2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season

2017 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Alamo Bowl, L 37–39 vs. TCU
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record9–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • David Shaw (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Bloomgren (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy   7 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 16 Washington x   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Washington State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Oregon   4 – 5     7 – 6  
California   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Oregon State   0 – 9     1 – 11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$   8 – 1     11 – 3  
Arizona State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
Arizona   5 – 4     7 – 6  
UCLA   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Utah   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Colorado   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by seventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Washington. Due to their head-to-head win over Washington, they represented the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game where they lost to USC. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to TCU.

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

Stanford signed a total of 14 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sione Heimuli-Lund
RB 		Salt Lake City, Utah Brighton HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Nov 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Colby Parkinson
TE 		Westlake Village, California Oaks Christian HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Dec 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Stuart Head
S 		Woodstock, Georgia Etowah HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tucker Fisk
TE 		Davis, California Davis HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mar 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Davis Mills
QB 		Norcross, Georgia Greater Atlanta Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Mar 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Osiris St. Brown
WR 		Santa Ana, California Mater Dei HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Aug 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Drew Dalman
C 		Salinas, California Palma School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Aug 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Walker Little
OT 		Bellaire, Texas Episcopal HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Dec 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Foster Sarell
OT 		Graham, Washington Graham-Kapowsin HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 311 lb (141 kg) Jan 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Dalyn Wade-Perry
DT 		Sparta, New Jersey Pope John XXIII HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 341 lb (155 kg) Jan 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Paulson Adebo
CB 		Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Levani Damuni
LB 		Millville, Utah Ridgeline HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jan 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Connor Wedington
RB 		Sumner, Washington Sumner HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jan 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ryan Johnson
DE 		Mobile, Alabama St. Paul's Episcopal School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jan 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Stanford Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "2017 Stanford Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Stanford years Alma mater
David Shaw Head coach 11th Stanford (1994)
Lance Anderson Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach 11th Idaho State (1996)
Mike Bloomgren Associate head coach / offensive coordinator 7th Florida State (1999)
Pete Alamar Special teams coordinator 4th Cal Lutheran (1983)
Duane Akina Defensive backs coach 4th Washington (1979)
Peter Hansen Inside linebackers coach 4th Arizona (2001)
Tavita Pritchard Quarterbacks coach 5th Stanford (2009)
Diron Reynolds Defensive linemen coach 1st Wake Forest (1994)
Ron Gould Running backs coach 1st Oregon (1987)
Morgan Turner Tight ends coach 5th Illinois (2009)

