2019 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by ninth-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 4–8, 3–6 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Stanford's worst record since 2007 and the first time that they did not earn bowl eligibility since 2008.

2019 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–8 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTavita Pritchard (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (6th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$   8 1     12 2  
California   4 5     8 5  
Washington   4 5     8 5  
Oregon State   4 5     5 7  
Washington State   3 6     6 7  
Stanford   3 6     4 8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x   8 1     11 3  
USC   7 2     8 5  
Arizona State   4 5     8 5  
UCLA   4 5     4 8  
Colorado   3 6     5 7  
Arizona   2 7     4 8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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Pac-12 media day

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Pac-12 media poll

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In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish in third place in the North Division.[1]

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oregon 190 (17)
2 Washington 189 (17)
3 Stanford 129
4 Washington State 108 (1)
5 California 81
6 Oregon State 38

Position key

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Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

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Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Stanford years Alma mater
David Shaw Head coach 13th Stanford (1994)
Lance Anderson Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach 13th Idaho State (1996)
Tavita Pritchard Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 7th Stanford (2009)
Pete Alamar Special teams coordinator 4th Cal Lutheran (1983)
Ron Gould Running backs coach 3rd Oregon (1987)
Morgan Turner Tight ends coach 7th Illinois (2009)
Kevin Carberry Offensive line coach 2nd Ohio (2005)
Bobby Kennedy Wide receivers coach 2nd Northern Colorado (1989)
Duane Akina Defensive backs coach 6th Washington (1979)
Peter Hansen Inside linebackers coach 6th Arizona (2001)
Diron Reynolds Defensive linemen coach 3rd Wake Forest (1994)

Roster

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2019 Stanford Cardinal football

Quarterback

  •  3 K. J. Costellosenior (6'5, 215)
  • 10 Jack West – sophomore (6'4, 210)
  • 15 Davis Millsjunior (6'4, 220)
  • 17 Dylan Plautz – sophomore (6'2, 200)
  • 18 Jack Richardson – senior (6'5, 213)

Running back

  • 20 Austin Jonesfreshman (5'10, 200)
  • 21 Trevor Speights – senior (5'11, 209)
  • 22 Cameron Scarlett – 5th year - Senior (6'1, 216)
  • 25 Justus Woods – sophomore (6'1, 211)
  • 28 Dorian Maddox – senior (5'10, 202)
  • 30 Cameron McFarlane – sophomore (6'0, 200)
  • 32 Nathaniel Peat – freshman (5'10, 190)

Fullback

  • 24 Jay Symonds – sophomore (6'3, 247)
  • 34 Houston Heimuli – junior (5'11, 244)

Wide receiver

  • 2 Colby Bowman – freshman (6'2, 195)
  •  4 Michael Wilsonsophomore (6'2, 200)
  •  5 Connor Wedington – junior (6'0, 198)
  • 6 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – 5th year – Senior (5'11, 183)
  •  8 Donald Stewart – senior (6'4, 200)
  •  9 Osiris St. Brown – junior (6'2, 186)
  • 11 Harry Schwartz – senior (6'0, 189)
  • 13 Simi Fehokosophomore (6'4, 210)
  • 14 Cameron Buzzell – junior (5'10, 170)
  • 19 Elijah Higginsfreshman (6'3, 215)
  • 23 Marcus Graham – freshman (5'11, 170)
  • 41 Diego Preciado – freshman (5'11, 175)
  • 81 Brycen Tremaynesophomore (6'4, 185)
  • 86 Kale Lucas – sophomore (6'0, 190)

Tight end

  • 44 TaeVeon Le – sophomore (6'4, 230)
  • 80 Scooter Harrington – senior (6'5, 250)
  • 84 Colby Parkinsonjunior (6'7, 240)
  • 85 Kyle McCombs – junior (6'5, 233)
  • 87 Bradley Archer – freshman (6'4, 240)
  • 88 Tucker Fisk – junior (6'4, 260)

Placekicker

  • 26 Jet Toner – senior (6'4, 201)
  • 37 Collin Riccitelli – senior (6'0, 196)
 

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Trey Stratford – OG/OT – sophomore (6'4, 258)
  • 51 Drew Dalman – C – junior (6'3, 279)
  • 55 Dylan Powell – OG/-C – senior (6'3, 281)
  • 60 Drake Nugent – OG/-C – freshman (6'2, 280)
  • 66 Branson Bragg – OG/-OT – freshman (6'4, 305)
  • 70 Wakely Rush – OT – freshman (6'5, 240)
  • 72 Walker Little – OT – junior (6'7, 313)
  • 73 Jake Hornibrook – OG/-OT – freshman (6'5, 285)
  • 74 Devery Hamilton – OT – senior (6'7, 287)
  • 75 Walter Rouse – OT – freshman (6'6, 300)
  • 76 Grant Pease – OT – sophomore (6'4, 250)
  • 78 Henry Hattis – OT – senior (6'6, 291)
  • 79 Foster Sarell – OT – junior (6'7, 314)

