2016 Stanford Cardinal football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 25–23 vs. North Carolina
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bloomgren (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
(Capacity: 50,424)
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^  8 –1   12 –2  
Washington State  7 –2   8 –5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 –3   10 –3  
California  3 –6   5 –7  
Oregon State  3 –6   4 –8  
Oregon  2 –7   4 –8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x  8 –1   10 –4  
No. 3 USC  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 23 Utah  5 –4   9 –4  
Arizona State  2 –7   5 –7  
UCLA  2 –7   4 –8  
Arizona  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by sixth-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated North Carolina.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionStanford yearsAlma mater
David ShawHead coach10thStanford (1994)
Lance AndersonDefensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach10thIdaho State (1996)
Mike BloomgrenAssociate head coach / offensive coordinator6thFlorida State (1999)
Pete AlamarSpecial teams coordinator5thCal Lutheran (1983)
Duane AkinaDefensive backs coach3rdWashington (1979)
Peter HansenInside linebackers coach3rdArizona (2001)
Tavita PritchardQuarterbacks coach / wide receivers coach4thStanford (2009)
Diron ReynoldsDefensive linemen coach1stWake Forest (1994)
Lance TaylorRunning backs coach3rdAlabama (2003)
Morgan TurnerTight ends coach4thIllinois (2009)

Roster

2016 Stanford Cardinal football

Quarterback

  • 10 Keller Chryst – junior (6'5, 237)
  • 11 K. J. Costello – freshman (6'5, 220)
  • 17 Ryan Burns – senior (6'5, 233)
  • 18 Brent Peus – freshman (6'3, 205)
  • 19 Jack Richardson – freshman (6'4, 205)

Tailback

  •  5 Christian McCaffrey – junior (6'0, 202)
  • 20 Bryce Love – sophomore (5'10, 181)
  • 22 Cameron Scarlett – sophomore (6'1, 216)
  • 23 Trevor Speights – freshman (5'11, 207)
  • 28 Dorian Maddox – freshman (5'10, 205)
  • 42 Pat McFadden – senior (5'10, 194)

Fullback

  • 15 Reagan Williams – sophomore (6'3, 237)
  • 35 Daniel Marx – junior (6'2, 253)
  • 82 Chris Harrell – Redshirt senior (6'4, 239)

Wide receiver

  •  2 Trenton Irwin – sophomore (6'2, 202)
  •  3 Michael Rector – Redshirt senior (6'1, 185)
  •  4 Jay Tyler – sophomore (5'8, 169)
  •  6 Francis Owusu – senior (6'3, 223)
  •  8 Donald Stewart – freshman (6'4, 200)
  • 13 Taijuan Thomas – senior (5'10, 173)
  • 14 Paxton Segina – freshman (6'4, 210)
  • 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside – sophomore (6'3, 221)
  • 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – junior (5'11, 181)
  • 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi – sophomore (5'11, 168)
  • 81 Harry Schwartz – freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 85 Treyvion Foster – senior (6'1, 209)
  • Simi Fehoko – freshman (6'4, 190)

Tight end

  •  9 Dalton Schultz – junior (6'6, 240)
  • 80 Scooter Harrington – freshman (6'5, 240)
  • 82 Kaden Smith – freshman (6'5, 250)
  • 87 Ben Snyder – sophomore (6'4, 239)
  • 88 Greg Taboada – senior (6'5, 250)

Punter

  • 14 Jake Bailey – sophomore (6'2, 187) (+K)
  • 47 Alex Robinson – senior (6'0, 216)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 54 Nick Wilson - OG – sophomore (6'3, 287)
  • 55 Dylan Powell - OG – freshman (6'3, 270)
  • 57 Johnny Caspers - OG-C – Redshirt senior (6'4, 296)
  • 58 Matthew Gutwald - OG – freshman (6'4, 295)
  • 60 Lucas Hinds - OG-OT – senior (6'4, 284)
  • 62 Austin Maihen - OG – sophomore (6'5, 292)
  • 63 Nate Herbig - OG – freshman (6'4, 350)
  • 64 David Bright - OT – senior (6'5, 301)
  • 65 Brian Chaffin - C – sophomore (6'2, 289)
  • 70 Clark Yarbrough - OT – freshman (6'6, 282)
  • 71 Brandon Fanaika - OG – junior (6'3, 318)
  • 73 Jesse Burkett - C – junior (6'4, 304)
  • 74 Devery Hamilton - OT – freshman (6'7, 290)
  • 75 A.T. Hall - OT – junior (6'5, 280)
  • 76 Jack Dreyer - OT – sophomore (6'8, 306)
  • 77 Casey Tucker - OT – junior (6'6, 296)
  • 78 Henry Hattis - OT – freshman (6'6, 270)

Defensive linemen

  • 51 Jovan Swann - DE-DT – freshman (6'2, 270)
  • 56 Wesley Annan - DT – sophomore (6'4, 261)
  • 57 Michael Williams - DE-DT – freshman (6'2, 300)
  • 66 Harrison Phillips - DT-DE – junior (6'4, 290)
  • 75 Jordan Watkins - DE – Redshirt senior (6'5, 277)
  • 80 Eric Cotton - DE – senior (6'6, 265)
  • 90 Solomon Thomas - DE-DT – junior (6'3, 275)
  • 91 Thomas Schaffer - DE – freshman (6'7, 270)
  • 92 Bo Peek - DT – freshman (6'3, 296)
  • 97 Dylan Jackson - DE – sophomore (6'6, 268)
  • 99 Luke Kaumatule – Redshirt senior (6'7, 294)

