Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears Match Player Stats On Oct 20, 2012

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 20, 2012

No. 23 Stanford 21, California 3: Stepfan Taylor rushed for a career-high 189 yards and moved into second place on the school’s career rushing ledger while leading the No. 23 Cardinal to a convincing victory over the host Golden Bears.

Taylor scored a first-quarter touchdown and Stanford (5-2, 3-1 Pac-12) limited California (3-5, 2-3) to three rushing yards while winning the 115th edition of the Big Game.

Taylor surpassed 2009 Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart (3,522) on Stanford’s all-time rushing list and now has 3,616 career yards, trailing only Darrin Nelson (4,033 from 1977-81) in Stanford history.

After Taylor’s 7-yard run, Cal’s Vincenzo D’Amato kicked a 21-yard field goal 73 seconds into the second quarter. Stanford’s Kevin Hogan threw a 9-yard scoring pass to Levine Toilolo just over a minute later and Josh Nunes connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass with Zach Ertz to make it 21-3 with 8:15 left in the half.

The Golden Bears rushed for a season-high 318 yards one week earlier against Washington State but were unable to get the ground attack going against the Cardinal. Cal also was just 1-for-14 on third-down conversions.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Taylor posted his 18th consecutive 100-yard game and the touchdown run was the 33rd of his career. … Golden Bears receiver Keenan Allen caught four passes and has 200 for his career, two shy of the school mark held by Geoff McArthur (2000-04). … Stanford hadn’t scored any offensive touchdowns on the road this season prior to scoring three against the Golden Bears.