Pac-10 roundup: Cardinal pummel Bruins
Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes, and safety Michael Thomas scored on a 21-yard fumble return to lead the No. 25 Stanford Cardinal to a 35-0 win over the bumbling UCLA Bruins on Saturday night in Pasadena, Calif., in the first game of the Pac-10 schedule.
The Cardinal (2-0, 1-0) ended a six-game losing streak to UCLA at the Rose Bowl, winning at Pasadena for the first time since 1996. Stanford was shut out twice during that losing streak. The Cardinal also lost to Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2000.
UCLA running back Derrick Coleman was wheeled off the field on a stretcher and taken to a hospital as a precaution after being knocked out at the end of a 9-yard run early in the third quarter. Coleman regained consciousness and had movement in all his extremities.
Stanford 35, UCLA 0
| Stanford | 10 | 3 | 15 | 7— | 35 |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0— | 0 |
Stan—R.Whalen 16 pass from Luck (N.Whitaker kick), 9:31.
Stan—FG N.Whitaker 23, 1:33.
Stan—FG N.Whitaker 21, 6:49.
Stan—Marecic 1 run (Baldwin pass from Luck), :43.
Stan—M.Thomas 21 fumble return (N.Whitaker kick), :34.
Stan—Fleener 3 pass from Luck (N.Whitaker kick), 8:38.
| Stan | UCLA | |
| First downs | 21 | 15 |
| Rushes-yards | 49-211 | 33-152 |
| Passing | 151 | 81 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 11-24-0 | 11-21-2 |
| Return Yards | 3 | 14 |
| Punts-Avg. | 3-52.3 | 4-43.3 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 5-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-60 | 5-40 |
| Time of Possession | 36:51 | 23:09 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Stanford, Taylor 20-81, Luck 7-63, Gaffney 8-28, Loukas 3-15, Wilkerson 3-12, Amanam 3-9, Marecic 3-5, Team 2-(minus 2). UCLA, Franklin 11-73, M.Jones 7-52, Coleman 6-23, Carroll 1-3, Prince 5-1, Brehaut 3-0.
PASSING—Stanford, Luck 11-24-0-151. UCLA, Prince 6-12-1-39, Brehaut 5-9-1-42.
RECEIVING—Stanford, R.Whalen 4-40, Baldwin 3-50, Fleener 2-25, G.Whalen 1-19, Taylor 1-17. UCLA, Rosario 5-44, Barr 2-12, Embree 1-17, J.Smith 1-8, Presley 1-2, Coleman 1-(minus 2).
(7) Oregon 48, Tennessee 13: LaMichael James ran for 134 yards, including a 72-yard TD, in his first game back after a one-game suspension and the Ducks (2-0) scored 45 straight points to beat the Volunteers (1-1) in Knoxville, Tenn.
James had only 27 yards at halftime after being targeted by the Volunteers’ defense for the entire first half. He started picking up momentum after the break, rushing for 25 yards on five carries in the Oregon’s first second-half drive. He broke several tackles on the 72-yard TD run on the first play of the subsequent drive for the Ducks.
James returned to the field after serving his suspension for an offseason harassment charge.
Tennessee went up 13-3 in the first half, which was delayed an hour by bad weather.
(16) Southern Cal 17, Virginia 14: Matt Barkley tossed a pair of second-quarter TD passes and Joe Houston kicked a 34-yard field goal with 5:52 left in the game as the Trojans (2-0) held off the Cavaliers (1-1) in Los Angeles.
California 52, Colorado 7: Kevin Riley threw four touchdown passes and the Golden Bears (2-0) gave the Buffaloes (1-1) a rude welcome to what will be their new conference with a victory in Berkeley, Calif.
Shane Vereen caught one touchdown pass and ran for another score as the Golden Bears broke out to a 31-0 halftime lead in Colorado’s first game against a Pac-10 team since announcing plans in June to join the conference.
Arizona 52, The Citadel 6: Nic Grigsby rushed for three touchdowns, including a career-long 62-yard scoring run, and the Wildcats (2-0) routed the Bulldogs (1-1) in Tucson, Ariz.
The Citadel, a member of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly NCAA Division I-AA), played a Pac-10 team for the first time.
Arizona State 41, Northern Arizona 20: Steven Threet passed for 391 yards and three TDs to lead the Sun Devils (2-0) over the FCS Lumberjacks (1-1) in Tempe, Ariz.