2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

2017 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, L 28–31 vs. USC
Alamo Bowl, L 37–39 vs. TCU
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	9–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloomgren (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lance Anderson (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy		7	–	2					9	–	5
No. 16 Washington x		7	–	2					10	–	3
Washington State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Oregon		4	–	5					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					5	–	7
Oregon State		0	–	9					1	–	11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$		8	–	1					11	–	3
Arizona State		6	–	3					7	–	6
Arizona		5	–	4					7	–	6
UCLA		4	–	5					6	–	7
Utah		3	–	6					7	–	6
Colorado		2	–	7					5	–	7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by seventh-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 9–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Washington. Due to their head-to-head win over Washington, they represented the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game where they lost to USC. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to TCU.

Recruiting

Position key

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

Stanford signed a total of 14 recruits.

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sione Heimuli-Lund RB	Salt Lake City, Utah	Brighton HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Nov 27, 2015
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Colby Parkinson TE	Westlake Village, California	Oaks Christian HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Dec 19, 2015
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Stuart Head S	Woodstock, Georgia	Etowah HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 24, 2015
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Tucker Fisk TE	Davis, California	Davis HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 1, 2016
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Davis Mills QB	Norcross, Georgia	Greater Atlanta Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Mar 15, 2016
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Osiris St. Brown WR	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Aug 5, 2016
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Drew Dalman C	Salinas, California	Palma School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Aug 30, 2016
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Walker Little OT	Bellaire, Texas	Episcopal HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Dec 16, 2016
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Foster Sarell OT	Graham, Washington	Graham-Kapowsin HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	311 lb (141 kg)	Jan 7, 2017
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Dalyn Wade-Perry DT	Sparta, New Jersey	Pope John XXIII HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	341 lb (155 kg)	Jan 15, 2017
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Paulson Adebo CB	Mansfield, Texas	Mansfield HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 16, 2017
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Levani Damuni LB	Millville, Utah	Ridgeline HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jan 21, 2016
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Connor Wedington RB	Sumner, Washington	Sumner HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jan 30, 2016
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Ryan Johnson DE	Mobile, Alabama	St. Paul's Episcopal School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Jan 30, 2016
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Stanford Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "2017 Stanford Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Stanford years	Alma mater
David Shaw	Head coach	11th	Stanford (1994)
Lance Anderson	Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach	11th	Idaho State (1996)
Mike Bloomgren	Associate head coach / offensive coordinator	7th	Florida State (1999)
Pete Alamar	Special teams coordinator	4th	Cal Lutheran (1983)
Duane Akina	Defensive backs coach	4th	Washington (1979)
Peter Hansen	Inside linebackers coach	4th	Arizona (2001)
Tavita Pritchard	Quarterbacks coach	5th	Stanford (2009)
Diron Reynolds	Defensive linemen coach	1st	Wake Forest (1994)
Ron Gould	Running backs coach	1st	Oregon (1987)
Morgan Turner	Tight ends coach	5th	Illinois (2009)