Roster

2017 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 K.J. Costello So
QB 10 Keller Chryst Sr
QB 15 Davis Mills Fr
QB 17 Ryan Burns  Sr
QB 18 Jack Richardson So
RB 20 Bryce Love Jr
RB 22 Cameron Scarlett Jr
RB 23 Trevor Speights So
RB 28 Dorian Maddox So
FB 6 Reagan Williams Jr
FB 24 Hannes Bohning Fr
FB 34 Houston Heimuli Fr
FB 35 Daniel Marx Sr
FB 87 Ben Snyder Jr
WR 2 Trenton Irwin Jr
WR 4 Jay Tyler Jr
WR 5 Connor Wedington Fr
WR 8 Donald Stewart So
WR 11 Harry Schwartz So
WR 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside Jr
WR 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims Sr
WR 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi Jr
WR 81 Osiris St. Brown Fr
WR 83 Cameron Buzzell Fr
WR 89 Ryan Atkins Fr
TE 9 Dalton Schultz Sr
TE 80 Scooter Harrington So
TE 82 Kaden Smith So
TE 84 Colby Parkinson Fr
TE 85 Kyle McCombs Fr
TE 88 Tucker Fisk Fr
C 51 Drew Dalman Fr
G 54 Nick Wilson Jr
OG/C 55 Dylan Powell So
G 62 Austin Maihen Jr
G 63 Nate Herbig So
OT/OG 64 David Bright  Sr
C 65 Brian Chaffin Jr
G 71 Brandon Fanaika Sr
OT 72 Walker Little Fr
C 73 Jesse Burkett Sr
OT 74 Devery Hamilton So
OT 75 A.T. Hall Sr
OT 76 Jack Dreyer Jr
OT 77 Casey Tucker Sr
OT 78 Henry Hattis So
OT 79 Foster Sarell Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 23 Ryan Johnson Fr
DT 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry Fr
DE 51 Jovan Swann So
DT 57 Michael Williams So
DE 58 Dylan Boles Fr
DT 66 Harrison Phillips Sr
DE 80 Eric Cotton  Sr
DE 91 Thomas Schaffer So
DE 97 Dylan Jackson Jr
DT 99 Bo Peek So
OLB 10 Jordan Fox So
ILB 15 Jordan Perez Sr
ILB 20 Bobby Okereke Sr
OLB 21 Curtis Robinson So
ILB 25 Andrew Pryts So
ILB 27 Sean Barton Jr
ILB 31 Mustafa Branch Jr
ILB/OLB 32 Joey Alfieri Sr
OLB 33 Mike Tyler  Sr
OLB 34 Peter Kalambayi  Sr
OLB 40 Anthony Trinh So
OLB 42 Caleb Phillips Fr
ILB 43 Ryan Beecher Jr
ILB 44 Kevin Palma  Sr
ILB 49 Lewis Burik Jr
OLB 52 Casey Toohill Jr
OLB 77 Thunder Keck Fr
OLB 86 Lane Veach Sr
OLB 90 Gabe Reid Fr
CB 3 Malik Antoine So
CB 4 Alameen Murphy Sr
CB 6 Treyjohn Butler So
CB 11 Terrence Alexander Sr
CB 13 Alijah Holder Sr
CB 17 Paulson Adebo Fr
CB 19 Noah Williams Fr
CB 22 Obi Eboh So
CB 24 Quenton Meeks Jr
CB 26 J.J. Parson So
FS 2 Brandon Simmons Sr
FS 5 Frank Buncom Jr
SS 8 Justin Reid Jr
FS 9 Ben Edwards Jr
FS 18 Stuart Head Fr
FS 28 Denzel Franklin Sr
SS 37 Joe McGrath Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 56 Will Sweeney Fr
LS 68 C.J. Keller Sr
LS 69 Richard McNitzky So
K 26 Jet Toner So
K 37 Collin Riccitelli So
P 14 Jake Bailey So
P 27 Charlie Beall Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.vs. Rice*No. 14
ESPNW 62–733,101
September 95:30 p.m.at No. 6 USCNo. 14FOXL 24–4277,614
September 167:30 p.m.at San Diego State*No. 19CBSSNL 17–2043,040
September 237:30 p.m.UCLAESPNW 58–3448,042
September 301:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 34–2444,422
October 77:15 p.m.at No. 20 UtahFS1W 23–2045,991
October 148:00 p.m.OregondaggerNo. 23
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1W 49–748,559
October 266:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 20ESPNW 15–1430,912
November 412:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington StateNo. 21FOXL 21–2432,952
November 107:30 p.m.No. 9 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1W 30–2244,589
November 185:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 22
FOXW 17–1451,424
November 255:00 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 21
ABCW 38–2047,352
December 15:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 USCNo. 12ESPNL 28–3148,031
December 286:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 TCU*No. 13ESPNL 37–3957,653

Game summaries

Vs. Rice

1 234Total
• Cardinal 21 171410 62
Owls 0 007 7
Scoring summary
1st14:08STANParkinson 13-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick)STAN 7–0
1st8:13STANScarlett 2-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 14–0
1st2:29STANLove 10-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 21–0
2nd13:48STANScarlett 29-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 28–0
2nd3:40STANScarlett 1-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 35–0
2nd0:00STANToner 40-yard field goalSTAN 38–0
3rd10:00STANParkinson 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick)STAN 45–0
3rd3:24STANSmith 3-yard pass from Burns (Toner kick)STAN 52–0
4th11:41STANToner 34-yard field goalSTAN 55–0
4th6:19RICEWalter 23-yard run (Fox kick)STAN 55–7
4th1:52STANCostello 25-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 62–7
Statistics Stanford  Rice 
First downs 27 14
Plays–yards 73–656 62–241
Rushes–yards 36–287 38–146
Passing yards 369 95
Passing: comp–att–int 21–37–0 10–24–1
Time of possession 33:38 26:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 14/24, 253 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bryce Love 13 carries, 180 yards, TD
Receiving Connor Wedington 6 receptions, 82 yards
Rice Passing Sam Glaesmann 7/18, 69 yards, int
Rushing Samuel Stewart 15 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Robby Wells III 4 receptions, 19 yards

