Love ran for 125 yards and had his FBS-record 12th run of at least 50 yards in Stanford's Pac-12 Championship Game setback to USC. Battling through an injured ankle throughout the game, Love moved up the Cardinal charts with his 1,973th rushing yard, second-most in Stanford history. He added a first-half rushing touchdown to put the feather in his 11th 100-yard outing. At game's end, Love was the nation's leader among Power 5 running backs in rushing yards (1,973), rushing yards/game (164.4) and rushing yards/attempt (8.3).