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Stanford Football: Top 3 takeaways following upset win over No. 15 Washington

By Justin Fried

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 05: Simi Fehoko #13 and Kale Lucas #86 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after Fehoko caught a 42 yard touchdown pass against the Washington Huskies during the second quarter of an NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 05: Simi Fehoko #13 and Kale Lucas #86 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after Fehoko caught a 42 yard touchdown pass against the Washington Huskies during the second quarter of an NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 05: Gabe Reid #90 and Jonathan McGill #32 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after Reid sacked the quarterback against the Washington Huskies during the third quarter of an NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Palo Alto, California. Stanford Football (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

3. A bowl bid is still very much alive

Entering Saturday’s contest, Stanford’s 10-year bowl streak looked to be in jeopardy after a 2-3 start to the season. And with a tough upcoming schedule, it was difficult to pinpoint four wins over the remainder of the year.

But after Saturday night’s showdown, one of those wins has already been accounted for in unexpected fashion.

Now, the Cardinal sit at 3-3 which is certainly much better than the 2-4 record that most assumed they would have following this game. Still, Stanford’s schedule over the remainder of the season isn’t exactly inviting, but three wins seem a lot more likely than four.

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The Cardinal still have home tilts against UCLA, Arizona, Cal, and Notre Dame with road trips to both Colorado and Washington State. They still might have to pull off at least one upset — if not two — but a bowl bid is still very much alive.

And if Stanford can continue to play the way they did in this game, it shouldn’t be too challenging after all. Not to mention that starting quarterback K.J. Costello will hopefully be back before long which should certainly help their chances.

If Costello could regain his 2018 form, then Stanford will certainly have a very good shot at extending their bowl streak to 11 straight seasons.

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