2024 Stanford Cardinal football team

2024 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	Troy Taylor (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Bobby April (2nd season)
Base defense	2–4–5
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 SMU		5	–	0					8	–	1
No. 23 Clemson		6	–	1					7	–	2
No. 4 Miami (FL)		5	–	1					9	–	1
No. 22 Louisville		4	–	2					6	–	3
No. 18 Pittsburgh		3	–	2					7	–	2
Georgia Tech		4	–	3					6	–	4
Duke		3	–	3					7	–	3
Syracuse		3	–	3					6	–	3
Virginia		3	–	3					5	–	4
Virginia Tech		3	–	3					5	–	5
Boston College		2	–	3					5	–	4
North Carolina		2	–	3					5	–	4
Wake Forest		2	–	3					4	–	5
NC State		2	–	4					5	–	5
California		1	–	4					5	–	4
Stanford		1	–	5					2	–	7
Florida State		1	–	7					1	–	9
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of November 10, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Stanford Cardinal football team represents Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal are led by Troy Taylor in his second year as the head coach. The Cardinal play home games at Stanford Stadium located in Stanford, California.

The 2024 season will be Stanford's first in the ACC since moving from the Pac-12 Conference, after spending over a century in the conference and its predecessor.

Offseason

Positions key

C	Center		CB	Cornerback		DB	Defensive back		DE	Defensive end
DL	Defensive lineman		DT	Defensive tackle		FB	Fullback		FS	Free safety
G	Guard		K	Kicker		KR	Kickoff returner		LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper		MLB	Middle linebacker		OT	Offensive tackle		OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker		NT	Nose tackle		P	Punter		PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback		RS	Return specialist		RB	Running back		S	Safety
SS	Strong safety		TE	Tight end		WR	Wide receiver

Team departures

2024 Stanford Offseason Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Joshua Karty	#43	K	6'2", 208	Senior	Burlington NC	Graduated/Entered 2024 NFL draft
Benjamin Yurosek	#84	TE	6'6", 220	Senior	Bakersfield, CA	Transferred to Georgia
James Pogorelc	#74	OL	6'8", 302	Senior	Centreville, VA	Transferred to Duke
Jaxson Moi	#51	DL	6'2", 303	Sophomore	Oceanside, CA	Transferred to Tennessee
Alaka'i Gilman	#33	S	5'10", 194	Senior	Laie, HI	Transferred to Utah
E. J. Smith	#22	RB	6'0", 210	Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Texas A&M
Ari Patu	#11	QB	6'4", 216	Junior	Folsom, CA	Transferred to North Alabama
Terian Williams II	#29	CB	5'8", 184	Sophomore	Duluth, GA	Transferred to Bucknell
Jimmy Wyrick	#18	S	5'10", 183	Junior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to UTSA
Zephron Lester	#99	DL	5'11", 297	Senior	Far Rockaway, NY	Entered the Transfer Portal
Lance Keneley	#92	LB	6'4", 250	Senior	Mission Viejo, CA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Aaron Armitage	#9	LB	6'5", 260	Junior	Ajax, Ontario, Canada	Entered the Transfer Portal
Spencer Jorgensen	#10	LB	6'3", 233	5th Year-Senior	Provo, UT	Graduated
Casey Filkins	#2	RB	5'11", 206	Senior	Lake Oswego, OR	Graduated
John Humphreys	#5	WR	6'5", 198	Senior	Newport Beach, CA	Graduated
Matthew Merritt	55	DL	6'1", 266	Senior	Fresno, CA	Graduated
Beau Nelson	#10	QB	6'2", 207	Senior	Boise, ID	Graduated
Silas Starr	#19	WR	6'2", 221	Senior	Portland, OR	Graduated
Logan Berzins	#77	OL	6'3", 295	Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Kiersten Lee	#54	LB	6'2", 226	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

2024 Stanford Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jaivion Green	#5	CB	6'3", 208	Junior	Houston TX	Transferred from Washington
Jahsiah Galvan	#43	LB	6'2", 225	RS-Sophomore	West Liberty IA	Transferred from Northern Iowa

