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Recap - Cardinal Defeat Rice 41-17

Christian McCaffrey ran for 204 yards as Stanford handled Rice by a score of 41-17 on Saturday at Stanford Stadium.

Bettors who backed the Cardinal were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -34.0. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 51.0.

Christian McCaffrey rushed for 204 yards, while Bryce Love added 111 yards in the win. Francis Owusu and Dalton Schultz added 43 and 41 receiving yards respectively.

Samuel Stewart rushed for 77 yards for Rice, while Jawon Davis added 49 yards. J.T. Granato threw for 56 yards for the Owls, while receivers Connor Cella and Darik Dillard had 56 and 28 yards respectively.

Rice lost the offensive yardage battle to Stanford 534-291 yards in Saturday's game. Rice had more first downs as that total ended up 21-19.

Rice lost the time of possession battle 32:20-27:40, leaving their defense on the field more than they wanted.