2018 Stanford Cardinal football team

2018 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 24
2018 record 4–2 (2–1 Pac-12)
Head coach David Shaw (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Tavita Pritchard (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Lance Anderson (5th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
(Capacity: 50,424)
2018 Pac-12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 15 Washington  3 –1     5 –2  
No. 25 Washington State  2 –1     5 –1  
No. 12 Oregon  2 –1     5 –1  
Stanford  2 –1     4 –2  
California  0 –3     3 –3  
Oregon State  0 –3     1 –5  
South Division
USC  3 –1     4 –2  
Colorado  2 –1     5 –1  
Utah  2 –2     4 –2  
Arizona  2 –2     3 –4  
Arizona State  1 –2     3 –3  
UCLA  1 –2     1 –5  
Championship: November 30, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Stanford Cardinal football team represents Stanford University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal are led by eighth-year head coach David Shaw. They play their home games at Stanford Stadium and are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2017 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

The Cardinal signed a total of 14 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] Bobby Okereke LB SR
Rimington Trophy[2] Jesse Burkett C SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Alijah Holder CB SR
Bobby Okereke LB SR
Maxwell Award[4] K. J. Costello QB SO
Bryce Love RB SR
Doak Walker Award[5] Bryce Love RB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[6] JJ Arcega-Whiteside WR SR
John Mackey Award[7] Kaden Smith TE SO
Butkus Award[8] Bobby Okereke LB SR
Outland Trophy[9] Jesse Burkett C SR
Nate Herbig G JR
Lou Groza Award[10] Jet Toner K JR
Ray Guy Award[11] Jake Bailey P SR
Wuerffel Trophy[12] Alameen Murphy DB SR
Walter Camp Award[13] Bryce Love RB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[14] Kaden Smith TE JR

Pac-12 Media Days

The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. David Shaw (HC), JJ Arcega-Whiteside (WR) & Alijah Holder (CB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Cardinal predicted to finish in second place at Pac-12 North division.[15]

Media poll (North)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Washington249 (40)
2Stanford198 (2)
3Oregon178 (2)
4California108
5Washington State98
6Oregon State45

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionStanford YearsAlma mater
David ShawHead Coach12thStanford (1994)
Lance AndersonDefensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Coach12thIdaho State (1996)
Tavita PritchardOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks6thStanford (2009)
Pete AlamarSpecial Teams Coordinator5thCal Lutheran (1983)
Ron GouldRunning Backs Coach2ndOregon (1987)
Morgan TurnerTight Ends Coach6thIllinois (2009)
Kevin CarberryOffensive Line Coach1stOhio (2005)
Bobby KennedyWide Receivers Coach1stNorthern Colorado (1989)
Duane AkinaDefensive Backs Coach5thWashington (1979)
Peter HansenInside Linebackers Coach5thArizona (2001)
Diron ReynoldsDefensive Linemen Coach2ndWake Forest (1994)

Roster

2018 Stanford Cardinal Football

Quarterback

  •  3 K. J. Costello – Junior (6'5, 215)
  • 10 Jack West – Freshman (6'4, 210)
  • 15 Davis Mills – Sophomore (6'4, 220)
  • 17 Dylan Plautz – Freshman (6'2, 200)
  • 18 Jack Richardson – Junior (6'5, 213)

Running back

  • 20 Bryce Love – Senior (5'10, 202)
  • 22 Cameron Scarlett – Senior (6'1, 216)
  • 23 Trevor Speights – Junior (5'11, 209)
  • 25 Justus Woods – Freshman (6'1, 211)
  • 30 Cameron McFarlane – Freshman (6'0, 200)

Fullback

  •  6 Reagan Williams – Senior (6'3, 220)
  • 24 Jay Symonds – Freshman (6'3, 247)
  • 34 Houston Heimuli – Sophomore (5'11, 244)
  • 87 Ben Snyder – Senior (6'4, 249)

