The night began at 125 pounds, with Gardner pinning his seventh opponent of the season. Gardner won in 4:40, and gave Stanford a quick 6-0 lead.
San Francisco State responded with a pin of its own at 133 pounds, but Matt Kim put the Cardinal back in front with a 9-4 decision over San Francisco State's Randy Aguirre at 141 pounds.
Redshirt freshman Lucas Espericueta won his second collegiate dual match, handling the Gators' Josh Nolan by major decision, 14-4, and increasing the Cardinal lead to 13-6.
At 157 pounds, senior Josh Zupancic recorded 12 points in the third period, and dominated the Gators' Josh Gonzalez for a 21-5 technical fall.
At 165 pounds, sophomore Peter Miller added four more Cardinal points, earning a 16-4 major decision over Zach Sesar of San Francisco State.
San Francisco State trimmed the Stanford lead to 22-10 with a major decision at 174 pounds, but Giesen responded with a decisive first period pin to clinch the win for the Cardinal. Giesen put Marcus DeAnda on his back in 2:24 to give Stanford a 28-10 lead.
Johnson added an exclamation point to the win, pinning his fourth opponent of the year at 197 pounds. With a 9-0 lead and time expiring in the third period, the sophomore pinned the Gators' Arman Ostadsharif with just one second remaining on the clock (6:59) and gave Stanford a commanding 34-10 lead.
Senior Phillip Doerner finished off the night, earning a 7-3 decision over Steve Frankin at heavyweight to cap the 37-10 Cardinal win.
Stanford returns to the mats Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 at the Las Vegas Invitational.
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