Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 9:00 a.m. vs. Kansas State * FS1 L 7–2428,668 September 11 7:30 p.m. at No. 14 USC FOX W 42–2856,945 September 18 5:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt * ESPNU W 41–2321,124 September 25 3:00 p.m. No. 24 UCLA P12N L 24–3547,236 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 10–2846,192 October 16 4:30 p.m. at Washington State ESPNU L 31–3426,171 October 30 7:30 p.m. Washington Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FS1 L 13–2028,014 7:30 p.m. Utah Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FS1 L 7–5226,410 November 13 2:30 p.m. at Oregon State P12N L 14–3535,129 November 20 4:00 p.m. California P12N L 11–4149,265 November 27 5:00 p.m. No. 6 Notre Dame * Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) FOX L 14–4531,571
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Personnel
Roster 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team roster Players Coaches Offense 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 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) IneligibleRoster
Depth chart
Game summaries
Vs. Kansas State Kansas State Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal (Allstate Kickoff Classic) – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 9:00 a.m. PDT Game weather : IndoorsGame attendance : 28,668Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (FS1 ) : Aaron Goldsmith (play–by–play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Kansas State began with a 14-point lead at halftime with performances by quarterback Skylar Thompson and running back Deuce Vaughn .[2] 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 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] Clay Helton was fired and replaced by Donte Williams as interim head coach.[5]
At Vanderbilt
No. 24 UCLA No. 24 UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 3:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C) SunnyGame attendance : 47,236Referee : Mark DuddyTV announcers (P12N ) : Ted Robinson (play–by–play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)Reference
No. 3 Oregon No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 12:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C) SunnyGame attendance : 31,610Referee : Matthew RichardsTV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)Reference
At No. 22 Arizona State Stanford Cardinal at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
Period 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 : Game time : 7:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 86 °F (30 °C), Cloudy, Wind: W 20mphGame attendance : 46,192Referee : Steven StrimlingTV announcers (ESPN ) : Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)Reference
At Washington State Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 4:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 26,171Referee : Micheal MothershedTV announcers (ESPNU) : Kevin Brown, Hutson MasonReference
Washington Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 7:30 p.m. PDT Game weather : Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 28,014Referee : Mark DuddyTV : FS1Reference
Utah Utah Utes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Utes 14 24 0 14 52 Cardinal 0 0 7 0 7
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. PST Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C) CloudyGame attendance : 26,410Referee : Francisco VillarTV announcers (FS1) : Alex Faust, Petros PapadakisReference
At Oregon State Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 2:40 pmGame weather : 59 °F (15 °C) Sunny, Wind: 5 mph SEGame attendance : 35,129Referee : Mike McCabeTV 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 California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 4:00 p.m.Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C), SunnyGame attendance : 49,265Referee : Steve StrimlingTV announcers (P12N) : Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
No. 6 Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period 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, 2021Game time : 5:10 p.m.Game attendance : 31,571Referee : Gary PattersonTV announcers (FOX) : Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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
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