2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

2017 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Alamo Bowl, L 37–39 vs. TCU
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
2017 record9–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bloomgren (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
(Capacity: 50,424)
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

Previous season
Main article: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

In 2016, the Cardinal finished the season by defeating North Carolina 25–23 in the Sun Bowl.

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.

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionStanford YearsAlma mater
David ShawHead Coach11thStanford (1994)
Lance AndersonDefensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Coach11thIdaho State (1996)
Mike BloomgrenAssociate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator7thFlorida State (1999)
Pete AlamarSpecial Teams Coordinator4thCal Lutheran (1983)
Duane AkinaDefensive Backs Coach4thWashington (1979)
Peter HansenInside Linebackers Coach4thArizona (2001)
Tavita PritchardQuarterbacks Coach5thStanford (2009)
Diron ReynoldsDefensive Linemen Coach1stWake Forest (1994)
Ron GouldRunning Backs Coach1stOregon (1987)
Morgan TurnerTight Ends Coach5thIllinois (2009)

Roster
2017 Stanford Cardinal Football

Quarterback

  •  3 K. J. Costello – Sophomore (6'5, 217)
  • 10 Keller Chryst – Senior (6'5, 234)
  • 15 Davis Mills – Freshman (6'4, 222)
  • 17 Ryan Burns – Senior (6'5, 230)
  • 18 Jack Richardson – Sophomore (6'5, 189)

Tailback

  • 5 Connor Wedington – Freshman (6'0, 189)
  • 20 Bryce Love – Junior (5'10, 191)
  • 22 Cameron Scarlett – Junior (6'1, 223)
  • 23 Trevor Speights – Sophomore (5'11, 210)
  • 25 Sione Heimuli-Lund – Freshman (6'1, 237)
  • 28 Dorian Maddox – Sophomore (5'10, 205)

Fullback

  •  6 Reagan Williams – Junior (6'3, 232)
  • 35 Daniel Marx – Senior (6'2, 252)

Wide receiver

  •  2 Trenton Irwin – Junior (6'2, 203)
  •  4 Jay Tyler – Junior (5'8, 166)
  •  8 Donald Stewart – Sophomore (6'4, 194)
  • 11 Harry Schwartz – Sophomore (6'0, 182)
  • 14 Paxton Segina – Sophomore (6'4, 204)
  • 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside – Junior (6'3, 224)
  • 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – Senior (5'11, 176)
  • 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi – Junior (5'11, 156)
  • 81 Osiris St. Brown – Freshman (6'2, 181)

Tight end

  •  9 Dalton Schultz – Senior (6'6, 240)
  • 80 Scooter Harrington – Sophomore (6'5, 245)
  • 82 Kaden Smith – Sophomore (6'5, 249)
  • 84 Colby Parkinson – Freshman (6'7, 228)
  • 87 Ben Snyder – Junior (6'4, 251)
  • 88 Tucker Fisk – Freshman (6'4, 225)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 51 Drew Dalman – C – Freshman (6'3, 265)
  • 54 Nick Wilson – OG – Junior (6'3, 286)
  • 55 Dylan Powell – OG – Sophomore (6'3, 289)
  • 62 Austin Maihen – OG – Junior (6'5, 292)
  • 63 Nate Herbig – OG – Sophomore (6'4, 346)
  • 64 David Bright – OT – Senior (6'5, 299)
  • 65 Brian Chaffin – C – Junior (6'2, 290)
  • 70 Clark Yarbrough – OT – Sophomore (6'6, 285)
  • 71 Brandon Fanaika – OG – Senior (6'3, 318)
  • 72 Walker Little – OT – Freshman (6'7, 315)
  • 73 Jesse Burkett – C – Senior (6'4, 307)
  • 74 Devery Hamilton – OT – Sophomore (6'7, 298)
  • 75 A.T. Hall – OT – Senior (6'5, 287)
  • 76 Jack Dreyer – OT – Junior (6'8, 310)
  • 77 Casey Tucker – OT – Senior (6'6, 302)
  • 78 Henry Hattis – OT – Sophomore (6'6, 282)
  • 79 Foster Sarell – OT – Freshman (6'7, 311)

Defensive Linemen

  • 23 Ryan Johnson – DE – Freshman (6'3, 253)
  • 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry – DT – Freshman (6'3, 341)
  • 51 Jovan Swann – DE-DT – Sophomore (6'2, 269)
  • 56 Wesley Annan – DT – Junior (6'4, 275)
  • 57 Michael Williams – DE-DT – Sophomore (6'2, 276)
  • 66 Harrison Phillips – DE – Senior (6'4, 285)
  • 80 Eric Cotton – DE – Senior (6'6, 273)
  • 91 Thomas Schaffer – DE – Sophomore (6'7, 266)
  • 92 Bo Peek – DT – Sophomore (6'3, 286)
  • 97 Dylan Jackson – DE – Junior (6'6, 267)

Long snappers

  • 68 C.J. Keller – Senior (6'3, 212)
  • 69 Richard McNitzky – Sophomore (6'1, 212)

Placekicker

  • 26 Jet Toner – Sophomore (6'4, 199) (+P)
  • 27 Charlie Beall – Junior (6'2, 212)
  • 37 Collin Riccitelli – Sophomore (6'0, 184)
  