Roster

2017 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 K.J. Costello So QB 10 Keller Chryst Sr QB 15 Davis Mills Fr QB 17 Ryan Burns  Sr QB 18 Jack Richardson So RB 20 Bryce Love Jr RB 22 Cameron Scarlett Jr RB 23 Trevor Speights So RB 28 Dorian Maddox So FB 6 Reagan Williams Jr FB 24 Hannes Bohning Fr FB 34 Houston Heimuli Fr FB 35 Daniel Marx Sr FB 87 Ben Snyder Jr WR 2 Trenton Irwin Jr WR 4 Jay Tyler Jr WR 5 Connor Wedington Fr WR 8 Donald Stewart So WR 11 Harry Schwartz So WR 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside Jr WR 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims Sr WR 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi Jr WR 81 Osiris St. Brown Fr WR 83 Cameron Buzzell Fr WR 89 Ryan Atkins Fr TE 9 Dalton Schultz Sr TE 80 Scooter Harrington So TE 82 Kaden Smith So TE 84 Colby Parkinson Fr TE 85 Kyle McCombs Fr TE 88 Tucker Fisk Fr C 51 Drew Dalman Fr G 54 Nick Wilson Jr OG/C 55 Dylan Powell So G 62 Austin Maihen Jr G 63 Nate Herbig So OT/OG 64 David Bright  Sr C 65 Brian Chaffin Jr G 71 Brandon Fanaika Sr OT 72 Walker Little Fr C 73 Jesse Burkett Sr OT 74 Devery Hamilton So OT 75 A.T. Hall Sr OT 76 Jack Dreyer Jr OT 77 Casey Tucker Sr OT 78 Henry Hattis So OT 79 Foster Sarell Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 23 Ryan Johnson Fr DT 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry Fr DE 51 Jovan Swann So DT 57 Michael Williams So DE 58 Dylan Boles Fr DT 66 Harrison Phillips Sr DE 80 Eric Cotton  Sr DE 91 Thomas Schaffer So DE 97 Dylan Jackson Jr DT 99 Bo Peek So OLB 10 Jordan Fox So ILB 15 Jordan Perez Sr ILB 20 Bobby Okereke Sr OLB 21 Curtis Robinson So ILB 25 Andrew Pryts So ILB 27 Sean Barton Jr ILB 31 Mustafa Branch Jr ILB/OLB 32 Joey Alfieri Sr OLB 33 Mike Tyler  Sr OLB 34 Peter Kalambayi  Sr OLB 40 Anthony Trinh So OLB 42 Caleb Phillips Fr ILB 43 Ryan Beecher Jr ILB 44 Kevin Palma  Sr ILB 49 Lewis Burik Jr OLB 52 Casey Toohill Jr OLB 77 Thunder Keck Fr OLB 86 Lane Veach Sr OLB 90 Gabe Reid Fr CB 3 Malik Antoine So CB 4 Alameen Murphy Sr CB 6 Treyjohn Butler So CB 11 Terrence Alexander Sr CB 13 Alijah Holder Sr CB 17 Paulson Adebo Fr CB 19 Noah Williams Fr CB 22 Obi Eboh So CB 24 Quenton Meeks Jr CB 26 J.J. Parson So FS 2 Brandon Simmons Sr FS 5 Frank Buncom Jr SS 8 Justin Reid Jr FS 9 Ben Edwards Jr FS 18 Stuart Head Fr FS 28 Denzel Franklin Sr SS 37 Joe McGrath Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 56 Will Sweeney Fr LS 68 C.J. Keller Sr LS 69 Richard McNitzky So K 26 Jet Toner So K 37 Collin Riccitelli So P 14 Jake Bailey So P 27 Charlie Beall Jr	Head coach David Shaw (Stanford) Coordinators/assistant coaches Lance Anderson (Idaho State) Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach Mike Bloomgren (Florida State) Associate head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Pete Alamar (Cal Lutheran) Special teams coordinator Duane Akina (Washington) Defensive backs coach Peter Hansen (Arizona) Inside linebackers Coach Tavita Pritchard (Stanford) Quarterback/wide receivers coach Diron Reynolds (Wake Forest) Defensive line coach Ron Gould (Oregon) Running backs coach Morgan Turner (Illinois) Tight ends coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:00 p.m.	vs. Rice*	No. 14	Allianz Stadium Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)	ESPN	W 62–7	33,101
September 9	5:30 p.m.	at No. 6 USC	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FOX	L 24–42	77,614
September 16	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*	No. 19	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 17–20	43,040
September 23	7:30 p.m.	UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 58–34	48,042
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	W 34–24	44,422
October 7	7:15 p.m.	at No. 20 Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	W 23–20	45,991
October 14	8:00 p.m.	Oregon	No. 23	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 49–7	48,559
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 20	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN	W 15–14	30,912
November 4	12:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Washington State	No. 21	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FOX	L 21–24	32,952
November 10	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 30–22	44,589
November 18	5:00 p.m.	California	No. 22	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (120th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	FOX	W 17–14	51,424
November 25	5:00 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame*	No. 21	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ABC	W 38–20	47,352
December 1	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 USC	No. 12	Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Pac-12 Football Championship Game / rivalry)	ESPN	L 28–31	48,031
December 28	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 TCU*	No. 13	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 37–39	57,653
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Vs. Rice

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 21 17 14 10 62 Owls 0 0 0 7 7 Date: August 27 Location: Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Game start: 12:05 p.m. AEST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 33,101 Referee: Mark Duddy TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey and Quint Kessenich

