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2016 Stanford Cardinal football team
American college football season
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.
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2016 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 25–23 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Division | North Division |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12) |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Bloomgren (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Anderson (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
Seasons |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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No. 4 Washington x$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 17 Colorado x | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 USC | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Utah | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching staff
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Name | Position | Stanford years | Alma mater |
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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) |
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Roster
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Quarterback
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Fullback
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Tight end
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More information Date, Time ...
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas State* | No. 8 | FS1 | W 26–13 | 46,147 | |
September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | USC | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 27–10 | 48,763 |
September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 7 | ABC | W 22–13 | 70,833 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Washington | No. 7 | ESPN | L 6–44 | 72,027 | |
October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State | No. 15 |
| ESPN | L 16–42 | 50,424 |
October 15 | 4:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | NBC | W 17–10 | 80,795 | ||
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado |
| P12N | L 5–10 | 44,535 | |
October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | FS1 | W 34–10 | 46,740 | ||
November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State |
| FS1 | W 26–15 | 38,813 | |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | P12N | W 52–27 | 53,757 | ||
November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at California | No. 24 | P12N | W 45–31 | 52,266 | |
November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Rice* | No. 24 |
| P12N | W 41–17 | 36,171 |
December 30 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. North Carolina* | No. 18 | CBS | W 25–23 | 42,166 | |
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Kansas State
More information Total ...
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
#8 Cardinal | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
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See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team
USC
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
#7 Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
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See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry
At UCLA
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
Bruins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team
At No. 10 Washington
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
#10 Huskies | 13 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
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See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team
Washington State
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
#15 Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
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At Notre Dame
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Fighting Irish | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Colorado
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Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team
At Arizona
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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Oregon State
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Cardinal | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
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See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team
At Oregon
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 21 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
Ducks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
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See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team
At California
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Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
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Rice
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Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
#17 Cardinal | 13 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
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See also: 2016 Rice Owls football team
Vs. North Carolina–Sun Bowl
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Cardinal | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
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See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2016 Sun Bowl
Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
See also: 2017 NFL draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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1 | 3 | Solomon Thomas | DE | San Francisco 49ers |
1 | 8 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | Carolina Panthers |
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