Wide receiver

  •  2 Trenton Irwin – Senior (6'2, 204)
  •  4 Michael Wilson – Freshman (6'2, 200)
  •  5 Connor Wedington – Sophomore (6'0, 198)
  •  8 Donald Stewart – Junior (6'4, 200)
  •  9 Osiris St. Brown – Sophomore (6'2, 186)
  • 11 Harry Schwartz – Junior (6'0, 189)
  • 13 Simi Fehoko – Freshman (6'4, 210)
  • 19 JJ Arcega-Whiteside – Senior (6'3, 225)
  • 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – 5th Year Senior (5'11, 178)
  • 81 Brycen Tremayne – Freshman (6'4, 185)
  • 83 Cameron Buzzell – Senior (5'10, 170)
  • 86 Sidhart Krishnamurthi – Senior (5'11, 176)

Tight end

  • 44 Taeveon Lee – Freshman (6'4, 230)
  • 80 Scooter Harrington – Junior (6'5, 250)
  • 82 Kaden Smith – Junior (6'5, 252)
  • 84 Colby Parkinson – Sophomore (6'7, 240)
  • 87 Kyle McCombs – Sophomore (6'5, 233)
  • 88 Tucker Fisk – Sophomore (6'4, 260)

Placekicker

  • 26 Jet Toner – Junior (6'4, 201)
  • 37 Collin Riccitelli – Junior (6'0, 196)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Trey Stratford – OG/OT – Freshman (6'4, 258)
  • 51 Drew Dalman – C – Sophomore (6'3, 279)
  • 54 Nick Wilson – OG – Senior (6'3, 273)
  • 55 Dylan Powell – OG-C – Junior (6'3, 281)
  • 63 Nate Herbig – OG – Junior (6'4, 334)
  • 71 Brandon Fanaika – OG – 5th Year Senior (6'3, 315)
  • 65 Brian Chaffin – C – Senior (6'2, 275)
  • 72 Walker Little – OT – Sophomore (6'7, 313)
  • 73 Jesse Burkett – C – 5th Year Senior (6'4, 300)
  • 74 Devery Hamilton – OT – Junior (6'7, 287)
  • 75 A.T. Hall – OT – 5th Year Senior (6'5, 299)
  • 76 Grant Pease – OT – Junior (6'4, 250)
  • 78 Henry Hattis – OT – Junior (6'6, 291)
  • 79 Foster Sarell – OT – Sophomore (6'7, 314)

Long snapper

  • 49 Kyle Petrucci – Freshman (6'6, 230)
  • 53 Jack Chapman – Freshman (6'2, 215)
  • 69 Richard McNitzky – Junior (6'1, 216)

Punter

  • 14 Jake Bailey – Senior (6'2, 202)
  • 27 Charlie Beall – Junior (6'2, 206)
  • 14 Alex Gracey – Freshman (6'3, 195)

Defensive linemen

  •  6 Andres Fox – DE – Freshman (6'4, 240)
  • 23 Ryan Johnson – DE – Sophomore (6'4, 262)
  • 24 Dalyn Wade-Perry – DT – Sophomore (6'4, 316)
  • 34 Thomas Booker – DE – Freshman (6'4, 279)
  • 51 Jovan Swann – DE – Junior (6'2, 271)
  • 57 Michael Williams – DT – Junior (6'2, 293)
  • 58 Dylan Boles – DE – Sophomore (6'4, 262)
  • 91 Thomas Schaffer – DE – Junior (6'7, 290)
  • 93 Trey LaBounty – DE – Freshman (6'7, 235)
  • 97 Dylan Jackson – DE – Senior (6'6, 264)
  • 99 Bo Peek – DT – Junior (6'3, 296)
  

