PAC-12 Football Power Rankings week ending 10/3
10. Stanford Cardinal (1–3, 0-3 Pac-12)
Last Game: Oregon 44 – Stanford 27
Another week, another big loss to a Top 15 Pac-12 team. This game wasn’t as close as the 17-point differential suggests. The Cardinal couldn’t stop Oregon’s run game.
Tanner McKee didn’t help his NFL aspirations with a 19 for 33 performance for 165 yards. Aside from a 42-yard hookup with Casey Filkins (which was more of a screen pass), McKee averaged 3.9 yards per attempt.
This Week: vs. OSU, 8 PM – ESPN
At least Stanford doesn’t play a ranked team this week. Even so, they face a group of Angry Beavers in Palo Alto. It will be extremely hard for the Cardinal to get their first conference win this week.
Casey Filkins would not be denied! 😤@StanfordFball takes one back 💪 pic.twitter.com/c6CuKKUq1X
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 2, 2022
9. California Golden Bears (3–2, 1-1)
Last Game: WSU 28 – California 9
The first half of the game was very lackluster as the defenses stood tall. After both teams went scoreless in the first quarter, Wazzu took a 7-3 lead into the locker room at halftime.
While California’s offense was better in the second half, they struggled to get any traction. Quarterback Jack Plummer took more than his share of hits throughout the game and was knocked out late in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.
The Bears had 311 yards of total offense. 30% of it came on one 90-yard drive. And over half of that was the result of a 49-yard pass from Plummer to Jeremiah Hunter.
This Week: Bye
Justin Wilcox made a ton of changes to his starting group against Washington State, and it showed. He’ll have an extra week to get the Bears ready. Those preparations should start with protecting the passer.
Jeremiah Hunter using that 400m speed to get open! https://t.co/eXH1ZXHmOS
— Central Track (@CenGrizzlytrack) October 2, 2022