2018 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Pittsburgh | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
Record | 9–4 (6–3 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tavita Pritchard (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Anderson (5th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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No. 13 Washington xy$ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington State x | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah xy | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by eighth-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.
Stanford, coming off a 9–5 season and an appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game in 2017, began the year ranked 13th in the preseason AP Poll. They won their first four games of the year, including wins over No. 17 USC and No. 20 Oregon, and rose to 7th in the polls. The Cardinal then lost four of their next five games, compiling losses to Notre Dame, Utah, Washington State, and Washington. After closing out the regular season with three straight wins, Stanford was third in the Pac-12 North with a conference record of 6–3. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they defeated ACC runner-up Pittsburgh to end the year at 9–4 overall.
Stanford's offense was led by junior quarterback K. J. Costello, who led the Pac-12 Conference in passer rating and finished in second in passing yards and touchdowns. [1] Wide receiver J. J. Arcega-Whiteside finished with 1,059 receiving yards and a Pac-12-leading 14 receiving touchdowns. Offensive tackle Walker Little was named first-team all-conference. On defense, cornerback Paulson Adebo led the team with four interceptions and 17 passes defended, and was also named first-team all-conference.
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 |
The Cardinal signed a total of 14 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Jack West QB | Saraland, Alabama | Saraland High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Jul 12, 2016 | |
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Justus Woods RB | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Christian School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 16, 2017 | |
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Michael Wilson WR | West Hills, California | Chaminade College Preparatory School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 29, 2017 | |
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Tobe Umerah DE | Macon, Georgia | Stratford Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 237 lb (108 kg) | Apr 11, 2017 | |
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Ethan Bonner CB | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 3, 2017 | |
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Donjae Logan CB | Mesa, Arizona | Desert Ridge High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 4, 2017 | |
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Jacob Mangum-Farrar LB | Sugar Land, Texas | Kempner High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 8, 2017 | |
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Jay Symonds Jr. FB | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Buckingham Browne & Nichols School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 257 lb (117 kg) | Oct 8, 2017 | |
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Kendall Williamson CB | Snellville, Georgia | Brookwood High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 16, 2017 | |
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Thomas Booker DE | Baltimore, Maryland | Gilman School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Oct 22, 2017 | |
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Trey Stratford C | Allen, Texas | Allen High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Dec 3, 2017 | |
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Andres Fox DE | Mobile, Alabama | Mobile Christian School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 | |
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Caleb Kelly LB | Atlanta, Georgia | Hapeville Charter Career Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | Feb 1, 2018 | |
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Tanner McKee QB | Corona, California | Centennial High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 | |
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Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott Trophy [2] | Bobby Okereke | LB | SR |
Rimington Trophy [3] | Jesse Burkett | C | SR |
Chuck Bednarik Award [4] | Alijah Holder | CB | SR |
Bobby Okereke | LB | SR | |
Maxwell Award [5] | K. J. Costello | QB | SO |
Bryce Love | RB | SR | |
Doak Walker Award [6] | Bryce Love | RB | JR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award [7] | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | WR | SR |
John Mackey Award [8] | Kaden Smith | TE | SO |
Butkus Award [9] | Bobby Okereke | LB | SR |
Outland Trophy [10] | Jesse Burkett | C | SR |
Nate Herbig | G | JR | |
Lou Groza Award [11] | Jet Toner | K | JR |
Ray Guy Award [12] | Jake Bailey | P | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy [13] | Alameen Murphy | DB | SR |
Walter Camp Award [14] | Bryce Love | RB | SR |
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [15] | Kaden Smith | TE | JR |
The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. David Shaw (HC), J. J. 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. [16]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Washington | 249 (40) |
2 | Stanford | 198 (2) |
3 | Oregon | 178 (2) |
4 | California | 108 |
5 | Washington State | 98 |
6 | Oregon State | 45 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State * | No. 13 | FS1 | W 31–10 | 40,913 | |
September 8 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 17 USC | No. 10 |
| FOX | W 17–3 | 42,856 |
September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 23 (FCS) UC Davis * | No. 9 |
| P12N | W 30–10 | 31,772 |
September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Oregon | No. 7 | ABC | W 38–31 OT | 58,453 | |
September 29 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Notre Dame * | No. 7 | NBC | L 17–38 | 77,622 | |
October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah | No. 14 |
| ESPN | L 21–40 | 37,244 |
October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | ESPN | W 20–13 | 42,946 | ||
October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 14 Washington State | No. 24 |
| P12N | L 38–41 | 39,596 |
November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Washington | P12N | L 23–27 | 69,690 | ||
November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| P12N | W 48–17 | 34,671 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at UCLA | P12N | W 49–42 | 38,391 | ||
December 1 [a 1] | 12:30 p.m. | at California | P12N | W 23–13 | 57,858 | ||
December 31 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Pittsburgh * | CBS | W 14–13 | 40,680 | ||
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Name | Position | Stanford years | Alma mater |
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David Shaw | Head coach | 12th | Stanford (1994) |
Lance Anderson | Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach | 12th | Idaho State (1996) |
Tavita Pritchard | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 6th | Stanford (2009) |
Pete Alamar | Special teams coordinator | 5th | Cal Lutheran (1983) |
Ron Gould | Running backs coach | 2nd | Oregon (1987) |
Morgan Turner | Tight ends coach | 6th | Illinois (2009) |
Kevin Carberry | Offensive line coach | 1st | Ohio (2005) |
Bobby Kennedy | Wide receivers coach | 1st | Northern Colorado (1989) |
Duane Akina | Defensive backs coach | 5th | Washington (1979) |
Peter Hansen | Inside linebackers coach | 5th | Arizona (2001) |
Diron Reynolds | Defensive linemen coach | 2nd | Wake Forest (1994) |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aztecs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 13 Cardinal | 0 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
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No. 17 Trojans | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 10 Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
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No. 23 (FCS) Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 10 Cardinal | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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No. 7 Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
No. 20 Ducks | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
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Late in the 3rd quarter, Oregon led 24–7 and had a 1st & Goal at the Stanford 1-yard line. An ensuing fumble returned for a touchdown by the Stanford defense sparked an epic comeback where the Cardinal were able to win in overtime.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
No. 8 Fighting Irish | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Utes | 7 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 40 |
No. 14 Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
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Starting running back Bryce Love sat the game out due to an ankle injury.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Sun Devils | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
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No. 14 Cougars | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
No. 24 Cardinal | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Huskies | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
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Beavers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
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Stanford beat Oregon State on a smoky night caused by the Camp Fire. The Air Quality Index was close to 150, which qualified as "Dangerous".
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 10 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 49 |
Bruins | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 42 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
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Cardinal | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Golden Bears | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
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The 121st installment of the Big Game was delayed due to unhealthy air quality caused by the Camp Fire. It was only the second time in 27 years that both teams had 7 or more wins. The Cardinal quickly jumped out to a 10–0 start and never looked back. From there, the game was mostly a defensive struggle as cornerback Paulson Adebo intercepted two passes from Cal's Chase Garbers. As a result of this game, Stanford extended its winning streak to 9 games, the longest by either team in the series.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Panthers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas
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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 | RV | 24 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Coaches | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 23 | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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2 | 57 | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
3 | 89 | Bobby Okereke | LB | Indianapolis Colts |
4 | 112 | Bryce Love | RB | Washington Redskins |
5 | 163 | Jake Bailey | P | New England Patriots |
6 | 176 | Kaden Smith | TE | San Francisco 49ers |
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