2021 Stanford Cardinal football team

2021 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tavita Pritchard (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lance Anderson (8th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
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2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3					7	–	6
Oregon State		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		4	–	5					5	–	7
Washington		3	–	6					4	–	8
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$		8	–	1					10	–	4
UCLA		6	–	3					8	–	4
Arizona State†		0	–	3					0	–	5
USC		3	–	6					4	–	8
Colorado		3	–	6					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Shaw's worst season ever and Stanford's worst record since the team went 1–11 in the 2006 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:00 a.m.	vs. Kansas State *	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Allstate Kickoff Classic)	FS1	L 7–24	28,668
September 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 14 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FOX	W 42–28	56,945
September 18	5:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt *	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPNU	W 41–23	21,124
September 25	3:00 p.m.	No. 24 UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 24–35	47,236
October 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 3 Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 31–24 OT	31,610
October 8	7:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 10–28	46,192
October 16	4:30 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPNU	L 31–34	26,171
October 30	7:30 p.m.	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 13–20	28,014
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Utah	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 7–52	26,410
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 14–35	35,129
November 20	4:00 p.m.	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	P12N	L 11–41	49,265
November 27	5:00 p.m.	No. 6 Notre Dame *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	FOX	L 14–45	31,571
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

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Personnel

Roster

2021 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 0 Isaiah Sanders GS RB 2 Casey Filkins So WR 3 Marcus Graham Jr WR 4 Michael Wilson Sr WR 5 John Humphreys So WR 6 Elijah Higgins Jr RB 8 Nathaniel Peat Jr WR 9 Colby Bowman Jr QB 10 Jack West Sr QB 11 Ari Patu Fr QB 17 Dylan Plautz Sr QB 18 Tanner McKee So WR 19 Silas Starr So RB 20 Austin Jones Jr RB 22 E. J. Smith So FB 24 Jay Symonds Sr WR 25 Bryce Farrell So WR 26 Brendon Barrow Fr QB 27 Beau Nelson So RB 28 Dorian Maddox GS RB 29 Caleb Robinson So FB 34 Houston Heimuli Sr FB 48 Coco Lukrich Fr C 55 Drake Metcalf So G 57 Levi Rogers So C 60 Drake Nugent Jr G 63 Barrett Miller Jr G 66 Branson Bragg Jr G/T 68 Max Kalny So G/T 70 Jason Amler Fr OT 71 Connor McLaughlin So G/T 72 Austin Uke Fr G 73 Jake Hornibrook Jr OT 74 James Pogorelc So OT 75 Walter Rouse Jr G/T 76 Jack Leyrer Fr G 77 Logan Berzins So OT 78 Myles Hinton So G/C 79 Will Gibson Fr WR 80 David Kasemervisz Fr WR 81 Brycen Tremayne Sr WR 82 Jayson Raines Fr WR 83 Danny McFadden Fr TE 84 Benjamin Yurosek So FB 85 Shield Taylor Fr TE 87 Bradley Archer Jr TE/DE 88 Tucker Fisk Sr TE 89 Lukas Ungar So	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 0 Aeneas DiCosmo Jr S 2 Jonathan McGill Jr ILB 3 Levani Damuni Jr DE 4 Thomas Booker Sr CB/S 5 Donjae Logan Sr OLB 6 Andres Fox Sr ILB 8 Tristan Sinclair Jr S 9 Noah Williams GS OLB 10 Jordan Fox GS OLB 11 Thunder Keck Sr CB 13 Ethan Bonner Sr ILB 14 Jacob Magnum-Farrar Sr OLB 15 Stephen Herron Jr CB 17 Kyu Blu Kelly Jr CB 18 Jimmy Wyrick Fr S 19 Caleb Ellis Fr CB 20 Jaden Slocum Fr S 21 Kendall Williamson Sr ILB 22 Jason Kaul Jr DE 23 Ryan Johnson Sr CB 24 Nicolas Toomer Jr CB 25 Brandon Jones So ILB 26 William Stockwell Fr S 27 Omari Porter So CB 28 Salim Turner-Muhammad Jr ILB 29 Spencer Jorgensen Jr ILB 30 Ese Dubre Fr CB 31 Zahran Manley Jr S 32 Mitch Leigber Fr S 33 Alaka'i Gilman So CB 34 Evan Jackson Fr DT 40 Tobin Phillips So ILB 44 Caleb Kelly Sr ILB 45 Ricky Miezan Sr OLB 47 Tangaloa Kaufusi Sr DT 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry GS OLB 52 Duke Reeder Fr OLB 54 Kiersten Lee So DE 55 Matthew Merritt So ILB 56 Jake Lynch Sr OLB 58 Wilfredo Aybar Fr OLB 90 Gabe Reid GS OLB 92 Lance Keneley So DE 93 Trey LaBounty So DE 94 Anthony Franklin Fr DE 95 Aristotle Taylor Fr DE 96 Jacob Katona Fr DE 97 Aaron Armitage Fr DE 98 Zach Buckey Fr DT 99 Zephron Lester So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 15 Connor Weselman Fr P 23 Ryan Sanborn Jr K/P 39 Alexander Thorpe Jr K 41 Diego Preciado Jr LS 42 Bailey Parsons So K 43 Joshua Karty So LS 49 Kyle Petrucci Sr	Head coach David Shaw Coordinators/assistant coaches Lance Anderson – Defensive coordinator Tavita Pritchard – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Pete Alamar – Special teams coordinator Duane Akina – Defensive backs Ron Gould – Running backs Terry Heffernan – Offensive line Bobby Kennedy – Wide receivers Diron Reynolds – Defensive line Eric Sanders – Inside linebackers Morgan Turner – Tight ends Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst Greg Mangan – Offensive quality control analyst Steve Donatell – Defensive quality control analyst Patrick Moynahan – Defensive quality control analyst Matt Moran – Special teams assistant Thomas Merkle – Offensive graduate assistant John Sikora – Offensive graduate assistant Admir Fehric – Defensive graduate assistant Jonathan McDonald – Defensive graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 1, 2021

