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Cardinal Looks For Sixth Straight Conference Win
Stanford football hosts Oregon State Saturday.
Oct. 10, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford returns to Pac-10 play on Saturday with a home contest against Oregon State. The Cardinal had a bye last Saturday and is coming off a 44-39 loss to San Jose State (Oct. 2). Saturday's game is Homecoming for Stanford. The Cardinal has won three straight Pac-10 games this season and is currently riding a five-game conference winning streak (including the final two of the '98 campaign) - best in the Pac-10. Following Saturday's game, the Cardinal plays three of its final four conference games on the road (USC, Washington, Arizona State).
1999 STANFORD FOOTBALL
Oregon St. (3-2, 0-2) at Stanford (3-2, 3-0)
Saturday, October 16, 1999 2:00 p.m. (PT)
Stanford Stadium (85,500) Stanford, CA
GAME FACTS
TV and Radio Information
TV no live television
Radio KTCT (1050 AM)
Ted Robinson (play-by-play),
Bob Murphy (analyst)
12:00 p.m. pst pre-game
KZSU (90.1 FM)
The Opponent
About Oregon State
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Enrollment: 15,000
Nickname: Beavers
Colors: Orange and Black
President: Dr. Paul G. Riser
Athletic Director: Mitch Barnhart
Head Coach: Dennis Erickson
Record at OSU: 3-2 (1st season)
Overall Record: 116-42-1 (14th season)
1999 record: 3-2 (0-2)
1998 Final Record: 5-6 (2-6, T8th)
Noting the Beavers
Oregon State dropped to 0-2 in the Pac-10 after falling to Washington 47-21 on Saturday in Corvallis ... The Huskies jumped out to a 45-0 lead at halftime and were aided by seven Beaver turnovers. OSU managed to outgain Washington 434-347 despite the lopsided score . Oregon State is led by sophomore tailback and Pittsburg, CA native Ken Simonton, who is among the nation's leading rushers with 790 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Simonton, who had 24 carries for 106 yards against Washington, has gained over 100 yards in every game this season. OSU began the season 3-0, but have lost back-to-back Pac-10 games to USC and Washington. The Beavers are coming off a 5-6 season in '98 under Mike Riley (now head coach of the San Diego Chargers), which was the school's highest win total since a 5-6 campaign in 1971.
Head Coach Dennis Erickson
Dennis Erickson is in his first season at Oregon State, though he is in his second tour of duty in the Pac-10 ... Erickson was the head coach at Washington State from 1987-88, and went 16-10-1, including a 1-1 mark against Stanford ... After his two seasons in Pullman, Erickson spent six seasons as the head coach at Miami ... Erickson went 63-9 (.875) during his tenure with the Hurricanes (1989-94), including national titles in 1989 and 1991 ... From Miami, Erickson entered the professional ranks as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks from 1995-98 ... Erickson guided the Seawhawks to a 31-33 mark during that span, including three 8-8 seasons and one 7-9 campaign ... Erickson also has Bay Area ties after serving as offensive coordinator at San Jose State from 1979-81.
The Last Time
Cardinal quarterback Todd Husak threw for a school record 450 yards, but it wasn't enough in Oregon State's 30-23 victory last Oct. 10 on The Farm ... Husak broke Steve Dils' record of 430 yards established in 1978 ... But the man that made the differene was Beaver tailback Ken Simonton, who rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winner from four yards out with 5:42 remaining ... Stanford racked up 537 yards in total offense, and had three receivers break the 100-yard barrier: Troy Walters (6-159), Dave Davis (9-151) and DeRonnie Pitts (9-124).
LEADING THE PAC: Stanford's 3-0 Pac-10 record not only puts the Cardinal in first place in athe conference, but it marks the first time since 1971 that Stanford won its first three conference games. Stanford has begun the conference season with two consecutive wins only four times since it went to back-to-back Rose Bowls in 1970 and '71 . The Cardinal, then the Indians, went 3-0 to begin the 1971 Pac-8 season. Under Tyrone Willingham, Stanford has been 2-0 in the Pac-10 on two other occasions in 1995 and '97. Bill Walsh led the Cardinal to 2-0 Pac-10 starts in 1992 (finished 10-3 with Blockbuster Bowl win) and 1977 (9-3 with Sun Bowl win). In 1971, Stanford won its first three conference games, suffered its only Pac-8 loss before winning its final three games to finish 6-1 in the conference. In 1970, Stanford was 6-0 in the Pac-8 before losing the conference finale to Cal.
