Both Bay Area college football teams lost on the road on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Cal 10, NC State 31
Cal was tied 10-10 with NC State at halftime in Raleigh. Then the Wolfpack scored touchdowns on their first three drives of the second half, Cal Athletics reported. Cal's only touchdown was a 30-yard pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele to Chase Hendricks. Hendricks had seven catches for 67 yards. Towns McGough made a 38-yard field goal at the end of the half.
Cal is now 3-6 and 2-4 in the ACC. "We're struggling right now and it's obvious," Sagapolutele said. "We're going to try to figure out a way. We're going to fix it." Cal has a bye and then plays at Virginia on Nov. 14.
Stanford 24, Louisville 52
Stanford led twice in the second quarter and tied the game 24-24 in the third, according to the AP recap on CBS Sports. Louisville then scored 28 straight points. Louisville quarterback Lincoln Kienholz threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns. The Cardinals had 545 yards of offense.
Stanford quarterback Davis Warren threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns, including a 75-yard touchdown to Aiden Black. Stanford Athletics said Nico Brown had his first 100-yard game as a Cardinal. Stanford is 4-5 and 2-4 in the ACC. The AP said the loss extended Stanford's road losing streak to 15 games. Stanford also has a bye and plays at Virginia Tech on Nov. 14.