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Stanford Scores Late, Survives First Road Test: Analysis and Report Card

The Stanford football program and fan base can all sing the 1979 hit from Gloria Gaynor in unison: “I Will Survive.”

The Cardinal survived their first big test from the UCLA Bruins, with a 22-13 dramatic, come from behind victory to stun the Rose Bowl crowd on Saturday evening.

This will be the first in a brutal stretch in the 2016 season for the Stanford Football program, and Cardinal Head Coach David Shaw knows that there are several issues on both sides of the ball that need to be addressed going forward.

To many observers, you could compare the Cardinal game plan to the Republican National Convention – ultra conservative.