Pacific-10 Conference Standings
Pac-10 Overall Stanford 3-0 3-2 Washington 2-0 3-2 Arizona 2-1 4-2 California 1-1 2-3 Arizona State 1-1 2-3 USC 1-2 3-2 Oregon 1-2 3-3 UCLA 1-2 3-3 Washington State 1-2 2-4 Oregon State 0-2 3-2
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WALTERS BREAKS PAC-10 RECORD: Troy Walters broke the Pacific-10 Conference record for career receiving yards in the San Jose State game (Oct. 2) as he surpassed USC's Johnnie Morton (1990-93). Walters, who had 186 receiving yards against the Spartans, now has 3,340 yards receiving in his career (including bowl games). Morton's previous conference record was 3,201 yards. Walters also has 211 career receptions (including bowl games) and is nearing both the Stanford and Pac-10 records. Both records are held by Darrin Nelson (1977-81). Because Pac-10 records include bowl games, Nelson's conference record is 223 receptions while his Stanford record for career receptions is 214. In the Stanford record book (which does not iclude bowl games), Walters has 210 receptions. ?Walters caught two touchdown passes against the Spartans, giving him 22 in his career - #2 all-time at Stanford. For the season, Walters has caught 40 passes for 801 yards (20.0 ypc) and six touchdowns.
THE HEAD COACH: Cardinal head coach Tyrone Willingham is in his fifth season on The Farm. His record at Stanford stands at 25-25-1 overall, including two bowl games. He is only the third coach in school history to guide his teams to consecutive bowl games in his first two seasons at Stanford. The 1995 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Willingham was an assistant coach for 17 seasons, including three at Stanford from 1989-91, before taking his first head coaching position with the Cardinal in 1995. Willingham coached in the state of Texas from 1986-88 when he was a receivers and special teams coach at Rice University.
THE OREGON STATE SERIES: While the Cardinal leads the overall series with Oregon State 45-18-3, the Beavers have defeated Stanford twice in the last three seasons, including a 30-23 win in Stanford a year ago. The Beavers also scored a 26-12 decision over the Cardinal in 1996. In 1997, Stanford took home a 27-24 win in Corvallis after scoring the game-winning TD with 27 seconds remaining. Prior to 'the last three games, Stanford went 23-3-1 vs. Oregon State from 1969-95.
HONOR ROLL: Stanford has three players listed as candidates for post-season honors. FL Troy Walters is a candidate for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver, SS Tim Smith is on the "Watch List" for the Jim Thorpe Award, presented to the nation's top defensive back, and quarterback Todd Husak is on the pre-season list of candidates for the Davey O'Brien Award, which is given to the nation's top senior quarterback. Walters has been named a Burger King Scholar-Athlete and been nominated for a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Post-Graduate Scholarship. The scholarships are presented to the top student-athletes in college football.
THE X-PERIENCE FILES: The Cardinal is a much more experienced team in 1999 than it was in '98. Stanford began the 1998 season with 54 players on its 92-man roster who had never played a down of college football. Not the case in 1999. In 1998, Stanford not only returned just 25 letterman, but it had 11 players who had started a total of 85 games in their careers. Only five were playing in their final year of eligibility in 1998. This year, the Cardinal returned 42 lettermen and had 28 players who started an aggregate 280 games - 146 on offense, 134 on defense prior to the '99 season opener at Texas. Eleven Stanford players are in their final season of eligibility in '99, making the Cardinal a much more experienced team than it was a year ago.
The X-perience Files 1998 vs 1999 Returning Starters: 9 19 Returning Lettermen: 25 42 Players with starting experience: 11 28 Games started by returning players: 85 280 Players in their final year of eligibility: 5 11
Radio Network
Stanford's flagship station is KTCT (1050 am in San Francisco). The Cardinal football network includes KFIA (710 am in Sacramento), KBID (1350 am in Sacramento), KHJJ (1380 am in Palmdale), KIEZ (540 am in Monterey), KEZY (1190 am in Anaheim), KPSI (920 am in Palm Springs), KUTA (1520 am in Ventura), KUIK (1360 am in Hillsboro,Oregon), KVON (1440 am in Napa) and KFIG (1430 am in Fresno).
Stanford Football '99
Fox Sports Bay Area will televise Stanford Football '99 each Thursday at 7:00 pm. Each show will include comments and analysis from Cardinal head coach Tyrone Willingham as well as player features and interviews. Brian Webber is the host.
Pac-10 Satellite Feed
The half hour feed - with coaches comment and game highlights - airs every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. PDT starting Sep. 8. Coordinates for the feed are GE2, Transponder 6 (C-Band). Trouble numbers: Master Control 310-543-1835 or 310-286 3749 or pager 888-423-0095 or Erin Heiny at 925-932-4411.
GROUND GAME: Stanford's running game has shown a marked improvement from a year ago when the Cardinal averaged 75 rushing yards per game. Through the first five games of the '99 campaign, Stanford is averaging 161.8 yards per game on the ground and 4.3 yards per carry. The Cardinal averaged only 2.4 yards per carry in 1998. Led by Kerry Carter's six rushing TDs, Stanford, which had just 11 rushing TDs all of last year, has already rushed for 12 touchdowns. Last season, the Cardinal rushed for over 100 yards as a team in just three of 11 games with a season-high 125 yards rushing vs. Oregon. Stanford has rushed for over 100 yards as a team in each of its first five games and has rushed for over 200 yards in the two games (Arizona, UCLA). Stanford's 214 yards rushing at Arizona were the most by the Cardinal in the last 20 games (322 yards rushing vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 4, 1997). Stanford followed that performance with a 207-yard rushing game vs. UCLA. The Cardinal rushed for 831 yards all of last season and has already rushed for 809 in its first five games of the '99 campaign.