Linebacker

  • 10 Jordan Fox – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 227)
  • 14 Jacob Mangum-Farrar – ILB – Freshman (6'4, 223)
  • 15 Jordan Perez – ILB – 5th Year Senior (6'2, 228)
  • 20 Bobby Okereke – ILB – 5th Year Senior (6'3, 234)
  • 21 Curtis Robinson – OLB – Junior (6'3, 232)
  • 25 Andrew Pryts - ILB - Junior (6'1, 222)
  • 27 Sean Barton – ILB – Senior (6'3, 224)
  • 31 Mustafa Branch – ILB – Senior (5'11, 212)
  • 32 Joey Alfieri – OLB – 5th Year Senior (6'3, 239)
  • 35 Tobe Umerah – OLB – Freshman (6'4, 239)
  • 40 Anthony Trinh – OLB – Junior (6'2, 239)
  • 42 Caleb Phillips – OLB – Sophomore (6'5, 215)
  • 44 Caleb Kelly – OLB – Freshman (6'3, 213)
  • 43 Ryan Beecher – ILB – Senior (6'1, 245)
  • 45 Ricky Miezan – ILB – Freshman (6'2, 248)
  • 47 Tangaloa Kaufusi – OLB – Freshman (6'3, 245)
  • 49 Lewis Burik – ILB – Senior (5'10, 205)
  • 52 Casey Toohill – OLB – Senior (6'4, 248)
  • 56 Jake Lynch – OLB – Freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 77 Thunder Keck – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 230)
  • 42 Gabe Reid – OLB – Sophomore (6'2, 231)

Cornerback

  •  4 Alameen Murphy – 5th Year Senior (5'11, 198)
  •  6 Treyjohn Butler – Junior (5'11, 197)
  • 11 Paulson Adebo – Sophomore (6'1, 189)
  • 13 Alijah Holder – 5th Year Senior (6'2, 188)
  • 22 Obi Eboh – Junior (6'2, 194)
  • 26 J.J. Parson – Junior (5'10, 175)
  • 26 Donjae Logan – Freshman (5'11, 178)
  • 26 Kendall Williamson – Freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 26 Ethan Bonner – Freshman (6'1, 181)

Safety

  •  2 Brandon Simmons – SS – 5th Year Senior (6'0, 199)
  •  3 Malik Antoine – FS – Junior (5'11, 192)
  •  5 Frank Buncom – Senior (6'2, 206)
  •  9 Ben Edwards – SS – Senior (6'0, 199)
  • 18 Stuart Head – SS – Sophomore (6'4, 201)
  • 19 Noah Williams – SS – Sophomore (6'0, 191)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.San Diego State*No. 13
FS1W 31–1040,913
September 85:30 p.m.No. 17 USCNo. 10
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
FOXW 17–342,856
September 1511:00 a.m.No. 23 (FCS) UC Davis*No. 9
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 30–1031,772
September 225:00 p.m.at No. 20 OregonNo. 7
ABCW 38–31 OT58,453
September 294:30 p.m.at No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 7
NBCL 17–3877,622
October 67:30 p.m.UtahNo. 14
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNL 21–4037,244
October 186:00 p.m.at Arizona State
ESPN
October 27Washington Statedagger
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
November 3at Washington
November 10Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
November 17at California
November 24at UCLA
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

San Diego State

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2017 SDSU, 20–17
Stanford Cardinal vs. San Diego State Aztecs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Aztecs 7 0 3010
No. 13 Cardinal 0 9 15731

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: August 31, 2018
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 40,913
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV: FS1
Game information

USC

Overall record Last meeting Result
32–62–3 2017 USC, 31–28
Stanford Cardinal vs. USC Trojans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 17 Trojans 0 0 303
No. 10 Cardinal 7 7 3017

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 42,856
  • TV: FOX
Game information

UC Davis

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2014 STAN, 45–0
Stanford Cardinal vs. UC Davis Aggies – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 23 (FCS) Aggies 3 0 0710
No. 10 Cardinal 0 17 10330

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 31,722
  • TV: P12N
Game information


at Oregon

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 7 Cardinal 0 7 14 107 38
No. 20 Ducks 7 17 0 70 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
47–32–1 2017 STAN, 49–7

at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Cardinal 7 7 3 0 17
No. 8 Fighting Irish 14 7 3 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–19 2017 STAN, 38–20

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 7 17 3 13 40
No. 14 Cardinal 0 7 14 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2017 STAN, 23–20

at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Sun Devils 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–14 2017 STAN, 34–24

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
Cardinal 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–27–1 2017 WSU, 24–21

at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Huskies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
42–42–4 2017 STAN, 30–22

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Cardinal 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
56–25–3 2017 STAN, 15–14

at California

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Golden Bears 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
58–43–10 2017 STAN, 17–14

at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Bruins 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
45–41–3 2017 STAN, 58–34

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 13 10 9 7 7 14 RV  
Coaches 13 9 9 7 7 14 24  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
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