Stanford’s passing game has continued to sputter in the first season under general manager Andrew Luck.

The Cardinal didn’t get inside the BYU 40 until the fourth quarter in a 27-3 loss Saturday night in Provo, Utah.

After throwing for 109 yards and an interception in a season-opening 23-20 loss at Hawaii, redshirt senior Ben Gulbranson was 17 of 32 passing for 142 yards and committed three turnovers — two interceptions and a fumble — against the Cougars.

Stanford (0-2) managed just 161 yards of offense in all.

It was just the third time since 2007 the Cardinal failed to score a touchdown. Two years ago they lost 42-6 against Oregon, and lost 16-6 in the 2015 opener against Northwestern.

Stanford interim head coach Frank Reich said he never considered making a change at quarterback du

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