SB Nation’s Rule of Tree examines 40 years of the Oregon-Stanford rivalry:
Oregon Vs. Stanford: Aggression Through Time
November 21, 2009, No. 14 Stanford vs. Cal: The Cardinal had an outside shot at a Rose Bowl berth after back-to-back wins against Oregon and USC, but the Bears rendered what the the Pac-10’s other title contenders did meaningless with a 34-28 win.
September 25, 2004, Stanford vs. No. 1 USC: This was easily the biggest game of the Buddy Teevens Era. The Cardinal started 2-0 in Teevens’ third and final season at the helm before welcoming top-ranked USC to the Farm. Stanford was coming off a bye week and gave the Trojans all they could handle, but blew an 11-point lead and lost, 31-28.
November 3, 2001, No. 10 Stanford at No. 11 Washington: Consecutive wins over No. 5 Oregon and No. 4 UCLA vaulted the Cardinal to a No. 10 ranking in the AP poll and, more importantly, the No. 6 spot in the BCS rankings. The feel-good story came to a screeching halt in Seattle, where Stanford fell 42-28.
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