Stanford = Passing = Andrew Luck, right? With over 3000 yards passing (most from Luck), averaging over 275 yards a game with 32 touchdowns coming through the air, of course that’s the case. But don’t kid yourself; this is a very balanced offense with a very good rushing game. The Cardinal has amassed nearly 2300 yards on the ground (averaging 209 yards per game) with 29 touchdowns. This team is an offensive juggernaut to be sure; they have a 98% success rate in the red zone with 77% of that coming via touchdowns.
Stepfan Taylor is their leading rusher with 1035 yards through 11 games with an average of 5.5 yards a carry with eight touchdowns. Stanford has a handful of other backs that share the rest of the workload; Tyler Gaffney (415 yards, 6.5 yards a rush with 8 TDs), Anthony Wilkerson (278 yards, 5.3 yards a rush with 3 TDs), and Jeremy Stewart (173 yards, 3.9 yards a rush with 8 TDs). Andrew Luck is the perfect example of this offense’s personality with two rushing touchdowns of his own with 39 rushes on the year, racking up 199 yards.
Luck has a very diverse receiving corps and is not picky about who he throws to. Stanford has 18 different players with a reception this season, including one by Andrew Luck himself. Seven receivers have 22 catches or more and 10 different players have caught a pass for a touchdown.
Although Stanford’s offense gets all the press, their defense has had a good season as well. Their defense has racked up 33 sacks, 80 tackles for a loss, four interceptions and 14 fumbless recoveries.
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