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 |
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| September 4 | 9:00 a.m. | vs. Kansas State* | | FS1 | L 7–24 | 28,668 |
| September 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 14 USC | | FOX | W 42–28 | 56,945 |
| September 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | | ESPNU | W 41–23 | 21,124 |
| September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 24 UCLA | | 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 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Arizona State | | ESPN | L 10–28 | 46,192 |
| October 16 | 4:30 p.m. | at Washington State | | ESPNU | L 31–34 | 26,171 |
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| FS1 | L 13–20 | 28,014 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Utah | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| FS1 | L 7–52 | 26,410 |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | | P12N | L 14–35 | 35,129 |
| November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | California | | 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 |
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Personnel
Roster
| 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| OLB
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0
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Aeneas DiCosmo
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Jr
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| S
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2
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Jonathan McGill
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Jr
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| ILB
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3
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Levani Damuni
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Jr
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| DE
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4
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Thomas Booker
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Sr
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| CB/S
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5
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Donjae Logan
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Sr
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| OLB
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6
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Andres Fox
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Sr
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| ILB
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8
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Tristan Sinclair
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Jr
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| S
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9
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Noah Williams
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GS
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| OLB
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10
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Jordan Fox
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GS
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| OLB
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11
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Thunder Keck
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Sr
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| CB
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13
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Ethan Bonner
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Sr
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| ILB
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14
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Jacob Magnum-Farrar
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Sr
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| OLB
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15
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Stephen Herron
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Jr
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| CB
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17
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Kyu Blu Kelly
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Jr
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| CB
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18
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Jimmy Wyrick
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Fr
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| S
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19
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Caleb Ellis
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Fr
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| CB
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20
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Jaden Slocum
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Fr
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| S
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21
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Kendall Williamson
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Sr
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| ILB
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22
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Jason Kaul
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Jr
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| DE
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23
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Ryan Johnson
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Sr
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| CB
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24
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Nicolas Toomer
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Jr
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| CB
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25
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Brandon Jones
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So
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| ILB
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26
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William Stockwell
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Fr
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| S
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27
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Omari Porter
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So
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| CB
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28
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Salim Turner-Muhammad
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Jr
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| ILB
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29
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Spencer Jorgensen
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Jr
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| ILB
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30
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Ese Dubre
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Fr
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| CB
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31
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Zahran Manley
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Jr
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| S
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32
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Mitch Leigber
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Fr
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| S
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33
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Alaka'i Gilman
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So
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| CB
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34
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Evan Jackson
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Fr
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| DT
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40
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Tobin Phillips
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So
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| ILB
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44
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Caleb Kelly
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Sr
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| ILB
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45
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Ricky Miezan
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Sr
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| OLB
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47
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Tangaloa Kaufusi
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Sr
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| DT
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50
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Dalyn Wade-Perry
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GS
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| OLB
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52
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Duke Reeder
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Fr
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| OLB
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54
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Kiersten Lee
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So
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| DE
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55
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Matthew Merritt
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So
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| ILB
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56
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Jake Lynch
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Sr
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| OLB
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58
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Wilfredo Aybar
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Fr
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| OLB
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90
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Gabe Reid
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GS
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| OLB
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92
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Lance Keneley
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So
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| DE
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93
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Trey LaBounty
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So
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| DE
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94
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Anthony Franklin
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Fr
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| DE
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95
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Aristotle Taylor
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Fr
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| DE
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96
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Jacob Katona
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Fr
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| DE
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97
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Aaron Armitage
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Fr
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| DE
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98
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Zach Buckey
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Fr
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| DT
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99
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Zephron Lester
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So
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Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| P
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15
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Connor Weselman
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Fr
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| P
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23
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Ryan Sanborn
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Jr
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| K/P
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39
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Alexander Thorpe
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Jr
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| K
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41
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Diego Preciado
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Jr
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| LS
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42
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Bailey Parsons
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So
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| K
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43
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Joshua Karty
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So
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| LS
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49
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Kyle Petrucci
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Sr
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- Head coach
- 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
Roster
Last update: October 1, 2021
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Depth chart
Game summaries
Vs. Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal (Allstate Kickoff Classic) – Game summary
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
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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
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.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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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
| Game information
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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.
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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
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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
| Game information
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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.
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- 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
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No. 24 UCLA
| Game information
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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.
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Top passers
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
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No. 3 Oregon
No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
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
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- 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.
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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
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At No. 22 Arizona State
Stanford Cardinal at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date:
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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At Washington State
Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
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
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- 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.
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- 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
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Washington
Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
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
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- 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.
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- 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
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Utah
Utah Utes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date:
- 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
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- 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.
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- Top passers
- UTAH – Cameron Rising – 13/22, 140 yards
- STAN – Jack West – 12/18, 59 yards, int
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- UTAH – Micah Bernard – 2 receptions, 32 yards
- STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 4 receptions, 42 yards
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At Oregon State
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
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
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- 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
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California
California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
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
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
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)
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- 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.
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- 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
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Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "2021 Stanford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2021). "What we learned from Kansas State's impressive opening victory over Stanford". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Thompson and K-State open with 24-7 win over Stanford". espn.com. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "McKee leads Stanford's 42-28 upset rout of No. 14 USC". ESPN.com. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Kartje, Ryan (September 13, 2021). "USC fires football coach Clay Helton, puts faith in Donte Williams to salvage season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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