Rushing Attack (per game)
Year Att Yds Avg TD 1998 32 75 2.4 1.0 1999 37 162 4.3 2.4
THE RECEIVERS: Stanford's receiving corps is living up to pre-season expectations as one of the best in the nation. Ranked second, fifth and sixth in the country by three pre-season publications, the Cardinal receiving corps, led by All-America candidate Troy Walters, is once again proving to be the strength of the team. Joining Walters to form a very talented threesome is senior DeRonnie Pitts and junior Dave Davis. The trio have combined to catch 80 of Stanford's 97 receptions this season and 1,469 of the team's 1,628 receiving yards. In percentages, the Walters-Pitts-Davis trio have caught 82% of Stanford's receptions and accounted for 90% of the receiving yards. They have also caught all 12 touchdown passes this season. Indeed the leader of the group is Walters, an All-America candidate in 1999 who is already the conference record holder for receiving yards and is on the verge of becomming the conference leader in receptions. Walters caught 52 passes for 880 yards in an injury-plagued season last year and has 210 receptions in his Cardinal career. Pitts led the team with 74 catches a year ago for 1,012 yards and seven touchdowns while Davis added 48 receptions for 707 yards and six touchdowns. Davis needs 59 receiving yards for 1,000 in his career, which will give the Cardinal three receivers with over 1,000 career receiving yards. Here are their season and career totals:
Troy Walters DeRonnie Pitts Dave Davis
Year No Yds Avg TD No Yds Avg TD No Yds Avg TD
1999 40 801 20.0 6 27 434 16.1 4 13 234 18.0 2
Career 210 3,331 15.9 22 114 1,641 14.4 12 61 941 15.4 8
HUSAK'S HISTORY: Senior quarterback Todd Husak saw his string of 15 consecutive starts come to an end against San Jose State when an injury he suffered the week before against UCLA (Sept. 25) forced him to miss the game. Husak, who bruised his ribs against the Bruins, had started all 11 games in 1998 and the first four in '99. He will return to the starting lineup this Saturday vs. Oregon State. Husak currently ranks third in the conference and 28th in the nation in total offense (239.0 ypg). He also ranks sixth in the Pac-10 and 20th in the nation in passing (140.8 points). Husak, of course, is coming off one of the finest individual seasons for a Cardinal QB in school history. A year ago, in his first as Stanford's starting quarterback, Husak threw for 3,092 yards and joined John Elway and Steve Stenstrom as the only QB's in school history to throw for more than 3,000 yards in a single season. He is currently seventh on Stanford's career passing chart with 4,801 yards. Husak is also sixth all-time in career total offense with 4,693 yards, tied for seventh in career touchdown passes with 28, seventh all-time in career pass attempts (670) and eighth in completions (348). Husak, from Long Beach, Calif., was named preseason Honorable Mention All-America by Street & Smith's and second-team All-Pac-10 by The Sporting News, who also named him 10th on their list of the nation's top quarterbacks. Last season, he broke a 20-year old school record by passing for 450 yards vs. Oregon State. His 419 passing yards vs. UCLA was the third highest single game total in school history. "He is an intelligent quarterback," says Willingham. "He has good decision-making skills and has proven to have the ability to throw the football."
