Micah Ford rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns to lead host Stanford to a 34-7 win over Elon on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Ford also caught five passes for 52 yards for Stanford (3-4), which was coming off two one-sided losses.<\/p>\n
Stanford quarterback Davis Warren completed 27 of 39 passes for 279 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n
Kamerin McDowell-Moore produced his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game for Elon (4-4), an FCS team from North Carolina that plays in the Coastal Athletic Association. McDowell-Moore went for 164 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.<\/p>\n
Both teams missed field goals in a scoreless first quarter. The Cardinal scored on the first play of the second quarter, however, taking a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Ford.<\/p>\n
Stanford strung together a nine-play, 80-yard drive later in the second quarter and stretched the lead to 14-0 on a 7-yard touchdown run by Ford with 4:36 left.<\/p>\n
Elon kicker Luke Barnes lined up for another field goal with 46 seconds remaining but missed from 46 yards out and the two-touchdown deficit remained at the half.<\/p>\n
The Cardinal punted on their first two drives of the second half, but their defense continued to keep the Phoenix off the scoreboard, forcing punts on their first two second-half possessions, as well. Stanford scored on its third possession of the half when Warren found Sedrick Irvin for a 27-yard touchdown pass, extending the lead to 21-0 with 5:57 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
After forcing a third straight three-and-out to start the second half, a 33-yard punt return from Liam Thorpe preceded a nine-play, 45-yard drive that Ford capped with a 5-yard touchdown run, extending the lead to 28-0 with 58 seconds left in the third.<\/p>\n
The Cardinal scored on their third straight possession when Ford sprung loose on a draw for an 81-yard touchdown to make it 34-0 with 14:30 left in the game.<\/p>\n
Elon reached the end zone when McDowell-Moore’s 53-yard run put the Phoenix in the red zone and he followed with an 18-yard touchdown run to cut it to 34-7 with 10:35 left.<\/p>\n
Stanford returns to Atlantic Coast Conference play next week when it hosts North Carolina State on Friday.<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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