2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

2016 Stanford Cardinal football
2016 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 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)
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
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
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team will represent Stanford University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal are expected to be led by sixth-year head coach David Shaw. They will play their home games at Stanford Stadium and are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

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
David Shaw	Head Coach	10th	Stanford (1994)
Lance Henderson	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

2016 Stanford Cardinal Football

Quarterback

10 Keller Chryst - Junior (6'5, 237)
17 Ryan Burns - Senior (6'5, 233)
K.J. Costello - Freshman (6'5, 220)

Tailback

5 Christian McCaffrey - Junior (6'0, 202)
20 Bryce Love - Sophomore (5'10, 181)
22 Cameron Scarlett - Sophomore (6'1, 216)
42 Pat McFadden - Senior (5'10, 194)
Dorian Maddox - Freshman (5'10, 205)
Trevor Speights - Freshman (5'11, 207)

Fullback

15 Reagan Williams - Sophomore (6'3, 237)
35 Daniel Marx - Junior (6'2, 253)
82 Chris Harrell - Senior (6'4, 239)

Wide Receiver

2 Trenton Irwin - Sophomore (6'2, 202)
3 Michael Rector - Senior (6'1, 185)
4 Jay Tyler - Sophomore (5'8, 169)
6 Francis Owusu - Senior (6'3, 223)
13 Taijuan Thomas - Senior (5'10, 173)
19 JJ Arcega-Whiteside - Sophomore (6'3, 221)
21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims - Junior (5'11, 181)
46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi - Sophomore (5'11, 168)
85 Treyvion Foster - Senior (6'1, 209)
Simi Fehoko - Freshman (6'4, 190)
Donald Stewart - Freshman (6'4, 200)
Paxton Segina - Freshman (6'4, 210)

Tight End

9 Dalton Schultz - Junior (6'6, 240)
87 Ben Snyder - Sophomore (6'4, 239)
88 Greg Taboada - Senior (6'5, 250)
Kaden Smith - Freshman (6'5, 250)
Scooter Harrington - Freshman (6'5, 240)

Punter

14 Jake Bailey - Sophomore (6'2, 187) (+K)
47 Alex Robinson - Senior (6'0, 216)

Offensive Lineman

54 Nick Wilson - OG - Sophomore (6'3, 287)
57 Johnny Caspers - OG-C - Senior (6'4, 296)
60 Lucas Hinds - OG-OT - Senior (6'4, 284)
62 Austin Maihen - OG - Sophomore (6'5, 292)
64 David Bright - OT - Senior (6'5, 301)
65 Brian Chaffin - C - Sophomore (6'2, 289)
71 Brandon Fanaika - OG - Junior (6'3, 318)
73 Jesse Burkett - C - Junior (6'4, 304)
75 A.T. Hall - OT - Junior (6'5, 280)
76 Jack Dreyer - OT - Sophomore (6'8, 306)
77 Casey Tucker - OT - Junior (6'6, 296)
Nate Herbig - OG - Freshman (6'4, 350)
Henry Hattis - OT - Freshman (6'6, 270)
Dylan Powell - OG - Freshman (6'3, 270)
Clark Yarbrough - OT - Freshman (6'6, 282)
Devery Hamilton - OT - Freshman (6'7, 290)

Defensive Linemen

56 Wesley Annan - DT - Sophomore (6'4, 261)
66 Harrison Phillips - DT-DE - Junior (6'4, 290)
75 Jordan Watkins - DE - Senior (6'5, 277)
80 Eric Cotton - DE - Senior (6'6, 265)
90 Solomon Thomas - DE-DT - Junior (6'3, 275)
97 Dylan Jackson - DE - Sophomore (6'6, 268)
99 Luke Kaumatule - Senior (6'7, 294)
Michael Williams - DE-DT - Freshman (6'2, 300)
Thomas Schaffer - DE - Freshman (6'7, 270)
Bo Peek - DT - Freshman (6'3, 296)
Jovan Swann - DE-DT - Freshman (6'2, 270)

Long Snappers

68 C.J. Keller - Junior (6'3, 202)
Richard McNitzky - Freshman (6'1, 215)

Placekicker

27 Charlie Beall - Sophomore (6'2, 205)
34 Conrad Ukropina - Senior (6'1, 192)
Jet Toner - Freshman (6'4, 185) (+P)

Linebacker

3 Noor Davis - ILB - Senior (6'4, 244)
15 Jordan Perez - ILB - Junior (6'2, 223)
20 Bobby Okereke - ILB - Junior (6'3, 232)
27 Sean Barton - ILB - Junior (6'3, 225)
30 Craig Jones - ILB - Senior (6'0, 223)
31 Mustafa Branch - ILB - Sophomore (5'11, 218)
32 Joey Alfieri - OLB - Junior (6'3, 240)
33 Mike Tyler - OLB - Senior (6'5, 236)
34 Peter Kalambayi - OLB - Senior (6'3, 245)
43 Ryan Beecher - ILB - Sophomore (6'1, 229)
44 Kevin Palma - ILB - Senior (6'2, 250)
49 Lewis Burik - ILB - Sophomore (5'10, 207)
52 Casey Toohill - OLB - Sophomore (6'4, 245)
86 Lane Veach - OLB - Junior (6'6, 239)
Curtis Robinson - OLB - Freshman (6'3, 215)
Tangaloa Kaufusi - OLB - Freshman (6'3, 220)

Cornerback

5 Frank Buncom - Sophomore (6'2, 194)
11 Terrence Alexander - Junior (5'10, 185)
13 Alijah Holder - Junior (6'2, 185)
19 Ryan Gaertner - Senior (5'10, 175)
23 Alameen Murphy - Junior (5'11, 195)
24 Quenton Meeks - Sophomore (6'2, 195)
Treyjohn Butler - Freshman (5'11, 186) (+S)
Malik Antoine - Freshman (5'11, 184)
Obi Eboh - Freshman (6'2, 194)

Safety

2 Brandon Simmons - Junior (6'0, 190)
8 Justin Reid - SS - Sophomore (6'1, 196)
9 Ben Edwards - FS - Sophomore (6'0, 195)
10 Zach Hoffpauir - FS - Senior (6'0, 197)
28 Denzel Franklin - SS - Junior (6'0, 198)
29 Dallas Lloyd - SS - Senior (6'3, 213)
45 Calvin Chandler - FS - Senior (6'2, 203)
Andrew Pryts - Freshman (6'1, 196)

Schedule

September 2Kansas State*

September 17USC

Stanford Stadium
Stanford, CA

September 24at UCLA

September 30at Washington

October 8Washington State

Stanford Stadium
Stanford, CA

October 15at Notre Dame*

NBC October 22Colorado

Stanford Stadium
Stanford, CA

October 29at Arizona

November 5Oregon State

Stanford Stadium
Stanford, CA

November 12at Oregon

November 19at California

November 26Rice*

Stanford Stadium
Stanford, CA

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Cardinal					0

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans					0
Cardinal					0

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Bruins					0

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Huskies					0

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Cardinal					0

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Fighting Irish					0

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes					0
Cardinal					0

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Wildcats					0

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers					0
Cardinal					0

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Ducks					0

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Golden Bears					0

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Cardinal					0

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released															Not released

Statistics

References

External links

Official website

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