2020 Stanford Cardinal football team

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2020 Stanford Cardinal football
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–2 (4–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tavita Pritchard (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Lance Anderson (7th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Uniform
Stanford cardinal football uniforms.png
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Washington x  3 –1   3 –1  
Oregon y$  4 –2   4 –3  
Stanford  4 –2   4 –2  
California  1 –3   1 –3  
Washington State  1 –3   1 –3  
Oregon State  2 –5   2 –5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy  5 –0   5 –1  
Colorado  3 –1   4 –2  
Utah  3 –2   3 –2  
Arizona State  2 –2   2 –2  
UCLA  3 –4   3 –4  
Arizona  0 –5   0 –5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by tenth-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

Contents

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game. [3]

On December 13, with a record of 3-2 and one game left to play, the program announced that it would not participate in any bowl game. [4] The Cardinal won their final game, finishing their season with a 4-2 record.

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish fourth in the Pac-12 North division.

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Oregon222 (35)
2California176 (3)
3Washington161
4Stanford105
5Oregon State76
6Washington State58

Schedule

Stanford had games scheduled against William & Mary (September 5), Notre Dame (October 10), and BYU (November 28), but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Original 2020 Stanford Cardinal schedule
DateOpponentSite
September 5 William & Mary* Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
September 12at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
September 19 USC Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
September 26at UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
October 10at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
October 17 Washington State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
October 24at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
October 30 Oregon State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 7at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
November 14 Colorado Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 21at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
November 28 BYU*Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
November 74:30 p.m.at No. 12 Oregon
ABC L 14–35
November 1412:30 p.m. Colorado
ESPN L 32–35
November 218:00 p.m. Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
 FS1 No contest [6]
November 271:30 p.m.at California
FOX W 24–23
December 51:00 p.m.at No. 22 Washington
FOXW 31–26278
December 127:30 p.m.at Oregon State
ESPNU W 27–24 [7]
December 194:00 p.m.at UCLA
ESPNW 48–47 2OT0

[8]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionStanford yearsAlma mater
David Shaw Head coach14th Stanford (1994)
Lance Anderson Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach14th Idaho State (1996)
Tavita Pritchard Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks8th Stanford (2009)
Pete Alamar Special teams coordinator5th Cal Lutheran (1983)
Ron Gould Running backs coach4th Oregon (1987)
Morgan TurnerTight ends coach8th Illinois (2009)
Kevin Carberry Offensive line coach4th Ohio (2005)
Bobby KennedyWide receivers coach3rd Northern Colorado (1989)
Duane Akina Defensive backs coach7th Washington (1979)
Eric Sanders Inside linebackers coach1st UC Davis (2005)
Diron Reynolds Defensive linemen coach4th Wake Forest (1994)

Game summaries

At Oregon

Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinal700714
No. 12 Ducks7714735

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV: ABC
  • Reference
Game information

Colorado

Colorado Buffaloes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Buffaloes7714735
Cardinal3671632

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference
Game information

At California

Stanford Cardinal vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinal01014024
Golden Bears737623

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Matt Richards
  • TV announcers (FOX): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
  • Reference
Game information

At Washington

Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinal14107031
No. 22 Huskies03131026

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 278
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich
  • Reference
Game information

At Oregon State

Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinal6371127
Beavers777324

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen and Rene Ingoglia
  • Reference
Game information

At UCLA

Stanford Cardinal vs. UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Quarter1234OT2OTTotal
Cardinal7130147748
Bruins3014177647

at Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: December 19, 2020
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear, Wind 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Taylor McGregor
Game information

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP ——————————————
Coaches RV————RVRVRVRV—————
CFP Not released——Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
245 Walker Little OT Jacksonville Jaguars
367 Davis Mills QB Houston Texans
376 Paulson Adebo CB New Orleans Saints
4114 Drew Dalman C Atlanta Falcons
5179 Simi Fehoko WR Dallas Cowboys

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References

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  2. ↑ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Teams opting out of bowls in 2020: Stanford becomes the latest school to decline a bowl invite". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Saturday's Washington State vs Stanford football game cancelled because of COVID-19 cases". KomoNews. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020. The Pac-12 announced today that in order to comply with the newly issued Santa Clara Public Health Department directives and related restrictions on sport competitions, the December 12 football game between Stanford and Oregon State will now take place at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.
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