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 |
Record | 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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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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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Linebacker
Cornerback
Safety
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Schedule
September 26:00 p.m.Kansas State*No. 8
FS1W 26–1346,147 September 175:00 p.m.USCNo. 7
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (Rivalry)
ABCW 27–1048,763 September 245:00 p.m.at UCLANo. 7
ABCW 22–1370,833 September 306:00 p.m.at No. 10 WashingtonNo. 7
ESPNL 6–4472,027 October 87:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 15
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
ESPNL 16–4250,424 October 154:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*
NBCW 17–1080,795 October 2212:00 p.m.Colorado
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
P12NL 5–1044,535 October 298:00 p.m.at Arizona
FS1W 34–1046,740 November 512:30 p.m.Oregon State
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
FS1W 26–1538,813 November 121:00 p.m.at Oregon
P12NW 52–2753,757 November 192:30 p.m.at California
P12NW 45–3152,266 November 265:00 p.m.Rice*No. 17
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
P12NW 41–1736,171 December 3011:00 a.m.vs. North Carolina*No. 16
CBSW 25–2342,166
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
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | RV | RV | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Coaches | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 17 | 16 | 12 |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | 18 | Not released |
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