by Jerry Feitelberg

The Stanford Cardinal meets the Army Black Knights Saturday at Stanford Stadium. Coach David Shaw will have his team ready to resume its winning ways as they seek to rebound from last Saturday’s loss to USC. The Cardinal offense had multiple opportunities to win the game in the second half but USC’s defense rose to the occasion and kept Stanford at bay.

Army, under new head coach , Jeff Monken , beat Buffalo at Michie Stadium 47-39 to get their season off on the right foot. The Cadets led 28-3 midway through the third quarter and it looked like an easy win for the Cadets but Buffalo refused to quit. Buffalo scored with 4:17 left to play in the third quarter to make it a 28-10 game but Army answered with a touchdown to maintain a 21 point lead. Army then

recovered an onside kickand scored a touchdown. Buffalo kept coming back but Army held on to win 47-39.

This will be the twelfth meeting all-time between the two teams with Stanford holding a slim 6 to 5 margin. The Cardinal has a 3-2 record at home and is 3-3 at Army. The Cardinal and Army played last year at West Point and it was not a cakewalk for Stanford. The Cardinal won 34-20 but it was not easy.

Stanford had its hands full with Army’s triple-option offense. The Cardinal led by seven at the half and 27-13 late in the third quarter. The most critical play came in the third quarter. Trailing 20-13 and poised to tie the game,Army quarterback Angel Santiago botched a third-down handoff and Stanford recovered the fumble. The Cardinal scored to increase the lead to 27-13. The Cardinal secured the win on Tyler Gaffney’s one yard TD run.

It should be a good game as Army can not be counted as a pushover. The Cardinal must get their offense going again and should be strong on defense, Army ,while known from last year, has a new coach and he may have a few new wrinkles up his sleeve and will be looking for ways to upset Stanford.

Game time is at 2pm at Stanford Stadium