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Stanford Football Team History

Stanford Cardinal

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: David Shaw
Conference: Pac 12-North

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1891 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

David Shaw enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Stanford.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Kansas State	26	13	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Southern California	27	10	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ UCLA	22	13	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Washington	6	44	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Washington State	16	42	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Notre Dame	17	10	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Colorado	5	10	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Arizona	34	10	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Oregon State	26	15	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Oregon	52	27	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ California	45	31	W
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Rice	41	17	W
Fri., Dec. 30	North Carolina	25	23	W	@ El Paso, TX	Sun Bowl

2016 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	342
Scoring Average	26.3
Points Allowed	265
Defense Average	20.4
Opponents Record	85-80
Conference Record	6-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	5-1

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
12	(10-3)	AP
12	(10-3)	Coaches
18	(9-3)	CFP

2016 Pac 12-North Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Washington	12-2	585	248	Lost 7-24	8-1	389	184	Chris Petersen
Washington State	8-5	496	343	Lost 12-17	7-2	358	244	Mike Leach
Stanford	10-3	342	265	Won 25-23	6-3	233	202	David Shaw
California	5-7	445	511		3-6	304	392	Sonny Dykes
Oregon State	4-8	314	366		3-6	230	291	Gary Andersen
Oregon	4-8	425	497		2-7	296	408	Mark Helfrich

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Pac 12 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.