Stanford suffers last-second loss at hands of Oregon State

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STANFORD – Tre-Shaun Harrison caught a 56-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left, sending Stanford to a program-record 10th consecutive conference loss as Oregon State beat the Cardinal 28-27 late Saturday night at Stanford Stadium.

OSU (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) hadn’t led all game when it started on its 24 with 54 seconds left. But Ben Gulbranson, who started in place of injured Chance Nolan, completed all three of his passes on the drive to shock Stanford (1-4, 0-4), who haven’t beaten an FBS team in 53 weeks.

Harrison caught the winning pass over cornerback Ethan Bonner at the 36 and ran past safety Patrick Fields.

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 08: Brycen Tremayne #81, Elijah Higgins #6 and Sam Roush #86 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after Tremayne caught a touchdown pass over Rejzohn Wright #2 of the Oregon State Beavers in the third quarter at Stanford Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) — STANFORD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 08: Brycen Tremayne #81, Elijah Higgins #6 and Sam Roush #86 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after Tremayne caught a touchdown pass over Rejzohn Wright #2 of the Oregon State Beavers in the third quarter at Stanford Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Brycen Tremayne caught two touchdown passes, including an acrobatic 21-yard pass in the second quarter and a 31-yard TD in the third quarter that put Stanford up 24-10. Tremayne suffered a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in Stanford’s last win against an FBS opponent, on Oct. 2 against Oregon.

Oregon State had two touchdowns in the fourth quarter but went for the 2-point conversion and missed both times. Joshua Karty kicked a 46-yard field goal to put Stanford up 27-22 with 58 seconds left.

OSU had only allowed two sacks all season, the second-fewest in the FBS, but Stanford recorded four on Saturday night, including two by defensive tackle Tobin Phillips. But the Cardinal didn’t force a turnover, leaving them with two takeaways on the season.

The Cardinal led against an FBS team for the first time this season when Casey Filkins capped a 12-play, 78-yard drive by powering in from the 1 on Stanford’s opening possession.

OSU responded with a 99-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at 7-7, but the first Tremayne touchdown catch with 58 seconds left in the second quarter put Stanford up 17-7 at the half.

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