Northwestern was the better team on Saturday, but there were some bright spots for Stanford.
Where to begin......
With so many mental mistakes, poor plays from experienced players, and questionable decisions by the coaching staff, it's hard to pinpoint one facet of the Cardinal's 16-6 loss at Northwestern that was the most disappointing. An early start time could only be a used as a partial excuse for the Cardinal's sluggish start, as the team was dominated in nearly every phase of the game by the underdog Wildcats.
After Stanford's opening drive, the team struggled to move the ball on offense, while the defense could not stop Justin Jackson and the Northwestern ground game from eating up sizeable chunks of yardage.