Thursday night is Sark night: Dawgs down No. 8 Stanford

VIDEO: Washington fans storm field after beating Stanford (Stanford!)

Don't get me wrong, beating No. 8 Stanford after the Cardinal overpowered preseason No. 1 USC is quite an achievement, whether the upset victim here is as good as its streak of BCS bowls and elite recruiting classes would suggest or not.

The point is Stanford's football program is now good enough, after having won only two bowls between 1978 and 2010 (the Sun and Blockbuster), to be considered a Goliath whose felled frame is big enough to dance on.

Still, begrudging you nothing, blacked-out Washington bros. Bro til you can bro no more.

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Stanford vs. Washington final score: Huskies upset No. 8 Cardinal, 17-13

The Washington Huskies scored 14 unanswered points to shock the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal, 17-13, on Thursday night.

Huskies wide receiver Kasen Williams scored on a 35-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Keith Price with 4:53 remaining in the fourth quarter to take the lead. The Cardinal attempted to mount a final drive but it ended on an interception by the Huskies' Desmond Trufant on a 4th and 4 with 1:46 remaining.

The Cardinal had to watch the Huskies celebrate an upset 12 days after the Cardinal had an upset of their own against the USC Trojans.

After almost three quarters of offensive inactivity outside of three field goals total, a pick-six by Cardinal defensive lineman Trent Murphy started a string of points that ended what was a game of defensive struggles.

After Murphy's touchdown, the Huskies answered with a Bishop Sankey 61-yard touchdown run to make it 13-10 at the closing of the third quarter.

Sankey finished with 144 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown and Cardinal running back Stepfan Taylor finished with 75 yards on 21 carries. Price (177 yards) and Cardinal quarterback Josh Nunes (152 yards) both struggled completing passes all night but Price was able to make the one play to give his team the win.

The win breaks a four-game losing streak for the Huskies against top 10 teams.

Box Score Hero: Sankey finished with 144 yards on 20 carries and one 61-yard touchdown. In a game filled with defense, Sankey still came away with numbers.

Rankings Ramifications: The Cardinal will definitely fall out of the top 10 but how far is yet to be seen. They could be in the late teens or early 20s when the rankings come out next week.

Did They Cover?: We're going to go ahead and say ‘no'. Those who picked the Cardinal have upside down smiles right now.

For More On This Game: Check out Rule of Tree for Cardinal reaction and UW Dawg Pound for Huskies reaction.

Next Week's Schedule: Stanford's next game is against Arizona at home on Saturday, Oct. 6. Washington's next game is at No. 2 Oregon on the same day.

Stanford keeps Thursday night LARGE GUY TOUCHDOWN streak alive

THURSDAY NIGHT IS FAT GUY TOUCHDOWN NIGHT IN AMERICA.

Stanford defensive lineman Trent Murphy isn't a true fat guy, per se, as he's a scant 6'6, 261 pounds, but on the heels of the performance last week in this time slot by Boise State's Mike "Bacon" Atkinson, the man the Cardinal apparently call "Yeti" has carried on the tradition as best he can:

Also, Murphy's continuing the new Thursday night tradition of being like the only guy on the field to actually do any scoring.

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Washington band director provides majority of Stanford-Washington offense

It's rare that a band director gets the chance to show up Stanford's -- remember just two weeks ago, when Stanford's band was led into battle against USC by a faux-Trojan?

The only way for Washington's frontman to get a little shine of his own was to prove it on the gridiron, and prove it he did:

This also provided one of the very few offense-like highlights. Stanford leads, 6-3 at the half.

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Kasen Williams makes CATCH OF THE WEEK OF THE YEAR vs. Stanford

Thursday night produced an early contender for Catch Of The Week status, with Washington's Kasen Williams bringing in this perfect throw into double coverage by Keith Price. Not really a whole lot Stanford could've done here, as the play was well defended. Subsequent plays were as well -- the Dawgs had to settle for a field goal despite the big boost.

Price has completed five of his 12 attempts -- four of them to Williams, for 55 of his 62 yards.

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Stanford vs. Washington game time, TV schedule, spread and more

Game information for the Stanford Cardinal's matchup with the Washington Huskies this Thursday.

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Stanford vs. Washington: Betting odds, preview and prediction

Stanford proved its mettle as an underdog again against USC, but it's the favorite role where it has made off bigtime for bettors in recent years, and that's the situation Thursday against Washington.