2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

2017 Stanford Cardinal football
2017 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, L 28–31 vs. USC
Alamo Bowl, L 37–39 vs. TCU
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	9–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloomgren (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lance Anderson (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium; (Capacity: 50,424)
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy	7	–	2	9	–	5
No. 16 Washington x	7	–	2	10	–	3
Washington State	6	–	3	9	–	4
Oregon	4	–	5	7	–	6
California	2	–	7	5	–	7
Oregon State	0	–	9	1	–	11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
Arizona State	6	–	3	7	–	6
Arizona	5	–	4	7	–	6
UCLA	4	–	5	6	–	7
Utah	3	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado	2	–	7	5	–	7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by seventh-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 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.

Previous season

In 2016, the Cardinal finished the season by defeating North Carolina 25–23 in the Sun Bowl.

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

Stanford signed a total of 14 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sione Heimuli-Lund RB	Salt Lake City, Utah	Brighton HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Nov 27, 2015
Sione Heimuli-Lund RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Colby Parkinson TE	Westlake Village, California	Oaks Christian HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Dec 19, 2015
Colby Parkinson TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Stuart Head S	Woodstock, Georgia	Etowah HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 24, 2015
Stuart Head S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tucker Fisk TE	Davis, California	Davis HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 1, 2016
Tucker Fisk TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Davis Mills QB	Norcross, Georgia	Greater Atlanta Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Mar 15, 2016
Davis Mills QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Osiris St. Brown WR	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Aug 5, 2016
Osiris St. Brown WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Drew Dalman C	Salinas, California	Palma School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Aug 30, 2016
Drew Dalman C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Walker Little OT	Bellaire, Texas	Episcopal HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Dec 16, 2016
Walker Little OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Foster Sarell OT	Graham, Washington	Graham-Kapowsin HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	311 lb (141 kg)	Jan 7, 2017
Foster Sarell OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dalyn Wade-Perry DT	Sparta, New Jersey	Pope John XXIII HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	341 lb (155 kg)	Jan 15, 2017
Dalyn Wade-Perry DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Paulson Adebo CB	Mansfield, Texas	Mansfield HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 16, 2017
Paulson Adebo CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Levani Damuni LB	Millville, Utah	Ridgeline HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jan 21, 2016
Levani Damuni LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Connor Wedington RB	Sumner, Washington	Sumner HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jan 30, 2016
Connor Wedington RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ryan Johnson DE	Mobile, Alabama	St. Paul's Episcopal School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Jan 30, 2016
Ryan Johnson DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Stanford Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "2017 Stanford Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Stanford Years	Alma mater
David Shaw	Head Coach	11th	Stanford (1994)
Lance Anderson	Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Coach	11th	Idaho State (1996)
Mike Bloomgren	Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator	7th	Florida State (1999)
Pete Alamar	Special Teams Coordinator	4th	Cal Lutheran (1983)
Duane Akina	Defensive Backs Coach	4th	Washington (1979)
Peter Hansen	Inside Linebackers Coach	4th	Arizona (2001)
Tavita Pritchard	Quarterbacks Coach	5th	Stanford (2009)
Diron Reynolds	Defensive Linemen Coach	1st	Wake Forest (1994)
Ron Gould	Running Backs Coach	1st	Oregon (1987)
Morgan Turner	Tight Ends Coach	5th	Illinois (2009)

Roster

2017 Stanford Cardinal Football

Quarterback

3 K. J. Costello – Sophomore (6'5, 217)
10 Keller Chryst – Senior (6'5, 234)
15 Davis Mills – Freshman (6'4, 222)
17 Ryan Burns – Senior (6'5, 230)
18 Jack Richardson – Sophomore (6'5, 189)

Tailback

5 Connor Wedington – Freshman (6'0, 189)
20 Bryce Love – Junior (5'10, 191)
22 Cameron Scarlett – Junior (6'1, 223)
23 Trevor Speights – Sophomore (5'11, 210)
25 Sione Heimuli-Lund – Freshman (6'1, 237)
28 Dorian Maddox – Sophomore (5'10, 205)

Fullback

6 Reagan Williams – Junior (6'3, 232)
35 Daniel Marx – Senior (6'2, 252)

Wide receiver

2 Trenton Irwin – Junior (6'2, 203)
4 Jay Tyler – Junior (5'8, 166)
8 Donald Stewart – Sophomore (6'4, 194)
11 Harry Schwartz – Sophomore (6'0, 182)
14 Paxton Segina – Sophomore (6'4, 204)
19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside – Junior (6'3, 224)
21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – Senior (5'11, 176)
46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi – Junior (5'11, 156)
81 Osiris St. Brown – Freshman (6'2, 181)

