Stanford 57, San Jose State 3
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 3, 2011
Where: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Temperature:
68°
Head Official:
Terry Leyden
Attendance:
47816
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Andrew Luck began his Heisman campaign by throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for another as No. 6 Stanford rolled to a 57-3 win over visiting San Jose State on Saturday.
Luck, who was pulled after three quarters with the game in control, completed 17-of-26 passes for 171 yards. He started out 7-of-10 while connecting with seven different receivers and moved into fourth place all-time in career passing touchdowns at Stanford.
The Cardinal won their season opener for the fourth straight season and used a fairly conservative offense after taking a 20-0 lead early in the second quarter.
San Jose State lost its 15th straight road game, and its first six drives resulted in three punts, two fumbles and a missed 23-yard field goal. Quarterback Matt Faulkner was 14-of-26 for 184 yards passing.
The Spartans, who went 1-12 last season and were picked to finish next-to-last in the Western Athletic Conference, avoided a shutout when Harrison Waid kicked an 18-yard field goal just before halftime.
Stepfan Taylor rushed 18 times for 61 yards with two third-quarter touchdowns in David Shaw’s debut as Stanford’s head coach.
The Cardinal outrushed the Spartans 141-16 and held San Jose State to minus-2 yards on 24 carries through three quarters.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
San Jose State |
|
Stanford |
Noel Grigsby
| Player |
Chris Owusu
|
8 |
Receptions |
7 |
82 |
Yards |
76 |
10.2 |
Avg Yards |
10.9 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
San Jose State
|
237 |
27 |
210 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
Stanford
|
373 |
141 |
232 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |