The 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by sixth-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 10–3, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated North Carolina.
Personnel
Coaching staff Name Position Stanford years Alma mater David Shaw Head coach 10th Stanford (1994) Lance Anderson Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach 10th Idaho State (1996) Mike Bloomgren Associate head coach / offensive coordinator 6th Florida State (1999) Pete Alamar Special teams coordinator 5th Cal Lutheran (1983) Duane Akina Defensive backs coach 3rd Washington (1979) Peter Hansen Inside linebackers coach 3rd Arizona (2001) Tavita Pritchard Quarterbacks coach / wide receivers coach 4th Stanford (2009) Diron Reynolds Defensive linemen coach 1st Wake Forest (1994) Lance Taylor Running backs coach 3rd Alabama (2003) Morgan Turner Tight ends coach 4th Illinois (2009)
Roster 2016 Stanford Cardinal footballQuarterback 10 Keller Chryst – junior (6'5, 237) 11 K. J. Costello – freshman (6'5, 220) 17 Ryan Burns – senior (6'5, 233) 18 Brent Peus – freshman (6'3, 205) 19 Jack Richardson – freshman (6'4, 205)
Tailback 5 Christian McCaffrey – junior (6'0, 202) 20 Bryce Love – sophomore (5'10, 181) 22 Cameron Scarlett – sophomore (6'1, 216) 23 Trevor Speights – freshman (5'11, 207) 28 Dorian Maddox – freshman (5'10, 205) 42 Pat McFadden – senior (5'10, 194)
Fullback 15 Reagan Williams – sophomore (6'3, 237) 35 Daniel Marx – junior (6'2, 253) 82 Chris Harrell – senior (6'4, 239)
Wide receiver 2 Trenton Irwin – sophomore (6'2, 202) 3 Michael Rector – senior (6'1, 185) 4 Jay Tyler – sophomore (5'8, 169) 6 Francis Owusu – senior (6'3, 223) 8 Donald Stewart – freshman (6'4, 200) 13 Taijuan Thomas – senior (5'10, 173) 14 Paxton Segina – freshman (6'4, 210) 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside – sophomore (6'3, 221) 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – junior (5'11, 181) 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi – sophomore (5'11, 168) 81 Harry Schwartz – freshman (6'0, 195) 85 Treyvion Foster – senior (6'1, 209) Simi Fehoko – freshman (6'4, 190)
Tight end 9 Dalton Schultz – junior (6'6, 240) 80 Scooter Harrington – freshman (6'5, 240) 82 Kaden Smith – freshman (6'5, 250) 87 Ben Snyder – sophomore (6'4, 239) 88 Greg Taboada – senior (6'5, 250)
Punter 14 Jake Bailey – sophomore (6'2, 187) (+K) 47 Alex Robinson – senior (6'0, 216) Offensive lineman 54 Nick Wilson - OG – sophomore (6'3, 287) 55 Dylan Powell - OG – freshman (6'3, 270) 57 Johnny Caspers - OG-C – senior (6'4, 296) 58 Matthew Gutwald - OG – freshman (6'4, 295) 60 Lucas Hinds - OG-OT – senior (6'4, 284) 62 Austin Maihen - OG – sophomore (6'5, 292) 63 Nate Herbig - OG – freshman (6'4, 350) 64 David Bright - OT – senior (6'5, 301) 65 Brian Chaffin - C – sophomore (6'2, 289) 70 Clark Yarbrough - OT – freshman (6'6, 282) 71 Brandon Fanaika - OG – junior (6'3, 318) 73 Jesse Burkett - C – junior (6'4, 304) 74 Devery Hamilton - OT – freshman (6'7, 290) 75 A.T. Hall - OT – junior (6'5, 280) 76 Jack Dreyer - OT – sophomore (6'8, 306) 77 Casey Tucker - OT – junior (6'6, 296) 78 Henry Hattis - OT – freshman (6'6, 270)
Defensive linemen 51 Jovan Swann - DE-DT – freshman (6'2, 270) 56 Wesley Annan - DT – sophomore (6'4, 261) 57 Michael Williams - DE-DT – freshman (6'2, 300) 66 Harrison Phillips - DT-DE – junior (6'4, 290) 75 Jordan Watkins - DE – senior (6'5, 277) 80 Eric Cotton - DE – senior (6'6, 265) 90 Solomon Thomas - DE-DT – junior (6'3, 275) 91 Thomas Schaffer - DE – freshman (6'7, 270) 92 Bo Peek - DT – freshman (6'3, 296) 97 Dylan Jackson - DE – sophomore (6'6, 268) 99 Luke Kaumatule – senior (6'7, 294)
Long snappers 68 C.J. Keller – junior (6'3, 202) 69 Richard McNitzky – freshman (6'1, 215)
Placekicker 26 Jet Toner – freshman (6'4, 185) (+P) 27 Charlie Beall – sophomore (6'2, 205) 34 Conrad Ukropina – senior (6'1, 192) 37 Collin Riccitelli – freshman (6'0, 180) Linebacker 3 Noor Davis - ILB – senior (6'4, 244) 15 Jordan Perez - ILB – junior (6'2, 223) 17 Jordan Fox - OLB – freshman (6'3, 227) 20 Bobby Okereke - ILB – junior (6'3, 232) 21 Curtis Robinson - OLB – freshman (6'3, 215) 27 Sean Barton - ILB – junior (6'3, 225) 30 Craig Jones - ILB – senior (6'0, 223) 31 Mustafa Branch - ILB – sophomore (5'11, 218) 32 Joey Alfieri - OLB – junior (6'3, 240) 33 Mike Tyler - OLB – senior (6'5, 236) 34 Peter Kalambayi - OLB – senior (6'3, 245) 40 Anthony Trinh - OLB – freshman (6'2, 238) 43 Ryan Beecher - ILB – sophomore (6'1, 229) 44 Kevin Palma - ILB – senior (6'2, 250) 49 Lewis Burik - ILB – sophomore (5'10, 207) 52 Casey Toohill - OLB – sophomore (6'4, 245) 86 Lane Veach - OLB – junior (6'6, 239) Tangaloa Kaufusi - OLB – freshman (6'3, 220)
Cornerback 5 Frank Buncom – sophomore (6'2, 194) 4 Treyjohn Butler – freshman (5'11, 186) (+S) 11 Terrence Alexander – junior (5'10, 185) 13 Alijah Holder – junior (6'2, 185) 18 Malik Antoine – freshman (5'11, 184) 19 Ryan Gaertner – senior (5'10, 175) 22 Obi Eboh – freshman (6'2, 194) 23 Alameen Murphy – junior (5'11, 195) 24 Quenton Meeks – sophomore (6'2, 195) 26 J.J. Parson – freshman (5'10, 176)
Safety 2 Brandon Simmons – junior (6'0, 190) 8 Justin Reid - SS – sophomore (6'1, 196) 9 Ben Edwards - FS – sophomore (6'0, 195) 10 Zach Hoffpauir - FS – senior (6'0, 197) 25 Andrew Pryts – freshman (6'1, 196) 28 Denzel Franklin - SS – junior (6'0, 198) 29 Dallas Lloyd - SS – senior (6'3, 213) 36 Kelly Blake – freshman (6'0, 190) 45 Calvin Chandler - FS – senior (6'2, 203)
Schedule
Game summaries
Kansas State
USC
At UCLA
At No. 10 Washington
Washington State
At Notre Dame
Colorado
At Arizona
Oregon State
At Oregon
At California
Rice
Vs. North Carolina–Sun Bowl
Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
1 3 Solomon Thomas DE San Francisco 49ers 1 8 Christian McCaffrey RB Carolina Panthers
References