Scoring summary 1st 14:08 STAN Parkinson 13-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick) STAN 7–0 1st 8:13 STAN Scarlett 2-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 14–0 1st 2:29 STAN Love 10-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 21–0 2nd 13:48 STAN Scarlett 29-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 28–0 2nd 3:40 STAN Scarlett 1-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 35–0 2nd 0:00 STAN Toner 40-yard field goal STAN 38–0 3rd 10:00 STAN Parkinson 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick) STAN 45–0 3rd 3:24 STAN Smith 3-yard pass from Burns (Toner kick) STAN 52–0 4th 11:41 STAN Toner 34-yard field goal STAN 55–0 4th 6:19 RICE Walter 23-yard run (Fox kick) STAN 55–7 4th 1:52 STAN Costello 25-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 62–7

Statistics	Stanford	Rice
First downs	27	14
Plays–yards	73–656	62–241
Rushes–yards	36–287	38–146
Passing yards	369	95
Passing: comp–att–int	21–37–0	10–24–1
Time of possession	33:38	26:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Keller Chryst	14/24, 253 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bryce Love	13 carries, 180 yards, TD
	Receiving	Connor Wedington	6 receptions, 82 yards
Rice	Passing	Sam Glaesmann	7/18, 69 yards, int
	Rushing	Samuel Stewart	15 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	Robby Wells III	4 receptions, 19 yards

At No. 6 USC

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 7 10 0 7 24 • Trojans 14 14 0 14 42 Date: September 9 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game start: 5:40 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 77,614 Game weather: Scattered Clouds; 78°F; wind 6 mph W Referee: Chris Coyte TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft

Scoring summary Q1 5:01 USC Mitchell 4-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick) USC 7–0 Q1 4:49 STAN Love 75-yard run (Toner kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 0:31 USC Jones 1-yard run (McGrath kick) USC 14–7 Q2 13:02 STAN Schultz 1-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick) Tie 14–14 Q2 11:42 USC Burnett 22-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick) USC 21–14 Q2 2:43 STAN Toner 36-yard field goal USC 21–17 Q2 0:48 USC Burnett 25-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick) USC 28–17 Q4 9:42 USC Mitchell 11-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick) USC 35–17 Q4 6:41 STAN Arcega–Whiteside 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick) USC 35–24 Q4 4:15 USC Jones 23-yard run (McGrath kick) USC 42–24

Statistics	Stanford	USC
First downs	16	28
Plays–yards	54–342	74–623
Rushes–yards	26–170	48–307
Passing yards	172	316
Passing: comp–att–int	15–28–0	21–26–2
Time of possession	25:25	34:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Keller Chryst	15/28, 172 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bryce Love	17 carries, 160 yards, TD
	Receiving	J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
USC	Passing	Sam Darnold	21/26, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 int
	Rushing	Ronald Jones II	23 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Deontay Burnett	9 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD

At San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 0 7 3 7 17 • Aztecs 0 10 3 7 20 Date: September 16 Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California Game start: 7:39 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 43,040 Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 68°F; wind Calm Referee: Terry Layden TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden, Jay Feely and John Schriffen

Scoring summary 2nd 14:05 SDSU Baron 43-yard field goal SDSU 3–0 2nd 12:38 STAN Love 51-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 7–3 2nd 0:43 SDSU Penny 4-yard run (Baron kick) SDSU 10–7 3rd 8:33 SDSU Baron 36-yard field goal SDSU 13–7 3rd 4:51 STAN Toner 20-yard field goal SDSU 13–10 4th 14:51 STAN Love 53-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 17–13 4th 0:54 SDSU Wells 8-yard pass from Chapman (Baron kick) SDSU 20–17

Statistics	Stanford	San Diego State
First downs	10	21
Plays–yards	43–254	78–353
Rushes–yards	22–174	49–166
Passing yards	80	187
Passing: comp–att–int	10–21–2	21–29–0
Time of possession	18:46	41:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Keller Chryst	9/20, 72 yards, 2 int
	Rushing	Bryce Love	13 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Trenton Irwin	6 receptions, 49 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Christian Chapman	21/29, 187 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rashaad Penny	32 carries, 184 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mikah Holder	7 receptions, 85 yards

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 3 10 14 7 34 • Cardinal 6 17 14 21 58 Date: September 23 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Game start: 7:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:49 Game attendance: 48,042 Game weather: Perfect; 68°F; wind 8 mph WNW Referee: Mike Mothershed TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich

