STANFORD, Calif. -- Quarterback Jerrard Randall accounted for 245 yards of total offense in his first career start Saturday night, but the Arizona Wildcats dropped their second straight game, losing 55-17 at Stanford.

Randall, a senior from Hollywood, Florida, was 15 for 28 for 178 yards and one touchdown to senior Johnny Jackson. He added 67 rushing yards on nine carries. The quarterback started in place of sophomore Anu Solomon, who missed the game with a concussion.

"We have to evaulate everything," Coach Rich Rodriguez said. "We have to be better. We have to control what we can control and that's playing better football."

Nick Wilson added his sixth rushing touchdown of the season and 22nd of his career, which is the seventh-most in Arizona history. Senior free safety Jamar Allah led the team with 11 tackles.

Stanford (4-1, 3-0 Pac-12) won its fourth straight game, using a strong effort from senior quarterback Kevin Hogan. Hogan completed 17 of 19 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns. He was aided in the backfield by running back Christian McCaffrey, who had 156 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.

Arizona, playing without several key defensive players, including All-American linebacker Scooby Wright and starter Derrick Turituri, had trouble stopping Hogan and the Cardinal early in the game.

Stanford went 43 yards on nine plays on the opening drive of the game and got a 38-yard field goal from Conrad Ukropina to open the scoring. After an Arizona punt, Stanford went right back to work, driving 65 yards on seven plays. Again, the Wildcats (3-2, 0-2) were able to hold the Cardinal to a field goal, and Ukropina knocked in one from 41 yards out.

The Wildcats went three-and-out on their second offensive series, giving the ball back to Hogan and Stanford. This time, the Cardinal didn't settle for a field goal. Hogan drove the team 63 yards on seven plays and McCaffrey finished off the drive with a 4-yard touchdown to make it 13-0.

The drive seemed to wake up Arizona's offense and Randall started to get comfortable in his first start. He directed a 20-play drive that went 73 yards and spanned 7 minutes and 34 seconds. But the Wildcats had to settle for a 26-yard field goal after not being able to convert a third down.

Stanford kept rolling offensively and added two more touchdowns before halftime. Senior Remound Wright scored on a 1-yard run with 3:45 left in the half and then caught a 16-yard pass from Hogan with 1:19 left to make it 27-3 at halftime.

Randall hooked up with Jackson on a 15-yard score early in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 17, but the Wildcats never got any closer. Wright again scored from one yard out and Hogan threw his second touchdown pass to senior Michael Rector to make the score 41-10.

All total, Stanford scored points on eight straight possessions, including six straight touchdowns after the two early field goals. The Cardinal's first punt didn't come until the 11:44 mark of the fourth quarter.

The Wildcats also gave freshman quarterback Brandon Dawkins a look in the loss with Solomon sidelined. Dawkins was 2 for 5 for 17 yards. Jackson led the Wildcats with five catches for 84 yards and the touchdown. Samajie Grant had three grabs for 35 yards.

Randall played most of the game with a minor hamstring injury, according to Rodriguez.

"He competed hard, but we certainly didn't execute," Rodriguez said of his quarterback.

Defensively, Will Parks finished with 10 tackles and senior Sir Thomas Jackson, making his first start since 2012, had nine stops. Reggie Gilbert finished with four tackles and one sack. The Wildcats had four tackles-for-loss, with senior safety Tellas Jones accounting for 1.5.

The Wildcats will return home to Arizona Stadium on Oct. 3 to face Oregon State on Family Weekend. The start time is set for 1 p.m., with Fox Sports 1 having the broadcast. The Wildcats haven't hosted the Beavers since a 38-35 loss in 2012.