PAC-12 Football Weekend Recap (Week 4)

The Conference of Champions continues to flex their muscles in non-conference play as they went unbeaten and mostly winning in convincing fashion. Stanford remains unbeaten after shutting down Arizona State even with the Sun Devils making a last ditch effort on the Farm. Here’s a recap of what went on this weekend, in addition to how the standings currently look.

Sep 21, 2013; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins player stand for a moment of silence in honor of Nick Pasquale before the game against the New Mexico State Aggies at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

Saturday, September 21 –

Idaho State Bengals (2-1) 0 @ 17 Washington Huskies (3-0) 56: Washington put up 680 yards on FCS foe Idaho State on Saturday. Keith Price was 16-for-21 for 213 yards throwing two touchdowns in the game action he saw. The Huskies were 6-of-10 on third down in the game another stat that sticks out was running the ball 53 times for an average of seven yards a carry. Next Game for Washington – September 28 v. Arizona (3-0), 4 pm/FOX

Utah State Aggies (2-2, 0-1 MWC) 14 @ Southern California Trojans (3-1, 0-1 PAC-12) 17: Both teams struggled mightily on offense with neither team cracking 300 yards. The Trojans defense did a fairly good job of containing Aggies QB Chucky Keeton. Tre Madden of USC just missed a 100 yard game rushing 24 times for 93 yards. Next Game for Southern California – September 28 @Arizona State (2-1, 0-1 PAC-12), 7:30 pm/ESPN2

23 Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1, 0-1 PAC-12) 28 @ 5 Stanford Cardinal (3-0, 1-0 PAC-12) 42: Stanford got out to a 29-0 head start on Arizona State Saturday night in Palo Alto. Trailing 39-7 after three ASU did outscore the Cardinal 21-7 in the fourth to make the score look respectable. Stanford outrushed the Sun Devils 240-50 which is a tribute to the job the Cardinal did on defense for most of the game making their opponent one dimensional. Next Game for Stanford – September 28 v. Washington State (3-1, 1-0 PAC-12) at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, 7 pm/ESPN. Next Game for Arizona State – September 28 v. Southern California (3-1, 0-1 PAC-12), 7:30 pm/ESPN2

Oregon State Beavers (3-1, 1-0 PAC-12) 34 @ San Diego State Aztecs (0-3) 30: In the first half this was a back and forth contest between the Beavers and Aztecs. San Diego State took a 10 point lead to the half and led 27-14 heading into the fourth. Oregon State outscored their opponent 20-3 in the final quarter and won for the third time in four outings this season. Sean Mannion was 38-of-55 for 367 yards and three touchdown passes. Brandon Cooks had a team high 14 catches which was good for 141 yards. Next Game for Oregon State – September 28 v. Colorado (2-0), Noon/PAC-12 Network

Utah Utes (3-1, 0-1 PAC-12) 20 @ BYU Cougars (1-2) 13: In the 2013 edition of the Holy War which will take a couple year hiatus both teams put up a lot of offense with not many points to show for it. Utah got out to a 13-0 before holding on to a seven point win in Provo. Travis Wilson led the Utes with 273 yards passing and two passing TD’s. Utah’s D got a big fourth quarter interception of BYU QB Taysom Hill and then held the Cougars on downs to preserve their fourth win in a row in the rivalry. Next Game for Utah – October 3 v. UCLA (3-0), 7 pm/FOX Sports 1

New Mexico State Aggies (0-4) 13 @ 13 UCLA Bruins (3-0) 59: After an emotional road win at Nebraska the Bruins returned home and honored Nick Pasquale by starting off the game with 10 players in the huddle before the 11^th man came onto the field. UCLA’s offense flowed freely up and down the field as New Mexico State didn’t have an answer. The Bruins were 12-of-14 on third down in putting up 692 yards of offense led by Brett Hundley (280 yards passing three TDs/33 yards rushing) and Jordon James running for 164 yards with two touchdowns. Next Game for UCLA – October 3 @Utah (3-1, 0-1 PAC-12), 7 pm/FOX Sports 1

Idaho Vandals (0-4) 0 @ Washington State Cougars (3-1, 1-0 PAC-12) 42: In this border battle Washington State kept Idaho winless on the 2013 season as the Cougs won their third in a row. Wazzu defense held the Vandals to 253 yards of offense in the game. Connor Halliday threw for 346 yards with four TD’s but did throw a couple picks in the game. Gabe Marks caught 11 passes for 136 yards scoring twice. Next Game for Washington State – September 28 v. Stanford (3-0, 1-0 PAC) at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, 7 pm/ESPN

PAC-12 Standings after Week 4:

North – Stanford (1-0, 3-0), Oregon State (1-0, 3-1), Washington State (1-0, 3-1), Oregon (3-0), Washington (3-0), California (1-2)

South – Arizona (3-0), UCLA (3-0), Colorado (2-0), USC (0-1, 3-1), Utah (0-1, 3-1), Arizona State (0-1, 2-1)

Oregon Ducks This Week: