2025 Stanford Cardinal football team

2025 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Reich (interim) (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Byham (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bobby April (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (1st season)
Base defense	2–4–5
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Virginia		5	–	0					8	–	1
Pittsburgh		5	–	1					7	–	2
No. 8 Georgia Tech		5	–	1					8	–	1
No. 16 Louisville		4	–	1					7	–	1
SMU		4	–	1					6	–	3
Duke		4	–	1					5	–	3
No. 10т Miami (FL)		2	–	2					6	–	2
Wake Forest		2	–	3					5	–	3
NC State		2	–	3					5	–	4
Virginia Tech		2	–	3					3	–	6
California		2	–	3					5	–	4
Clemson		2	–	4					3	–	5
Stanford		2	–	4					3	–	6
North Carolina		1	–	3					3	–	5
Florida State		1	–	4					4	–	4
Syracuse		1	–	5					3	–	6
Boston College		0	–	5					1	–	8
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of November 2, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team represents Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal are led by interim head coach Frank Reich, following the firing of Troy Taylor in March 2025. ^{[1] [2]} They play home games at Stanford Stadium located in Stanford, California. ^[3]

Offseason

Positions key

Offense	Defense	Special teams
QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center	DL — Defensive lineman DE — Defensive end [a] DT — Defensive tackle [b] LB — Linebacker [c] DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety [d]	K — Kicker [e] P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist [f]
Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Includes nose tackle (NT) Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) Also known as a placekicker (PK) Includes kickoff and punt returners

Team departures

2025 Stanford Offseason Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Connor McLaughlin	#71	OT	6'7, 295	5th Year-Senior	Tampa, FL	Transferred to South Florida [4]
Ashton Daniels	#14	QB	6'2", 215	Junior	Buford, GA	Transferred to Auburn [5]
Luke Baklenko	#78	IOL	6'6, 295	Sophomore	Thousand Oaks, CA	Transferred to Oklahoma [6]
Jshawn Frausto-Ramos	#17	CB	6'0, 184	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Arizona [7]
Chase Farrell	#19	WR	5'10, 165	Freshman	Westlake Village, CA	Transferred to Northwestern [8]
Jackson Harris	#83	WR	6'3", 190	Sophomore	Berkeley, CA	Transferred to Hawaii [9]
Connor Weselman	#15	P	6'3, 216	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Missouri [10]
Austin Uke	#72	OL	6'3", 290	Senior	Cedar Hill, TX	Transferred to Miami (OH) [11]
Ismael Cisse	#84	WR	6'0", 200	RS-Freshman	Denver, CO	Transferred to Arkansas [12]
Justin Lamson	#8	QB	6'2, 215	Junior	El Dorado Hills, CA	Transferred to Bowling Green [13]
Trevor Mayberry	#61	IOL	6'3, 315	Senior	Tampa, FL	Transferred to Mississippi State [14]
Omari Porter	#27	S	6'2, 205	Graduate Student	Auburn, AL	Transferred to Rice [15]
Aaron Armitage	#9	EDGE	6'5, 260	Junior	Ajax, ON	Transferred to FIU [16]
David Bailey	#23	OLB	6'3, 250	Junior	Irvine, CA	Transferred to Texas Tech [17]
Emmett Mosley V	#10	WR	6'2, 205	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Texas [18]
Jake Maikkula	#69	OL	6'5, 295	Junior	Sedalia, CO	Transferred to Oklahoma [19]
Mudia Reuben	#0	WR	6'2, 210	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Transferred to South Florida [20]
Bear Bachmeier	#	QB	6'1, 220	Freshman	Murrieta, CA	Transferred to BYU [21]
Tiger Bachmeier	#24	WR	6'1, 190	Sophomore	Murrieta, CA	Transferred to BYU [22]
David Kasemervisz	#80	WR	6'0, 195	Senior	Sugar Land, TX	Transferred to Rice [23]
Lukas Ungar	#89	TE	6'4, 244	5th Year-Senior	Morristown, NJ	Transferred to New Mexico State [24]
Evan Jackson	#48	CB	5'9, 178	Senior	McDonough, GA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Jayson Raines	#82	WR	6'3, 213	Senior	West Orange, NJ	Transferred to Northern Arizona
Ryan Butler	#15	RB	5'11, 225	Junior	Plainfield, NJ	Entered the Transfer Portal
Jaden Slocum	#20	CB	6'1, 200	Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Kale Lucas	#38	S	6'0, 194	Senior	Farmington, NM	Entered the Transfer Portal
Ahmari Borden	#81	WR	6'3, 185	Sophomore	Bainbridge, GA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Brandon Jones	#25	CB	5'9, 190	Junior	Harbor City, CA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Brendon Barrow	#38	RB	5'8, 175	Senior	Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada	Entered the Transfer Portal

Incoming transfers

2025 Stanford Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordan Washington	#	CB	6'0", 190	Senior	Westlake Village, CA	Transferred from Dartmouth [25]
Niki Prongos	#66	OT	6'7", 285	RS-Sophomore	Novato, CA	Transferred from UCLA [26]
Jordan Onovughe	#4	WR	6'2", 190	Sophomore	Santa Ana, CA	Transferred from Colorado [27]
C.J. Williams	#8	WR	6'1.5", 188	Junior	Santa Ana, CA	Transferred from Wisconsin [28]
Kai Greer	#79	IOL	6'6", 285	Freshman	Waxhaw, NC	Transferred from Georgia Tech [29]
Caden High	#14	WR	5'10", 160	Sophomore	Loganville, GA	Transferred from South Carolina State [30]
David Pantelis	#	WR	5'11", 185	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Transferred from Yale [31]
Brendan Doyle	#80	TE	6'4", 255	RS-Junior	Gilroy, CA	Transferred from Memphis [32]
Tuna Altahir	#6	RB	6'0", 210	Senior	Kennewick, WA	Transferred from Eastern Washington [33]
Zach Johnson	#38	LB	6'3", 225	RS-Freshman	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Transferred from Idaho [34]
Nathan Mejia	#	IOL	6'3", 304	RS-Junior	Arcadia, CA	Transferred from Sacramento State [35]
Breylan Thompson	#	CB	6'1", 185	Freshman	Bellaire, TX	Transferred from Yale [36]
Sam Neely	#	CB	5'11", 185	Freshman	Matthews, NC	Transferred from Wake Forest [37]
Dylan Rizk	#	QB	6'2", 205	RS-Freshman	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred from UCF [38]
Nick Fattig	#	IOL	6'4", 290	RS-Freshman	League City, TX	Transferred from Texas Tech [39]
Hunter Barth	#	LB	6'2", 230	RS-Senior	Chandler, AZ	Transferred from Cal [40]
Ben Gulbranson	#	QB	6'3", 215	RS-Senior	Newbury Park, CA	Transferred from Oregon State [41]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
JonAnthony Hall WR	Fishers, IN	Fishers High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 28, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (81)
Bear Bachmeier QB	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 5, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (79)
Nusi Taumoepeau EDGE	San Francisco, CA	Westlake High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 1, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (78)
Josh Williams QB	Radnor, PA	Haverford School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Feb 19, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (78)
Adam Shovlin DL	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Lawrenceville School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jun 6, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (80)
Gabe Kaminski EDGE	Riverside, IL	Nazareth Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 27, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (78)
Landon McComber LB	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 7, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (78)
Kole Briehler DL	Pennington, NJ	Hun School of Princeton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 5, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (79)
Reiman Zebert TE	Springfield, NE	Platteview Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 11, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (77)
Mickey Vaccarello LB	Pittsburgh, PA	Peters Township High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 17, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (77)
Emeka Ugorji OT	Oak Cliff, TX	South Oak Cliff High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 4, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (76)
Zach Giuliano TE	Corona del Mar, CA	Corona del Mar High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 27, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (77)
Lonnie McAllister III CB	Upper Marlboro, MD	Gonzaga College High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 15, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (75)
Omari Gaines S	Newark, NJ	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 7, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (76)
Chris Garland CB	Buford, GA	Buford High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 25, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (75)
Liam Thorpe WR	New York City, NY	Hun School of Princeton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 15, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (77)
Donte Utu S	Manoa, HI	Punahou School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 6, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (74)
London Bironas K	Nashville, TN	Brentwood Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      On3:      ESPN:     (74)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 52    247Sports: 50    On3: 45
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	4:30 p.m.	at Hawaii *	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	CBS	L 20–23	15,194
September 6	7:15 p.m.	at BYU *	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 3–27	64,692
September 13	7:30 p.m.	Boston College	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCN	W 30–20	22,162
September 20	4:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 20–48	36,223
September 27	4:30 p.m.	San Jose State *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)	ACCN	W 30–29	26,357
October 11	9:00 a.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	The CW	L 10–34	30,654
October 18	7:30 p.m.	Florida State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 20–13	26,470
October 25	4:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 7–42	63,892
November 1	12:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCN	L 20–35	16,540
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	The CW
November 22		California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)
November 29		Notre Dame *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at Hawaii

See also: 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Stanford Cardinal (0–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	10	3	0	7	20
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	3	6	23

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, Hawaii

• Date: August 23
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Sunny and breezy, 89 °F (32 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,194
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (color), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

Game information

First quarter STAN – Emmet Kenney 23-yard field goal, 7:14. Cardinal 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:46. STAN – Wilfredo Aybar fumble recovery in end zone (Emmet Kenney kick), 7:08. Cardinal 10–0. HAW – Pofele Ashlock 3-yard pass from Micah Alejado (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 2:19. Cardinal 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:22. Second quarter STAN – Emmet Kenney 46-yard field goal, 3:39. Cardinal 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:58. HAW – Jackson Harris 19-yard pass from Micah Alejado (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 0:42. Rainbow Warriors 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:57. Third quarter HAW – Kansei Matsuzawa 40-yard field goal, 6:25. Rainbow Warriors 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter STAN – Micah Ford 2-yard run (Emmet Kenney kick), 9:41. Cardinal 20–17. Drive: 20 plays, 85 yards, 9:37. HAW – Kansei Matsuzawa 37-yard field goal, 2:01. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:57. HAW – Kansei Matsuzawa 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Rainbow Warriors 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:33.

Statistics	STAN	HAW
First downs	21	20
Total yards	286	306
Rushes–yards	43–177	24–96
Passing yards	109	210
Passing: comp–att–int	15–30–1	27–40–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	36:07	23:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	15–30, 109 yards, INT
	Rushing	Micah Ford	26 carries, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chico Holt	1 reception, 36 yards
Hawaii	Passing	Micah Alejado	27–39, 210 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam Barfield	6 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Pofele Ashlock	9 receptions, 69 yards, TD

at BYU

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team

Stanford Cardinal (0–1) at BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	0	3	3
Cougars	6	8	10	3	27

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 7:15 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear Skies, 74 °F (23 °C), Winds 3mph NE
• Game attendance: 64,692
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Game information

First quarter BYU – 3:25 Bear Bachmeier 2 yard rush, Carsen Ryan failed run BYU 6–0 Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:16 Second quarter BYU – 14:56 Will Ferrin 36 yard field goal BYU 9–0 Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:03 BYU – 10:52 Will Ferrin 30 yard field goal BYU 12–0 Drive: 5 plays, -7 yards, 1:59 BYU – 5:14 Ben Gulbranson pass to Marcus Brown completed for -1 yard and a team safety. BYU 14–0 Third quarter BYU – 8:56 Will Ferrin 21 yard field goal BYU 17–0 Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:04 BYU – 3:36 Sione Moa 8 yard rush, Will Ferrin kick good BYU 24–0 Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:21 Fourth quarter STAN – 10:31 Emmet Kenney 26 yard field goal BYU 24–3 Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 8:05 BYU – 6:33 Will Ferrin 23 yard field goal BYU 27–3 Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:58

Statistics	STAN	BYU
First downs	12	18
Plays–yards	56–161	68–332
Rushes–yards	24–19	41–157
Passing yards	142	175
Passing: comp–att–int	17–32–2	17–27
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	25:04	34:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	17/32, 2 interceptions, 142 yards
	Rushing	Micah Ford	12 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Farrell	5 receptions, 68 yards
BYU	Passing	Bear Bachmeier	17/27, 175 yards
	Rushing	LJ Martin	18 carries, 110 yards
	Receiving	Chase Roberts	5 receptions, 84 yards

vs Boston College

See also: 2025 Boston College Eagles football team

Boston College Eagles (1–1) at Stanford Cardinal (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	20	0	0	20
Cardinal	6	14	7	3	30

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 22,162
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst) and Dana Boyle (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BC	STAN
First downs	19	15
Plays–yards	67–389	56–409
Rushes–yards	23–56	34–223
Passing yards	333	186
Passing: comp–att–int	30–44–1	13–22–0
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	28:16	31:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Dylan Lonergan	30/44, 333 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Turbo Richard	14 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Reed Harris	7 receptions, 141 yards
Stanford	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	13/22, 186 yards, TD
	Rushing	Micah Ford	17 carries, 157 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam Roush	3 receptions, 79 yards, TD

at Virginia

See also: 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Stanford Cardinal (1–2) at Virginia Cavaliers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	7	6	0	20
Cavaliers	21	7	10	10	48

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 36,223
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	UVA
First downs	15	29
Plays–yards	66–323	72–564
Rushes–yards	30–37	40–210
Passing yards	286	384
Passing: comp–att–int	20–29–0	24–32–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:12	34:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	20/29, 286 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Micah Ford	13 carries, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Farrell	4 receptions, 135 yards, TD
Virginia	Passing	Chandler Morris	23/31, 380 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	J'Mari Taylor	15 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Trell Harris	4 receptions, 145 yards, 3 TD

vs San Jose State (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)

See also: 2025 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

San Jose State Spartans (1–2) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	10	0	9	29
Cardinal	7	7	0	16	30

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 4:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst) and Victoria Arlen (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SJSU	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at SMU

See also: 2025 SMU Mustangs football team

Stanford Cardinal (2–3) at SMU Mustangs (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	7	3	0	10
Mustangs	7	10	7	10	34

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 9:00 a.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst) and Wes Bryant (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	SMU
First downs	23	17
Total yards	353	369
Rushing yards	75	122
Passing yards	278	247
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	36:30	23:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	22/40, 278 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Cole Tabb	9 rushes, 62 yards
	Receiving	CJ Williams	7 receptions, 109 yards, TD
SMU	Passing	Kevin Jennings	22/30, 247 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chris Johnson Jr.	5 rushes, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Hudson	5 receptions, 87 yards

vs Florida State

See also: 2025 Florida State Seminoles football team

Florida State Seminoles (3–3) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	10	0	3	13
Cardinal	3	10	7	0	20

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FSU	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 9 Miami (FL)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team

Stanford Cardinal (3–4) at No. 9 Miami Hurricanes (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
No. 9 Hurricanes	0	7	21	14	42

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 63,892
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (4:35) STAN – Caden High 9-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, (Emmet Kenney kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:23; Stanford 7–0) Second quarter (1:15) MIA – CJ Daniels 5-yard pass from Carson Beck, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:26; Tied 7–7) Third quarter (9:34) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 1-yard run, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:22; Miami 14–7) (3:48) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 3-yard run, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:05; Miami 21–7) (0:32) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 7-yard run, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:59; Miami 28–7) Fourth quarter (9:34) MIA – Jordan Lyle 17-yard run, (Bert Auburn kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:32; Miami 35–7) (0:26) MIA – Girard Pringle Jr. 3-yard run, (Bert Auburn kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:53; Miami 42–7)

Statistics	STAN	MIA
First downs	8	25
Plays–yards	53–144	74–404
Rushes–yards	27–55	44–199
Passing yards	89	205
Passing: comp–att–int	12–26–2	22–30–0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	23:18	36:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	9/21, 50 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Cole Tabb	19 carries, 64 yards
	Receiving	Caden High	3 receptions, 36 yards, TD
Miami (FL)	Passing	Carson Beck	21/28, 189 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mark Fletcher Jr.	23 carries, 106 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Tony Johnson	3 receptions, 69 yards

vs Pittsburgh

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Pittsburgh Panthers (6–2) vs Stanford Cardinal (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	14	14	0	35
Cardinal	10	3	0	7	20

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 16,540
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ACCN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PITT	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina

See also: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Stanford Cardinal (3–6) at North Carolina Tar Heels (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinal			0
Tar Heels			0

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Date: November 8
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (The CW):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs California (Big Game)

