2016 Stanford Cardinal football team
2016 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 25–23 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 12 |
2016 record | 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12) |
Head coach | David Shaw (6th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Mike Bloomgren (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Anderson (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium |
Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,424) |
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North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Washington x$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Colorado x | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 USC | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Utah | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by sixth-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 10–3, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated North Carolina.
Previous season
In 2015, the Cardinal were the champions of the Pac-12 for the third time in four years, defeating Iowa 45–16 in the Rose Bowl.
Stanford finished the season ranked #3 in the final Coaches Poll, their highest final ranking in the history of that poll. They were similarly ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, their highest final ranking in 75 years, following the 1940 national championship season.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Stanford Years | Alma mater |
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David Shaw | Head Coach | 10th | Stanford (1994) |
Lance Anderson | Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Coach | 10th | Idaho State (1996) |
Mike Bloomgren | Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator | 6th | Florida State (1999) |
Pete Alamar | Special Teams Coordinator | 5th | Cal Lutheran (1983) |
Duane Akina | Defensive Backs Coach | 3rd | Washington (1979) |
Peter Hansen | Inside Linebackers Coach | 3rd | Arizona (2001) |
Tavita Pritchard | Quarterbacks Coach / Wide Receivers Coach | 4th | Stanford (2009) |
Diron Reynolds | Defensive Linemen Coach | 1st | Wake Forest (1994) |
Lance Taylor | Running Backs Coach | 3rd | Alabama (2003) |
Morgan Turner | Tight Ends Coach | 4th | Illinois (2009) |
Roster
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Quarterback
Tailback
Fullback
Wide Receiver
Tight End
Punter
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Offensive Lineman
Defensive Linemen
Long Snappers
Placekicker
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Linebacker
Cornerback
Safety
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas State* | No. 8 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FS1 | W 26–13 | 46,147 | ||
September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | USC | No. 7 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) | ABC | W 27–10 | 48,763 | ||
September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 7 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ABC | W 22–13 | 70,833 | ||
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Washington | No. 7 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ESPN | L 6–44 | 72,027 | ||
October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State | No. 15 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ESPN | L 16–42 | 50,424 | ||
October 15 | 4:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy) | NBC | W 17–10 | 80,795 | |||
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | L 5–10 | 44,535 | |||
October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FS1 | W 34–10 | 46,740 | |||
November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FS1 | W 26–15 | 38,813 | |||
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | W 52–27 | 53,757 | |||
November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (119th Big Game/Stanford Axe) | P12N | W 45–31 | 52,266 | |||
November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Rice* | No. 17 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | W 41–17 | 36,171 | ||
December 30 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. North Carolina* | No. 16 | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 25–23 | 42,166 | ||
*Non-conference game. |
Game summaries
Kansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
#8 Cardinal | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
USC
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
#7 Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
UCLA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
Bruins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
#10 Huskies | 13 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
Washington State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
#15 Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Notre Dame
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Fighting Irish | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Oregon State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Cardinal | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
Oregon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 21 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
Ducks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
California
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Rice
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
#17 Cardinal | 13 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
vs. North Carolina–Sun Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Cardinal | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 17 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 17 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 18 | 18 | Not released |