Scoring summary 1st 12:17 STAN Toner 34-yard field goal STAN 3–0 1st 8:15 UCLA Molson 27-yard field goal Tied 3–3 1st 0:53 STAN Toner 32-yard field goal STAN 6–3 2nd 14:12 UCLA Molson 45-yard field goal Tied 6–6 2nd 11:23 UCLA Andrews 12-yard pass from Rosen (Molson kick) UCLA 13–6 2nd 3:35 STAN Scarlett 2-yard run (Toner kick) Tied 13–13 2nd 0:55 STAN Costello 9-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 20–13 2nd 0:00 STAN Toner 39-yard field goal STAN 23–13 3rd 11:51 UCLA Jamabo 3-yard run (Molson kick) STAN 23–20 3rd 8:26 STAN Irwin 15-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick) STAN 30–20 3rd 1:59 STAN Scarlett 1-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 37–20 3rd 0:19 UCLA Lasley 39-yard pass from Rosen STAN 37–27 4th 8:52 STAN Schultz 3-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick) STAN 44–27 4th 6:59 UCLA Massington 15-yard pass from Rosen (Molson kick) STAN 44–34 4th 5:58 STAN Love 69-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 51–34 4th 2:25 STAN Scarlett 4-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 58–34

Statistics	UCLA	Stanford
First downs	27	23
Plays–yards	75–595	69–553
Rushes–yards	15–115	45–405
Passing yards	480	148
Passing: comp–att–int	40–60–2	16–24–0
Time of possession	23:20	36:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Josh Rosen	40/60, 480 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
	Rushing	Soso Jamabo	12 carries, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Lasley	11 receptions, 158 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	K. J. Costello	13/19, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bryce Love	30 carries, 263 yards, TD
	Receiving	J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	5 receptions, 62 yards

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Sun Devils 3 14 0 7 24 • Cardinal 7 17 7 3 34 Date: September 30 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 44,422 Game weather: Sunny; 73°F; wind 5 mph N Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth and Jill Savage

Scoring summary 1st 13:27 STAN Love 61-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 7–0 1st 0:45 ASU Ruiz 32-yard field goal STAN 7–3 2nd 13:22 STAN Love 43-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 14–3 2nd 7:25 ASU Richard 3-yard run (Ruiz kick) STAN 14–10 2nd 4:11 STAN Arcega-Whiteside 12-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick) STAN 21–10 2nd 1:33 ASU French-Love 14-yard pass from Harry (Ruiz kick) STAN 21–17 2nd 0:00 STAN Toner 21-yard field goal STAN 24–17 3rd 6:46 STAN Love 59-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 31–17 4th 8:02 ASU Richard 2-yard run (Ruiz kick) STAN 31–24 4th 2:26 STAN Toner 22-yard field goal STAN 34–24

Statistics	Arizona State	Stanford
First downs	22	17
Plays–yards	71–409	57–504
Rushes–yards	46–214	33–331
Passing yards	195	173
Passing: comp–att–int	16–25–2	15–24–0
Time of possession	32:15	27:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	15/24, 181 yards, 2 int
	Rushing	Demario Richard	22 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Demario Richard	3 receptions, 57 yards
Stanford	Passing	K. J. Costello	15/24, 173 yards, TD
	Rushing	Bryce Love	25 carries, 301 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

At No. 20 Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 3 10 3 7 23 Utes 7 3 3 7 20 Date: October 7 Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah Game start: 8:15 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 45,991 Game weather: Clear; 67°F; wind 1 mph WSW Referee: Land Clark TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins, Danny Kanell and A. J. Hawk

Scoring summary 1st 11:19 STAN Toner 21-yard field goal STAN 3–0 1st 6:00 UTAH Moss 2-yard run (Gay kick) UTAH 7–3 2nd 9:35 STAN Chryst 7-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 10–7 2nd 3:00 UTAH Gay 30-yard field goal Tied 10–10 2nd 0:06 STAN Toner 46-yard field goal STAN 13–10 3rd 11:26 STAN Toner 29-yard field goal STAN 16–10 3rd 3:35 UTAH Gay 30-yard field goal STAN 16–13 4th 12:02 STAN Love 68-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 23–13 4th 0:44 UTAH Carrington 18-yard pass from Williams (Gay kick) STAN 23–20

