Stanford has lost three games in a row, a first for David Shaw. Even worse, all three games were lost in embarrassing fashion.
Against Oregon, the Cardinal never found the end zone. Overall, Stanford’s offense has only scored five times through four games, not exactly impressive for a team hoping to depend on its offense. After an initial promising drive for Stanford against the Ducks, the Cardinal gained only 80 yards on their next seven possessions.
A bad offense is not the main concern however. It’s the penalties that the offense committed. They were guilty of only six penalties for 45 yards, but the timing of them effectively killed three separate drives.