At No. 6 USC

1 234Total
Cardinal 7 1007 24
• Trojans 14 14014 42
Scoring summary
Q15:01USCMitchell 4-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick)USC 7–0
Q14:49STANLove 75-yard run (Toner kick)Tie 7–7
Q10:31USCJones 1-yard run (McGrath kick)USC 14–7
Q213:02STANSchultz 1-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick)Tie 14–14
Q211:42USCBurnett 22-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick)USC 21–14
Q22:43STANToner 36-yard field goalUSC 21–17
Q20:48USCBurnett 25-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick)USC 28–17
Q49:42USCMitchell 11-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick)USC 35–17
Q46:41STANArcega–Whiteside 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick)USC 35–24
Q44:15USCJones 23-yard run (McGrath kick)USC 42–24
Statistics Stanford  USC 
First downs 16 28
Plays–yards 54–342 74–623
Rushes–yards 26–170 48–307
Passing yards 172 316
Passing: comp–att–int 15–28–0 21–26–2
Time of possession 25:25 34:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 15/28, 172 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bryce Love 17 carries, 160 yards, TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
USC Passing Sam Darnold 21/26, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 int
Rushing Ronald Jones II 23 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Deontay Burnett 9 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD

At San Diego State

1 234Total
Cardinal 0 737 17
• Aztecs 0 1037 20
Scoring summary
2nd14:05SDSUBaron 43-yard field goalSDSU 3–0
2nd12:38STANLove 51-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 7–3
2nd0:43SDSUPenny 4-yard run (Baron kick)SDSU 10–7
3rd8:33SDSUBaron 36-yard field goalSDSU 13–7
3rd4:51STANToner 20-yard field goalSDSU 13–10
4th14:51STANLove 53-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 17–13
4th0:54SDSUWells 8-yard pass from Chapman (Baron kick)SDSU 20–17
Statistics Stanford  San Diego State 
First downs 10 21
Plays–yards 43–254 78–353
Rushes–yards 22–174 49–166
Passing yards 80 187
Passing: comp–att–int 10–21–2 21–29–0
Time of possession 18:46 41:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 9/20, 72 yards, 2 int
Rushing Bryce Love 13 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trenton Irwin 6 receptions, 49 yards
San Diego State Passing Christian Chapman 21/29, 187 yards, TD
Rushing Rashaad Penny 32 carries, 184 yards, TD
Receiving Mikah Holder 7 receptions, 85 yards

UCLA

1 234Total
Bruins 3 10147 34
• Cardinal 6 171421 58
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 7:36 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:49
  • Game attendance: 48,042
  • Game weather: Perfect; 68°F; wind 8 mph WNW
  • Referee: Mike Mothershed
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich
Scoring summary
1st12:17STANToner 34-yard field goalSTAN 3–0
1st8:15UCLAMolson 27-yard field goalTied 3–3
1st0:53STANToner 32-yard field goalSTAN 6–3
2nd14:12UCLAMolson 45-yard field goalTied 6–6
2nd11:23UCLAAndrews 12-yard pass from Rosen (Molson kick)UCLA 13–6
2nd3:35STANScarlett 2-yard run (Toner kick)Tied 13–13
2nd0:55STANCostello 9-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 20–13
2nd0:00STANToner 39-yard field goalSTAN 23–13
3rd11:51UCLAJamabo 3-yard run (Molson kick)STAN 23–20
3rd8:26STANIrwin 15-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick)STAN 30–20
3rd1:59STANScarlett 1-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 37–20
3rd0:19UCLALasley 39-yard pass from RosenSTAN 37–27
4th8:52STANSchultz 3-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick)STAN 44–27
4th6:59UCLAMassington 15-yard pass from Rosen (Molson kick)STAN 44–34
4th5:58STANLove 69-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 51–34
4th2:25STANScarlett 4-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 58–34
Statistics UCLA  Stanford 
First downs 27 23
Plays–yards 75–595 69–553
Rushes–yards 15–115 45–405
Passing yards 480 148
Passing: comp–att–int 40–60–2 16–24–0
Time of possession 23:20 36:40
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Josh Rosen 40/60, 480 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
Rushing Soso Jamabo 12 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Lasley 11 receptions, 158 yards, TD
Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 13/19, 123 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bryce Love 30 carries, 263 yards, TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 5 receptions, 62 yards

