... in Palo Alto this past Saturday, everyone in blue and gold knew that the main key to success in the contest was to stop the Cardinal's star running back, Toby Gerhart.

They didn't.

Gerhart proved to be everything as advertised, bullying his way to 134 yards on 29 carries with three touchdowns in the Bruins' 24-16 loss to Stanford at the Farm.

UCLA's running game, on both offense and defense, proved to be no match for Stanford, as the Cardinal nearly doubled the Bruins' output on the ground, 174 to 95.

Bruin running back Johnathan Franklin had as disappointing a day as Gerhart had a standout day, rushing for only 58 yards, though he did score a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Two of Stanford's scores came a...

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