Long snapper

  • 49 Kyle Petrucci – sophomore (6'6, 230)
  • 69 Richard McNitzky – senior (6'1, 216)

Punter

  • 14 Alex Gracey – sophomore (6'3, 195)
  • 27 Ryan Sanborn – freshman (6'3, 205)

Defensive linemen

  • 23 Ryan Johnson – DE – junior (6'4, 262)
  • 34 Thomas Booker – DE – sophomore (6'4, 279)
  • 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry – DT – junior (6'4, 316)
  • 51 Jovan Swann – DE – senior (6'2, 271)
  • 57 Michael Williams – DT – senior (6'2, 293)
  • 58 Dylan Boles – DE – junior (6'4, 262)
  • 91 Thomas Schaffer – DE – senior (6'7, 290)
  • 93 Trey LaBounty – DE – sophomore (6'7, 235)
  • 99 Bo Peek – DT – senior (6'3, 296)
 

Linebacker

  •  2 Curtis Robinson – ILB – senior (6'3, 232)
  •  6 Andres Fox – OLB – sophomore (6'4, 240)
  • 10 Jordan Fox – OLB – senior (6'3, 227)
  • 14 Jacob Mangum-Farrar – ILB – sophomore (6'4, 223)
  • 15 Stephen Herron – OLB – freshman (6'4, 238)
  • 19 Joshua Pakola – OLB – freshman (6'3, 255)
  • 20 Aenas Dicosmo – ILB – freshman (6'3, 220)
  • 25 Andrew Pryts - ILB – senior (6'1, 222)
  • 30 Levani Damuni – ILB – freshman (6'2, 235)
  • 35 Tobe Umerah – OLB – sophomore (6'4, 239)
  • 36 Tristian Sinclair – ILB – freshman (6'2, 205)
  • 40 Anthony Trinh – OLB – senior (6'2, 239)
  • 42 Caleb Phillips – OLB – junior (6'5, 215)
  • 43 Ryan Beecher – ILB – 5th year – Senior (6'1, 245)
  • 44 Caleb Kelly – OLB – sophomore (6'3, 213)
  • 45 Ricky Miezan – ILB – sophomore (6'2, 248)
  • 47 Tangaloa Kaufusi – OLB – sophomore (6'3, 245)
  • 52 Casey Toohill – OLB – 5th year – Senior (6'4, 248)
  • 56 Jake Lynch – ILB – sophomore (6'2, 220)
  • 77 Thunder Keck – OLB – junior (6'3, 230)
  • 90 Gabe Reid – OLB – junior (6'2, 231)

Cornerback

  • 4 J.J. Parson – senior (5'10, 175)
  • 5 Donjae Logan – sophomore (5'11, 178)
  •  8 Treyjohn Butler – senior (5'11, 197)
  • 11 Paulson Adebojunior (6'1, 189)
  • 13 Ethan Bonnersophomore (6'1, 181)
  • 17 Kyu Blu Kellyfreshman (6'1, 175)
  • 21 Kendall Williamsonsophomore (6'1, 195)
  • 22 Obi Eboh – junior (6'2, 194)
  • 24 Nicolas Toomer – S – junior (6'2, 180)
  • 28 Salim Turner-Muhammad – S – freshman (6'0, 185)
  • 32 Jonathan McGill – S – freshman (5'10, 175)

Safety

  •  3 Malik Antoine – FS – senior (5'11, 192)
  • 9 Noah Williams – FS – junior (6'0, 191)
  • 18 Stuart Head – SS – junior (6'4, 201)
  • 26 Brock Jonesfreshman (6'1, 185)
  • 29 Spencer Jorgensen – freshman (6'2, 205)
  • 38 Jason Kaul – freshman (6'4, 205)

Source and player details:[2]

Depth chart

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Starters and backups.

