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Stanford Routs Iowa in 102nd Rose Bowl Game, 45 – 16

Dr. Valerie Wardlaw, Sports WriterJanuary 5, 2016

Pasadena, Calif. – The sixth-ranked Stanford Cardinal handily defeated the fifth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, 45 – 16 in front of an announced crowd of 94, 268 at the 102nd Rose Bowl, the Granddaddy of all bowl games on Friday, January 1, 2016. Stanford finished the season 12-2 overall while Iowa fell to 12-2. As much as football is a team sport, this game showcased the brilliant play of running back Christian McCaffrey, the son of former NFL wide receiver Ed McCaffrey. McCaffrey, the one man wrecking ball became the first player to have more than 100 yards rushing and 100 yards

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Pac-12 and Big Ten Champs Clash at Rose Bowl

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterDecember 30, 2015

The Stanford Cardinal will face the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday in the 102nd annual Rose Bowl game. For the Cardinal, this will be their third appearance since the turn of the decade; Stanford beat Wisconsin 20-14 in 2013, but lost to Michigan State 20-24 in 2014. Iowa has not seen the Rose Bowl since 1991 against Washington, the Hawkeyes lost 46-34. Iowa’s last Bowl win was in 2010 when they beat Missouri 27-24 in the Insight Bowl and defeated Georgia Tech 24-14 in the Fed Ex Orange Bowl. Stanford finished this season with a 8-1 Pac-12 record and 11-2 overall.

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Heisman Trophy finalists: Henry, Watson, McCaffrey

RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football WriterDecember 9, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama’s Derrick Henry and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey are hoping to return to the Heisman Trophy to the running backs. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson can keep it with the QBs. The two star running backs with very different styles and the dual-threat quarterback of the No. 1 team in the country are headed for New York after being named Heisman finalists Monday night. Henry and McCaffrey will be looking to break a five-year streak of quarterbacks winning college football’s top honor when the trophy is presented Saturday night in Midtown Manhattan. Mark Ingram of Alabama in 2009 was