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2020 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

2020 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–2 (4–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTavita Pritchard (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (7th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
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  
South Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

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.

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 fourth in the Pac-12 North division.

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oregon 222 (35)
2 California 176 (3)
3 Washington 161
4 Stanford 105
5 Oregon State 76
6 Washington State 58

Schedule

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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
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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
November 74:30 p.m.at No. 12 Oregon
ABCL 14–35
November 1412:30 p.m.Colorado
ESPNL 32–35
November 218:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1No contest [6]
November 271:30 p.m.at California
FOXW 24–23
December 51:00 p.m.at No. 22 Washington
FOXW 31–26278
December 127:30 p.m.at Oregon State
ESPNUW 27–24[7]
December 194:00 p.m.at UCLA
ESPNW 48–47 2OT0

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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 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)

Game summaries

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At Oregon

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See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 0 0714
No. 12 Ducks 7 7 14735

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV: ABC
  • Reference
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Colorado

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See also: 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 7 7 14735
Cardinal 3 6 71632

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference
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At California

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See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)
Stanford Cardinal vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 0 10 14024
Golden Bears 7 3 7623

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Matt Richards
  • TV announcers (FOX): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
  • Reference
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At Washington

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See also: 2020 Washington Huskies football team
Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 14 10 7031
No. 22 Huskies 0 3 131026

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 278
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich
  • Reference
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At Oregon State

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See also: 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 6 3 71127
Beavers 7 7 7324

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen and Rene Ingoglia
  • Reference
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At UCLA

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See also: 2020 UCLA Bruins football team
Stanford Cardinal vs. UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Cardinal 7 13 0147748
Bruins 3 0 14177647

at Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: December 19, 2020
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear, Wind 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Taylor McGregor
Game information

Rankings

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——————————————
CoachesRV————RVRVRVRV—————
CFPNot released——Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
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

References

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  1. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Bromberg, Nick (December 20, 2020). "Teams opting out of bowls in 2020: Boise State's season is done". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saturday's Washington State vs Stanford football game cancelled because of COVID-19 cases". KomoNews. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020. The Pac-12 announced today that in order to comply with the newly issued Santa Clara Public Health Department directives and related restrictions on sport competitions, the December 12 football game between Stanford and Oregon State will now take place at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.
  8. ^ "2020 Stanford Football Schedule". Stanford Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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