Tight end

9 Dalton Schultz – Senior (6'6, 240)
80 Scooter Harrington – Sophomore (6'5, 245)
82 Kaden Smith – Sophomore (6'5, 249)
84 Colby Parkinson – Freshman (6'7, 228)
87 Ben Snyder – Junior (6'4, 251)
88 Tucker Fisk – Freshman (6'4, 225)

Offensive lineman

51 Drew Dalman – C – Freshman (6'3, 265)
54 Nick Wilson – OG – Junior (6'3, 286)
55 Dylan Powell – OG – Sophomore (6'3, 289)
62 Austin Maihen – OG – Junior (6'5, 292)
63 Nate Herbig – OG – Sophomore (6'4, 346)
64 David Bright – OT – Senior (6'5, 299)
65 Brian Chaffin – C – Junior (6'2, 290)
70 Clark Yarbrough – OT – Sophomore (6'6, 285)
71 Brandon Fanaika – OG – Senior (6'3, 318)
72 Walker Little – OT – Freshman (6'7, 315)
73 Jesse Burkett – C – Senior (6'4, 307)
74 Devery Hamilton – OT – Sophomore (6'7, 298)
75 A.T. Hall – OT – Senior (6'5, 287)
76 Jack Dreyer – OT – Junior (6'8, 310)
77 Casey Tucker – OT – Senior (6'6, 302)
78 Henry Hattis – OT – Sophomore (6'6, 282)
79 Foster Sarell – OT – Freshman (6'7, 311)

Defensive Linemen

23 Ryan Johnson – DE – Freshman (6'3, 253)
50 Dalyn Wade-Perry – DT – Freshman (6'3, 341)
51 Jovan Swann – DE-DT – Sophomore (6'2, 269)
56 Wesley Annan – DT – Junior (6'4, 275)
57 Michael Williams – DE-DT – Sophomore (6'2, 276)
66 Harrison Phillips – DE – Senior (6'4, 285)
80 Eric Cotton – DE – Senior (6'6, 273)
91 Thomas Schaffer – DE – Sophomore (6'7, 266)
92 Bo Peek – DT – Sophomore (6'3, 286)
97 Dylan Jackson – DE – Junior (6'6, 267)

Long snappers

68 C.J. Keller – Senior (6'3, 212)
69 Richard McNitzky – Sophomore (6'1, 212)

Placekicker

26 Jet Toner – Sophomore (6'4, 199) (+P)
27 Charlie Beall – Junior (6'2, 212)
37 Collin Riccitelli – Sophomore (6'0, 184)

Linebacker

10 Jordan Fox – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 225)
15 Jordan Perez – ILB – Senior (6'2, 220)
20 Bobby Okereke – ILB – Senior (6'3, 235)
21 Curtis Robinson – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 222)
27 Sean Barton – ILB – Junior (6'3, 228)
31 Mustafa Branch – ILB – Junior (5'11, 217)
32 Joey Alfieri – OLB – Senior (6'3, 238)
33 Mike Tyler – OLB – Senior (6'5, 235)
34 Peter Kalambayi – OLB – Senior (6'3, 243)
40 Anthony Trinh – OLB – Sophomore (6'2, 230)
43 Ryan Beecher – ILB – Junior (6'1, 232)
44 Kevin Palma – ILB – Senior (6'2, 247)
49 Lewis Burik – ILB – Junior (5'10, 207)
52 Casey Toohill – OLB – Junior (6'4, 247)
86 Lane Veach – OLB – Senior (6'6, 238)
0 Levani Damuni – OLB – Freshman (6'2, 225)

Cornerback

3 Malik Antoine – Sophomore (5'11, 192)
4 Alameen Murphy – Senior (5'11, 198)
5 Frank Buncom – Junior (6'2, 196)
6 Treyjohn Butler – Sophomore (5'11, 191) (+S)
11 Terrence Alexander – Senior (5'10, 182)
13 Alijah Holder – Senior (6'2, 182)
17 Paulson Adebo – Freshman (6'2, 180)
22 Obi Eboh – Sophomore (6'2, 196)
24 Quenton Meeks – Junior (6'2, 204)
26 J.J. Parson – Sophomore (5'10, 184)

Safety

2 Brandon Simmons – FS – Senior (6'0, 195)
8 Justin Reid – SS – Junior (6'1, 202)
9 Ben Edwards – FS – Junior (6'0, 195)
18 Stuart Head – Freshman (6'4, 190)
25 Andrew Pryts – Sophomore (6'1, 207)
28 Denzel Franklin – SS – Senior (6'0, 202)

