Washington 17, Stanford 13
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, September 27, 2012
Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
71°
Head Official:
Terry Leyden
Attendance:
55941
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Washington 17, No. 9 Stanford 13: Kasen Williams broke loose for a 35-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter as the Huskies shocked the visiting Cardinal.
Bishop Sankey rushed for a career-high 144 yards and a touchdown for Washington (3-1, 2-0 Pac-12), which ended a four-game losing streak to Stanford (3-1, 1-1).
The Huskies, who outgained the Cardinal 313-217, trailed 6-3 at halftime and appeared to be on their way to a hard-luck loss after quarterback Keith Price was intercepted by Trent Murphy, who returned it 40 yards for a touchdown to give Stanford a 13-3 advantage.
But Sankey gashed the Cardinal defense for a career-long 61-yard scoring run on Washington’s next possession as time expired in the third quarter and, after an exchange of punts, Williams’ catch-and-run gave the Huskies a 17-13 lead with 4:53 remaining. Washington then intercepted Josh Nunes on Stanford’s final possession to preserve the victory.
Stepfan Taylor, the conference’s second-leading rusher, was held to 75 yards on the ground for the Cardinal.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Prior to Williams’ touchdown reception, Washington had not scored in the fourth quarter this season. Ironically, Stanford had yet to allow a fourth-quarter score. … The Cardinal had won their last three road openers and conference road openers. … Stanford entered this contest allowing just 41.7 rushing yards, but surrendered 177 to the Huskies.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Stanford |
|
Washington |
Zach Ertz
| Player |
Kasen Williams
|
6 |
Receptions |
10 |
106 |
Yards |
129 |
17.7 |
Avg Yards |
12.9 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Stanford
|
240 |
70 |
170 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3.0 |
0 |
Washington
|
313 |
136 |
177 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
2 |