Long snappers

  • 68 C.J. Keller – junior (6'3, 202)
  • 69 Richard McNitzky – freshman (6'1, 215)

Placekicker

  • 26 Jet Toner – freshman (6'4, 185) (+P)
  • 27 Charlie Beall – sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 34 Conrad Ukropina – Redshirt senior (6'1, 192)
  • 37 Collin Riccitelli – freshman (6'0, 180)
  

Linebacker

  •  3 Noor Davis - ILB – Redshirt senior (6'4, 244)
  • 15 Jordan Perez - ILB – junior (6'2, 223)
  • 17 Jordan Fox - OLB – freshman (6'3, 227)
  • 20 Bobby Okereke - ILB – junior (6'3, 232)
  • 21 Curtis Robinson - OLB – freshman (6'3, 215)
  • 27 Sean Barton - ILB – junior (6'3, 225)
  • 30 Craig Jones - ILB – Redshirt senior (6'0, 223)
  • 31 Mustafa Branch - ILB – sophomore (5'11, 218)
  • 32 Joey Alfieri - OLB – junior (6'3, 240)
  • 33 Mike Tyler - OLB – senior (6'5, 236)
  • 34 Peter Kalambayi - OLB – senior (6'3, 245)
  • 40 Anthony Trinh - OLB – freshman (6'2, 238)
  • 43 Ryan Beecher - ILB – sophomore (6'1, 229)
  • 44 Kevin Palma - ILB – senior (6'2, 250)
  • 49 Lewis Burik - ILB – sophomore (5'10, 207)
  • 52 Casey Toohill - OLB – sophomore (6'4, 245)
  • 86 Lane Veach - OLB – junior (6'6, 239)
  • Tangaloa Kaufusi - OLB – freshman (6'3, 220)

Cornerback

  •  5 Frank Buncom – sophomore (6'2, 194)
  •  4 Treyjohn Butler – freshman (5'11, 186) (+S)
  • 11 Terrence Alexander – junior (5'10, 185)
  • 13 Alijah Holder – junior (6'2, 185)
  • 18 Malik Antoine – freshman (5'11, 184)
  • 19 Ryan Gaertner – senior (5'10, 175)
  • 22 Obi Eboh – freshman (6'2, 194)
  • 23 Alameen Murphy – junior (5'11, 195)
  • 24 Quenton Meeks – sophomore (6'2, 195)
  • 26 J.J. Parson – freshman (5'10, 176)

Safety

  •  2 Brandon Simmons – junior (6'0, 190)
  •  8 Justin Reid - SS – sophomore (6'1, 196)
  •  9 Ben Edwards - FS – sophomore (6'0, 195)
  • 10 Zach Hoffpauir - FS – senior (6'0, 197)
  • 25 Andrew Pryts – freshman (6'1, 196)
  • 28 Denzel Franklin - SS – junior (6'0, 198)
  • 29 Dallas Lloyd - SS – Redshirt senior (6'3, 213)
  • 36 Kelly Blake – freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 45 Calvin Chandler - FS – senior (6'2, 203)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Kansas State*No. 8
FS1W 26–1346,147
September 175:00 p.m.USCNo. 7
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
ABCW 27–1048,763
September 245:00 p.m.at UCLANo. 7
ABCW 22–1370,833
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 10 WashingtonNo. 7
ESPNL 6–4472,027
October 87:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 15
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNL 16–4250,424
October 154:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*
NBCW 17–1080,795
October 2212:00 p.m.Coloradodagger
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NL 5–1044,535
October 298:00 p.m.at Arizona
FS1W 34–1046,740
November 512:30 p.m.Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1W 26–1538,813
November 121:00 p.m.at Oregon
P12NW 52–2753,757
November 192:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 24
P12NW 45–3152,266
November 265:00 p.m.Rice*No. 24
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 41–1736,171
December 3011:00 a.m.vs. North Carolina*No. 18
CBSW 25–2342,166

Game summaries

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 3 7 13
#8 Cardinal 3 14 0 9 26

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 0 7 0 10
#7 Cardinal 7 10 10 0 27

At UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Cardinal 3 0 3 16 22
Bruins 7 3 0 3 13

At No. 10 Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Cardinal 0 0 6 0 6
#10 Huskies 13 10 7 14 44

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 14 14 42
#15 Cardinal 0 3 7 6 16

At Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 0 9 8 17
Fighting Irish 7 3 0 0 10

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0 3 10
Cardinal 3 0 0 2 5

At Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 17 10 7 34
Wildcats 0 7 3 0 10

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 7 0 8 15
Cardinal 10 3 10 3 26

At Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 21 17 14 0 52
Ducks 6 7 0 14 27

At California

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 10 14 14 45
Golden Bears 7 7 10 7 31

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 7 17
#17 Cardinal 13 7 21 0 41

Vs. North Carolina–Sun Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Cardinal 7 6 3 9 25
Tar Heels 7 0 10 6 23

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP8777715RVRV———RVRV171612
Coaches7566615RVRV——RVRVRV171612
CFPNot released——24241818Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
13Solomon ThomasDESan Francisco 49ers
18Christian McCaffreyRBCarolina Panthers

References

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