2023 Stanford Cardinal football team

2023 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorBobby April (1st season)
Base defense2–4–5
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by new head coach Troy Taylor, the Cardinal played its home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

This was Stanford's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.

Taylor was hired in December 2022 and was previously the head coach at Sacramento State.[1]

Offseason

Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Team departures

2023 Stanford offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height, Weight Year Hometown Notes
Michael Wilson #4 WR 6'2", 213 Graduate Student Simi Valley, CA Graduated/Entered 2023 NFL draft
Elijah Higgins #6 WR 6'3", 234 Senior Tampa, FL Entered 2023 NFL Draft
Kyu Blu Kelly #17 CB 6'0", 193 Senior Las Vegas, NV Entered 2023 NFL Draft
Tanner McKee #18 QB 6'6", 230 Junior Irvine, CA Entered 2023 NFL Draft
Kendall Williamson #21 S 6'0", 205 Graduate Student Snellville, GA Graduated/Entered 2023 NFL Draft
Barrett Miller #63 T 6'5", 270 Senior Aurora, CO Transferred to California
Bradley Archer #87 TE 6'4", 240 Senior Livermore, CA Transferred to Indiana
Salim Turner-Muhammad #4 CB 6'0", 200 Senior Alexandria, VA Transferred to Purdue
Drake Metcalf #55 C 6'2", 276 Junior Bellflower, CA Transferred to UCF
Walter Rouse #75 T 6'6", 313 Senior Silver Spring, MD Transferred to Oklahoma
Colby Bowman #9 WR 6'2", 190 Senior Bellflower, CA Transferred to Utah State
Aeneas DiCosmo #0 LB 6'3", 220 Senior Oradell, NJ Transferred to Vanderbilt
Drake Nugent #60 C 6'1", 298 Senior Littleton, CO Transferred to Michigan
Stephen Herron Jr. #15 LB 6'3", 240 Senior Louisville, KY Transferred to Louisville
Myles Hinton #78 T 6'6", 308 Junior Norcross, GA Transferred to Michigan
Jake Hornibrook #73 G 6'5", 300 Senior Malvern, PA Transferred to Duke
Ryan Sanborn #27 P 6'3", 195 Senior San Diego, CA Transferred to Texas
Arlen Harris Jr. #33 RB 5'11", 189 Freshman Saint Peters, MO Transferred to Iowa State
Jonathan McGill #2 CB 5'9", 175 Senior Coppell, TX Transferred to SMU
Levani Damuni #2 LB 6'2", 225 Senior Millville, UT Transferred to Utah
Jacob Mangum-Farrar #14 LB 6'3", 210 Graduate Student Sugar Land, TX Transferred to Indiana
Nicolas Toomer #6 CB 6'2", 185 Senior Tyrone, GA Transferred to Indiana
Thunder Keck #11 EDGE 6'2", 245 6th Year-Senior Northfield, NH Graduated
Ethan Bonner #13 CB 6'1", 190 5th Year-Senior The Woodlands, TX Graduated
Danny McFadden #20 RB 5'8", 175 Sophomore Sunfish Lake, MN Left team
Caleb Robinson #21 RB 5'10", 202 Junior Silver Spring, MD Left team
Jason Kaul #22 LB 6'3", 225 Senior Ham Lake, MN Graduated
Patrick Fields #24 S 6'0", 203 5th Year-Senior Tulsa, OK Graduated
Jay Symonds #24 FB 6'3", 251 5th Year-Senior Melrose, MA Graduated
Ricky Miezan #45 LB 6'2", 237 5th Year-Senior Alexandria, VA Transferred to Virginia
Max Kalny #68 G 6'4", 298 Junior Lenexa, KS Left team
Jason Amsler #70 T 6'5", 320 Sophomore Franklin, TN Left team
Brycen Tremayne #81 WR 6'4", 212 5th year-Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Jacob Katona #96 DL 6'4", 272 Sophomore Birmingham, AL Transferred to Vanderbilt

Incoming transfers

2023 Stanford Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height, Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chico Holt #46 TE 6'4", 220 Freshman Houston TX Transferred From Northwestern
Spencer Lytle #57 LB 6'3", 215 Junior Bellflower, CA Transferred From Wisconsin
Justin Lamson #8 QB 6'3", 210 Sophomore El Dorado, CA Transferred From Syracuse
Trevor Mayberry #61 OL 6'3", 260 Junior Tampa, FL Transferred From Penn
Alec Bank #58 OL 6'4", 265 Junior Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Transferred From Harvard
Gaethan Bernadel #0 LB 6'1", 210 Junior Hallandale, FL Transferred From FIU

