Only 4 More Wins Leash The Huskies

While on the political scene Reds were screaming for four more years

On the football field Blues and Reds were chanting for five more wins to appear

Away in Corvallis to play the Beavers

The Cardinal was at last looking like an achiever

The Cardinal defense broke the string of touchdown on the Beavers’ first drive

By second quarter it was 14-0 and a win possibility might well survive

Three quarterback sacks to blunt the Beavers’ air attack

Field goal precision at 0-3 the Beavers lacked

In second half fourth and one after a Stanford quarterback scramble

Shaw goes for it and Scarlett runs to the 5 on the gamble

Mills rolls out and stops as a Beaver misses running by

Then tosses a touchdown pass as Reeser fans groan and cry

 Beavers not dead and in second half quickly two scores

The Cardinal to win must score some more

A drive deep into the Beavers results in a made field goal attempt

Penalty against Beaver lets Stanford take points back to hold Beaver defense in contempt

Roughing the passer moves the ball closer to another six

Parkinson receives the ball and passes back to Mils to make Beaver fans sick

Win not in the bag yet

As two touchdown drives the Cardinal defense would like to forget

Tie game 28 to 28-- would an overtime game with less than two minutes left be our fate?

Great runback on kickoff to past midfield

Only a few yards needed for the Beavers to yield

A pass and a few runs and with six seconds left, time to spike the ball

Time for Toner to kick it true and not be sidetracked by any nervous wall

Which he did with one second left to put on a Beaver comeback a Stanford lid

Then hope the gods of football a déjà vu of the Play would forbid

The gods always looking for the Cardinal in a bowl

Allowed a few laterals and with no trumpet player on the field allowed Stanford to achieve its winning goal

Next week it’s time to meet fresh from victory against SC the Huskies dogs

In Palo Alto with a chance against the Huskies to notch a victory in the football log

The wins now needed only four

To have bowl reps come knocking on Stanford’s athletic door

© September 28, 2019 Michael P. Ridley