Arizona State

1 234Total
Sun Devils 3 1407 24
• Cardinal 7 1773 34
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 44,422
  • Game weather: Sunny; 73°F; wind 5 mph N
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth and Jill Savage
Scoring summary
1st13:27STANLove 61-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 7–0
1st0:45ASURuiz 32-yard field goalSTAN 7–3
2nd13:22STANLove 43-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 14–3
2nd7:25ASURichard 3-yard run (Ruiz kick)STAN 14–10
2nd4:11STANArcega-Whiteside 12-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick)STAN 21–10
2nd1:33ASUFrench-Love 14-yard pass from Harry (Ruiz kick)STAN 21–17
2nd0:00STANToner 21-yard field goalSTAN 24–17
3rd6:46STANLove 59-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 31–17
4th8:02ASURichard 2-yard run (Ruiz kick)STAN 31–24
4th2:26STANToner 22-yard field goalSTAN 34–24
Statistics Arizona State  Stanford 
First downs 22 17
Plays–yards 71–409 57–504
Rushes–yards 46–214 33–331
Passing yards 195 173
Passing: comp–att–int 16–25–2 15–24–0
Time of possession 32:15 27:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Manny Wilkins 15/24, 181 yards, 2 int
Rushing Demario Richard 22 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Demario Richard 3 receptions, 57 yards
Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 15/24, 173 yards, TD
Rushing Bryce Love 25 carries, 301 yards, 3 TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

At No. 20 Utah

1 234Total
• Cardinal 3 1037 23
Utes 7 337 20
Scoring summary
1st11:19STANToner 21-yard field goalSTAN 3–0
1st6:00UTAHMoss 2-yard run (Gay kick)UTAH 7–3
2nd9:35STANChryst 7-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 10–7
2nd3:00UTAHGay 30-yard field goalTied 10–10
2nd0:06STANToner 46-yard field goalSTAN 13–10
3rd11:26STANToner 29-yard field goalSTAN 16–10
3rd3:35UTAHGay 30-yard field goalSTAN 16–13
4th12:02STANLove 68-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 23–13
4th0:44UTAHCarrington 18-yard pass from Williams (Gay kick)STAN 23–20
Statistics Stanford  Utah 
First downs 14 25
Plays–yards 55–384 73–382
Rushes–yards 31–196 33–144
Passing yards 188 238
Passing: comp–att–int 13–24–0 20–40–2
Time of possession 27:23 32:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 8/15, 131 yards
Rushing Bryce Love 20 carries, 152 yards, TD
Receiving Kaden Smith 2 receptions, 57 yards
Utah Passing Troy Williams 20/39, 238 yards, TD, 2 int
Rushing Zack Moss 15 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Darren Carrington 7 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Oregon

1 234Total
Ducks 7 000 7
• Cardinal 21 7714 49
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 8:09 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 48,859
  • Game weather: Mild; 68°F; wind 3 mph SSW
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders
Scoring summary
1st12:34STANLove 5-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 7–0
1st10:37STANLove 67-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 14–0
1st8:48OREBurmeister 1-yard run (Schneider kick)STAN 14–7
1st3:26STANArcega-Whiteside 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick)STAN 21–7
2nd8:05STANSimmons 2-yard punt return (Toner kick)STAN 28–7
3rd6:53STANArcega-Whiteside 12-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick)STAN 35–7
4th11:09STANParkinson 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick)STAN 42–7
4th3:03STANParkinson 2-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick)STAN 49–7
Statistics Oregon  Stanford 
First downs 12 25
Plays–yards 56–309 69–504
Rushes–yards 43–276 41–248
Passing yards 33 256
Passing: comp–att–int 5–13–2 21–28–1
Time of possession 22:43 37:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Braxton Burmeister 3/8, 23 yards, 2 int
Rushing Royce Freeman 18 carries, 143 yards
Receiving Brenden Schooler 2 receptions, 15 yards
Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 15/21, 183 yards, 3 TD, int
Rushing Bryce Love 17 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State

1 234Total
• Cardinal 0 636 15
Beavers 0 770 14
Scoring summary
2nd12:57STANToner 40-yard field goalSTAN 3–0
2nd5:52OSUGarretson 3-yard run (Choukair kick)OSU 7–3
2nd0:27STANToner 33-yard field goalOSU 7–6
3rd11:55OSUTyner 18-yard run (Choukair kick)OSU 14–6
3rd0:24STANToner 40-yard field goalOSU 14–9
4th0:20STANArcega-Whiteside 3-yard pass from Chryst (pass failed)STAN 15–14
Statistics Stanford  Oregon State 
First downs 12 20
Plays–yards 60–222 63–264
Rushes–yards 27–81 41–138
Passing yards 141 126
Passing: comp–att–int 16–33–1 13–22–1
Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 16/33, 141 yards, TD, int
Rushing Cameron Scarlett 17 carries, 72 yards
Receiving Kaden Smith 2 receptions, 37 yards
Oregon State Passing Darell Garretson 13/21, 126 yards, int
Rushing Ryan Nall 19 carries, 84 yards
Receiving Noah Togiai 2 receptions, 38 yards

