, showing offensive inconsistencies and late defensive lapses. The Cardinal led 20-17 with under 10 minutes remaining before Hawaii converted an interception and two field goals, including a 38-yard kick by Kansei Matsuzawa as time expired. The running game produced 185 yards on 40 carries from Micah Ford, Sedrick Irvin and Cole Tabb, with Ford rushing for 113 yards and scoring a two-yard touchdown. The touchdown ended a 20-game streak without a rushing score. Stanford has a bye week before facing BYU on Sept. 6.
Frank Reich is glad that he and the Stanford football team have an extra week to prepare for their next nonconference game early next month when the Cardinal travel to Provo to face BYU. As Reich, Stanford's interim coach, tries to help solve some of the issues that have plagued the Cardinal over the last four seasons, there are, as expected, a few issues that need to be cleaned up.
Stanford held a 20-17 lead with less than 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter after sophomore running back Micah Ford capped a punishing 20-play, 85-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run. But Hawaii responded with two field goals, one after Cardinal quarterback Ben Gulbranson threw an interception and another on the final play of the game after a Stanford three-and-out.
PASSING ISSUES: It appears the strength of Stanford's offense will be its running game, as their top three backs, Ford, Sedrick Irvin, and Cole Tabb, behind a revamped offensive line, combined for 185 yards on 40 carries against Hawaii. The fourth quarter score by Ford, who had 113 yards, snapped Stanford's streak of 20 straight games without a rushing touchdown, with the last one coming in a 21-20 loss
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