[needle]

Stanford finishes the half with three first downs.

If there isn't a change at QB in the second half, I have zero doubt the team will finish with fewer than nine first downs, which was the team total against Utah in that awful drubbing from 2022 (Stanford lost 7-42). Looking back, I couldn't find a Stanford team with a lower first down total, though I could only go back six or seven years.

I believe the low last week for all of FBS was 7 first downs, gained by Miami of Ohio against Wisconsin (Miami lost 0-17, a surprisingly competitive game) and by Marshall against Georgia (lost 7-45).

I'd rate the odds as pretty poor that Stanford can get to 7 first downs with Gulbranson in at QB.

[needle]

Stanford finishes the half with three first downs.

If there isn't a change at QB in the second half, I have zero doubt the team will finish with fewer than nine first downs, which was the team total against Utah in that awful drubbing from 2022 (Stanford lost 7-42). Looking back, I couldn't find a Stanford team with a lower first down total, though I could only go back six or seven years.

I believe the low last week for all of FBS was 7 first downs, gained by Miami of Ohio against Wisconsin (Miami lost 0-17, a surprisingly competitive game) and by Marshall against Georgia (lost 7-45).

I'd rate the odds as pretty poor that Stanford can get to 7 first downs with Gulbranson in at QB.