STANFORD – Stanford finished off a second straight 3-9 season with a 35-26 loss to BYU Saturday night at Stanford Stadium.
The Cougars (7-5) scored touchdowns on all four of its first-half possessions to take a 28-12 lead at the break, and extended the lead to 35-12 with 12:48 remaining. Stanford scored two touchdowns in the final 10 minutes to close the scoring.
Redshirt sophomore Tanner McKee finished 31-of-40 passing for 313 yards and a touchdown – his third in the final seven games – in what may be his final game at Stanford.
Cal transfer Christopher Brooks ran 23 times for 164 yards for the Cougars, who outrushed the Cardinal 358-53.
Stanford’s season ended on a chilly night in a home stadium filled with visiting fans, a last-place finish in the Pac-12 already assured. The result meant that the seniors who were being honored on Senior Day have gone 13-27 against FBS competition over the last four seasons.
The Cardinal went 1-8 in the Pac-12 this year, its worst mark since Walt Harris’s final season in 2006.
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