2020 Stanford Cardinal season

2020 Stanford Cardinal
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference North Division
2020 record	9-3 (8-1 Pac-12)
Head coach	notoriousbigej (11 games)/stinsy (1 game) (3rd/1st year)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Base defense	3-4
Captain	Nicholas Garland, QB Emanuel Serrano, DT
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,424)
Seasons « 2019 2021 »

2020 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Oregon x†		8	–	1					8	–	4
Stanford		8	–	1					9	–	3
Washington State		6	–	3					8	–	4
California		5	–	4					8	–	4
Washington		3	–	6					3	–	9
Oregon State		0	–	9					1	–	11
South
USC x		8	–	1					10	–	2
Arizona		4	–	5					7	–	5
Colorado		4	–	5					7	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5					7	–	5
UCLA		3	–	6					4	–	8
Utah		1	–	8					2	–	10
Pac-12 Championship Game: Oregon 23 vs. USC 7
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	TNF	Notre Dame*		Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	W 41-21
2	TNF	Utah		Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	W 34-13
3	TNF	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 35-6
5	Sat. Evening	UCLA		Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	W 13-10
7	Sat. Evening	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 3-27
8	Sat. Evening	at Georgia*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 14-34
9	Sat. Afternoon	California		Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	W 30-17
10	Sat. Evening	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	L 20-26
12	FNF	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 30-7
13	Sat. Evening	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 45-38
14	Sat. Morning	at Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 24-23
15	Sat. Afternoon	Washington State		Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA	W 51-35
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
		vs. *
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Florida	Season in current role
stinsy	Head Coach	1st	1st
Nicholas Garland	Quarterback	4th	4th
Joshua Freeman	Wide Receiver	3rd	3rd
Brandon Vaughn	Wide Receiver	4th	4th
Emanuel Serrano	Defensive Tackle	4th	4th
Damani Sheppard	Free Safety	3rd	3rd
Dwayne Tatum	Strong Safety	4th	4th

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

Pre-Season Roster

2020 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Garland, NicholasNicholas Garland 57.0 !Sr QB Stiles, SolomonSolomon Stiles 5.0 !Jr QB Downing, IlanIlan Downing  1.5 !Fr QB Reece, GregoryGregory Reece 5.0 !Jr QB Ingram, GavinGavin Ingram 5.0 !Jr QB Duggan, LukaLuka Duggan 1.0 !Fr RB Sims, DariusDarius Sims 5.0 !Jr RB Irving, JaylenJaylen Irving 57.0 !Sr RB Newby, BryceBryce Newby  1.5 !Fr RB Reinhardt, CalebCaleb Reinhardt 57.0 !Sr FB McCain, SebastianSebastian McCain 3.0 !So FB Hooks, LawrenceLawrence Hooks 3.0 !So WR Freeman, JoshuaJoshua Freeman  3.5 !Jr WR O'Donnell-Beavers, JohnJohn O'Donnell-Beavers  3.5 !Jr WR Vaughn, BrandonBrandon Vaughn  4.5 !Sr TE Dudley, NoahNoah Dudley 57.0 !Sr TE Shields, ZacharyZachary Shields  2.5 !So TE Corcoran, KieranKieran Corcoran 5.0 !Jr TE Kaminski, JadenJaden Kaminski 5.0 !Jr TE Denson, AndreAndre Denson 5.0 !Jr TE Pruett, RussellRussell Pruett 3.0 !So OT Saucedo, GiovanniGiovanni Saucedo 57.0 !Sr OT Lawler, BrendanBrendan Lawler 1.0 !Fr OT Lombardi, WalterWalter Lombardi 3.0 !So OT Pack, TonyTony Pack 1.0 !Fr OG Whelan, MateoMateo Whelan 3.0 !So OG Blackwell, AnthonyAnthony Blackwell 1.0 !Fr OG Cornwell, JustinJustin Cornwell 3.0 !So OG Aldridge, HarryHarry Aldridge 1.0 !Fr C Beck, SamuelSamuel Beck 57.0 !Sr C Goodson, MarkMark Goodson 5.0 !Jr C Phillips, BrodyBrody Phillips 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Odom, DamaniDamani Odom 5.0 !Jr DE Ata, SailoSailo Ata  3.5 !Jr DE Lattimore, JaydenJayden Lattimore 57.0 !Sr DE Bennett, JordanJordan Bennett 5.0 !Jr DE Russell, JeffreyJeffrey Russell  2.5 !So DE Harwood, ZalmenZalmen Harwood  4.5 !Sr DE Peters, KareemKareem Peters 1.0 !Fr DT Serrano, EmanuelEmanuel Serrano  4.5 !Sr DT Robison, TheodoreTheodore Robison  4.5 !Sr DT Shell, SawyerSawyer Shell  4.5 !Sr DT Pendleton, MarioMario Pendleton  1.5 !Fr DT Cannon, TristanTristan Cannon 3.0 !So ILB Clemons, AustinAustin Clemons 57.0 !Sr ILB Rivers, AntoineAntoine Rivers 5.0 !Jr ILB Sargent, JacobJacob Sargent  4.5 !Sr ILB Conway, SimonSimon Conway 3.0 !So OLB Collier, XavierXavier Collier 5.0 !Jr OLB Forbes, JeffreyJeffrey Forbes 5.0 !Jr OLB Cardwell, SamuelSamuel Cardwell 3.0 !So OLB Fuller, EliEli Fuller  4.5 !Sr OLB Wiggins, RichardRichard Wiggins 5.0 !Jr OLB Charles, JamelJamel Charles 3.0 !So OLB Wing, ZacharyZachary Wing 1.0 !Fr CB McCrary, EliEli McCrary  4.5 !Sr CB Spencer, AlexanderAlexander Spencer  4.5 !Sr CB Ingram, JaredJared Ingram 3.0 !So CB Holmes, JasonJason Holmes 57.0 !Sr CB Meade, JoelJoel Meade 5.0 !Jr CB Alston, MarcusMarcus Alston 5.0 !Jr CB Manuel, IsraelIsrael Manuel 1.0 !Fr FS Crenshaw, IsiahIsiah Crenshaw  1.5 !Fr FS Sheppard, DamaniDamani Sheppard  3.5 !Jr FS Lundy, BrandonBrandon Lundy 3.0 !So SS Hayward, JavierJavier Hayward  2.5 !So SS Hackett, FinnFinn Hackett  1.5 !Fr SS Tatum, DwayneDwayne Tatum 57.0 !Sr SS Moffett, RyanRyan Moffett 5.0 !Jr SS Simpkins, ChristianChristian Simpkins 5.0 !Jr SS Knox, LawrenceLawrence Knox 5.0 !Jr SS Evans, EthanEthan Evans 5.0 !Jr SS Smallwood, JusticeJustice Smallwood 5.0 !Jr SS Felton, EmmanuelEmmanuel Felton 57.0 !Sr SS Darby, IsaacIsaac Darby 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. Name Class K McHugh, DrewDrew McHugh 57.0 !Sr K Faulkner, DominickDominick Faulkner  1.5 !Fr K Gamez, AlexAlex Gamez 5.0 !Jr K Campbell, ElliotElliot Campbell 3.0 !So P Reardon, ColeCole Reardon  2.5 !So P Crandall, JulienJulien Crandall 3.0 !So P Whitley, JordanJordan Whitley 3.0 !So P Spencer, VictorVictor Spencer 5.0 !Jr P Rowley, ArthurArthur Rowley 5.0 !Jr	Head coach stinsy Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 9/30/2017