Punter

14 Jake Bailey – Sophomore (6'2, 192) (+K)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:00 p.m.	vs. Rice*	No. 14	Allianz Stadium Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)	ESPN	W 62–7	33,101
September 9	5:30 p.m.	at No. 6 USC	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FOX	L 24–42	77,614
September 16	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*	No. 19	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 17–20	43,040
September 23	7:30 p.m.	UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 58–34	48,042
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	W 34–24	44,422
October 7	7:15 p.m.	at No. 20 Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	W 23–20	45,991
October 14	8:00 p.m.	Oregon	No. 23	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 49–7	48,559
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 20	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN	W 15–14	30,912
November 4	12:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Washington State	No. 18	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FOX	L 21–24	32,952
November 10	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 30–22	44,589
November 18	5:00 p.m.	California	No. 20	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (120th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	FOX	W 17–14	51,424
November 25	5:00 p.m.	No. 9 Notre Dame*	No. 20	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ABC	W 38–20	47,352
December 1	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 USC	No. 14	Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Pac-12 Football Championship Game / rivalry)	ESPN	L 28–31	48,031
December 28	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 TCU*	No. 15	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 37–39	57,653
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Cardinal	21	17	14	10	62
Owls	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2016	STAN, 41–17

at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Cardinal	7	10	0	7	24
#6 Trojans	14	14	0	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–60–3	2016	STAN, 27–10

(Q1, 5:06) USC – #4 Steven Mitchell Jr. 4 yard pass from #14 Sam Darnold, (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0
(Q1, 5:01) STA – #20 Bryce Love 75 yard run (#26 Jet Toner kick) – USC 7–7
(Q1, 0:43) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 1 yard run, (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 14–7
(Q2, 13:07) STA – #9 Dalton Schultz 1 yard pass from #10 Keller Chryst, (#26 Jet Toner kick) – USC 14–14
(Q2, 11:52) USC – #80 Deontay Burnett 22 yard pass from #14 Sam Darnold, (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 21–14
(Q2, 2:48) STA – #26 Jet Toner 36 yard Field Goal – USC 21–17
(Q2, 0:57) USC – #80 Deontay Burnett 25 yard pass from #14 Sam Darnold, (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 28–17
(Q4, 9:49) USC – #4 Steven Mitchell Jr. 11 yard pass from #14 Sam Darnold, (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 35–17
(Q4, 6:49) STA – #19 JJ Arcega-Whiteside 3 yard pass from #10 Keller Chryst, (#26 Jet Toner kick) – USC 35–24
(Q4, 4:22) USC – #25 Ronald Jones II 23 yard run, (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 42–24

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Cardinal	0	7	3	7	17
Aztecs	0	10	3	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	1988	STAN, 31–10

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	3	10	14	7	34
Cardinal	6	17	14	21	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–45–3	2016	STAN, 22–13

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	14	0	7	24
Cardinal	7	17	7	3	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–17	2014	ASU, 26–10

at Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	3	10	3	7	23
#20 Utes	7	3	3	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	UTAH, 20–17^2OT

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	7	0	0	0	7
#23 Cardinal	21	7	7	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–32–1	2016	STAN, 52–27

at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Cardinal	0	6	3	6	15
Beavers	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–25–3	2016	STAN, 26–15

at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Cardinal	0	7	14	0	21
#25 Cougars	0	14	3	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–26–1	2016	WSU, 42–16

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Huskies	7	7	0	8	22
Cardinal	0	10	10	10	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–42–4	2016	WASH, 44–6

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	3	3	8	0	14
#20 Cardinal	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
62–46–11	2016	STAN, 45–31

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Fighting Irish	7	3	10	0	20
#20 Cardinal	7	7	3	21	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–19	2016	STAN, 17–10

Pac-12 Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Cardinal	0	14	7	7	28
#11 Trojans	7	10	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–61–3	September 9, 2017	USC, 42–24

TCU–Alamo Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Cardinal	14	7	10	6	37
#13 Horned Frogs	3	7	13	16	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2008	TCU, 31–14

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	14	14	19	RV	RV	RV	23	22	20	18	RV	20	20	14	15	20
Coaches	14	14	19	RV	RV	RV	25	22	20	18	RV	23	20	15	16	19
CFP	Not released									21	—	22	21	12	13	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	68	Justin Reid	S	Houston Texans
3	96	Harrison Phillips	DT	Buffalo Bills
4	137	Dalton Schultz	TE	Dallas Cowboys
6	214	Peter Kalambayi	OT	Houston Texans

References

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Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game USC
Culture and lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–1917 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game The Spirit of Stanford Radio KTCT KZSU
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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