Strong defense on both sides will impact each team 's ability to move the ball .
With Stanford already struggling to do so on its own , this will be the widest margin in the series since Stanford 's 34 - point win at USC in 2009 .
Strong defense on both sides will impact each team 's ability to move the ball , but with Stanford already struggling to do so on its own , this will be the widest margin in the series since Stanford 's 34 - point win at USC in 2009 .