Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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STANFORD 24 OREGON STATE 3 It was Tony Hill's afternoon. The senior wide receiver, from Long Beach, broke two all-time Stanford pass catching records as the Cardinals beat Oregon State 24-3. Two of the flanker's four receptions went for touchdowns and that was good enough to break Bill McColl's Stanford career mark of 14. The game which came one week prior to the Stanford-USC contest had traditionally been a very unemotional Card effort. The Beavers, who entered the game with a 1-6 record, almost took advantage of this. But Stanford scored 17 points in the final quarter, to give the fan appreciation day crowd of 30,500 their best gift of the afternoon.—Chris Baker

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Oi«« rat STANFORD 34 WASHINGTON 28 It was a perfect day for sitting in the stands and soaking up some rays, listening to reports from the California-Oregon State game or drinking beer. Anything had to be better than watching Stanford suffer its third straight fourth-quarter collapse against Washington. The Cards went into the fourth quarter of the UCLA game, the week before, with a 20-10 lead and then watched as the Bruins picked off four interceptions to score a 38-20 Pacific-8 opening win. Stanford had a comfortable 27-7 lead over the Huskies with two minutes left in the third quarter, but the Washington quarterback had other ideas. He led the Huskies to 21 fourth-quarter points to throw a scare into Stanford. But this time the Cardinals managed to hang on for a 34-28 win. Stanford quarterback Guy Benjamin, who had another good game completing 14 of 22 passes for 270 yards and one touchdown, was ejected from the game with 1:20 left for slugging a Husky defensive tackle. Quarterbacks have been open game this year in the NFL and college football, with costly injuries sidelining many signal callers. Violence is big this year-knocking quarterbacks out of the game in the NFL and college football, said Benjamin. ...But you've got to get violence out of college football. —Chris Baker 24

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STANFORD 27 CALIFORNIA 24 It seemed as though another Cardinal football season would end in disappointment. For one reason or another, Stanford's Rose Bowl quality team would spend New Year's Day in front of the television instead of in front of the camera. A Big Game victory would be small consolation, it seemed. But, the day before the game, those sixty minutes on the field came to hold special significance—as Coach Chris' last game as Head Coach of the Stanford Cardinals. If ever a game was won for a man, this one was it. Every player, offensive or defensive, on the field or on the bench, was the star of the game. The victory went to them, but they gave it to their coach. The score of the game, the plays and statistics, will be forgotten soon. What we will remember is a team, a coach, and a Big Game victory. 26 Uo ly K«U »