Husak in the Cardinal Record Book
Career Passing - 7th (4,801 yards)Career TD Passes - tie 7th (28)
Season Passing - 3rd (3,092 in '98)
Season Attempts - 2nd (447 in '98)
Career Total Offense - 6th (4,693 yds)
Season Comps.- 7th (233 in '98)
Season Total Offense -3rd (3,026 in '98)
Career Pass Attempts - 7th (670)
Career Pass Completions - 8th (348)
Single Game Passing Yards - 1st (450 yards vs. OSU, 1998)
Single Game Total Offense - 1st (447 yards vs. OSU, 1998)
1996 Game-by-Game with Husak
Opponent G/GS PA PC .PCT YDS INT TD San Jose State 1/0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 @Washington 1/0 4 2 .500 29 0 0 Arizona State 1/0 34 17 .500 173 2 1 @California 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Michigan St. 1/0 2 1 .500 12 0 0 Totals 4/0 39 19 .487 202 2 1
* Sun Bowl stats do not count towards season and career totals
1997 Game-by-Game with Husak
Opponent G/GS PA PC .PCT YDS INT TD San Jose State 1/0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Notre Dame 1/0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Arizona State 1/0 10 4 .400 71 0 0 UCLA 1/0 5 3 .600 90 0 1 @USC 1/0 36 18 .500 266 0 2 @Wash. St. 1/0 27 12 .444 155 4 2 Totals 6/0 78 37 .474 582 4 5
1998 Game-by-Game with Husak
Opponent G/GS PA PC .PCT YDS INT TD San Jose State 1/1 54 29 .537 298 2 3 Arizona 1/1 41 18 .439 274 1 2 North Carolina 1/1 38 23 .605 313 0 1 @Oregon 1/1 34 16 .471 211 0 2 @Notre Dame 1/1 41 25 .610 226 0 1 Oregon State 1/1 48 26 .542 450 2 2 @Arizona State 1/1 48 24 .500 335 1 2 @UCLA 1/1 45 25 .555 419 0 1 USC 1/1 33 18 .545 138 1 1 Washington St. 1/1 28 12 .429 142 0 1 @California 1/1 37 17 .459 286 0 1 Totals 11/11 447 233 .521 3092 7 17
1999 Game-by-Game with Husak
Opponent G/GS PA PC .PCT YDS INT TD Texas 1/1 39 15 .385 205 0 1 WSU 1/1 24 17 .708 215 1 3 Arizona 1/1 35 21 .600 364 0 1 UCLA 1/1 8 6 .750 141 1 0 San Jose State did not play due to bruised ribs Totals 4/4 106 59 .557 925 2 5
Husak's Career Totals
Year G/GS PA PC Pct Yds Int TD Tot Off 1996 4/0 39 19 .487 202 2 1 159 1997 6/0 78 37 .474 582 4 5 552 1998 11/11 447 233 .521 3092 7 17 3,026 1999 4/4 106 59 .557 925 2 5 956 Totals 25/15 670 348 .519 4,801 15 28 4,693
Career Passing Leaders
1. Steve Stenstrom, 1991-94 10,531 2. John Elway, 1979-82 9,349 3. John Paye, 1983-86 7,669 4. Jim Plunkett, 1968-70 7,544 5. Guy Benjamin, 1974-77 5,946 6. Jason Palumbis, 1988-91 4,954 7. Todd Husak, 1996-99 4,801 8. Chad Hutchinson, 1996-97 4,235 9. Mike Boryla, 1970-73 4,082 10. Dick Norman, 1958-60 3,737
LOTS OF OFFENSE: Stanford is averaging 40.4 points per game and currently ranks fifth in the nation and first in the Pac-10 in scoring offense. In the last four games, the Cardinal is averaging 46.3 ppg, inculding back-to-back 50-point games for the first time in school history (54 points vs. WSU, 50 vs. Arizona). The Cardinal also first the Pac-10 and is seventh nationally in passing offense (325.6 ypg) and is first in the conference and fourth in the nation in total offense, averaging 487.4 yards per game. In the last four weeks, Stanford has scored 185 points and generated 2,043 yards in total offense (510.8 ypg). During the last four games, the Cardinal is averaging 339.3 yards through the air and 171.5 on the ground. The Cardinal gained 672 yards vs. UCLA, the fourth highest single game total in school history, and passed for 465 yards, the second highest in school history. A year ago, Stanford scored 184 points in all eight Pac-10 contests and averaged 23 points per league game. The Cardinal has already scored 146 in its first three conference games.
Offensive Rankings
Category Avg. NCAA Pac-10 Scoring Off. 40.4 5 1 Pass Offense 325.6 7 1 Total Offense 487.4 4 1
Stat Rankings
Stanford
Category Avg. NCAA/Pac-10 Rushing Offense 161.8 51 / 5 Passing Offense 325.6 7 / 1 Total Offense 487.4 4 / 1 Scoring Offense 40.4 5 / 1 Rushing Defense 124.4 41 / 2 Pass Eff. Defense 141.1 106 / 9 Total Defense 438.6 106 / 9 Scoring Defense 36.8 108 / 10 Turnover Margin 0.20 46(t) / 4
Individual Stat Rankings
Troy Walters, All-Purpose Running (210.4)
1st NCAA, 1st Pac-10
Troy Walters, Receptions/game (8.0)
7th NCAA, 1st Pac-10
DeRonnie Pitts, Receptions/gm (5.4)
34th (tie) NCAA, 3rd Pac-10
Troy Walters, Receiving Yds/gm (160.2)
2nd NCAA, 1st Pac-10
DeRonnie Pitts, Receiving Yds/gm (86.8)
32nd NCAA, 4th Pac-10
Todd Husak, Total Offense (239.0)
28th NCAA, 3rd Pac-10
Todd Husak, Pass Efficiency
(140.8 rating)
20th NCAA, 6th Pac-10
Mike Biselli, Scoring (8.4)
34th (tie) NCAA, 5th Pac-10
Mike Biselli, Field Goals (1.2)
35th (tie) NCAA, 3rd (tie) Pac-10
Tim Smith, Interceptions (.60)
