Photo credit: @StanfordFball

By: Ana Kieu

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal hosted the Oregon State Beavers in its home finale at Stanford Stadium on Saturday night. Not only that, it was also Senior Day for the Cardinal. Fans in attendance received Christian McCaffrey bobbleheads prior to the 6 pm kickoff.

Denver Broncos quarterback and Stanford alum Kevin Hogan took the field as the Cardinal’s honorary captain. Hogan was a three-time Pac-12 champion, two-time Rose Bowl champion and two-time team captain in his college career.

The Cardinal immediately broke open the scoring, thanks to Bryce Love’s 28-yard rushing touchdown. Collin Riccitelli kicked in the extra point to give the Cardinal a 7-0 lead at the 13:12 mark of the first quarter.

Just 3:04 later, the Beavers tied the score 7-7. Trevon Bradford caught a 63-yard pass from Jake Luton for the game-tying touchdown. Jordan Choukair kicked in the game-tying point.

The Cardinal looked to get ahead and did just that. Colby Parkinson scored a 28-yard passing touchdown off a pass from K.J. Costello with 5:25 left in the first. Riccitelli kicked in the extra point, but it was no good. The Cardinal settled for a 13-7 lead to end the first.

Parkinson worked his magic on the field to open the second quarter. Parkinson scored a 9-yard passing touchdown off a pass from Costello at the 14:17 mark of the second. Riccitelli kicked in the extra point to make it a 20-7 game for the Cardinal.

And, if two touchdowns weren’t enough, Parkinson scored his third touchdown of the game–a 75-yarder–off a pass from Costello. The Cardinal took a 27-7 lead just 1:30 later.

More magic was made as Parkinson scored a five-yard passing touchdown off a pass from Costello. Riccitelli kicked in the extra point to help the Cardinal to a 34-7 lead with 7:51 left in the second.

The Beavers pulled within 20 points with 2:36 left in the second, but they still had a long way to go if they wanted to get ahead of the Cardinal or at least tie the game to force overtime. Noah Togiai scored a 7-yard passing touchdown off a pass from Luton. Choukair kicked in the extra point. The score was now 34-14 in favor of the Cardinal.

Choukair closed out the first half with a 40-yard field goal. The Cardinal, however, continued to lead the Beavers 34-17 at the end of the half.

The Cardinal were back at it to start the second half. Cameron Scarlett ran for a 41-yard rushing touchdown. Riccatelli kicked in the extra point. The Cardinal took a 41-17 lead with 9:32 left in the third quarter.

The Cardinal maintained a 41-17 lead at the end of the third.

The Cardinal continued to soar in the fourth quarter. Dorian Maddox ran for a 1-yard rushing touchdown. Riccatelli kicked in the extra point. The Cardinal took a 48-17 lead at the 13:33 mark of the fourth.

After a second half look, that was all she wrote. The Cardinal routed the Beavers 48-17.

Notes
Tonight’s attendance was 34,671.

The Cardinal welcomed Debra Corrales ’91 as today’s Season Ticket Member of the Game. They thanked her for her six years as a Stanford season ticket member.

Up Next
The Cardinal head to Memorial Stadium to face the Cal Bears for the 2018 Big Game on Saturday, November 17.