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Benedict Umeh DL	Toronto, ON, CN	Avon Old Farms	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jul 8, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Elijah Brown QB	Huntington Beach, CA	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Dylan Stephenson LB	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 13, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Emmett Mosley V WR	Chicago, IL	Santa Margarita Catholic High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 21, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Sam Mattingly LB	Magnolia, TX	Magnolia West High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 13, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Cam Richardson S	Irvington, NJ	Irvington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 22, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Charlie Hoitink OL	Slinger, WI	Slinger High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Mar 16, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Maxwell Richardson LB	Ada, MI	Forest Hills Central High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Chris Davis Jr. RB	Picayune, MS	Picayune Memorial High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Cole Tabb RB	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Choctawhatchee High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 7, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Ziron Brown OL	Waveland, MS	Bay High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Benjamin Blackburn TE	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 5, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Micah Ford RB/QB	Toms River, NJ	Toms River High School North	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 25, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Brandon Nicholson CB	Memphis, TN	Memphis University School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 9, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Hayden Gunter T	Denton, TX	Denton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jun 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Kahlil House OL	Warner Robins, GA	Houston County High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jun 30, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Jacobi Murray DL	Conyers, GA	Holy Innocents' Episcopal School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Mar 26, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Bo Tate LB	Salt Lake City, UT	Corner Canyon High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 4, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Chase Farrell WR	Thousand Oaks, CA	Oaks Christian School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Mar 22, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Aiden Black TE	Dingmans Ferry, PA	Delaware Valley High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 5, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Darrius Davis S	Metairie, LA	Archbishop Rummel High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Jaylen'Dai Sumlin S	Castaic, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 6, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Connor Bachhuber DL	San Clemente, CA	San Clemente High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	May 2, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Joe Asiain DL	Edison, NJ	St. Peter's Preparatory School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 8, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Javion Randall CB	Richmond, VA	Henrico High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 5, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 27  247Sports: 43  ESPN: 31
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 p.m.	TCU*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	L 27–34	36,026
September 7	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 41–7	22,634
September 20	4:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 26–24	39,290
September 28	4:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN	L 14–40	80,295
October 5	12:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCN	L 7–31	36,277
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 7–49	77,622
October 19	5:00 p.m.	No. 21 SMU	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCN	L 10–40	19,117
October 26	12:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCN	L 24–27	23,471
November 2	9:00 a.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 28–59	56,919
November 16	12:30 p.m.	Louisville	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCN
November 23		at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at San Jose State*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)	CBS
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

vs. TCU

See also: 2024 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Game One – TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	7	3	10	14	34
Cardinal	7	10	0	10	27

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: August 30, 2024
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,026
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buoanantony (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (7:57) STAN – Jackson Harris 3-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 6:59; Stanford 7-0) (1:16) TCU – Savion Williams 5-yard pass from Josh Hoover, Kyle Lemmermann kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41; Tied 7-7) Second quarter (9:09) STAN – Ismael Cisse 2-yard pass from Justin Lamson, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:07; Stanford 14-7) (4:09) TCU – Kyle Lemmermann 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:22; Stanford 14-10) (1:36) STAN – Emmet Kenney 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:33; Stanford 17-10) Third quarter (9:11) TCU – Kyle Lemmermann 42-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 5:43; Stanford 17-13) (2:22) TCU – Josh Hoover 1-yard run, Kyle Lemmermann kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:22; TCU 20-17) Fourth quarter (6:57) STAN – Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:46; Stanford 24-20) (3:13) TCU – Jack Bech 4-yard pass from Josh Hoover, Kyle Lemmermann kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:39; TCU 27-24) (1:51) TCU – Cam Cook 7-yard run, Kyle Lemmermann kick (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 0:23; TCU 34-24) (0:36) STAN – Emmet Kenney 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 1:15; TCU 34-27)