16th (tie) NCAA, 4th Pac-10
Kerry Carter, Rushing (44.8)
10th Pac-10
Joe Borchard, Pass Efficiency (184.0 rating)
1st Pac-10
Joe Borchard, Total Offense (163.0)
9th Pac-10
Troy Walters, Kerry Carter, Scoring (7.2)
7th (tie) Pac-10
LONG DISTANCE: Stanford's offense is gaining a reputation as a big-play offense capable of striking from any part of the field and from a number of different ways. The Cardinal already has 19 plays which have gone for more than 30-yards. Seven of those plays have gone for touchdowns - by five different players. QB Todd Husak has been a part of nine of the 19 plays and has hit on long distance TDs with DeRonnie Pitts (37-yards vs. Texas) and Troy Walters (44-yards vs. WSU). Against Arizona, Stanford scored touchdows on long runs by fullback Casey Moore of 49 yards and RB Coy Wire from 44-yards out. Against UCLA, backup QB Joe Borchard was a part of four long plays, including TD passes from 30 and 98-yards out, a 56-yard run and another 50-yard pass play. Below is a list of Cardinal plays of over 30 yards through the first five games:
Date Opp Play 9/4 @Tex Todd Husak - DeRonnie Pitts 37-yard TD pass 9/4 @Tex Todd Husak - Troy Walters 36-yard pass 9/4 @Tex Todd Husak - Jamien McCullum 46-yard pass 9/11 WSU Todd Husak - Troy Walters 44-yard TD pass 9/11 WSU Todd Husak - DeRonnie Pitts 31-yard pass 9/18 @Ariz Todd Husak - Troy Walters 38-yard pass 9/18 @Ariz Todd Husak - Dave Davis 46-yard pass 9/18 @Ariz Casey Moore 49-yard rushing touchdown 9/18 @Ariz Coy Wire 44-yard rushing touchdown 9/25 UCLA Todd Husak - Troy Walters 42-yard pass 9/25 UCLA Todd Husak - Dave Davis 44-yard pass 9/25 UCLA Joe Borchard - Troy Walters 30-yard TD pass 9/25 UCLA Joe Borchard - Troy Walters 50-yard pass 9/25 UCLA Joe Borchard - Troy Walters 98-yard touchdown pass 9/25 UCLA P Sean Tolpinrud 32-yard run on fake punt 9/25 UCLA Joe Borchard 56-yard run 10/2 SJSU Joe Borchard - Troy Walters 35-yard pass 10/2 SJSU Joe Borchard - Troy Walters 33-yard pass 10/2 SJSU Brian Allen 39-yard rushing touchdown
SACK ATTACK: Stanford is second the Pac-10 in sacks with 23 for -181 yards. OLB Riall Johnson is tied for the conference and team lead in sacks while Willie Howard and Frank Primus are also among the sack leaders in the Pac-10. In fact, add the mix Marc Stockbauer and the Cardinal has four the conference's top sack leaders. Ten different players have been in on a sack for the Cardinal in 1999. Stanford had seven sacks vs. Washington State (Sept. 11) and San Jose State (Oct. 2) and six at Arizona (Sept. 25). Including the season finale at Cal to end the '98 season - when the Cardinal had nine sacks for -73 yards - Stanford has recorded an amazing 32 sacks for -254 yards in its last six games. Last season, Stanford registered 28 sacks for -193 yards during the entire 1998 season.
Sacking the QB
Opp No. Yds '98 Cal 9 73 Texas 1 6 WSU 7 40 Ariz 6 65 UCLA 2 16 SJSU 7 54 Totals 32 254
RIALL JOHNSON: Riall Johnson (Lynwood, Wash.) led the Cardinal in sacks a year ago with six and was tied for the team lead with 12 tackles for loss. Johnson, a senior with another year of eligibility remaining after the '99 season, has already surpassed last year's sack total with seven after the first five games. Johnson, moved from defensive end to outside linebacker, was a one-man wrecking crew against Washington State (Sept. 11) as he recorded seven total tackles, including five tackles-for-loss and 4.5 quarterback sacks. He also recovered a fumble and recorded a safety. He was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week for his effort against the Cougars. Against Arizona, Johnson had a key sack that went for a 23-yard loss. He is currently tied for the Pac-10 lead in sacks and is among the leaders in tackles-for-loss.
CENTER OF ATTENTION: Senior C Mike McLaughlin extended his streak of consecutive games started to 39 against San Jose State (Oct. 2) ... McLaughlin, who is considered one of the finest centers in college football, is attempting to do what no offensive lineman at Stanford has done in 10 years - start every game of his career. The 6-5, 305-pound native of San Jose, Calif., has started all 37 games for the Cardinal since 1996. A second-team All-Pac-10 pick last year, McLaughlin was tabbed as the nation's No. 3 center by The Sporting News and the No. 4 center by Lindy's. He was also named first-team All-Pac-10 by TSN and Lindy's and an honorable mention All-America selction by Street & Smith's. McLaughlin is also the only player on the team who is married and is a father. He married Emilie Pendergraft in 1997. The couple had their first child, Marie, on June 2, 1999.
