Love became the second running back in Stanford history with back-to-back 200+ yard performances.
Last weekend in Stanford's 58-34 win over UCLA, Cardinal running back Bryce Love elected to remain on the sideline in the fourth quarter despite needing just 25 more rushing yards to break Christian McCaffrey's school record. He did so because his predecessor "would have done the same thing."
Fast forward one week later, whether or not good karma was a factor, Love broke Stanford's record with 301 yards on the ground in the Cardinal's 34-24 victory over Arizona State Saturday afternoon.
Love ran for three touchdowns on the day and through five games this season he's totaled 1,088 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 11.1 yards per carry. With the win, Stanford improved to 3-2 (2-1 Pac-12) and Love has entered the Heisman conversation.Love also joins McCaffrey as the only other Stanford running back to have consecutive 200-yard rushing performances. He finished with 263 yards against the Bruins last week,
With 294 rushing yards, @Blovee_20 passes @run__cmc for Stanford's all-time single-game rushing record. #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/MgWBha8Wgu
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) September 30, 2017
If the sheer numbers weren't impressive enough, Love's three touchdowns came from 61, 43 and 59 yards out and he averaged 12.0 yards on 25 total carries.
Check out some highlights from the Cardinal's win here:
Watch: Bryce Love's sixth TD of the season goes for 61 yards.: @Pac12Network #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/JaJGwuFuVo
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) September 30, 2017
This 59-yard score puts @Blovee_20 at 227 yards on the day...on 14 carries. WOW. Watch: @Pac12Network #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/TlGq7wMX6X
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) September 30, 2017
Here's what Stanford Coach David Shaw and Love had to say about the win:
Stanford vs. Arizona St. Press Conference https://t.co/CeP7jYhiDS
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) September 30, 2017