  • Projected Depth Chart 2019

True Freshman
Double Position : *

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:00 p.m.Northwestern*No. 25FOXW 17–737,179
September 77:30 p.m.at USCNo. 23ESPNL 20–4562,109
September 1412:30 p.m.at No. 17 UCF*ESPNL 27–4544,206
September 214:00 p.m.No. 16 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNL 6–2139,249
September 284:00 p.m.at Oregon StateP12NW 31–2832,326
October 57:30 p.m.No. 15 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNW 23–1333,225
October 176:00 p.m.UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNL 16–3431,464
October 2612:30 p.m.Arizona 
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 41–3131,711
November 912:00 p.m.at ColoradoP12NL 13–1649,224
November 161:30 p.m.at Washington StateP12NL 22–4932,952
November 231:00 p.m.California
P12NL 20–2448,904
November 301:00 p.m.No. 16 Notre Dame*
FOXL 24–4537,391

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Game summaries

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Northwestern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 7 7
No. 25 Cardinal 0 10 0 7 17

At USC

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Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Cardinal 7 13 0020
Trojans 3 21 71445

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 62,109
  • TV: ESPN
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At UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 0 3 17 27
No. 17 Knights 28 10 0 7 45

Oregon

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Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Ducks 7 7 0721
Cardinal 3 0 036

at Stanford StadiumStanford, California

  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Game time: 4:00 pm
  • Game attendance: 39,249
  • TV: ESPN
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At Oregon State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 7 7 7 10 31
Beavers 0 0 7 21 28

Washington

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Washington at Stanford – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Huskies 7 3 3013
Cardinal 3 10 7323

at Stanford StadiumStanford, CA

  • Date: October 5, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 pm PDT
  • Game attendance: 33,225
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
Top passers
  • UW – Jacob Eason: 16/36, 206 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
  • STAN – Davis Mills: 21/30, 293 yards, 1 touchdown
Top rushers
  • UW – Richard Newton: 10 rushes, 64 yards
  • STAN – Cameron Scarlett: 33 rushes, 151 yards, 1 touchdown
Top receiving

UCLA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 14 7 6 7 34
Cardinal 10 0 0 6 16

Arizona

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Arizona Wildcats (4–3) at Stanford Cardinal (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 10 14 7031
Cardinal 7 24 7341

at Stanford StadiumStanford, CA

  • Date: October 26, 2019
  • Game time: 12:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Sunny and clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 31,711
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:07) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:53; Arizona 3–0)
  • (8:20) STAN – Cameron Scarlett 1-yard run, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:47; Stanford 7–3)
  • (2:55) ARIZ – Jalen Johnson 8-yard pass from Grant Gunnell, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; Arizona 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) STAN – Brycen Tremayne 14-yard pass from K.J. Costello, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:50; Stanford 14–10)
  • (7:55) STAN – Cameron Scarlett 8-yard run, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Stanford 21–10)
  • (7:29) ARIZ – Khalil Tate 57-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:26; Stanford 21–17)
  • (4:36) STAN – Simi Fehoko 44-yard pass from K.J. Costello, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:44; Stanford 28–17)
  • (1:41) ARIZ – Jamarye Joiner 18-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Stanford 28–24)
  • (0:07) STAN – Ryan Sanborn 33-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 1:34; Stanford 31–24)
Third quarter
  • (9:32) ARIZ – Drew Dixon 9-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:37; Tied 31–31)
  • (5:11) STAN – Simi Fehoko 14-yard pass from K.J. Costello, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:21; Stanford 38–31)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:18) STAN – Ryan Sanborn 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:59; Stanford 41–31)
Statistics ARIZ STAN
First downs 29 26
Total yards 495 472
Rushing yards 37–222 31–160
Passing yards 273 312
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–40–2 30–43–0
Time of possession 25:29 34:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 17/33, 205 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing J. J. Taylor 16 carries, 107 yards
Receiving Tayvian Cunningham 4 receptions, 61 yards
Stanford Passing K.J. Costello 30/43, 312 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Cameron Scarlett 19 carries, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Simi Fehoko 3 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD

At Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 3 0 7 13
Buffaloes 7 3 0 6 16

At Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0 14 8 0 22
Cougars 13 9 10 17 49

Statistics

Statistics STAN WSU
First downs 23 33
Total yards 510 624
Rushing yards 6 104
Passing yards 504 520
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 26:06 33:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Davis Mills 33–50, 504 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
Rushing Osiris St. Brown 1 rush, 8 yards
Receiving Connor Weddington 8 receptions, 119 yards
Washington State Passing Anthony Gordon 44–60, 520 yards, 5 TD, int
Rushing Max Borghi 15 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Brandon Arconado 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD

Quarterback Davis Mills set a school record during the game, throwing for 504 yards.[4]

California

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California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 3 01424
Cardinal 7 3 7320

at Stanford StadiumStanford, California

  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 48,904
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV: P12N
  • Reference
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Notre Dame

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Fighting Irish 7 14 7 17 45
Cardinal 10 7 0 7 24

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2523
Coaches2323RV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 133 Colby Parkinson TE Seattle Seahawks
7 233 Casey Toohill DE Philadelphia Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Stanford Cardinal roster". gostanford.com.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Stanford University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Record game from Stanford's Davis Mills not enough at Washington State". SFChronicle.com. November 17, 2019.