At No. 25 Washington State

1 234Total
Cardinal 0 7140 21
• Cougars 0 1437 24
Scoring summary
2nd14:06STANLove 52-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 7–0
2nd10:49WSUMartin 12-yard pass from Falk (Powell kick)Tied 7–7
2nd5:29WSUBell 27-yard pass from Falk (Powell kick)WSU 14–7
3rd10:51WSUPowell 41-yard field goalWSU 17–7
3rd6:30STANCostello 14-yard run (Toner kick)WSU 17–14
3rd2:37STANOkereke 52-yard interception return (Toner kick)STAN 21–17
4th6:56WSUCalvin 11-yard pass from Falk (Powell kick)WSU 24–21
Statistics Stanford  Washington State 
First downs 9 25
Plays–yards 47–198 77–430
Rushes–yards 27–93 29–93
Passing yards 105 337
Passing: comp–att–int 9–20–1 34–48–1
Time of possession 26:50 33:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 9/20, 105 yards, int
Rushing Bryce Love 16 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 3 receptions, 52 yards
Washington State Passing Luke Falk 34/48, 337 yards, 3 TD, int
Rushing Jamal Morrow 16 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Tavares Martin 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD

No. 9 Washington

1 234Total
Huskies 7 708 22
• Cardinal 0 101010 30
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 7:45 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 44,589
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 56°F; wind 3 mph NW
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich and Petros Papadakis
Scoring summary
1st6:16WASHGaskin 2-yard run (Vizcaino kick)WASH 7–0
2nd14:55STANLove 1-yard run (Toner kick)Tied 7–7
2nd11:37WASHGaskin 15-yard run (Vizcaino kick)WASH 14–7
2nd1:32STANToner 38-yard field goalWASH 14–10
3rd9:15STANLove 13-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 17–14
3rd0:01STANToner 32-yard field goalSTAN 20–14
4th11:45STANToner 31-yard field goalSTAN 23–14
4th8:48STANLove 9-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 30–14
4th4:22WASHGaskin 1-yard run (Pettis pass from Browning)STAN 30–22
Statistics Washington  Stanford 
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 56–325 71–406
Rushes–yards 33–135 44–195
Passing yards 190 211
Passing: comp–att–int 17–23–0 16–27–0
Time of possession 23:55 36:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing Jake Browning 17/23, 190 yards
Rushing Myles Gaskin 18 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Aaron Fuller 4 receptions, 53 yards
Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 16/27, 211 yards
Rushing Bryce Love 30 carries, 166 yards, 3 TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 5 receptions, 130 yards

California

Big Game
1 234Total
Golden Bears 3 380 14
• Cardinal 3 770 17
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 5:15 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 51,424
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 57°F; wind 2 mph ENE
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Jen Hale
Scoring summary
1st11:20STANToner 42-yard field goalSTAN 3–0
1st6:16CALAnderson 44-yard field goalTied 3–3
2nd8:17STANSmith 17-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick)STAN 10–3
2nd2:43CALAnderson 26-yard field goalSTAN 10–6
3rd8:57STANLove 57-yard run (Toner kick)STAN 17–6
3rd4:02CALLaird 1-yard run (Bowers run)STAN 17–14
Statistics California  Stanford 
First downs 19 21
Plays–yards 57–337 64–378
Rushes–yards 28–155 38–193
Passing yards 182 185
Passing: comp–att–int 20–29–1 17–26–1
Time of possession 26:31 33:29
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Ross Bowers 20/29, 182 yards, int
Rushing Patrick Laird 20 carries, 153 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Veasy 5 receptions, 68 yards
Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 17/26, 185 yards, TD, int
Rushing Bryce Love 14 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 7 receptions, 79 yards

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Fighting Irish 7 3 10 0 20
No. 20 Cardinal 7 7 3 21 38

Vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship game)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Cardinal 0 14 7 7 28
No. 11 Trojans 7 10 7 7 31

Vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Cardinal 14 7 10 6 37
No. 13 Horned Frogs 3 7 13 16 39

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP141419RVRVRV23222018RV2020141520
Coaches141419RVRVRV25222018RV2320151619
CFPNot released21—22211213Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 68 Justin Reid S Houston Texans
3 96 Harrison Phillips DT Buffalo Bills
4 137 Dalton Schultz TE Dallas Cowboys
6 214 Peter Kalambayi OLB Houston Texans

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