SMITH'S SUPERLATIVES: SS Tim Smith, named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 18, is once again among the conference leaders in both tackles (38) and interceptions (three) - a repeat of his '98 campaign when he finished third in the Pac-10 in tackles per game (9.9) and first in interceptions (.55 per game) . Smith was named the conference Defensive Player of the Week after his game at Arizona when he recorded three interceptions, nine tackles, one quarterback sack and two tackles for loss. Two of his interceptions led to first half Cardinal touchdowns as Stanford built a 30-7 lead. Smith, who was fifth nationally in interceptions a year ago with six in 11 games, is currently fourth in the Pac-10 and tied for 16th nationally with three INTs in five games (.60 ipg). His three interceptions vs. the Wildcats was one shy of the school andn Pac-10 record and it marked the second time Smith had three INTs in a game (1998 vs. WSU). Smith is fourth on the Cardinal's career interception list with 13.
PITTS' PROPS: Senior wide receiver DeRonnie Pitts is nearing Stanford's all-time top-10 list in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions. The Saginaw, Mich., native has been one of the most productive receivers in the Pac-10 the past two seasons. He is currently ranked third in the Pac-10 and tied for 34th in the nation in receptions (5.4 rpg) and fourth in the conference and 32nd in the nation in receiving yards per game (86.8). In the last 15 games (including the '98 and '99 seasons), Pitts has caught 101 passes for 1,446 yards (14.3 ypc) and 11 touchdowns. During this time, he has gained over 100 receiving yards in a game five times. To reach Stanford' all-time top-10 list , Pitts needs 27 receptions, 184 yards and two touchdowns. A year ago, Pitts became only the fourth player in Stanford football history to record over 1,000 receiving yards in a season and his 74 receptions placed him third on the Cardinal's single season list. Pitts, who still has a year of eligibility remaining in 2000, has caught 114 passes in his career for1,641 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Pitts Game-by-Game
Opp. Rec Yds TD 1998 San Jose St. 7 70 1 Arizona 5 33 0 N. Carolina 7 75 1 Oregon 10 158 1 Notre Dame 8 112 0 Oregon St. 9 124 1 Arizona St. 7 169 2 UCLA 6 88 0 USC 5 60 0 Wash. St. 4 54 1 Cal 6 69 0 1998 Totals 74 1,012 7
1999
Texas 4 83 1
Wash. St. 4 63 1
Arizona 5 78 0
UCLA 9 119 2
San Jose St. 5 91 0
1999 Totals 27 434 4
BACKUP QB: Joe Borchard received his first collegiate starting assignment Oct. 2 vs. San Jose State. Borchard, who threw for 324 yards and five TDs the week before vs. UCLA (Sept. 25), turned in another 300-yard game against the Spartans as he completed 19-of-37 for 313 yards and two TDs. For the season, he has completed 37-of-63 for 690 yards, one INT and seven touchdowns. Borchard, who is also one of the top baseball players in the country, etched his name in the Cardinal record book in the UCLA game with his five TD passes. John Elway holds the school record with six passing touchdowns in a game (vs. Oregon State, 1980) and only Elway, Steve Stenstrom, Mike Boryla and Steve Dils have had five in a game. Borchard also placed his name in the Cardinal and Pacific-10 Conference record by connecting with Troy Walters on a 98-yard TD pass - the longest in school and conference history. Borchard also had a 56-yard run against UCLA, the longest run by a Cardinal this season. Borchard, named First-Team All-Pac-10 in baseball in 1999, led the Cardinal with a .372 batting average to go along with 11 home runs and 56 RBI for a Stanford team that won the Pac-10 title and finished third in the College World Series.
ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE TROY WALTERS: FL Troy Walters, is having an All-America season. He broke the conference record for career receiving yards against San Jose State (Oct. 2) and is on the verge of breaking the conference record for career receptions. His 210 receptions (not including bowl games) is four behind the school record (214, Darrin Nelson) and his 211 receptions, including bowl games, is 12 off the Pac-10 record (223, Darrin Nelson, includes bowl games). This week, Walters leads the nation and the conference in all-purpose running (210.4 ypg), is first in the conference and second in the country in receiving yards per game (160.2) and is first in the Pac-10 and seventh in the nation in receptions per game (8.0). ?In the last four games, Walters has caught 37 balls for 750 yards and six touchdowns. He broke the school's single game receiving yards record vs. UCLA (Sept. 25) when he chalked up 278 yards on nine receptions. One of those receptions - a 98-yarder from Joe Borchard - set a new Pac-10 and Stanford record for the longest pass play in history. Last season, he broke the school record for career receiving yards. Walters is a two-time All-Pac-10 selection and a two-time Academic All-Pac-10 pick. He is a candidate for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's top receiver. Walters was the pre-season pick as the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year by Lindy's, was a consensus First-Team All-Pac-10 selection and was a pre-season All-America pick by The Sporting News. A year ago, Walters missed two full games and saw limited action in three others due to an ankle injury suffered in week two. He still managed to catch 52 passes for 880 yards and five TDs. As a sophomore in 1997,Walters set school records by catching 86 balls for 1,206 yards. The 86 receptions was the second best single season in Pac-10 history. Walters, who has already earned a bachelor's degree in communications, is currently working on a post-graduate degree in sociology in organizational studies. His father, Trent, is currently the linebackers coach of the Minnesota Vikings and was on the same staff as Tyrone Willingham when Willingham was with the Vikings from 1992-94.
