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Cougars Down Stanford 35-26 - Match Report
The Cardinal had no answer for Christopher Brooks on Saturday as the Cougars rolled to a 35-26 win at Stanford Stadium.
BYU was a favorite by -6.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 57.5.
Christopher Brooks rushed for 164 yards, while Hinckley Ropati added 85 yards in the win. Isaac Rex and Puka Nacua added 44 and 33 receiving yards respectively.
Mitch Leigber rushed for 40 yards for Stanford, while Elijah Higgins added 15 yards. Tanner McKee threw for 313 yards for the Cardinal, while receivers Brycen Tremayne and Elijah Higgins had 130 and 77 yards respectively.
Stanford was outgained by BYU 451-371 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 27-20 by the Cougars.
The time of possession battle favored BYU as their offense was on the field for 32:27, longer than the 27:33 of their opponents.