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Stanford Football: 3 takeaways from clutch win over Northwestern

By Dante Pryor

EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 22: Head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal looks up at the scoreboard in the third quarter of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon. Stanford won the game in overtime 38-31. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 22: Head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal looks up at the scoreboard in the third quarter of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon. Stanford won the game in overtime 38-31. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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Stanford football won an extremely physical game on “The Farm” against Northwestern. What’d we learn from the Cardinal win?

Northwestern traveled to Stanford to take on the Cardinal in a battle of the smart guys, but the home team prevailed.

What did we learn?

3. Game potpourri of eventful plays, miscues and penalties

If you only saw the box score, or the stat lines you might think this game a snooze-fest. However, the late afternoon tilt between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Stanford Cardinal was hard-hitting and eventful — the two teams just couldn’t put the ball in the end-zone.

There were no short of eventful plays in today’s game. Many of those plays resulted in injuries. After Wildcats starting quarterback Hunter Johnson was ineffective in the first quarter, TJ Green got the call to take Johnson’s place. He was knocked out the game when he took a knee to the head on a quarterback run.

Stanford star quarterback KJ Costello took a shot that knocked his helmet off and sent him to the bench. Northwestern running back Isaiah Bowser was knocked out of the game with what appeared to be a knee injury. Berkeley Holman went to the bench with an injury and didn’t return to the game. Stanford’s star offensive tackle Walker Little left the game in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.

Hunter Johnson threw two costly interceptions, and the Northwestern defense missed over 10 tackles in today’s game. With one final chance to tie or win the game Johnson lost a fumble that was recovered in the end-zone by Gabe Reid. Both the Cardinal and the Wildcats missed field goals. The Wildcats could have tied the game with their field goal.

Hopefully the injuries don’t have long-ranging effects for either team.

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