Final
Stanford dominates San Jose State in 42-17 victory
Sep 20, 2009 - 4:22 AM By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports WriterSTANFORD, Calif.(AP) -- Chris Owusu opened the game with a 94-yard kickoff return and also caught a touchdown pass, Toby Gerhart ran for 113 yards and two TDs and Stanford beat San Jose State 42-17 in its home opener Saturday night in the third annual Bill Walsh Legacy Game.
Corey Gatewood added a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown and Richard Sherman scored on a 48-yard punt return for the Cardinal, who are determined to earn a bowl berth in coach Jim Harbaugh's third season after a near miss last year.
It gets tougher next week, when Stanford (2-1, 1-0 Pac-10) hosts Washington. The Huskies will surely be riding high after their shocking 16-13 upset of No. 3 Southern California earlier Saturday.
Stanford scored on its opening offensive series and didn't punt for the first time until the 12:28 mark of the third quarter. The Cardinal, who have three special teams touchdowns and a defensive TD this season, outgained San Jose State (0-3) 382-228.
Andrew Luck completed 9 of 12 passes for 170 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He connected with Owusu on a 22-yard TD strike late in the third quarter.
Owen Marecic's 34-yard catch from Luck helped set up Gerhart's 3-yard TD run in the first quarter and Gerhart scored again in the second on a 1-yard dive into the end zone.
Gerhart's 11th career 100-yard rushing game gave him 1,967 career yards on the ground and moved him into eighth place on the school's all-time list. His 20 rushing TDs moved him past Bobby Grayson and Anthony Kimble for sole possession of sixth place in Stanford history.
The Cardinal were clicking in all facets. Thomas Keiser had a career-high three sacks - half of his team's six - including back-to-back against Jordan La Secla late in the first quarter for 24 lost yards.
Jalal Beauchman's 1-yard TD catch from La Secla got the Spartans on the board midway through the second quarter, a drive aided by a pass interference penalty against Bo McNally. Lamon Muldrow added a 14-yard TD run in the fourth quarter for the Spartans, whose only other points came on Tyler Cope's 30-yard field goal.
San Jose State had given up 593 rushing yards in its first two games while gaining only 31 - and it didn't help not having top running back Brandon Rutley for this game because of an ankle injury. Coach Dick Tomey had hoped Rutley would play after he was injured on a touchdown run last Saturday against Utah.
Owusu also had an 85-yard kickoff return at Washington State in the season opener Sept. 5. His return Saturday was the 10th-longest in school history and longest since T.J. Rushing's 99-yarder in 2004 against BYU. Owusu is the first Stanford player with two kickoff returns for scores in the same season since Damon Dunn in 1995.
Stanford, just 4-10 in nonconference games dating to the 2005 season, has won three straight and seven of the last eight in this Bay Area rivalry.
Walsh, the Hall of Fame coach, died in July 2007 at age 75 following a long battle with leukemia. Walsh, who also coached the San Francisco 49ers, attended San Jose State for his undergraduate and graduate work and coached Stanford during two stints over five seasons.
A moment of silence was held before the game to honor NCAA president Dr. Myles Brand, who died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer.
TD SAN JOSE ST LAMON MULDROW 14 YD RUN (TYLER COPE KICK)
San Jose State 17, Stanford 42 4th - 10:05Sep 19 11:41 PM
TD SAN JOSE ST LAMON MULDROW 14 YD RUN (TYLER COPE KICK)
San Jose State 17, Stanford 42 4th - 10:05Sep 19 11:41 PM
TD STANFORD RICHARD SHERMAN 48 YD PUNT RETURN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 10, Stanford 42 End of 3rdSep 19 11:28 PM
TD STANFORD RICHARD SHERMAN 48 YD PUNT RETURN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 10, Stanford 42 End of 3rdSep 19 11:28 PM
TD STANFORD CHRIS OWUSU 23 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 10, Stanford 35 3rd - 1:44Sep 19 11:21 PM
TD STANFORD CHRIS OWUSU 23 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 10, Stanford 35 3rd - 1:44Sep 19 11:21 PM
TD STANFORD CHRIS OWUSU 23 YD PASS FROM ANDREW LUCK (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 10, Stanford 35 3rd - 1:44Sep 19 11:21 PM- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SANJOSEST 0 7 3 7 17
STANFORD 14 7 21 0 42 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: STANFORD - TD, CHRIS OWUSU 94 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (NATE WHITAKER KICK),
0:10. STANFORD 7-0
STANFORD - TD, TOBY GERHART 3 YD RUN (NATE
WHITAKER KICK), 7:05.
STANFORD 14-0
2ND QUARTER: SAN
Sep 19 11:08 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 17
STANFORD 42 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 19 11:08 PM
TD STANFORD COREY GATEWOOD 15 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 7, Stanford 28 3rd - 11:45Sep 19 10:53 PM
TD STANFORD COREY GATEWOOD 15 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 7, Stanford 28 3rd - 11:45Sep 19 10:53 PM- NCAAF
SANJOSEST 17
STANFORD 42 10:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR
San Jose State 17, Stanford 42 4th - 10:05Sep 19 10:41 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 10
STANFORD 42 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
San Jose State 10, Stanford 42 End of 3rdSep 19 10:28 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 10
STANFORD 35 1:44 LEFT, 3RD QTR
San Jose State 10, Stanford 35 3rd - 1:44Sep 19 10:21 PM
TD STANFORD TOBY GERHART 1 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 7, Stanford 21 2nd - 1:00Sep 19 10:20 PM
TD STANFORD TOBY GERHART 1 YD RUN (NATE WHITAKER KICK)
San Jose State 7, Stanford 21 2nd - 1:00Sep 19 10:20 PM- NCAAF
SANJOSEST 10
STANFORD 28 5:57 LEFT, 3RD QTR
San Jose State 10, Stanford 28 3rd - 5:57Sep 19 10:11 PM
TD SAN JOSE ST JALAL BEAUCHMAN 1 YD PASS FROM JORDAN LA SECLA (TYLER COPE KICK)
San Jose State 7, Stanford 14 2nd - 5:50Sep 19 10:03 PM
TD SAN JOSE ST JALAL BEAUCHMAN 1 YD PASS FROM JORDAN LA SECLA (TYLER COPE KICK)
San Jose State 7, Stanford 14 2nd - 5:50Sep 19 10:03 PM
TD SAN JOSE ST JALAL BEAUCHMAN 1 YD PASS FROM JORDAN LA SECLA (TYLER COPE KICK)
San Jose State 7, Stanford 14 2nd - 5:50Sep 19 10:03 PM- NCAAF
SANJOSEST 7
STANFORD 28 11:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR
San Jose State 7, Stanford 28 3rd - 11:45Sep 19 9:53 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 7
STANFORD 21 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 19 9:22 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 7
STANFORD 21 1:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
San Jose State 7, Stanford 21 2nd - 1:00Sep 19 9:20 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 7
STANFORD 14 5:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR
San Jose State 7, Stanford 14 2nd - 5:50Sep 19 9:03 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 0
STANFORD 14 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 19 8:40 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 0
STANFORD 14 7:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR
San Jose State 0, Stanford 14 1st - 7:55Sep 19 8:23 PM - NCAAF
SANJOSEST 0
STANFORD 7 14:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR
San Jose State 0, Stanford 7 1st - 14:50Sep 19 8:10 PM
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