2020 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
Record | 4–2 (4–2 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tavita Pritchard (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Anderson (7th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington x | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon y$ | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 21 USC xy | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by tenth-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]
On December 13, with a record of 3-2 and one game left to play, the program announced that it would not participate in any bowl game.[4] The Cardinal won their final game, finishing their season with a 4-2 record.
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish fourth in the Pac-12 North division.
Media poll (North Division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Oregon | 222 (35) |
2 | California | 176 (3) |
3 | Washington | 161 |
4 | Stanford | 105 |
5 | Oregon State | 76 |
6 | Washington State | 58 |
Stanford had games scheduled against William & Mary (September 5), Notre Dame (October 10), and BYU (November 28), but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Original 2020 Stanford Cardinal schedule | |||
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Date | Opponent | Site | |
September 5 | William & Mary* | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
September 12 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | |
September 19 | USC | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (rivalry) | |
September 26 | at UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |
October 10 | at Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) | |
October 17 | Washington State | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
October 24 | at Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | |
October 30 | Oregon State | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
November 7 | at Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |
November 14 | Colorado | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
November 21 | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game) | |
November 28 | BYU* | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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November 7 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Oregon | ABC | L 14–35 | |||
November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | ESPN | L 32–35 | |||
November 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| FS1 | No contest | [6] | |
November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at California | FOX | W 24–23 | |||
December 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Washington | FOX | W 31–26 | 278 | ||
December 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | ESPNU | W 27–24 | [7] | ||
December 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at UCLA | ESPN | W 48–47 2OT | 0 | ||
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Name | Position | Stanford years | Alma mater |
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David Shaw | Head coach | 14th | Stanford (1994) |
Lance Anderson | Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach | 14th | Idaho State (1996) |
Tavita Pritchard | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 8th | Stanford (2009) |
Pete Alamar | Special teams coordinator | 5th | Cal Lutheran (1983) |
Ron Gould | Running backs coach | 4th | Oregon (1987) |
Morgan Turner | Tight ends coach | 8th | Illinois (2009) |
Kevin Carberry | Offensive line coach | 4th | Ohio (2005) |
Bobby Kennedy | Wide receivers coach | 3rd | Northern Colorado (1989) |
Duane Akina | Defensive backs coach | 7th | Washington (1979) |
Eric Sanders | Inside linebackers coach | 1st | UC Davis (2005) |
Diron Reynolds | Defensive linemen coach | 4th | Wake Forest (1994) |
See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 12 Ducks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Game information | ||
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See also: 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Cardinal | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 32 |
Game information | ||
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See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football) |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Game information | ||
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See also: 2020 Washington Huskies football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
No. 22 Huskies | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
Game information | ||
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See also: 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
Beavers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Game information | ||
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See also: 2020 UCLA Bruins football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Cardinal | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Bruins | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
at Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA
Game information | ||
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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
CFP | Not released | — | — | Not released |
See also: 2021 NFL draft |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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2 | 45 | Walker Little | OT | Jacksonville Jaguars |
3 | 67 | Davis Mills | QB | Houston Texans |
3 | 76 | Paulson Adebo | CB | New Orleans Saints |
4 | 114 | Drew Dalman | C | Atlanta Falcons |
5 | 179 | Simi Fehoko | WR | Dallas Cowboys |