Depth chart

†	As of October 1, 2021

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Game summaries

Vs. Kansas State

See also: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Allstate Kickoff Classic

Kansas State Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal (Allstate Kickoff Classic) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	10	24
Cardinal	0	0	0	7	7

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 28,668
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play–by–play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)

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 No scoring plays. 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 STAN – Tanner McKee – 15/18, 118 yards, TD KSU – Skylar Thompson – 9/14, 144 yards, int 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

See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

Stanford Cardinal at No. 14 USC Trojans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	14	14	7	42
No. 14 Trojans	0	10	3	15	28

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,945
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play–by–play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
• Reference

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 STAN – Tanner McKee – 16/23, 234 yards, 2 TD USC – Kedon Slovis – 27/42, 223 yards, TD, int 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

See also: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Stanford Cardinal at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	14	13	7	7	41
Commodores	7	7	3	6	23

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy,
• Game attendance: 21,124
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
• Reference

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

See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team

No. 24 UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	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, 2021
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) Sunny
• Game attendance: 47,236
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV 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 UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 18/29, 251 yards, 2 TD STAN – Tanner McKee – 19/32, 293 yards, 3 TD 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

See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team

No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	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, 2021
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) Sunny
• Game attendance: 31,610
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV 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

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Stanford Cardinal at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary

Quarter	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

• Date: October 8, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Cloudy, Wind: W 20mph
• Game attendance: 46,192
• Referee: Steven Strimling
• TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
• Reference

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 No scoring plays. 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

See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team

Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	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, 2021
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 26,171
• Referee: Micheal Mothershed
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
• Reference