Statistics	TCU	STAN
First downs	24	17
Total yards	457	286
Rushing yards	104	121
Passing yards	353	165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–42–0	17–35–1
Time of possession	30:15	29:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	Josh Hoover	28-42, 353 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam Cook	20 car, 81 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jack Bech	6 rec, 139 yards, 1 TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	17-35, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ashton Daniels	17 car, 87 yards
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	7 rec, 102 yards

vs. Cal Poly (FCS)

See also: 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Game Two – Cal Poly Mustangs (FCS) (0–1) at Stanford Cardinal (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs (FCS)	0	7	0	0	7
Cardinal	7	7	17	10	41

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
• TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Michael Bumpus (analyst), and Sherree Burruss (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CP	STAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Syracuse

See also: 2024 Syracuse Orange football team

Game Three – Stanford Cardinal (1–1) vs. Syracuse Orange (2–0) − Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	6	7	6	26
Orange	0	10	7	7	24

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

• Date: Friday September 20, 2024
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	SYR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Syracuse	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 17 Clemson

See also: 2024 Clemson Tigers football team

Game Four – Stanford Cardinal (2–1) vs. No. 17 Clemson Tigers (2–1) − Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	7	0	7	14
No. 17 Tigers	10	7	10	13	40

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 80,295
• Referee: Marcus Woods
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:19) Clemson – Cade Klubnik 34-yard run, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:54; Clemson 7–0) (05:49) Clemson – Hauser 20-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:09; Clemson 10–0) Second quarter (01:49) Clemson – Jake Briningstool 3-yard pass from Klubnik, Hauser kick (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:31; Clemson 17–0) (00:39) Stanford – Elic Ayomanor 19 yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:10' Clemson 17–7) Third quarter (10:06) Clemson – Hauser 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:48; Clemson 20–7) (01:09) Clemson – Cole Turner 43 yard pass from Klubnik, Hauser kick (Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:47; Clemson 27–7) Fourth quarter (14:10) Clemson – Bryant Wesco 34 yard pass from Klubnik, Hauser kick blocked (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07; Clemson 33–7) (10:36) Clemson – Olsen Patt-Henry 2 yard pass from Klubnik, Hauser kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 01:15; Clemson 40–7) (02:31) Stanford – Emmett Mosley V 22 yard pass from Justin Lamson, Kenney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 03:52; Clemson 40–14)

Statistics	STAN	CLEM
First downs	20	18
Total yards	361	405
Rushing yards	236	150
Passing yards	125	255
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–27–3	15–31–1
Time of possession	33:47	26:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	9/19, 71 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Micah Ford	15 carries, 122 yards
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	4 receptions, 50 yards, TD
Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	15/31, 255 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Phil Mafah	10 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Bryant Wesco	2 receptions, 104 yards, TD

vs. Virginia Tech

See also: 2024 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Game Five – Virginia Tech Hokies (2–3) at Stanford Cardinal (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	7	7	7	10	31
Cardinal	0	0	7	0	7

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: October 5, 2024
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: N 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 36,277
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Coley Harvey (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (6:33) VT – Stephen Gosnell 9-yard pass from Kyron Drones, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:53; Virginia Tech 7–0) Second quarter (1:54) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 7-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 6:45; Virginia Tech 14–0) Third quarter (13:01) VT – Da'Quan Felton 55-yard pass from Kyron Drones, John Love kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Virginia Tech 21–0) (1:00) STAN – Elic Ayomanor 19-yard pass from Micah Ford, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:16; Virginia Tech 21–7) Fourth quarter (7:28) VT – Kyron Drones 2-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28; Virginia Tech 28–7) (2:33) VT – John Love 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:55; Virginia Tech 31–7)

Statistics	VT	STAN
First downs	16	18
Total yards	337	258
Rushing yards	136	136
Passing yards	201	122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–19–0	14–25–1
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	14/19, 201 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	21 carries, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Da'Quan Felton	4 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Justin Lamson	13/24, 103 yards, INT
	Rushing	Chris Davis Jr.	8 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	8 receptions, 33 yards, TD

at No. 11т Notre Dame (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –22.5	45.5

