Oct. 13, 2001
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The Cardinal enter today's game ranked No. 22 in the coaches poll and No. 23 by AP.Today's Stanford loss snaps a five-game winning streak.Stanford leads the all-time series with Washington State 30-21-1 ... Stanford is 5-2 vs. WSU under Tyrone Willingham.Cardinal Brian Allen cracked Stanford's All-Time Top 10 Rushers today, gaining 133 yards on the ground vs. Washington State - he now has 1,607 career rushing yards and ranks 10th all-time on the Farm.The last time an opponent blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown before today's game was last season by Washington State (punt blocked by Curtis Nettles, recovered in end zone by Josh Moen on 9/2/00).Under Tyrone Willingham (1995-01), Stanford is 17-3 when it has a running back gain over 100 yards and 27-5 when it outrushes the opponent ... The Cardinal is also 13-2 when it rushes for over 200 yards and 20-7 when it rushes for over 150 yards.The last time an opponent ran back an interception for a touchdown before today's game was last season by UCLA (Jason Zdenek on 11/4/00).Stanford tight end Darin Naatjes had two touchdown receptions in today's game. The last time a Cardinal tight end had two touchdown receptions in a game was Jim Price vs. Oregon State (11/14/87).Stanford spread the ball around offensively, hitting nine different receivers vs. Washington State today.Through Stanford's first four games, they have put up 149 points on the scoreboard - that's an average of 37.2 points per game.