Final
Luck throws 4 TD passes in Stanford's 52-17 win.
Sep 5, 2010 - 2:18 AM STANFORD, Calif.(AP) -- Andrew Luck threw a career-high four touchdown passes in helping Stanford win its first game without Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart, beating Sacramento State 52-17 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.Luck completed 17 of 23 passes for 316 yards, including an 81-yard scoring toss to Doug Baldwin and a 59-yard touchdown to Stepfan Taylor. Luck also threw TD passes of 15 yards to Baldwin and 5 yards to Zach Ertz.
Kyle Monson returned a punt 70 yards for a score and Curtis Shaw rushed for a touchdown for the Hornets. Chris Diniz matched his career-best with a 52-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
Jeremy Stewart, Tyler Gaffney and Anthony Wilkerson each scored a touchdown for the Cardinal. They were among several running backs used by Stanford, which gained 213 yards, 82 in the first half, on the ground.
Baldwin caught four passes for 111 yards.
Luck more than made up through the air what Gerhart once provided on the ground. He was 14 of 18 for 301 yards in the first half, and that was without wide receiver Chris Owusu, who missed the game with an undisclosed injury.
The 316 yards was Luck's second-highest game total, behind his 423 yards last year at Arizona.
The Cardinal scored on their first two possessions to open a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
Stanford needed seven plays to march 75 yards after taking the opening kickoff. Stewart went the final yard.
The Cardinal took over on their own 15-yard line on its next possession. After Luck ran for 4 yards, he connected with Baldwin on an 81-yard scoring toss, the longest Stanford TD pass in 10 years and the eighth-longest in school history.
Monson had Sacramento State's first punt return for a touchdown in seven years.
UCLA transfer McLeod Bethel-Thompson opened at quarterback for the Hornets, completing 9 of 15 passes for 69 yards. He made his collegiate debut against Stanford three years ago. Jeff Fleming replaced him in the second half, adding 44 yards on 6-of-12 passing.
Alex Loukas, who replaced Luck at quarterback late in the third quarter, finished as Stanford's top rusher (57 yards) thanks to a 48-yard gain on a broken play.
Bryan Hillard made his first appearance in two years. The Hornets' leading rusher in 2008 missed last season with a shoudler injury.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SACRAMENTO ST 7 0 7 3 17
STANFORD 21 17 7 7 52 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: STANFORD - TD, JEREMY STEWART 1 YD RUN (NATE
WHITAKER KICK), 3:25.
STANFORD 7-0
STANFORD - TD, DOUG BALDWIN 81 YD PASS FROM
ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER
KICK), 8:42. STANFORD 14-0
SACRAME
Sep 4 9:45 PM - NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 17
STANFORD 52 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 4 9:45 PM
TD STANFORD ANTHONY WILKERSON 1 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 17, Stanford 52 4th - 2:27Sep 4 9:37 PM
TD STANFORD ANTHONY WILKERSON 1 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 17, Stanford 52 4th - 2:27Sep 4 9:37 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 17
STANFORD 52 2:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sacramento State 17, Stanford 52 4th - 2:27Sep 4 9:37 PM - NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 17
STANFORD 45 11:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sacramento State 17, Stanford 45 4th - 11:56Sep 4 9:19 PM - NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 14
STANFORD 45 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 4 9:08 PM
TD STANFORD TYLER GAFFNEY 2 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 14, Stanford 45 3rd - 1:28Sep 4 9:02 PM
TD STANFORD TYLER GAFFNEY 2 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 14, Stanford 45 3rd - 1:28Sep 4 9:02 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 14
STANFORD 45 1:28 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sacramento State 14, Stanford 45 3rd - 1:28Sep 4 9:02 PM
TD SACRAMENTO ST CURTIS SHAW 2 YD RUN (CHRIS DINIZ KICK)
Sacramento State 14, Stanford 38 3rd - 8:14Sep 4 8:40 PM
TD SACRAMENTO ST CURTIS SHAW 2 YD RUN (CHRIS DINIZ KICK)
Sacramento State 14, Stanford 38 3rd - 8:14Sep 4 8:40 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 14
STANFORD 38 8:14 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sacramento State 14, Stanford 38 3rd - 8:14Sep 4 8:40 PM - NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 7
STANFORD 38 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 4 8:07 PM
TD STANFORD DOUG BALDWIN 15 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 38 2nd - 1:37Sep 4 7:59 PM
TD STANFORD DOUG BALDWIN 15 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 38 2nd - 1:37Sep 4 7:59 PM
TD STANFORD DOUG BALDWIN 15 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 38 2nd - 1:37Sep 4 7:59 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 7
STANFORD 38 1:37 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 38 2nd - 1:37Sep 4 7:59 PM
TD STANFORD ZACH ERTZ 5 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 31 2nd - 8:38Sep 4 7:45 PM
TD STANFORD ZACH ERTZ 5 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 31 2nd - 8:38Sep 4 7:45 PM
TD STANFORD ZACH ERTZ 5 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 31 2nd - 8:38Sep 4 7:45 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 7
STANFORD 31 8:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 31 2nd - 8:38Sep 4 7:45 PM - NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 7
STANFORD 24 10:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 24 2nd - 10:36Sep 4 7:36 PM - NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 7
STANFORD 21 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 4 7:27 PM
TD STANFORD STEPFAN TAYLOR 59 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 21 1st - 2:20Sep 4 7:18 PM
TD STANFORD STEPFAN TAYLOR 59 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 21 1st - 2:20Sep 4 7:18 PM
TD STANFORD STEPFAN TAYLOR 59 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 21 1st - 2:20Sep 4 7:18 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 7
STANFORD 21 2:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 21 1st - 2:20Sep 4 7:18 PM
TD SACRAMENTO ST KYLE MONSON 70 YD PUNT RETURN (CHRIS DINIZ KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 14 1st - 3:23Sep 4 7:11 PM
TD SACRAMENTO ST KYLE MONSON 70 YD PUNT RETURN (CHRIS DINIZ KICK)
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 14 1st - 3:23Sep 4 7:11 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 7
STANFORD 14 3:23 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sacramento State 7, Stanford 14 1st - 3:23Sep 4 7:11 PM - NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 6
STANFORD 14 3:23 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sacramento State 6, Stanford 14 1st - 3:23Sep 4 7:11 PM
TD STANFORD DOUG BALDWIN 81 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 0, Stanford 14 1st - 6:18Sep 4 6:58 PM
TD STANFORD DOUG BALDWIN 81 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 0, Stanford 14 1st - 6:18Sep 4 6:58 PM
TD STANFORD DOUG BALDWIN 81 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 0, Stanford 14 1st - 6:18Sep 4 6:58 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 0
STANFORD 14 6:18 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sacramento State 0, Stanford 14 1st - 6:18Sep 4 6:58 PM
TD STANFORD JEREMY STEWART 2 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 0, Stanford 7 1st - 11:35Sep 4 6:47 PM
TD STANFORD JEREMY STEWART 2 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
Sacramento State 0, Stanford 7 1st - 11:35Sep 4 6:47 PM- NCAAF
SACRAMENTO ST 0
STANFORD 7 11:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sacramento State 0, Stanford 7 1st - 11:35Sep 4 6:47 PM
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