Game Six – Stanford Cardinal (2–3) vs. No. 11т Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–1) − Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
No. 11т Fighting Irish	7	14	21	7	49

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) •Wind: SE 7 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (6:49) STAN – Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Emmett Kenny kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:14; Stanford 7–0) (1:27) ND – Reily Leonard 6-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (7:46) ND – Jayden Thomas 15-yard pass from Reily Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:20; Notre Dame 14–7) (1:11) ND – Kris Mitchell 5-yard pass from Reily Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 21–7) Third quarter (12:12) ND – Jadarian Price 16-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:40; Notre Dame 28–7) (6:49) ND – Jeremiyah Love 39-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:23; Notre Dame 35–7) (1:29) ND – Eli Raridon 5-yard pass from Reily Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 42–7) Fourth quarter (9:17) ND – Aneyas Williams 19-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:25; Notre Dame 49–7)

Statistics	STAN	ND
First downs	14	24
Total yards	59–200	66–477
Rushing yards	41–113	39–229
Passing yards	87	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–18–0	18–27–0
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	8/13, 74 yards
	Rushing	Chris Davis Jr.	10 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Ismael Cisse	2 receptions, 29 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	16/22, 229 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	6 carries, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	4 receptions, 85 yards

vs. No. 21 SMU

See also: 2024 SMU Mustangs football team

Game Seven – No. 21 SMU Mustangs (5–1) at Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Mustangs	21	10	0	9	40
Cardinal	0	7	3	0	10

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 19,117
• Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)

Game information

First quarter SMU – Moochie Dixon 87-yard pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick), 14:41. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:14. SMU – Key'Shawn Smith 45-yard pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick), 4:31. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 2:03. SMU – R. J. Maryland 38-yard pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick), 1:47. Mustangs 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:33. Second quarter STAN – Elic Ayomanor 18-yard pass from Elijah Brown (Emmett Kenney kick), 6:39. Mustangs 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:53. SMU – L. J. Johnson Jr. 5-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 1:51. Mustangs 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:41. SMU – Collin Rogers 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Mustangs 31–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:11. Third quarter STAN – Emmett Kenney 42-yard field goal, 12:54. Mustangs 31–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:38. Fourth quarter SMU – Cole Sanders Jr. safety, 11:40. Mustangs 33–10. SMU – L. J. Johnson Jr. 2-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 5:03. Mustangs 40–10. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:29.

Statistics	SMU	STAN
First downs	22	15
Total yards	501	206
Rushing yards	179	33
Passing yards	322	173
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:15	32:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Kevin Jennings	17/27, 322 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brashard Smith	8 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Moochie Dixon	1 reception, 87 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Elijah Brown	16/32, 153 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Micah Ford	13 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Sam Roush	6 receptions, 75 yards

vs. Wake Forest

See also: 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Game Eight – Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3–4) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	14	10	0	3	27
Cardinal	0	17	0	7	24

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 23,471
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (8:47) WAKE – Micah Mays Jr. 30-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:29; Wake Forest 7–0) (0:49) WAKE – Tate Carney 39-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:35; Wake Forest 14–0) Second quarter (12:44) STAN – Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:59; Wake Forest 14–7) (8:58) STAN – Tevarua Tafiti 44-yard fumble recovery, Emmet Kenney kick (Tied 14–14) (4:24) WAKE – Matthew Dennis 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:34; Wake Forest 17–14) (1:55) WAKE – Taylor Morin 18-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:22; Wake Forest 24–14) (0:01) STAN – Emmet Kenney 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 1:54; Wake Forest 24–17) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (8:41) STAN – Sam Roush 16-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 15 plays, 99 yards, 7:48; Tied 24–24) (1:48) WAKE – Matthew Dennis 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:27; Wake Forest 27–24)