See also: 2025 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

California Golden Bears (0–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Golden Bears			0
Cardinal			0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: November 22
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAL	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Notre Dame (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Cardinal			0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: November 29
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Caden High Jr QB 2 Elijah Brown RFr WR 3 CJ Williams Sr WR 4 Jordan Onovughe RSo RB 5 Chris Davis Jr. So RB 6 Tuna Altahir GS QB 9 Myles Jackson Jr QB 10 Dylan Rizk RSo WR 11 Bryce Farrell GS WR 13 Liam Thorpe Fr QB 15 Ben Gulbranson RSr QB 17 Charlie Mirer Sr WR 19 David Pantelis GS RB 20 Micah Ford So WR 25 Marcus Brown RFr RB 26 Sedrick Irvin Jr WR 32 Owen van Loben Sels RFr RB 33 Cole Tabb RFr RB 34 Champ Hampton Jr WR 37 Myles Libman Jr WR 39 Tyler Kuo Jr WR 40 Jason Thompson RJr OL 51 Ziron Brown RFr OL 53 Nathan Mejia RJr OL 55 Simione Pale Jr OL 56 Hayden Gunter RFr OL 58 Kahlil House So OL 59 Charlie Hoitink RFr OL 60 Nick Fattig RSo G 62 Josh Williams Fr OL 63 Carson Caplan RFr OL 66 Niki Prongos RJr G 68 Zak Yamauchi Fr OT 71 Emeka Ugorji Fr OL 73 Charlie Symonds Jr OL 74 Fisher Anderson Sr OT, G 76 Jack Leyrer GS OL 79 Kai Greer RFr TE 80 Brendan Doyle GS WR 81 Jonathony Hall Fr TE 83 Reiman Zebert Fr TE 84 Chico Holt RSo TE 85 Zach Giuliano Fr TE 86 Sam Roush Sr TE 87 Aiden Black Fr TE 88 Benji Blackburn So TE 89 Griffin Waiss Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class ILB 0 Jahsiah Galvan RJr OLB 2 Dylan Stephenson RFr S 3 Jaylen'Dai Sumlin So S 5 Jay Green RJr CB 6 Collin Wright Sr CB 8 Cam Richardson So CB 9 Brandon Nicholson So CB 10 Jordan Washington GS OLB 11 Tevarua Tafiti Sr OLB 14 Wilfredo Aybar GS S 15 Donte Utu Fr S 17 Omari Gaines Fr S 21 Scotty Edwards Sr S 22 Ché Ojarikre RSo ILB 23 Hunter Barth RSr NB 24 Lonnie McAllister III Fr ILB 25 Bo Tate RFr CB 26 Chris Garland Fr CB 27 Breylan Thompson So CB 28 Sam Neely III RFr S 29 Darrius Davis So ILB 30 Ese Dubre GS CB 31 Aaron Morris Jr S 32 Mitch Leigber GS CB 34 Javion Randall RFr ILB 35 Matt Rose Sr OLB 36 Tre Williams Jr LB 38 Zach Johnson RSo S 39 Charlie Eckhardt RFr OLB 40 Mickey Vaccarello Fr ILB 41 Anson Pulsipher Sr DL 42 Jacobi Murray So ILB 43 Landon McComber Fr OLB 44 Ernest Cooper Sr DL 45 Omar Staples Jr ILB 48 Drew Cunningham RFr OLB 49 Gabe Kaminski Fr DL 50 R.J. Gaskins Jr ILB 51 Sam Mattingly So ILB 52 Maxwell Richardson RFr ILB 54 Preston Jernegan RFr DL 55 Joe Asiain RFr ILB 56 Miles McGee Jr DT 57 Kole Briehler Fr DL 58 Brendan Delaney RFr DL 75 Braden Marceau-Olayinka Jr OLB 90 Gavin Geweniger Jr DL 91 Clay Patterson GS DE 94 Anthony Franklin GS DE 95 Adam Shovlin Fr DL 96 Connor Bachhuber RFr DL 97 Zach Rowell Sr DE 98 Zach Buckey GS DL 99 Benedict Umeh RFr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Emmet Kenney GS K 19 London Bironas Fr P 37 Aidan Flintoft Jr LS 47 Alejandro Chavez Sr K 92 AJ Seidler RFr LS 93 Peyton Warford Sr	Head coach Frank Reich (interim) Coordinators/assistant coaches Nate Byham – Offensive coordinator/Tight ends Andy Thompson – Assistant head coach/ co-defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers Bobby April III – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Malcolm Agnew – Running backs Tyler Osborne – Wide receivers/passing game coordinator/assistant quarterbacks Ross Kolodziej – Defensive line Paul Williams – Cornerbacks Al Netter – Offensive line Kodi Whitfield – Safeties Thomas Merkle – Quarterbacks Corey Edsall – Assistant/tight ends Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst Vavae Malepeai – Offensive quality control analyst Joseph Montag – Senior defensive quality control analyst Jason Slowey - Defensive quality control analyst Clevan "Tank" Williams – Defensive quality control analyst Fred Guidici – Senior special teams quality control analyst Matt Sargent – Offensive graduate assistant Sam Cohen – Defensive graduate assistant Ryan Deatrick – Director of football sports performance Anthony Lazard – Assistant director of football sports performance/applied sport science coordinator Tristan McLaren – Assistant director of football sports performance Dorian Parris – Assistant director of football sports performance Austin Sparks – Assistant director of football sports performance Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 1, 2025

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