Stanford Cardinal

Stanford Cardinal
First season	2013
Head coach	1st season, 1–0 (1.000)
Stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Year built	2006
Field surface	Grass
Location	Palo Alto, CA
League	NCAA
Division	North
All-time record	49–51 (.490)
Bowl record	1–2 (.333)
Conference titles	1
Division titles	1
Colors	Cardinal and White
Fight song	Come Join The Band
Mascot	Stanford Tree

The Stanford University Cardinal, currently coached by notoriousbigej, are a collegiate football team playing in the Pac-12. The Cardinal play in Stanford Stadium (known as "The Farm") in Palo Alto, California, and are a member of the North Division of the Pac-12.

History

NPFDC era (2013-2014)

The Stanford Cardinal began their first season of play in 2013 and were lead by head coach NPFDC. In their inaugural season the Cardinal posted a 2-10 record with only 1 win in conference play. NPFDC would remain with the Cardinal until part way through the 2014 season when the two parties agreed to have NPFDC step down after a 2-4 start.

Blake era (2014)

Blake only coached one game for the Cardinal in 2014 before deciding to leave the program.

alwl9 era (2014-2018)

Alwl9 took over in week 8 of 2014, leading the Caridnal to a 5-7 record in his first season. In 2015, alwl9's first full season, the Cardinal had their best season in school including not only a 10-2 record, but a Pac-12 North title. In the 2015 Pac-12 title game, the Cardinal defeated USC 29-24 to clinch the school's first Pac-12 title. Having won the Pac-12 conference championship, Stanford won the right to face the Georgia Bulldogs in the second round of the 2014 National Championship Playoffs. The Cardinal ultimately lost the Sugar Bowl to UGA by a score of 20-16, ending their season. In the 2016 season the Cardinal had a record of 9-4 including a 14- 7 win in the New Mexico Bowl over the Cincinnati Bearcats. 2017 would be a dissapointing season for alwl9 as Stanford would finish with a 3-9 record. Alwl9 would finish with a 7-5 record in 2018, in which he decided to pursue other life passions right before a Mile High Bowl matchup vs the BYU Cougars.

notoriousbigej era (2018-2020)

In a controversial decision, ex-BYU head coach notoriousbigej decided to join the Stanford Cardinal prior to the 2018 Mile High Bowl before the game. Unfortunately for coach notoriousbigej, his old team got the best of him in what was a 14-42 loss for Stanford. In his first full season notoriousbigej finished with a 3-9 largely due to depth issues on the offensive line. The bright point in the season came in a week 15 win over arch-rival Cal. The 2020 season will begin under the leadership of notoriousbigej as he looks to rebuild a once strong program. He would later step down 11 games into the 2020 season to pursue other life goals after leading Stanford to a 8-3 record.

stinsy era (2020-present)

Main article: 2020 Stanford Cardinal season

Stinsy would later assume the mantle of head coach with one game left on the schedule in the 2020 season.

All-time record vs. Pac-12 opponents

This is the Cardinal's football record against current Pac-12 opponents through the 2020 season.

School	Total Games	W	L	T	Pct.	PF	PA	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Arizona	2	0	2	0	.000	17	55	2016	2019	L2
Arizona State	4	2	2	0	.500	94	88	2013	2020	W1
California	8	6	2	0	.750	195	134	2013	2020	W3
Colorado	3	1	2	0	.333	60	41	2013	2018	L1
Oregon	8	4	4	0	.500	156	181	2013	2020	L2
Oregon State	7	5	2	0	.714	183	91	2014	2020	W3
UCLA	4	1	3	0	.250	44	82	2013	2020	W1
USC	4	3	1	0	.750	111	104	2014	2020	W3
Utah	3	2	1	0	.667	62	50	2015	2020	W1
Washington	8	3	5	0	.375	137	147	2013	2020	W1
Washington State	8	4	4	0	.500	178	183	2013	2020	W1
11 Opponents	59	31	28	0	.525	1237	1156			8 Seasons

All-time record vs. OOC opponents

This is the Cardinal's football record against OOC opponents through the 2020 season.

School	Total Games	W	L	T	Pct.	PF	PA	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Arkansas	3	1	2	0	.333	52	76	2015	2018	L2
BYU	2	0	2	0	.000	35	66	2018	2019	L2
Central Florida	4	2	2	0	.500	107	109	2015	2019	W1
Cincinnati	1	1	0	0	1.000	14	7	2016	2016	W1
Clemson	1	0	1	0	.000	27	28	2015	2015	L1
Florida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	1.000	31	3	2018	2018	W1
Georgia	3	0	3	0	.000	44	70	2015	2020	L3
Georgia Tech	2	0	2	0	.000	28	53	2013	2014	L2
Hawaii	1	0	1	0	.000	14	37	2017	2017	L1
Houston	1	1	0	0	1.000	24	7	2013	2013	W1
Illinois	2	1	1	0	.500	35	40	2018	2019	L1
Indiana	1	1	0	0	1.000	23	7	2016	2016	W1
Iowa State	1	1	0	0	1.000	21	17	2017	2017	W1
Memphis	1	1	0	0	1.000	21	17	2017	2017	W1
Michigan State	2	0	2	0	.000	21	66	2013	2014	L2
Middle Tennessee	1	1	0	0	1.000	52	0	2018	2018	W1
Navy	1	1	0	0	1.000	21	10	2014	2014	W1
North Carolina State	1	1	0	0	1.000	28	14	2018	2018	W1
Notre Dame	5	2	3	0	.400	121	164	2014	2020	W1
Penn State	1	0	1	0	.000	14	28	2013	2013	L1
Pittsburgh	1	0	1	0	.000	3	27	2020	2020	L1
Rice	2	2	0	0	1.000	45	0	2015	2016	W2
West Virginia	1	1	0	0	1.000	26	20	2016	2016	W1
23 Opponents	39	18	21	0	.462	807	866			8 Seasons

Season-by-Season Records

Coach(es)	Year	Conference	Overall Record		Conference Record		Bowl	Final CP Ranking
			Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses
Stanford Cardinal
NPFDC	2013	Pac-12	2	10	1	6	No Bowl Appearance	-
	2014		2	4	1	1	-	-
Blake	2014		0	1	0	1	-	-
alwl9	2014		3	2	2	2	No Bowl Appearance	-
	2015		11	3	8	0	Lost Sugar Bowl vs. UGA (16-20)	#9
	2016		9	4	5	2	Won New Mexico Bowl vs. Cincinnati (14-7)	-
	2017		3	9	1	6	No Bowl Appearance	-
	2018		7	5	3	4	-	-
notoriousbigej	2018		0	1	0	0	Lost Mile High Bowl vs. BYU (14-42)	-
	2019		3	9	2	5	No Bowl Appearance	-
	2020		8	3	7	1	-	-
stinsy	2020		1	0	1	0	-	-
Total Games: 100			49	51	31	28

National Champions

Conference Champions

Bowl game berth

Bowl games

The Cardinal have appeared in 3 bowl games, posting a record of 1-2.

Season	Bowl	Opponent	Result
2015	Sugar Bowl	Georgia	L, 16–20
2016	New Mexico Bowl	Cincinnati	W, 14-7
2018	Land of Lakes Bowl	BYU	L, 14-42
Total	3 Bowl Games	1–2