The Cardinal are rumbling into Alaska Airlines field hot off a close win in the Rose Bowl. But waiting for them are the Washington Huskies, who have started out strong behind quarterback Jake Browning and a dependable defense.
But to really get the full weight of this game we first have to go back in time to 2011 when Stanford gave Washington a 65-21 shellacking, the worst beatdown Stanford has given the Huskies in the two schools’ histories. After that game, Steve Sarkisian decided to make a change in game plan and stack the box forcing Stanford to win over the top.