Statistics	Stanford	Utah
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	55–384	73–382
Rushes–yards	31–196	33–144
Passing yards	188	238
Passing: comp–att–int	13–24–0	20–40–2
Time of possession	27:23	32:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Keller Chryst	8/15, 131 yards
	Rushing	Bryce Love	20 carries, 152 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kaden Smith	2 receptions, 57 yards
Utah	Passing	Troy Williams	20/39, 238 yards, TD, 2 int
	Rushing	Zack Moss	15 carries, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Darren Carrington	7 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Ducks 7 0 0 0 7 • Cardinal 21 7 7 14 49 Date: October 14 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Game start: 8:09 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 48,859 Game weather: Mild; 68°F; wind 3 mph SSW Referee: Chris Coyte TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders

Scoring summary 1st 12:34 STAN Love 5-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 7–0 1st 10:37 STAN Love 67-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 14–0 1st 8:48 ORE Burmeister 1-yard run (Schneider kick) STAN 14–7 1st 3:26 STAN Arcega-Whiteside 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick) STAN 21–7 2nd 8:05 STAN Simmons 2-yard punt return (Toner kick) STAN 28–7 3rd 6:53 STAN Arcega-Whiteside 12-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick) STAN 35–7 4th 11:09 STAN Parkinson 3-yard pass from Chryst (Toner kick) STAN 42–7 4th 3:03 STAN Parkinson 2-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick) STAN 49–7

Statistics	Oregon	Stanford
First downs	12	25
Plays–yards	56–309	69–504
Rushes–yards	43–276	41–248
Passing yards	33	256
Passing: comp–att–int	5–13–2	21–28–1
Time of possession	22:43	37:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	3/8, 23 yards, 2 int
	Rushing	Royce Freeman	18 carries, 143 yards
	Receiving	Brenden Schooler	2 receptions, 15 yards
Stanford	Passing	Keller Chryst	15/21, 183 yards, 3 TD, int
	Rushing	Bryce Love	17 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 0 6 3 6 15 Beavers 0 7 7 0 14 Date: October 26 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon Game start: 6:01 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 30,912 Game weather: Clear; 64°F; wind 5-10 mph Referee: Mark Duddy TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Huard and Laura Rutledge

Scoring summary 2nd 12:57 STAN Toner 40-yard field goal STAN 3–0 2nd 5:52 OSU Garretson 3-yard run (Choukair kick) OSU 7–3 2nd 0:27 STAN Toner 33-yard field goal OSU 7–6 3rd 11:55 OSU Tyner 18-yard run (Choukair kick) OSU 14–6 3rd 0:24 STAN Toner 40-yard field goal OSU 14–9 4th 0:20 STAN Arcega-Whiteside 3-yard pass from Chryst (pass failed) STAN 15–14

Statistics	Stanford	Oregon State
First downs	12	20
Plays–yards	60–222	63–264
Rushes–yards	27–81	41–138
Passing yards	141	126
Passing: comp–att–int	16–33–1	13–22–1
Time of possession	27:14	32:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Keller Chryst	16/33, 141 yards, TD, int
	Rushing	Cameron Scarlett	17 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Kaden Smith	2 receptions, 37 yards
Oregon State	Passing	Darell Garretson	13/21, 126 yards, int
	Rushing	Ryan Nall	19 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Noah Togiai	2 receptions, 38 yards

At No. 25 Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 0 7 14 0 21 • Cougars 0 14 3 7 24 Date: November 4 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington Game start: 12:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 32,952 Game weather: Overcast; 35°F; wind 7 mph SSW Referee: Steve Strimling TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich and Petros Papadakis

Scoring summary 2nd 14:06 STAN Love 52-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 7–0 2nd 10:49 WSU Martin 12-yard pass from Falk (Powell kick) Tied 7–7 2nd 5:29 WSU Bell 27-yard pass from Falk (Powell kick) WSU 14–7 3rd 10:51 WSU Powell 41-yard field goal WSU 17–7 3rd 6:30 STAN Costello 14-yard run (Toner kick) WSU 17–14 3rd 2:37 STAN Okereke 52-yard interception return (Toner kick) STAN 21–17 4th 6:56 WSU Calvin 11-yard pass from Falk (Powell kick) WSU 24–21

