Football
Associated Press
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tiger Bachmeier had a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter, sparking Stanford to a 41-7 win over Cal Poly on Saturday.
Ashton Daniels passed for 221 yards and two touchdowns, while backup quarterback Justin Lamson ran for a score to help Stanford to its first home victory under second-year coach Troy Taylor.
Bo Kelly completed 17 of 25 passes for 149 yards for Cal Poly (0-2).
On a day when the Cardinal offense had sporadic success, Bachmeier provided the big spark with Stanford’s first punt return for a touchdown since Christian McCaffrey’s in the 2016 Rose Bowl. Bachmeier’s return for a touchdown is also tied for the second-longest in school history.
That capped a big afternoon by Stanford’s special teams.
The Cardinal (1-1) blocked a field goal attempt, ran a successful fake punt in the first half and Emmet Kenney added two field goals, setting the tone against the FCS Mustangs in the first-ever matchup between the two schools.
Stanford needed all of it to make up for an offense that repeatedly sputtered.
The Cardinal fumbled away their first possession then later got stopped on a 4th-and-goal try.
Stanford rotated quarterbacks throughout the first half.
Daniels took the majority of snaps and threw two 5-yard touchdown passes, to Mudia Reuben and Sam Roush. Third-stringer Elijah Brown also had a 12-yard touchdown throw in the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs got their only score with some trickery in the second quarter. Kelly made a backward throw to wide receiver Michael Briscoe, who then threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Jake Woods.
After the Cardinal were stopped on a…
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