Game information

First quarter STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 45-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 11:10. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:50. STAN – Joshua Karty 51-yard field goal, 4:45. Stanford 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:10. STAN – Joshua Karty 32-yard field goal, 0:13. Stanford 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:36. Second quarter WSU – Travell Harris 32-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Dean Janikowski kick), 13:24. Stanford 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:49. WSU – Calvin Jackson Jr. 31-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (kick blocked), 9:21. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:58. WSU – De'Zhaun Stribling 10-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Dean Janikowski kick), 3:07. Washington State 20–13. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:07. STAN – Joshua Karty 31-yard field goal, 0:39. Washington State 20–16. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:28. Third quarter WSU – Max Borghi 2-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 4:34. Washington State 27–16. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:29. Fourth quarter STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Tanner McKee run), 14:06. Washington State 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:28. STAN – Austin Jones 8-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 7:32. Stanford 31–27. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:28. WSU – Max Borghi 2-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 1:30. Washington State 34–31. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:56. Top passers STAN – Tanner McKee – 23/32, 273 yards, 2 TD WSU – Jayden de Laura – 17/30, 289 yards, 3 TD Top rushers STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 10 rushes, 27 yards WSU – Max Borghi – 17 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD Top receivers STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD WSU – Lincoln Victor – 2 receptions, 73 yards

Washington

See also: 2021 Washington Huskies football team

Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	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, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 28,014
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV: FS1
• Reference

Game information

First quarter STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal, 7:56. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:04. Second quarter UW – Peyton Henry 24-yard field goal, 14:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:39. UW – Peyton Henry 37-yard field goal, 6:39. Washington 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:37. UW – Peyton Henry 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Washington 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 3:00. Third quarter UW – Peyton Henry 35-yard field goal, 5:17. Washington 12–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 12:52. Washington 12–10. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:25. STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal, 7:05. Stanford 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:25. UW – Jalen McMillan 20-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Giles Jackson run), 0:21. Washington 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:30. Top passers UW – Dylan Morris – 17/25, 146 yards, TD STAN – Tanner McKee – 21/32, 194 yards, 2 int Top rushers UW – Sean McGrew – 19 rushes, 114 yards STAN – Austin Jones – 16 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers UW – Jalen McMillan – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 6 receptions, 93 yards

Utah

See also: 2021 Utah Utes football team

Utah Utes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	14	24	0	14	52
Cardinal	0	0	7	0	7

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: November 5, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) Cloudy
• Game attendance: 26,410
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
• Reference

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

See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Quarter	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, 2021
• Game time: 2:40 pm
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) Sunny, Wind: 5 mph SE
• Game attendance: 35,129
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Max Browne

Game information
Top passers STA – Ari Patu – 7/14, 51 yards, TD, INT ORE – Chance Nolan – 19/25, 257 yards, 2 TD Top rushers STA – Isaiah Sanders – 9 carries, 37 yards ORE – B. J. Baylor – 23 carries, 80 yards, TD Top receivers STA – Michael Wilson – 5 receptions, 50 yards ORE – Trevon Bradford – 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD

California

See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	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, 2021
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Sunny
• Game attendance: 49,265
• Referee: Steve Strimling
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

No. 6 Notre Dame

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	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, 2021
• Game time: 5:10 p.m.
• Game attendance: 31,571
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)

Game information

First quarter ND – Braden Lenzy 16-yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick), 9:39. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 3:00. Second quarter ND – George Takacs 2-yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick), 14:30. Notre Dame 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:40. ND – Jonathan Doerer 36-yard field goal, 11:27. Notre Dame 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:23. ND – Kyren Williams 1-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 4:47. Notre Dame 24–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 1:35. Third quarter STAN – Austin Jones 5-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 13:06. Notre Dame 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:39. ND – Jack Coan 1-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 11:31. Notre Dame 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35. Fourth quarter ND – Tyler Buchner 33-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 14:33. Notre Dame 38–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:35. STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 49-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 11:44. Notre Dame 38–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49. ND – Kyren Williams 12-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 0:58. Notre Dame 45–14. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:26. Top passers ND – Jack Coan – 26/35, 345 yards, 2 TD, INT STAN – Tanner McKee – 20/25, 172 yards, TD Top rushers ND – Kyren Williams – 19 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD STAN – Austin Jones – 9 carries, 35 yards, TD Top receivers ND – Kevin Austin Jr. – 6 carries, 125 yards STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	150	Thomas Booker	DT	Houston Texans

References

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