Sept. 27, 1997

Stanford Outlasts Oregon in shootout, 58-49

Chad Hutchinson threw four touchdown passes, two to Troy Walters, and Anthony Bookman ran for two scores 22nd-ranked Stanford outlasted Oregon, 58-49, in a wild Pac-10 Conference battle.

Stanford (3-1, 2-0 Pac-10) had a 41-35 lead entering the fourth quarter and extended it when Bookman scored on a nine-yard run. Hutchinson connected with Damon Dunn for the two-point conversion and a 49-35 cushion.

Oregon (3-1,1-1), which battled from behind all night, got within seven when Jason Maas connected for his fifth touchdown pass, a three-yarder to fullback A.J. Jelks.

The Cardinal appeared to put the game away on their next possession when Mike Mitchell scored from three yards out to make it 56-42.

Derien Latimer ran three yards for a TD that brought the Ducks within 56-49, but the verdict was not assured until Stanford punter Kevin Miller pinned Oregon at the 1-yard line with 18 seconds remaining and defensive end Kailee Wong sacked Maas for a safety.

Oregon took the lead early in the first quarter when Maas found Pat Johnson for a 66-yard score.

Stanford roared back as Hutchinson threw touchdown passes of 23 yards to Walters, nine yards to Jon Ritchie and 80 yards to Dunn.

The second quarter was just as wild as the first. The Ducks cut the lead to 21-14 when backup Akili Smith hit Kevin Parker from 35 yards out. Bookman's 67-yard scoring run put the Cardinal back up by 14 before Hutchinson found Walters again, this time for a 31-yard score.

Maas brought Oregon back in the final minute of the half, hitting Tony Hartley for a four-yard score and connecting with Johnson for a 47-yard TD seven seconds later to cut the lead to 35-28. The second score was set up when Stanford fumbled the kickoff.

The Cardinal extended the lead to 41-28 in the third quarter on a pair of field goals by Kevin Miller before Oregon came back again as Maas found LaCorey Collins for a four-yard score.

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