Linebacker

  • 10 Jordan Fox – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 15 Jordan Perez – ILB – Senior (6'2, 220)
  • 20 Bobby Okereke – ILB – Senior (6'3, 235)
  • 21 Curtis Robinson – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 222)
  • 27 Sean Barton – ILB – Junior (6'3, 228)
  • 31 Mustafa Branch – ILB – Junior (5'11, 217)
  • 32 Joey Alfieri – OLB – Senior (6'3, 238)
  • 33 Mike Tyler – OLB – Senior (6'5, 235)
  • 34 Peter Kalambayi – OLB – Senior (6'3, 243)
  • 40 Anthony Trinh – OLB – Sophomore (6'2, 230)
  • 43 Ryan Beecher – ILB – Junior (6'1, 232)
  • 44 Kevin Palma – ILB – Senior (6'2, 247)
  • 49 Lewis Burik – ILB – Junior (5'10, 207)
  • 52 Casey Toohill – OLB – Junior (6'4, 247)
  • 86 Lane Veach – OLB – Senior (6'6, 238)
  • 0 Levani Damuni – OLB – Freshman (6'2, 225)

Cornerback

  •  3 Malik Antoine – Sophomore (5'11, 192)
  •  4 Alameen Murphy – Senior (5'11, 198)
  •  5 Frank Buncom – Junior (6'2, 196)
  •  6 Treyjohn Butler – Sophomore (5'11, 191) (+S)
  • 11 Terrence Alexander – Senior (5'10, 182)
  • 13 Alijah Holder – Senior (6'2, 182)
  • 17 Paulson Adebo – Freshman (6'2, 180)
  • 22 Obi Eboh – Sophomore (6'2, 196)
  • 24 Quenton Meeks – Junior (6'2, 204)
  • 26 J.J. Parson – Sophomore (5'10, 184)

Safety

  •  2 Brandon Simmons – FS – Senior (6'0, 195)
  •  8 Justin Reid – SS – Junior (6'1, 202)
  •  9 Ben Edwards – FS – Junior (6'0, 195)
  • 18 Stuart Head – Freshman (6'4, 190)
  • 25 Andrew Pryts – Sophomore (6'1, 207)
  • 28 Denzel Franklin – SS – Senior (6'0, 202)

Punter

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.vs. Rice*No. 14
ESPNW 62–733,101
September 95:30 p.m.at No. 6 USCNo. 14
FOXL 24–4277,614
September 167:30 p.m.at San Diego State*No. 19
CBSSNL 17–2043,040
September 237:30 p.m.UCLA
ESPNW 58–3448,042
September 301:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 34–2444,422
October 77:15 p.m.at No. 20 Utah
FS1W 23–2045,991
October 148:00 p.m.OregonNo. 23
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1W 49–748,559
October 266:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 20
ESPNW 15–1430,912
November 412:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington StateNo. 18
FOXL 21–2432,952
November 107:30 p.m.No. 9 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1W 30–2244,589
November 185:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 20
FOXW 17–1451,424
November 255:00 p.m.No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 20
ABCW 38–2047,352
December 15:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 USCNo. 14
ESPNL 28–3148,031
December 286:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 TCU*No. 15
ESPNL 37–3957,653
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

vs. Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Cardinal 21 17 14 10 62
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team

at USC
See also: 2017 USC Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–60–3 2016 STAN, 27–10
Stanford Cardinal vs. USC Trojans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#14 Cardinal 7 10 0724
#6 Trojans 14 14 01442

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 9, 2017
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 77,614
  • TV: FOX
Game information

at San Diego State
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Cardinal 0 7 3 7 17
Aztecs 0 10 3 7 20
See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 1988 STAN, 31–10

UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 3 10 14 7 34
Cardinal 6 17 14 21 58
See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team

Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 3 14 0 7 24
Cardinal 7 17 7 3 34
See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

at Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 10 3 7 23
#20 Utes 7 3 3 7 20
See also: 2017 Utah Utes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2014 UTAH, 20–172OT

Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 7 0 0 0 7
#23 Cardinal 21 7 7 14 49
See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team

at Oregon State
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Cardinal 0 6 3 6 15
Beavers 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
55–25–3 2016 STAN, 26–15

at Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Cardinal 0 7 14 0 21
#25 Cougars 0 14 3 7 24
See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–26–1 2016 WSU, 42–16

Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Huskies 7 7 0 8 22
Cardinal 0 10 10 10 30
See also: 2017 Washington Huskies football team

California
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 3 3 8 0 14
#20 Cardinal 3 7 7 0 17
See also: 2017 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Fighting Irish 7 3 10 0 20
#20 Cardinal 7 7 3 21 38
See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Cardinal 0 14 7 7 28
#11 Trojans 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2017 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Cardinal 14 7 10 6 37
#13 Horned Frogs 3 7 13 16 39
See also: 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football and 2017 Alamo Bowl

Rankings
Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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 NR 22 21 12 13 Not released

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2018 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
368Justin ReidSHouston Texans
396Harrison PhillipsDTBuffalo Bills
4137Dalton SchultzTEDallas Cowboys
6214Peter KalambayiOLBHouston Texans

References
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