Statistics	Stanford	Washington State
First downs	9	25
Plays–yards	47–198	77–430
Rushes–yards	27–93	29–93
Passing yards	105	337
Passing: comp–att–int	9–20–1	34–48–1
Time of possession	26:50	33:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	K. J. Costello	9/20, 105 yards, int
	Rushing	Bryce Love	16 carries, 69 yards, TD
	Receiving	J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	3 receptions, 52 yards
Washington State	Passing	Luke Falk	34/48, 337 yards, 3 TD, int
	Rushing	Jamal Morrow	16 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Tavares Martin	7 receptions, 67 yards, TD

No. 9 Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 7 0 8 22 • Cardinal 0 10 10 10 30 Date: November 10 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Game start: 7:45 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 44,589 Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 56°F; wind 3 mph NW Referee: Land Clark TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich and Petros Papadakis

Scoring summary 1st 6:16 WASH Gaskin 2-yard run (Vizcaino kick) WASH 7–0 2nd 14:55 STAN Love 1-yard run (Toner kick) Tied 7–7 2nd 11:37 WASH Gaskin 15-yard run (Vizcaino kick) WASH 14–7 2nd 1:32 STAN Toner 38-yard field goal WASH 14–10 3rd 9:15 STAN Love 13-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 17–14 3rd 0:01 STAN Toner 32-yard field goal STAN 20–14 4th 11:45 STAN Toner 31-yard field goal STAN 23–14 4th 8:48 STAN Love 9-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 30–14 4th 4:22 WASH Gaskin 1-yard run (Pettis pass from Browning) STAN 30–22

Statistics	Washington	Stanford
First downs	20	21
Plays–yards	56–325	71–406
Rushes–yards	33–135	44–195
Passing yards	190	211
Passing: comp–att–int	17–23–0	16–27–0
Time of possession	23:55	36:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing	Jake Browning	17/23, 190 yards
	Rushing	Myles Gaskin	18 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Aaron Fuller	4 receptions, 53 yards
Stanford	Passing	K. J. Costello	16/27, 211 yards
	Rushing	Bryce Love	30 carries, 166 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	5 receptions, 130 yards

California

Big Game

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 3 3 8 0 14 • Cardinal 3 7 7 0 17 Date: November 18 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Game start: 5:15 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 51,424 Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 57°F; wind 2 mph ENE Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Jen Hale

Scoring summary 1st 11:20 STAN Toner 42-yard field goal STAN 3–0 1st 6:16 CAL Anderson 44-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2nd 8:17 STAN Smith 17-yard pass from Costello (Toner kick) STAN 10–3 2nd 2:43 CAL Anderson 26-yard field goal STAN 10–6 3rd 8:57 STAN Love 57-yard run (Toner kick) STAN 17–6 3rd 4:02 CAL Laird 1-yard run (Bowers run) STAN 17–14

Statistics	California	Stanford
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	57–337	64–378
Rushes–yards	28–155	38–193
Passing yards	182	185
Passing: comp–att–int	20–29–1	17–26–1
Time of possession	26:31	33:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Ross Bowers	20/29, 182 yards, int
	Rushing	Patrick Laird	20 carries, 153 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Veasy	5 receptions, 68 yards
Stanford	Passing	K. J. Costello	17/26, 185 yards, TD, int
	Rushing	Bryce Love	14 carries, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	7 receptions, 79 yards

Notre Dame

See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Fighting Irish	7	3	10	0	20
No. 20 Cardinal	7	7	3	21	38

Vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship game)

See also: 2017 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Cardinal	0	14	7	7	28
No. 11 Trojans	7	10	7	7	31

Vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Cardinal	14	7	10	6	37
No. 13 Horned Frogs	3	7	13	16	39

See also: 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team and 2017 Alamo Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	14	14	19	RV	RV	RV	23	22	20	18	RV	20	20	14	15	20
Coaches	14	14	19	RV	RV	RV	25	22	20	18	RV	23	20	15	16	19
CFP	Not released									21	—	22	21	12	13	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2018 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	68	Justin Reid	S	Houston Texans
3	96	Harrison Phillips	DT	Buffalo Bills
4	137	Dalton Schultz	TE	Dallas Cowboys
6	214	Peter Kalambayi	OLB	Houston Texans