By Jojo Doria

Andrew Luck completed 29 of 40 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns to just one interception, leading the Stanford Cardinal to a wild 56-48 triple overtime win over Southern Cal Saturday.

Stepfan Taylor ran it in from five yards and Luck added a two-point conversion for the final score.

Taylor tallied 99 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, while Luck rushed for 36 yards and a score.

Southern Cal stayed stride-for-stride throughout, as Matt Barkley threw for 284 yards, three scores and just one pick.

The teams combined for 948 yards of offense, including 516 by the Cardinal, who had the ball nearly 12 minutes longer than the Trojans.

Nickell Robey picked off Luck and returned it 33 yards for a score with 3:08 left in regulation to give USC a 34-27 lead.

Taylor scored on a 2 yard run with just 38 seconds left to tie it for Stanford.

Stanford improved to 8-0, 6-0 in Pac-12 play, while Southern Cal dropped to 6-2, 3-2.

 

 

Stanford Outlasts Southern Cal in Triple-OT