Stanford-Oregon: What to know before kickoff in Eugene
STANFORD AT NO. 13 OREGON
Records: Stanford 1-2, 0-2 in the Pac-12; Oregon 3-1, 1-0.
Kickoff: 8 p.m., Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Radio: KNBR 1050 AM
Television: FS1
Series history: Stanford leads 50-34-1. David Shaw is 6-5 against Oregon, including three wins when the Ducks have been ranked in the AP’s top 3.
Stanford storylines: Stanford is facing its third straight top-20 opponent after losing to No. 6 USC (41-28) and No. 15 Washington (40-22) … The Cardinal has lost nine straight against FBS competition dating back to last year’s overtime upset of No. 3 Oregon … In order to pull another huge upset over the Ducks, it needs to hold on to the ball (it has an FBS-worst 11 turnovers in three games) and get some pressure against an Oregon offensive line that has not allowed a sack all season.
Oregon storylines: After getting blown out by No. 1 Georgia to open the season, Oregon has rebounded with wins over BYU and Washington State … It scored 29 points in the fourth quarter against the Cougars, with senior QB and Auburn transfer Bo Nix throwing for a career-high 428 passing yards.
Matchup to watch: Stanford offensive line vs. Oregon defensive line … The Cardinal allowed eight sacks, leading to two lost fumbles, last week against Washington …. Tackle Myles Hinton didn’t travel to Seattle and left tackle Walter Rouse was injured in the first half – both players were questionable to return this week … The Ducks had four sacks and 11 tackles for loss last week against Washington State.
Stats that matter: Oregon has 21 straight home wins, the third-longest active streak in FBS (Clemson has 36 and Cincinnati has 29). The last road team to win a game at Oregon was Stanford, who won 38-31 in overtime in September 2018. … Stanford senior Michael Wilson had a career-high 176 receiving yards last week and has multiple receiving TDs in two of the three games this season. … Nix has 10 TD passes, one less than he had in 10 games at Auburn last season. … Oregon is the only FBS team that hasn’t allowed a sack. … The last time Stanford faced three straight top-20 opponents in the regular season was November 2012 (No. 13 Oregon State, No. 1 Oregon, No. 15 UCLA).