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The 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinal were led by eleventh-year head coach David Shaw . They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 9:00 a.m. vs. Kansas State * FS1 L 7–2428,668
September 11 7:30 p.m. at No. 14 USC FOX W 42–2856,945
September 18 5:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt * ESPNU W 41–2321,124
September 25 3:00 p.m. No. 24 UCLA P12N L 24–3547,236
October 2 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Oregon Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ABC W 31–24 OT 31,610
7:30 p.m. at No. 22 Arizona State ESPN L 10–2846,192
October 16 4:30 p.m. at Washington State ESPNU L 31–3426,171
October 30 7:30 p.m. Washington Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FS1 L 13–2028,014
7:30 p.m. Utah Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FS1 L 7–5226,410
November 13 2:30 p.m. at Oregon State P12N L 14–3535,129
November 20 4:00 p.m. California P12N L 11–4149,265
November 27 5:00 p.m. No. 6 Notre Dame * FOX L 14–4531,571
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
2021 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: October 1, 2021
Depth chart
Game summaries
vs. Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal (Allstate Kickoff Classic) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
7
7
0 10 24
Cardinal
0
0
0 7 7
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
Game information
First Quarter
KSU – Skylar Thompson 6-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 3:06. Kansas State 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:56.
Second Quarter
KSU – Deuce Vaughn 59-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 6:17. Kansas State 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:39.
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
KSU – Taiten Winkel 40-yard field goal, 10:08. Kansas State 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:43.
KSU – Skylar Thompson 13-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 7:10. Kansas State 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:46.
STAN – Brycen Tremayne 14-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 3:16. Kansas State 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
Top Passers
Top Rushers
STAN – Austin Jones – 9 rushes, 25 yards
KSU – Deuce Vaughn – 13 rushes, 124 yards, TD
Top Receivers
STAN – Brycen Tremayne – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
KSU – Phillip Brooks – 3 receptions, 81 yards
Kansas State began with a 14-point lead at halftime with performances by quarterback Skylar Thompson and running back Deuce Vaughn .[2] The Wildcats managed to score 24 points before allowing Stanford to put points on the board with just 3:16 left in the game. Stanford head coach David Shaw stated: "This game was not indicative of how hard we've played, how hard we've practiced and how well we practiced. Disappointing to me that we didn't go out there and execute better." Shaw is in his 11th season as Stanford's coach. Stanford started senior Jack West at quarterback and rotated him with sophomore Tanner McKee throughout the game.[3]
The Wichita Eagle reported that the stadium was mostly filled with Kansas State fans and that Kansas State significantly out-performed Stanford. Specifically, the paper published that "the Kansas State football team opened its season with a statement victory on Saturday at AT&T Stadium."[2]
at No. 14 USC
Game information
First Quarter
STAN – Nathaniel Peat 87-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 9:04. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:12.
Second Quarter
USC – Keaontay Ingram 2-yard run (Alex Stadthaus kick), 13:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 95 yards, 5:26.
STAN – Elijah Higgins 3-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 8:34. Stanford 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:54.
USC – Alex Stadthaus 24-yard field goal, 1:56. Stanford 14–10. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:38.
STAN – Brycen Tremayne 6-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:09. Stanford 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:47.
Third Quarter
USC – Alex Stadthaus 33-yard field goal, 9:14. Stanford 21–13. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:46.
STAN – Kyu Blu Kelly 31-yard interception return (Joshua Karty kick), 5:02. Stanford 28–13. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:21.
STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 0:25. Stanford 35–13. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:15.
Fourth Quarter
STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 9:16. Stanford 42–13. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:44.
USC – Drake London 11-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Alex Stadthaus kick), 5:54. Stanford 42–20. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:22.
USC – Darwin Barlow 4-yard run (Kedon Slovis–Gary Bryant Jr. pass), 0:46. Stanford 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:39.
Top Passers
Top Rushers
STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 6 rushes, 115 yards, TD
USC – Vavae Malepeai – 15 rushes, 94 yards
Top Receivers
STAN – Elijah Higgins – 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD
USC – Drake London – 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD
In Tanner McKee 's first start as Stanford quarterback, the Cardinal pulled off a surprising rout of USC in the Coliseum, leading by as many as 29 points in the 4th quarter.[4] Following the game, USC head coach Clay Helton was fired and replaced by Donte Williams as interim head coach.[5]
at Vanderbilt
Game information
First Quarter
STAN – Tanner McKee 7-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 12:37. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:23.
