Ford Kept Stanford’s Revival Moving Between the Touchdown Passes
Davis Warren threw four touchdown passes, but Micah Ford’s 150 rushing yards supplied the balance Stanford needed to outlast NC State 31-28.
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Davis Warren threw four touchdown passes, but Micah Ford’s 150 rushing yards supplied the balance Stanford needed to outlast NC State 31-28.
The Cardinal’s top-10 soccer matchup begins at 3 p.m. Pacific on ACC Network.
The Cardinal faces two ACC road tests this weekend, with Friday’s match streaming and Sunday’s airing on ESPN.
Kickoff at Stanford Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PDT on Oct. 23, with ESPN coverage.
The Cardinal closed the Stanford Intercollegiate at 28 under par, turning a strong first two days into a decisive tournament win.
The Cardinal reached 24 under par through 36 holes at Stanford Golf Course; Sunday’s final round is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. Pacific.
Micah Ford’s 81-yard touchdown supplied the spectacle, but his three earlier scores built Stanford’s 34-7 win over Elon. The Phoenix’s 220 rushing yards made the Cardinal’s defensive performance more complicated than the score suggests.
Ahn won all five matches in straight sets at Stanford’s ITA Northwest Regional. Both finalists qualified, and Tuesday’s regional final will not be played.
Stanford had an opening to take the first set from No. 3 Louisville on Sunday. Losing that opening proved costly in a 3–0 road defeat.
Stanford tightened its defense after halftime Sunday, but an early four-goal deficit proved too large in a 4–1 field hockey loss to No. 8 Wake Forest.
Friday’s 3–2 field-hockey upset matched Stanford’s highest-ranked victory. Another ranked opponent visits Sunday.
A goal in each half and a 30-5 shot advantage gave the Cardinal an ACC road win Thursday; California visits Cagan Stadium Oct. 16.
The ITA Northwest Regional returns to Stanford Oct. 8–13, with two singles berths and one doubles berth in the NCAA championships available.
The Cardinal finished at 856, four over par, to beat Virginia and Duke at the two-day tournament in Illinois.
The Cardinal finished 41 points clear in New Hampshire, part of an Oct. 3-4 weekend that also brought a conference match-racing title.
The Cardinal beat USC 16–12 after defeating UCLA, opening its MPSF schedule with two road victories.
Wake Forest did not need a turnover edge to overwhelm Stanford, whose offense stalled, defense failed on third down and game was effectively finished before the lone interception.
Saturday’s win over Virginia brought the Cardinal back to .500 in conference play after a difficult opening road trip.
The Cardinal swept Virginia Tech on Friday and returns to Maples Pavilion against Virginia on Saturday night.
The Cardinal is one of six announced teams in the eight-program AVCA Match Point field for April 10–11, 2027, with tickets and television details still to come.
A multi-year agreement will give Cal’s football stadium a Databricks name and expand the company’s branding across the athletics department.