Depth chart

Defense FS Damani Sheppard Brandon Lundy WLB MLB SLB Eli Fuller Austin Clemons Xavier Collier Richard Wiggins Jacob Sargent Jeffrey Forbes SS Dwayne Tatum Ryan Moffett CB Eli McCrary Jared Ingram DE DT DT DE Jeffrey Russell Emanuel Serrano Theodore Robison Damani Odom Zalmen Harwood Sawyer Shell Mario Pendleton Sailo Ata CB Alexander Spencer Jason Holmes Offense WR Joshua Freeman ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Giovanni Saucedo Mateo Whelan Samuel Beck Justin Cornwell Walter Lombardi Brendan Lawler Anthony Blackwell Mark Goodson Harry Aldridge Tony Pack TE Zachary Shields Kieran Corcoran WR John O'Donnell-Beavers ⋅ QB Nicholas Garland Solomon Stiles FB Sebastian McCain Lawrence Hooks Special Teams PK Drew McHugh P Cole Reardon KR Isiah Crenshaw PR Isiah Crenshaw LS Mark Goodson RB Darius Sims Jaylen Irving

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zachary Downs QB	Econdido, CA	Orange Glen HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Week 15
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Maurice Broughton QB	Fontana, CA	Fontana HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Week 15
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Martin Waters QB	Malibu, CA	Vernon Kilpatrick HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Week 16
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Cooper Gibbons QB	Lahainaluna, HI	Lahainaluna HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Week 16
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Nicholas Stanton WR	Watsonville, CA	Watsonville HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Week 14
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Javier Kemp WR	Gilbert, AZ	Mesquite HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Week 16
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Abdoulaye Sims WR	Bakersfield, CA	East Bakersfield HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Week 16
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Joseph Hanson TE	Glendale, CA	Glendale HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Week 15
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Lukas Pence OG	Hayfork, CA	Hayfork HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	327 lb (148 kg)	Week 11
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Jasper Ruth OG	Berkeley, CA	St. Mary's College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	267 lb (121 kg)	Week 15
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Freddy Rojas DE	Hemet, CA	West Valley HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Week 16
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Jhonny Morin DE	Tucson, AZ	Catalina Magnet HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Week 16
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Dillon Rouse DT	Jefferson City, MO	Jefferson City HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	Week 16
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Mike Beebe ILB	Mammoth Lakes, CA	Mammoth HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Week 14
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Jim Elkins ILB	Malibu, CA	Vernon Kilpatrick HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Week 15
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Dennis Carlton OLB	Needles, CA	Needles HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Week 10
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Roman Winkler OLB	San Jose, CA	Valley Christian HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Week 15
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Riley Lombardo LS	Escondido, CA	Orange Glen HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Week 16
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Junior College

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marc Fox FS	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Week 15
	Skill:   Potential:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.