VAN – Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 7:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:02.
STAN – Nathaniel Peat 21-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 2:52. Stanford 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:36.
Second Quarter
VAN – Devin Boddie Jr. 3-yard pass from Ken Seals (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4:19. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 98 yards, 7:16.
STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal, 1:53. Stanford 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:17.
STAN – Brycen Tremayne 5-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:40. Stanford 24–14. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:42.
STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Stanford 27–14. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:00.
Third Quarter
STAN – Jay Symonds 5-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 11:18. Stanford 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:31.
VAN – Joseph Bulovas 34-yard field goal, 8:26. Stanford 34–17. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:52.
Fourth Quarter
STAN – E.J. Smith 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 1:44. Stanford 41–17. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 5:08.
VAN – Cam Johnson 26-yard pass from Mike Wright, 0:00. Stanford 41–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
Top Passers
STAN – Tanner McKee – 19/29, 218 yards, 2 TD
VAN – Ken Seals – 16/37, 120 yards, TD, INT
Top Rushers
STAN – Austin Jones – 7 rushes, 80 yards
VAN – Rocko Griffin – 19 rushes, 107 yards
Top Receivers
STAN – Brycen Tremayne – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
VAN – Chris Pierce Jr. – 6 receptions, 52 yards
No. 24 UCLA
No. 24 UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 24 Bruins
14
7
0 14 35
Cardinal
0
7
7 10 24
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : September 25, 2021Game time : 3:00 P.M. PDT Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C) SunnyGame attendance : 47,236Referee : Mark DuddyTV announcers (P12N ) : Ted Robinson (play–by–play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)Reference
Game information
First Quarter
UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 12:12. UCLA 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:16.
UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 5-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:15. UCLA 14–0. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:00.
Second Quarter
STAN – Brycen Tremayne 19-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 4:31. UCLA 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:05.
UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:23. UCLA 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:17.
Third Quarter
STAN – Elijah Higgins 56-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 5:30. UCLA 21–14. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:10.
Fourth Quarter
STAN – Bryce Farrell 52-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 13:06. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:16.
UCLA – Kyle Philips 75-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 12:56. UCLA 28–21. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10.
STAN – Joshua Karty 45-yard field goal, 9:10. UCLA 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:06.
UCLA – Kyle Philips 5-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 2:30. UCLA 35–24. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:40.
Top Passers
Top Rushers
UCLA – Zach Charbonnet – 23 rushes, 118 yards, TD
STAN – Tanner McKee – 8 rushes, 42 yards
Top Receivers
UCLA – Kyle Philips – 5 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD
STAN – Elijah Higgins – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD
No. 3 Oregon
No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
No. 3 Ducks
0
7
10 7 0 24
Cardinal
10
7
0 7 7 31
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : October 2, 2021Game time : 12:30 P.M. PDT Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C) SunnyGame attendance : 31,610Referee : Matthew RichardsTV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)Reference
Game information
First Quarter
STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal, 10:30. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:30.
STAN – Brycen Tremayne 18-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 6:25. Stanford 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:40.
Second Quarter
ORE – Anthony Brown 3-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 14:34. Stanford 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:31.
STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 8:02. Stanford 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:32.
Third Quarter
ORE – C. J. Verdell 1-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 8:32. Stanford 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:48.
ORE – Camden Lewis 22-yard field goal, 0:53. Tied 17–17. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 6:16.
Fourth Quarter
ORE – Anthony Brown 5-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 9:32. Oregon 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11.
STAN – Elijah Higgins 2-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:00. Tied 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 0:00.
First Overtime
STAN – John Humphreys 14-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick). Stanford 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards.
Top Passers
ORE – Anthony Brown – 14/26, 186 yards, INT
STAN – Tanner McKee – 20/36, 230 yards, 3 TD
Top Rushers
ORE – Travis Dye – 19 rushes, 96 yards
STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 15 rushes, 78 yards
Top Receivers
ORE – Mycah Pittman – 1 reception, 66 yards
STAN – Elijah Higgins – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD
at No. 22 Arizona State
Stanford Cardinal at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal
7
0
3 0 10
No. 22 Sun Devils
14
7
7 0 28
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
Game information
First Quarter
ASU – Jayden Daniels 51-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 7:12. Arizona State 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:20.