Walters in the Pac-10 Record Book
(includes bowl games)
Career Receptions School Years No. 1. Darrin Nelson Stanford 1977-81 223 2. Troy Walters Stanford 1996-99 211 3. Johnnie Morton USC 1990-93 201 4. Dameane Douglas Cal 1995-98 195 5. Brad Muster Stanford 1984-87 194
Career Receiving Yards
1. Troy Walters Stanford 1996-99 3,340 2. Johnnie Morton USC 1990-93 3,201 3. Keyshawn Johnson USC 1994-95 2,796
1999 Game-by-Game with Walters
Date Opp Rec Yds Avg. TD 9/4 @Tex 3 51 17.0 0 9/11 WSU 10 118 11.8 1 9/18 @Ariz 8 168 21.0 0 9/25 UCLA 9 278 30.8 3 10/2 SJSU 10 186 18.6 2 1999 Totals 40 801 20.0 6
1998 Totals 52 880 16.9 5
1997 Totals 86 1206 14.0 8
1996 Totals 32 444 13.9 3
Career 210 3331 15.9 22
Ranking Walters
Category Avg NCAA Pac-10 Rec. Yds/gm 160.2 2 1 Receptions/gm 8.0 7 1 All-Purp. yds/gm 210.4 1 1
Walters in the Record Books
Pacific-10 Conference
Career Receptions
2nd, 210
Career Receiving Yards
1st, 3,331
Season Receptions
3rd, 86 (1996)
Longest Pass Play
98 yards, Joe Borchard-Troy Walters, vs. UCLA, 1999
Stanford
Career Receiving Yards
1st, 3,331
Career Receptions
2nd, 210
Career Punt Return Yards
3rd, 822
Career TD Receptions
2nd, 22
Career All-Purpose Running
5th, 4,529
Career Punt Return Average
5th, 11.1
Season Receptions
1st, 86 (1996)
Season Receiving Yards
1st, 1,206 (1996)
Season All-Purpose Yards
6th, 1,664 (1997)
Season Punt Return Average
4th, 14.1 (1997)
Season Punt Return Yardage
4th, 424 (1997)
Single Game Receiving Yardage
1st, 278 (1999, UCLA)
Longest Pass Play
98 yards, Joe Borchard-Troy Walters, vs. UCLA, 1999
Notebook
FL Troy Walters is averaging 210.4 yards per game in all-purpose running and is on pace to break the school's single season record. Walters' average over an 11 game season would give him 2,314 yards, which would break the current record of 2,222 set in 1990 by Glyn Milburn. The Pac-10 single season record is 2,559 set in 1981 by Marcus Allen of USC. Walters currently leads the nation in all-purpose running.
Walters is also on pace to shatter the Pac-10 single season record for receiving yards. His 160.2 yards per game averages to 1,762 yards for an 11 game season. The current conference record is 1,373 set in 1993 by USC's Johnnie Morton. Walters holds the Stanford record for season receiving yards at 1,206,which he set in 1997.
QB Joe Borchard is Stanford's third leading rusher with 125 yards on 25 carries. He also has Stanford's longest rush of the season - a 56-yarder vs. UCLA. Borchard leads the Pac-10 Conference in passing efficiency with a rating of 184.0. He does not have the minimum number of passes per game to qualify for national rankings, however.
C Mike McLaughlin extended his starting streak to 39 in the San Jose State game. McLaughlin, a pre-season All-Conference pick and rated as one of the best centers in college football, has started every game for the Cardinal since 1996.
Stanford is currently third in the conference in fewest penalties (34-294) after having led the league the past three seasons (1996-98).
PK Mike Biselli is six-for-six in field goals this season after hitting on all three attempts in last week's game vs. San Jose State. Biselli is four-for-four from 20-29 yards to go along with a 41-yarder vs. SJSU and a 52-yarder vs. Washington State.
Stanford currently holds the longest Pac-10 Conference winning streak at five. The Cardinal finished the '98 campaign winning their final two conference games and have won their first three of the 1999 season.
DT Willie Howard had 12 tackles, five tackles-for-loss and two sacks against San Jose State. He is now among the Pac-10 leaders in both tackles for loss with nine and sacks with five. A year ago, he had 10 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks for the entire season.
CB Frank Primus set personal bests in tackles (nine), tackles for loss (four) and sacks (four) vs. San Jose State. Primus, fourth on the team in total tackles, is among the Pac-10 leaders in sacks and tackles for loss.
ILB Marc Stockbauer, who leads the team in tackles with 41,has four quarterback sacks and seven tackle-for-loss and he, too, is among the Pac-10 leaders in both categories.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS ...
