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

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Recruits

Stanford signed a total of 14 recruits.

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

Schedule

Game summaries

Vs. Rice

At No. 6 USC

At San Diego State

UCLA

Arizona State

At No. 20 Utah

Oregon

At Oregon State

At No. 25 Washington State

No. 9 Washington

California

Notre Dame

Vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship game)

Vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

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

References