Statistics	WAKE	STAN
First downs	23	23
Total yards	418	346
Rushing yards	173	108
Passing yards	245	238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–30–1	29–40–3
Time of possession	32:42	27:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing	Hank Bachmeier	20/30, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Demond Claiborne	23 carries, 127 yards
	Receiving	Demond Claiborne	3 receptions, 62 yards
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	24/31, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ashton Daniels	11 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	11 receptions, 96 yards

at NC State

See also: 2024 NC State Wolfpack football team

Game Nine – Stanford Cardinal (2–6) vs NC State Wolfpack (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	7	7	7	28
Wolfpack	14	14	21	7	56

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 9:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,919
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:29) NCST – Hollywood Smothers 2-yard run, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:24; NC State 7–0) (5:06) NCST – Jordan Waters 13-yard run, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:48; NC State 14–0) (2:56) STAN – Ashton Daniels 67-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:03; NC State 14–7) Second quarter (14:15) NCST – Collin Smith 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:35; NC State 17–7) (11:15) STAN – Justin Lamson 3-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; NC State 17–14) (5:15) NCST – Justin Joly 9-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; NC State 24–14) (0:34) NCST – Keenan Jackson 8-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:09; NC State 31–14) Third quarter (11:22) STAN – Ashton Daniels 48-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; NC State 31–21) (11:04) NCST – KC Concepcion 9-yard run, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06; NC State 38–21) (7:12) NCST – Hollywood Smothers 52-yard run, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:55; NC State 45–21) (4:55) NCST – Jordan Waters 94-yard run, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:14; NC State 52–21) Fourth quarter (13:04) NCST – KC Concepcion 5-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Collin Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 5:02; NC State 59–21) (5:47) STAN – Elic Ayomanor 14-yard pass from Justin Lamson, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:59; NC State 59–28)

Statistics	STAN	NCST
First downs	16	25
Total yards	398	527
Rushing yards	225	281
Passing yards	173	246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–16–1	19–22–1
Time of possession	26:19	33:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Justin Lamson	3/8, 103 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ashton Daniels	11 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	4 receptions, 108 yards, TD
NC State	Passing	CJ Bailey	18/20, 234 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Waters	5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Justin Joly	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

vs. Louisville

See also: 2024 Louisville Cardinals football team

Game Ten – Louisville Cardinals (6–3) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	STAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at California (rivalry)

See also: 2024 California Golden Bears football team

Game Eleven – Stanford Cardinal (0–0) vs California Golden Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	CAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at San Jose State (rivalry)

See also: 2024 San Jose State Spartans football team

Game Twelve – Stanford Cardinal (0–0) vs San Jose State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0

at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, California

• Date: Friday November 29, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• TV: CBS

