 The game was touted as a matchup between two of the top offenses in college football and was nationally televised.Stanford led 21–3 after the first quarter and 31–24 at halftime, but the Cardinal allowed 28 unanswered points in the second half and lost to Oregon, 52–31.Oregon later went on to play in the BCS National Championship game, and the defeat was Stanford's only one of the season.