Stanford flanker Troy Walters became the Pacific-10 Conference all-time receiving yardage leader this afternoon .... Walters now has 3,331 yards to surpass Johnnie Morton's previous mark of 3,201 (USC, 1990-92) ... The Cardinal senior finished the afternoon with 10 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns ... His 10 catches gives him 210 for his career and puts him just four shy of Darrin Nelson's (1977-81) school record of 214 ... Through the first five weeks of '99, Walters has caught 40 passes for 801 yards and six touchdowns. Stanford sophomore Joe Borchard received his first career start at quarterback, and finished the day 19 of 37 for 313 yards and two touchdowns ... Borchard started the game in place of Todd Husak (bruised ribs). The blocked punt by the Cardinal's Colin Branch in the second quarter was the team's second of the season ... Emory Brock blocked a Washington State punt and returned it 13 yards for a touchdown on September 11. Stanford's second-quarter safety when it blocked a Spartan punt out of the end zone was its second two-pointer of the season ... The Cardinal's Riall Johnson recorded a safety with a quarerback sack in the fourth quarter of the win over Washington State.San Jose State has now posted back-to-back victories over Stanford for the first time since the 1989 (40-33 at Stanford) and 1990 (29-23 at Stanford) seasons ... The Spartans defeated the Cardinal 35-23 in the 1998 season opener for both teams ... Stanford leads the all-time series 42-12-1.Stanford has scored 202 points in its first five games (40.4 per game), which is just 59 shy of its entire 1998 season total of 261. San Jose State is 3-2 for the first time since the 1992 season. The Spartans went on to a 7-4 record that the season. The win over Stanford was the school's 400th overall victory dating back to the 1893 season. Today's win against Stanford also marked the first time since 1992 that San Jose State has won three consecutive games. Wide receiver Steven Pulley tied a San Jose State record for most receptions in a game with 15 and set a single-game record for reception yardage with 255. Pulley tied the reception mark set by Guy Liggins in the 1986 Fresno State game. Pulley's 255 yards broke the previous school record of 215 set by Kevin Evans against Utah State in 1988. Before this afternoon's game, the most receivng yardage by a San Jose State receiver in a Stanford game was 179 by Kevin Evans in 1989. Quarterback Chris Kasteler had a personal best of 368 passing yards in today's game. He has thrown for over 300 yards twice as a San Jose State Spartan. In each 1999 game, a San Jose State rusher rushed for at least 100 yards. Darian Morton, in his first appearance of the season, gained 105 yards on 18 carries and scored a touchdown the first time he touched the football. For the second straight year, a Spartan scored a touchdown the first time he touched the football. Last year, Casey Le Blanc picked up an onside kick and ran it 45 yards for a touchdown on his first touch at the major college level. Morton did the same with his 4-yard first quarter touchdown run. San Jose State injuries include Steven Pulley receiving seven stitches on his chin. Defensive back Carlos Koustas suffered a right shoulder sprain. Linebacker Floyd Johnson sprained a knee. San Jose State scored a season-high 44 points in the Stanford win. It was the fourth straight week the Spartans csored 30 or more points.
San Jose State Quotes
Dave Baldwin (Head Coach)
"We felt when we came here that we throw the football, and I think we proved that we can. We miss Deonce Whitaker. He is our pied piper of this football team, but I think when you lose somebody like Deonce the whole team has to step up. It made us a better football team, and I think down the road it's going to make us a better football team."
"The whole team stepped up, I'm very proud of our defense. Number 5 (Troy Walters) is by far the best player we've seen all year. He is dynamic, and we could not stop him."
"We told them this was going to be a very high scoring game. There would be no way to stop or keep Stanford under 28 points, so we said we just have to keep playing our game and offensively we had to do it. We didn't worry about them coming back. Our kid knew that if we could move the ball, we'd have a shot. Fortunately we did, and we got some big plays."
"This was the first time we've scored on defense in two years, and it came at the right time."
"Our kids looked at this game as a championship game, and they didn't worry about point spreads, that's for somebody else.
Deonce Whitaker (SJSU Tailback)
"A win is a win, period. Even if I don't play, we still win, I'm happy."
"We all know we could play with any team if we get our heads together and just play hard."
"Our offense is always going to score, and today our defense played great."
Ron Jon Acuna (SJSU OLB)
"We had some incentive going up againt a good receiving corps. We did a lot of filmwork to prepare, and we had a lot of belief in each other."
"This is a great win for the team, and we knew Whitaker was questionable, so we knew we had to step it up."
Stanford Quotes
Tyrone Willingham (Head coach)"I thought coming in they were a good football team, and had a lot of weapons, but at the same time I thought our defense would be able to match up."
"I think they played a good football game."
(On the significance of the loss) "It means a loss. It means we're 3 and 2 now. But in the big scheme of things, it doesn't stop us from accomplishing anything we want to accomplish. It sets you back for a day or two, and hopefully that's all."
"I think we had trouble getting pressure to the passer as often as we'd like to. It made it difficult because they ran a lot of three-steps. Because of the four or five receiver sets, when you challenge sometimes they'll be able to go over the top, when you get back, the problem is that allows them to complete the passes in front of you. So I thought they did a nice job of mixing it up and keeping us off balance."
(On Joe Borchard) "I thought for the most part, he did a good job, and I'll take a look at the film and see what he did."
(If Stanford's injuries were a factor) "We just didn't play well enough."
Willie Howard (Defensive Tackle)
"As a defense, it's kind of hard if you get a three-step drop like that to be able to rush the passer, get good pressure on."
(On SJSU's receiver sets) "We tried to put ourselves in situations that allow us to go up against anything we see. We scouted them well. Obviously they came out and played. They did a good job, and credit to them."
Tim Smith (Strong Safety)
"It's like any other loss, you don't want them."
(On if Stanford came out flat) "Yeah, it kind of seemed that way in the first half."
Joe Borchard (QB)
"I didn't know what the decision would be, but I took most of the snaps in practice. I just prepared myself to start the whole week, and that's what happened."