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2024 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Mudia Reuben Jr QB 2 Elijah Brown Fr WR 3 Bryce Farrell GS RB 5 Chris Davis Jr. Fr QB 8 Justin Lamson Jr QB 9 Myles Jackson So WR 10 Emmett Mosley V Fr WR 13 Elic Ayomanor RSo QB 14 Ashton Daniels Jr RB 15 Ryan Butler Jr QB 17 Charlie Mirer Jr WR 19 Chase Farrell Fr RB 20 Micah Ford Fr WR 24 Tiger Bachmeier So WR 25 Marcus Brown Fr RB 26 Sedrick Irvin So WR 32 Owen van Loben Sels Fr RB 33 Cole Tabb Fr RB 34 Champ Hampton So RB 36 Kenaj Washington Jr WR 37 Myles Libman So WR 39 Tyler Kuo So WR 40 Jason Thompson Jr TE 41 Griffin Waiss Jr TE 46 Chico Holt So WR 49 Evan Jackson Sr OL 51 Ziron Brown Fr OL 55 Simione Pale So OL 56 Hayden Gunter Fr OL 57 Levi Rogers GS OL 58 Kahlil House Fr OL 59 Charlie Hoitink Fr OL 61 Trevor Mayberry Sr OL 63 Carson Caplan Fr OL 65 Allen Thomason So OL 67 Fisher Anderson Jr OL 69 Jake Maikkula Jr OL 71 Connor McLaughlin GS OL 72 Austin Uke Sr OL 73 Charlie Symonds So OL 76 Jack Leyrer Sr OL 78 Luke Baklenko So WR 80 David Kasemervisz Sr WR 81 Ahmari Borden RFr WR 82 Jayson Raines Sr WR 83 Jackson Harris RFr WR 84 Ismael Cisse RFr TE 85 Shield Taylor Sr TE 86 Sam Roush Jr TE 87 Aiden Black Fr TE 88 Benji Blackburn Fr TE 89 Lukas Ungar GS	Defense Pos. # Name Class ILB 0 Gaethan Bernadel Sr OLB 2 Dylan Stephenson Fr CB 4 Zahran Manley GS S 5 Jay Green Jr CB 6 Collin Wright Jr ILB 8 Tristan Sinclair GS CB 9 Brandon Nicholson Fr OLB 11 Tevarua Tafiti Jr OLB 14 Wilfredo Aybar Sr CB 17 Jshawn Frausto-Ramos So S 18 Jaylen'Dai Sumlin Fr S 21 Scotty Edwards Jr S 22 Ché Ojarikre So OLB 23 David Bailey Jr ILB 25 Bo Tate Fr S 27 Omari Porter GS CB 28 Cam Richardson Fr S 29 Darrius Davis Fr ILB 30 Ese Dubre Sr CB 31 Aaron Morris So S 32 Mitch Leigber Sr CB 34 Javion Randall Fr ILB 35 Matt Rose Jr OLB 36 Tre Williams So S 38 Kale Lucas Sr S 39 Charlie Eckhardt Fr DL 40 Tobin Phillips GS ILB 41 Anson Pulsipher Jr DL 42 Jacobi Murray Fr ILB 43 Jahsiah Galvan RSo OLB 44 Ernest Cooper Jr OLB 45 Omar Staples So DB 46 Adam Rourke So ILB 48 Drew Cunningham Fr DL 50 R.J. Gaskins So ILB 51 Sam Mattingly Fr ILB 52 Maxwell Richardson Fr ILB 54 Preston Jernegan Fr DL 55 Joe Asiain Fr ILB 56 Miles McGee So DL 58 Brendan Delaney Fr DL 75 Braden Marceau-Olayinka So OLB 90 Gavin Geweniger So DL 91 Clay Patterson GS DL 94 Anthony Franklin Sr DL 95 Aristotle Taylor Sr DL 96 Connor Bachhuber Fr DL 97 Zach Rowell Jr DL 98 Zach Buckey Sr DL 99 Benedict Umeh Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Emmet Kenney Sr P 15 Connor Weselman Sr P 37 Aidan Flintoft So LS 47 Alejandro Chavez Jr K 92 AJ Seidler Fr LS 93 Peyton Warford Jr	Head coach Troy Taylor – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Coordinators/assistant coaches Bobby April III – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Tyler Osborne – Wide receivers/assistant quarterbacks Bob Gregory – Safeties/special teams coordinator Malcolm Agnew – Running backs Nate Byham – Tight ends Mark D'Onofrio – Inside linebackers Ross Kolodziej – Defensive line Al Netter – Co-offensive line Viane Talamaivao – Co-offensive line Paul Williams – Cornerbacks Corey Edsall – Offensive quality control analyst Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst Vavae Malepeai – Offensive quality control analyst Thomas Merkle – Offensive quality control analyst Joseph Montag – Senior defensive quality control analyst Pete Haffner – Defensive quality control analyst Clevan "Tank" Williams – Defensive quality control analyst Fred Guidici – Senior special teams quality control analyst Ryan Deatrick – Director of football sports performance Anthony Lazard – Assistant director of football sports performance/applied sport science coordinator Tristan McLaren – Assistant director of football sports performance Dorian Parris – Assistant director of football sports performance Austin Sparks – Assistant director of football sports performance Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 23, 2024