1st Quarter: Stanford elected to start with the ball. They started the game with a false start but were able to gain back some yards with a quick pass to the outside. Cameron Scarlett earned the first down and Thomas Graham Jr., back from injury, took him down shortly after. Scarlett broke for a 23-yard run, then a big run from Austin Jones put the Cardinal at the Duck 27.
Osiris St. Brown caught a 13-yard pass on 3rd and 13 after a Bryson Young tackle lost the Cardinal some yards. KJ Costello threw an incompletion and knocked his thumb against a friendly o-line helmet.