When a defense that is struggling mightily goes on the road against an offense that is rushing the ball as well or better than just about anyone in the country there is really only one likely conclusion. Sure enough, the Stanford offense ran the ball all night long for big gains and plenty of touchdowns. The Cardinal were stopped twice in the redzone in the early going, settling for field goals each time.
Then the dam broke and the offense found the end zone 3 times in the first half. The Stanford defense was equally impressive allowing only 3 points in the first half.