— In a final gesture to injured senior wide receiver Chris Owusu, coach David Shaw put him in the game for the final kneel-down.
Words cant describe the feeling, Owusu said moments later as the players converged on the field. Im so proud to be part of this team.
As to whether he thought he would be cleared to play in a bowl game because of his recent concussions, he said, Well see.
A break from the weatherman: After rains during the previous home games against Oregon and Cal, leading to an extremely slippery field, the weather was clear for the finale.
Pro combat: Whether they brought good luck or not, the Cardinal wore new Nike Pro Combat uniforms, whose black numbers (instead of the usual white) made the players harder to identify.
Lucks records: Andrew Luck set the school record for total offense (10,218 yards), breaking Steve Stenstroms total of 9,825 yards. Luck is the third quarterback to post three straight wins over Notre Dame, joining Mike Phipps (Purdue, 1967-69) and Matt Leinart (USC, 2003-05).
Briefly: Chase Thomas recorded two sacks and now has 20 in his career. … Corey Gatewood has his second career interception and first since 2009. … It was the first time this year Stanford has shut out an opponent in the first half. … With 20 carries for 120 yards, Stepfan Taylor had the 12th 100-yard game of his career. … Stanford is 8-2 in its past 10 games against ranked teams. … Stanford had a season-high 11 penalties for 113 yards. … The series with Notre Dame, which dates to the 1925 Rose Bowl, will continue through at least the 2019 season. The Irish entered the game with a 17-8 lead in the series. The schools have met each of the past 14 seasons. Stanford had won the previous two games in the series, the first time in the series that had happened. … The Irish were without 230-pound running back Jonas Gray, who led the team in touchdowns with 12. Gray tore his ACL last week. … Tight end Zach Ertz (knee) returned to action for the Cardinal after missing three games.
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