The 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by eleventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Shaw's worst season ever and Stanford's worst record since the team went 1–11 in the 2006 season.
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
Record | 3–9 (2–7 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tavita Pritchard (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Anderson (8th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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No. 22 Oregon xy | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 12 Utah xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State† | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 9:00 a.m. | vs. Kansas State* | FS1 | L 7–24 | 28,668 | |
September 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 14 USC | FOX | W 42–28 | 56,945 | |
September 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | ESPNU | W 41–23 | 21,124 | |
September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 24 UCLA | P12N | L 24–35 | 47,236 | |
October 2 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 3 Oregon |
| ABC | W 31–24 OT | 31,610 |
October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Arizona State | ESPN | L 10–28 | 46,192 | |
October 16 | 4:30 p.m. | at Washington State | ESPNU | L 31–34 | 26,171 | |
October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington |
| FS1 | L 13–20 | 28,014 |
November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah |
| FS1 | L 7–52 | 26,410 |
November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | P12N | L 14–35 | 35,129 | |
November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | California |
| P12N | L 11–41 | 49,265 |
November 27 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame* |
| FOX | L 14–45 | 31,571 |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Special teams
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Depth chart
edit† | As of October 1, 2021 |
Game summaries
editVs. Kansas State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Game time: 9:00 a.m. PDT
- Game weather: Indoors
- Game attendance: 28,668
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play–by–play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
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Kansas State began with a 14-point lead at halftime with performances by quarterback Skylar Thompson and running back Deuce Vaughn.[2] The Wildcats managed to score 24 points before allowing Stanford to put points on the board with just 3:16 left in the game. Stanford head coach 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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
No. 14 Trojans | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 56,945
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play–by–play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
- Reference
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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] Following the game, USC head coach Clay Helton was fired and replaced by Donte Williams as interim head coach.[5]
At Vanderbilt
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Commodores | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
- Date: September 18, 2021
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy,
- Game attendance: 21,124
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
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No. 24 UCLA
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 Bruins | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: September 25, 2021
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 47,236
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play–by–play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
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No. 3 Oregon
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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No. 3 Ducks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Cardinal | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: October 2, 2021
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 31,610
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
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At No. 22 Arizona State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 22 Sun Devils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: October 8, 2021
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Cloudy, Wind: W 20mph
- Game attendance: 46,192
- Referee: Steven Strimling
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
- Reference
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At Washington State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 13 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 31 |
Cougars | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
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Washington
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
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Utah
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Utes | 14 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
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At Oregon State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Beavers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: November 13, 2021
- Game time: 2:40 pm
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) Sunny, Wind: 5 mph SE
- Game attendance: 35,129
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Max Browne
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California
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: November 20, 2021
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Sunny
- Game attendance: 49,265
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
No. 6 Notre Dame
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 6 Fighting Irish | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: November 27, 2021
- Game time: 5:10 p.m.
- Game attendance: 31,571
- Referee: Gary Patterson
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
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Rankings
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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
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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5 | 150 | Thomas Booker | DT | Houston Texans |
References
edit- ^ "2021 Stanford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2021). "What we learned from Kansas State's impressive opening victory over Stanford". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Thompson and K-State open with 24-7 win over Stanford". espn.com. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "McKee leads Stanford's 42-28 upset rout of No. 14 USC". ESPN.com. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "USC fires football coach Clay Helton, puts faith in Donte Williams to salvage season". LATimes.com. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.