2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

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
2016 record10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coachDavid Shaw (6th season)
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
Conf  Overall
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

Previous season
Main article: 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team

In 2015, the Cardinal were the champions of the Pac-12 for the third time in four years, defeating Iowa 45–16 in the Rose Bowl.

Stanford finished the season ranked #3 in the final Coaches Poll, their highest final ranking in the history of that poll. They were similarly ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, their highest final ranking in 75 years, following the 1940 national championship season.

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 - Senior (6'4, 239)

Wide Receiver

  •  2 Trenton Irwin - Sophomore (6'2, 202)
  •  3 Michael Rector - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Senior (6'1, 192)
  • 37 Collin Riccitelli - Freshman (6'0, 180)
  

Linebacker

  •  3 Noor Davis - ILB - 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 - 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 - 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.Colorado
  • 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 California
P12NW 45–3152,266
November 265:00 p.m.Rice*No. 17
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 41–1736,171
December 3011:00 a.m.vs. North Carolina*No. 16
CBSW 25–2342,166
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Kansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 3 7 13
#8 Cardinal 3 14 0 9 26
See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 3 0 7 0 10
#7 Cardinal 7 10 10 0 27
See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
30-59-3 2015 (Conf. Champ. Game) 41-22, STAN

at UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Cardinal 3 0 3 16 22
Bruins 7 3 0 3 13
See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
39-45-3 2015 56-35, STAN

at No. 10 Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Cardinal 0 0 6 0 6
#10 Huskies 13 10 7 14 44
See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
41-42-4 2015 31-14, STAN

Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 14 14 42
#15 Cardinal 0 3 7 6 16
See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40-25-1 2015 30-28, STAN

at Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 0 9 8 17
Fighting Irish 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
11-18 2015 38-36, STAN

Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0 3 10
Cardinal 3 0 0 2 5
See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6-3 2015 42-10, STAN

at Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 17 10 7 34
Wildcats 0 7 3 0 10
See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15-14 2015 55-17, STAN

Oregon State
1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 7 0 8 15
Cardinal 10 3 10 3 26
See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
54-25-3 2015 42-24, STAN

at Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 21 17 14 0 52
Ducks 6 7 0 14 27
See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
46-32-1 2015 38-36, ORE

at California
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 10 14 14 45
Golden Bears 7 7 10 7 31
See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)
Overall record Last meeting Result
56-43-10 2015 35-22, STAN

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 7 17
#17 Cardinal 13 7 21 0 41
See also: 2016 Rice Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1-3 1964 34-7, STAN

vs. North Carolina–Sun Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Cardinal 7 6 3 9 25
Tar Heels 7 0 10 6 23
See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2016 Sun Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
1-1 1998 37-34, STAN

Rankings
Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 8 7 7 7 7 15 RV RV NR NR NR RV RV 17 16 12 
Coaches 7 5 6 6 6 15 RV RV NR NR RV RV RV 17 16 12 
CFP Not released NR NR NR 24 18 18 Not released

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2017 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
13Solomon ThomasDESan Francisco 49ers
18Christian McCaffreyRBCarolina Panthers
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