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Washington State University
5-3 , 3-2
Stanford
7-1 , 6-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 30 |
| Washington State | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
Cougars Come Up Just Short Versus No. 8 Stanford
November 01, 2015 | Football
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State kicker Erik Powell finally missed on his sixth kick of the game, going wide right on a 43-yarder as time expired to allow No. 8 Stanford to escape with a 30-28 win on Saturday night.
Powell tied Drew Dunning's 2003 school record with five field goals despite rainy, windy conditions, but pulled the last one wide.
Conrad Ukropina kicked a 19-yard field goal with 1:54 left to put Stanford ahead.
Quarterback Kevin Hogan ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns for Stanford (7-1, 6-0 Pac-12), which is the only undefeated team in Pac-12 play.
Washington State (5-3, 3-2) had a three-game winning streak snapped.
The Cougars haven't beaten a Top 10 team since topping No. 5 Texas in the 2003 Holiday Bowl.
Stanford punted while trailing 28-27 with 5:08 left, but got the ball back on Quenton Meeks' second interception of the game with 3:27 remaining. That set up Ukropina's field goal.
Stanford scored first on Ukropina's 32-yard field goal, but then Powell hit four straight kicks — including makes from 46 and 47 yards — to put Washington State up 12-3 at halftime.
The Cougars opened the second half by driving to the Stanford 11, but two incomplete passes killed the drive and Powell kicked a 28-yard field goal for a 15-3 lead.
Stanford replied with the game's first touchdown on Remound Wright's 2-yard dive. The score was set up by Hogan's 39-yard bootleg scramble.
Washington State came right back with a 75-yard drive in four plays, the final a 19-yard touchdown pass from Luke Falk to Gabe Marks for a 22-10 lead.
Ukropina kicked a 32-yard field goal late in the third, then Hogan's 59-yard touchdown run cut the Washington State lead to 22-20.
On the next series, Meeks intercepted Falk, giving Stanford the ball on Washington State's 17. Hogan ran 6 yards untouched up the middle to give Stanford a 27-22 lead in the opening seconds of the fourth.
Washington State came back with an 81-yard drive that ended with Falk hitting River Cracraft for a 1-yard touchdown pass. Falk's conversion pass failed and the Cougars led 28-27.
After Ukropina's kick, Washington State marched to the Stanford 29 and Powell hooked his attempt wide.
The Cardinal have won seven straight over the Cougars.
Team Stats
STAN 3, WSU 0
STAN - Ukropina,C 32 yd field goal 7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 4:02
STAN 3, WSU 3
WSU - Powell, Erik 46 yd field goal 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 1:08
STAN 3, WSU 6
WSU - Powell, Erik 23 yd field goal 13 plays, 64 yards, TOP 4:48
STAN 3, WSU 9
WSU - Powell, Erik 47 yd field goal 8 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:27
STAN 3, WSU 12
WSU - Powell, Erik 28 yd field goal 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:03
STAN 3, WSU 15
WSU - Powell, Erik 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:07
STAN 10, WSU 15
STAN - Wright,R 2 yd run (Ukropina,C kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:31
STAN 10, WSU 22
WSU - Marks, Gabe 19 yd pass from Falk, Luke (Powell, Erik kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:23
STAN 13, WSU 22
STAN - Ukropina,C 32 yd field goal 9 plays, 41 yards, TOP 4:02
STAN 20, WSU 22
STAN - Hogan,K 59 yd run (Ukropina,C kick), 1 plays, 59 yards, TOP 0:12
STAN 27, WSU 22
STAN - Hogan,K 6 yd run (Ukropina,C kick), 4 plays, 17 yards, TOP 2:13
STAN 27, WSU 28
WSU - Cracraft, River 1 yd pass from Falk, Luke (Falk, Luke passfailed) 15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 6:18
STAN 30, WSU 28
STAN - Ukropina,C 19 yd field goal 5 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:33