STAN – Elijah Higgins 6-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Emmet Kenney kick), 4:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03.
ASU – Rachaad White 5-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 1:05. Arizona State 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:04.
Second Quarter
ASU – Elijhah Badger 22-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 10:24. Arizona State 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:14.
Third Quarter
STAN – Ryan Sanborn 32-yard field goal, 7:32. Arizona State 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:26.
ASU – DeAndre Pierce 27-yard interception return (Cristian Zendejas kick), 2:38. Arizona State 28–10. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:18.
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
STAN – Tanner McKee – 27/45, 356 yards, TD, 3 INT
ASU – Jayden Daniels – 14/23, 175 yards
Top Rushers
STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 7 rushes, 32 yards
ASU – Rachaad White – 13 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Top Receivers
STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 6 receptions, 118 yards
ASU – Curtis Hodges – 4 receptions, 76 yards
at Washington State
Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal
13
3
0 15 31
Cougars
0
20
7 7 34
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
Date : October 16, 2021Game time : 4:30 P.M. PDT Game attendance : 26,171Referee : Micheal MothershedTV announcers (ESPNU) : Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
Washington
Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Huskies
0
9
3 8 20
Cardinal
3
0
0 10 13
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : October 30, 2021Game time : 7:30 P.M. PDT Game attendance : 28,014Referee : Mark DuddyTV : FS1
Utah
Utah Utes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Utes
14
24
0 14 52
Cardinal
0
0
7 0 7
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : Game time : 7:30 P.M. PST Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C) CloudyGame attendance : 26,410Referee : Alex Faust, Petros PapadakisTV : FS1Reference
Game information
First Quarter
UTAH – Tavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 10:57. Utah 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:03.
UTAH – Tavion Thomas 5-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 6:15. Utah 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:33.
Second Quarter
UTAH – Tavion Thomas 58-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 14:31. Utah 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:12.
UTAH – Tavion Thomas 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 6:37. Utah 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17.
UTAH – TJ Pledger 96-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 3:10. Utah 35–0. Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:16.
UTAH – Jadon Redding 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Utah 38–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:07.
Third Quarter
STAN – Isaiah Sanders 4-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 10:14. Utah 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:46.
Fourth Quarter
UTAH – Devin Lloyd 2-yard interception return (Jadon Redding kick), 12:11. Utah 45–7.
UTAH – Micah Bernard 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 1:48. Utah 52–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:18.
Top Passers
UTAH – Cameron Rising – 13/22, 140 yards
STAN – Jack West – 12/18, 59 yards, INT
Top Rushers
UTAH – Tavion Thomas – 20 rushes, 177 yards, 4 TD
STAN – E.J. Smith – 7 rushes, 53 yards
Top Receivers
UTAH – Micah Bernard – 2 receptions, 32 yards
STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 4 receptions, 42 yards
at Oregon State
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal
0
0
7 7 14
Beavers
7
7
14 7 35
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
Date : November 13, 2021Game time : 2:40 pmGame weather : 59 °F (15 °C) Sunny, Wind: 5 mph SEGame attendance : 35,129Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (P12N) : JB Long, Max Browne
California
California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Bears
0
14
13 14 41
Cardinal
0
3
0 8 11
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : November 20, 2021Game time : 4:00 p.m.Game attendance : 49,265Referee : Steve StrimlingTV announcers (P12N) : Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
No. 6 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 6 Fighting Irish
7
17
7 14 45
Cardinal
0
0
7 7 14
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : November 27, 2021Game time : 5:10 p.m.Game attendance : 31,571Referee : Gary PattersonTV announcers (FOX) : Joe Davis, Brock Huard
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — RV RV — RV — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV — RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
References
^ "2021 Stanford Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^ a b Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2021). "What we learned from Kansas State's impressive opening victory over Stanford" . Wichita Eagle . Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Thompson and K-State open with 24-7 win over Stanford" . espn.com . September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "McKee leads Stanford's 42-28 upset rout of No. 14 USC" . ESPN.com . September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021 .
^ "USC fires football coach Clay Helton, puts faith in Donte Williams to salvage season" . LATimes.com . September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021 .
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