Stanford Cardinal vs Oregon State Beavers Match Player Stats On Oct 26, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 27, 2017

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Keller Chryst's 3-yard scoring pass to JJ Arcega-Whiteside with 20 seconds remaining lifted No. 20 Stanford to a 15-14 victory over Oregon State at Reser Stadium on Thursday night.

Playing without injured Heisman candidate Bryce Love, the Cardinal scored their only touchdown after defensive tackle Justin Phillips forced and recovered a fumble by Beavers running back Ryan Nall at the Oregon State 40-yard line with 2:30 left. Chryst kept the drive alive with a 25-yard pass to Kaden Smith on fourth down.

Chryst then hit Arcega-Whiteside with a fade pass in the right corner of the end zone for the winning play. A third try at two-point conversion pass failed after two interference penalties. Chryst was 16-of-33 passing for 141 yards.

Stanford (6-2, 5-1) won its fifth straight and took over first place in the Pac-12 North. The Beavers (1-7, 0-5) lost their sixth game in a row and are last in the South Division.

Oregon State took a 14-6 lead on its first possession of the third quarter on Thomas Tyner's 18-yard touchdown run. The Beavers finished with 264 yards to Stanford's 222.

Without Love, the Cardinal rushed for only 81 yards on 27 carries, with Cameron Scarlett accounting for 72. Stanford came into the game averaging 258.7 rushing yards per game.

Nall was Oregon State's leading rusher with 84 yards on 19 carries.

Stanford was hampered by eight penalties for 81 yards, including a targeting penalty and roughing call on a punt that helped to keep two Oregon State possessions alive.

Darell Garretson's 3-yard run capped a 75-yard scoring drive that helped Oregon State take a 7-6 halftime lead.

The Cardinal squandered a scoring opportunity in each of the first two quarters.

First, a shanked punt gave Stanford the ball at the Oregon State 28-yard line. It resulted in a 34-yard field goal try that Jet Toner missed wide left.

Then late in the half, Stanford turned Garettson's lost fumble at the Oregon State 18 into a 33-yard field goal by Toner, who earlier connected from 40 yards.

With Love a pregame scratch, Stanford's ground game, averaging 7.7 yards per carry, was held to 39 yards in the first half. Scarlett had only 24 yards on eight carries.

Oregon State, meanwhile, had the Stanford defense on its heels during its 12-play drive with a variety of running plays, including two wildcat carries by Nall and a backward pass to right tackle Fred Lauina for an 8-yard run.

Garettson carried for Oregon State's fifth first down of the drive before scoring on the next play for a 7-3 lead.

Chryst was 9-of-18 passing for 80 yards in the first half.

NOTES: Stanford came into the game as the only FBS team not to have allowed a sack in its last four games, spanning 100 passes. The Cardinal allowed two sacks Thursday. ... Oregon State QB Darell Garretson made his fourth start in place of injured starter Jake Luton, who has yet to practice since injuring his back against Washington State. Luton still leads the Beavers with 853 passing yards and four touchdowns in four games. ... It was the second game for Oregon State interim coach Cory Hall. He replaced Gary Andersen, who resigned midway through his third season after a 38-10 loss at USC.