Career Passing Leaders
1. Steve Stenstrom, 1991-94 10,531 2. John Elway, 1979-82 9,349 3. John Paye, 1983-86 7,669 4. Jim Plunkett, 1968-70 7,544 5. Guy Benjamin, 1974-77 5,946 6. Jason Palumbis, 1988-91 4,954 7. Todd Husak, 1996-99 4,801 8. Chad Hutchinson, 1996-97 4,235 9. Mike Boryla, 1970-73 4,082 10. Dick Norman, 1958-60 3,737
Career Touchdown Passes
1. John Elway, 1979-82 77 2. Steve Stenstrom, 1991-94 72 3. Jim Plunkett, 1968-70 52 4. Guy Benjamin, 1974-77 45 5. John Paye, 1983-86 38 6. Mike Boryla, 1970-73 31 7. Bobby Garrett, 1951-53 28 7. Todd Husak, 1996-98 28 9. Mike Cordova, 1973-76 25 10. Steve Dils, 1977-78 23
Career Interceptions
1. Phil Moffat, 1929-31 20 2. Toi Cook, 1984-86 16 3. Brad Humphreys, 1985-87 14 4. Tim Smith 1995-99 13 5. Leroy Pruitt, 1993-96 11 5. Dick Ragsdale, 1962-64 11 7. John Guillory, 1964-66 10 8. Vaughn Bryant, 1990-93 9 8. Charles Hutchings, 1980-83 9 8. Rich Waters, 1974-76 9 8. Randy Poltl, 1971-73 9 8. Steve Murray, 1970-72 9 8. Bobby Garrett, 1951-63 9
Career Punt Return Yardage
1. Glyn Milburn, 1990-92 1,026 2. Alan Grant, 1986-89 894 3. Troy Walters, 1996-99 822 4. Phil Moffatt, 1929-30 718 5. Eric Cross, 1970-72 633 6. Darrin Nelson, 1977-81 471
Career Punt Return Average
1. Randy Vataha, 1969-70 14.7 2. Glyn Milburn, 1990-92 13.7 3. Thomas Henley, 1983-86 12.3 4. Craig Zatolsky, 1972-73 12.2 5. Troy Walters, 1996-99 11.1 6. Craig Ritchey, 1963-65 10.2 7. Mark Marquess, 1966-68 10.1 7. Gordy Young, 1954-56 10.1 9. Darrin Nelson, 1977-81 9.8 10. Alan Grant, 1986-89 9.6 10. Eric Cross, 1970-72 9.6
Career Total Offense
1. Steve Stenstrom, 1991-94 9,825 2. John Elway, 1979-82 9,070 3. Jim Plunkett, 1968-70 7,887 4. John Paye, 1983-86 7,539 5. Guy Benjamin, 1974-77 5,765 6. Jason Palumbis, 1988-91 4,701 7. Todd Husak, 1996-99 4,693 8. Darrin Nelson, 1977-81 4,033 9. Mike Boryla, 1970-73 3,786 10. Chad Hutchinson, 1996-97 3,784
Career All-Purpose Running
1. Darrin Nelson, 1977-81 6,885 2. Glyn Milburn, 1990-92 5,857 3. Vincent White, 1979-82 4,662 4. Brad Muster, 1984-87 4,624 5. Troy Walters, 1996-99 4,529 6. Anthony Bookman, 1994-97 3,874 7. Mike Mitchell, 1993-97 3,731 8. Damon Dunn, 1994-97 3,210 9. Jeff James, 1984-87 2,659 10. Ron Inge, 1973-76 2,635
Career Receptions
1. Darrin Nelson, 1977-81 214 2. Troy Walters, 1996-99 210 3. Brad Muster, 1984-87 194 4. Vincent White, 1979-82 162 5. Justin Armour, 1991-94 154 5. Jeff James, 1984-87 154 7. Ed McCaffrey, 1986-90 146 8. Glyn Milburn, 1990-92 141 8. Chris Walsh, 1988-91 141 8. Ken Margerum, 1977-80 141
Career Receiving Yardage
1. Troy Walters, 1996-99 3,331 2. Justin Armour, 1991-94 2,482 3. Ken Margerum, 1977-80 2,430 4. Darrin Nelson, 1977-81 2,368 5. Ed McCaffrey, 1986-90 2,333 6. Brian Manning, 1993-96 2,280 7. Emile Harry, 1981-84 2,270 8. Jeff James, 1984-87 2,265 9. Tony Hill, 1973-76 2,225 10. Mike Tolliver, 1979-83 1,825
Career Touchdown Receptions
1. Ken Margerum, 1977-80 30 2. Troy Walters, 1996-99 22 3. Justin Armour, 1991-94 20 4. Vincent White, 1979-82 18 4. Tony Hill, 1973-76 18 6. Jeff James, 1984-87 16 6. James Lofton, 1975-77 16 6. Darrin Nelson, 1977-81 16 9. Emile Harry, 1981-84 15
Stanford records do not include bowl games