Nov 7, 2009 5:05 pm US/Pacific
Gerhart Leads Stanford Past No. 7 Oregon 51-42
STANFORD (CBS 5 / AP) ―
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Toby Gerhart.
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Toby Gerhart bowled over the Oregon defense to make the Cardinal bowl eligible for the first time in eight years.
Gerhart ran for a school-record 223 yards and three scores, Andrew Luck threw for two touchdowns and Stanford held on to beat No. 7 Oregon 51-42 Saturday for its all-important sixth win of the season.
The loss by Oregon (7-2, 5-1 Pac-10) just a week after beating Southern California 47-20 opened up the conference race and cost the Ducks any shot at a berth in the Bowl Championship Series title game.
Oregon rallied with two late touchdowns to cut a 20-point lead down to six, but Stanford (6-3, 5-2) recovered an onside kick with 2:38 to go and tacked on Nate Whitaker's third field goal with 11 seconds left. The students rushed the field as the game ended.
The Cardinal snapped a seven-game losing streak against Oregon.
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