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jshawn Frausto-Ramos
CB 		Los Angeles, CA St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Ahmari Borden
WR 		Bainbridge, GA Robert F. Munroe Day School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Myles Jackson
QB 		Lakewood, CA Millikan High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Sedrick Irvin Jr.
RB 		Miami, FL Christopher Columbus High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jun 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tiger Bachmeier
WR 		Lake Elsinore, CA Murrieta Valley High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Simione Pale
OL 		Elk Grove, CA Elk Grove High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Jul 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jackson Harris
WR 		Berkeley, CA Berkeley High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 28, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Luke Baklenko
OL 		Thousand Oaks, CA Oaks Christian School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Jun 22, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Gavin Geweniger
DL 		Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 20, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Tre Williams
LB 		Farmers Branch, TX Parish Episcopal School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Charlie Symonds
T 		South Kent, CT Taft School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Dec 20, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Ismael Cisse
WR 		Denver, CO Cherry Creek High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 14, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Caleb Hampton
RB 		Ooltewah, TN Baylor School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Che Ojarikre
S 		Alpharetta, GA Denmark High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 24, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Omar Staples
LB 		Oakland, CA Oakland Technical High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Aaron Morris
CB 		Exeter, NH Phillips Exeter Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Braden Marceau-Olayinka
DL 		Melrose, MA Melrose High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jan 23, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Tyler Kuo
WR 		Austin, TX Regents School of Austin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Zak Yamauchi
OL 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jul 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Stanford years Alma mater
Troy Taylor Head coach / Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks coach 1st California (1990)
Bobby April III Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach 1st Louisiana–Lafayette (1996)
Bob Gregory Safeties coach / Special teams coordinator 1st Washington State (1986)
Malcolm Agnew Running backs coach 1st Southern Illinois (2015)
Nate Byham Tight ends coach 1st Pittsburgh (2010)
Mark D'Onofrio Inside linebackers coach 1st Penn State (1991)
Al Netter Co-Offensive Line Coach 1st Northwestern (2011)
Viane Talamaivao Co-Offensive Line Coach 1st USC (2018)
Ross Kolodziej Defensive Line 1st Wisconsin (2001)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.at Hawaii*
CBSSNW 37–2413,739
September 97:30 p.m.at No. 6 USC
FOXL 10–5667,213
September 165:00 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State*
P12NL 23–3023,848
September 234:00 p.m.Arizona
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NL 20–2138,046
September 303:30 p.m.No. 9 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NL 6–4232,160
October 137:00 p.m.at Colorado
ESPNW 46–43 2OT53,154
October 217:30 p.m.No. 25 UCLAdagger
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNL 7–4230,225
October 284:00 p.m.No. 5 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1L 33–4224,380
November 46:00 p.m.at Washington State
P12NW 10–724,385
November 112:30 p.m.at No. 12 Oregon State
P12NL 17–6237,107
November 183:30 p.m.California
P12NL 15–2752,971
November 254:00 p.m.No. 18 Notre Dame*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
P12NL 23–5630,901

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Roster

2023 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Mudia Reuben So
RB 2 Casey Filkins Sr
WR 3 Bryce Farrell Sr
WR 5 John Humphreys Sr
QB 8 Justin Lamson So
QB 9 Myles Jackson Fr
QB 10 Beau Nelson Sr
QB 11 Ari Patu Jr
WR 13 Elic Ayomanor So
QB 14 Ashton Daniels So
RB 15 Ryan Butler So
QB 17 Charlie Mirer So
WR 19 Silas Starr Sr
RB 22 E. J. Smith Sr
RB 23 Jacob Lowe So
WR 24 Tiger Bachmeier Fr
WR 25 Ismael Cisse Fr
RB 26 Sedrick Irvin Fr
RB 33 Kenaj Washington So
RB 34 Caleb Hampton Fr
WR 37 Myles Libman Fr
RB 38 Brendon Barrow Jr
WR 39 Brayden Hagle Fr
WR 39 Tyler Kuo Fr
TE 46 Chico Holt Fr
WR 49 Evan Jackson Jr
OL 52 Lucas Heyer So
OL 55 Simione Pale Fr
OL 57 Levi Rogers Sr
OL 58 Alec Bank Jr
OL 61 Trevor Mayberry Jr
OL 65 Allen Thomason Fr
OL 67 Fisher Anderson So
OL 69 Jake Maikkula So
OL 71 Connor McLaughlin Sr
OL 73 Charlie Symonds Fr
OL 74 James Pogorelc Sr
OL 76 Jack Leyrer Jr
OL 77 Logan Berzins Sr
OL 78 Luke Baklenko Fr
WR 80 David Kasemervisz Jr
WR 81 Ahmari Borden Fr
WR 82 Jayson Raines Jr
WR 83 Jackson Harris Fr
TE 84 Benjamin Yurosek Sr
TE 85 Shield Taylor Jr
TE 86 Sam Roush So
WR 87 Jason Thompson So
TE 88 C.J. Hawkins So
TE 89 Lukas Ungar Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
ILB 0 Gaethan Bernadel Jr
CB 4 Zahran Manley GS
CB 6 Collin Wright So
ILB 8 Tristan Sinclair GS
OLB 9 Aaron Armitage Jr
ILB 10 Spencer Jorgensen GS
OLB 11 Tevarua Tafiti So
OLB 14 Wilfredo Aybar Jr
CB 17 Jshawn Frausto-Ramos Fr
S 18 Jimmy Wyrick Jr
CB 20 Jaden Slocum Jr
S 21 Scotty Edwards So
S 22 Ché Ojarikre Fr
OLB 23 David Bailey So
S 27 Omari Porter Sr
CB 28 Joshua Thompson So
CB 29 Terian Williams So
ILB 30 Ese Dubre Jr
CB 31 Aaron Morris Fr
S 32 Mitch Leigber Jr
S 33 Alaka'i Gilman Sr
ILB 35 Matt Rose So
OLB 36 Tre Williams Fr
S 38 Kale Lucas Jr
DL 40 Tobin Phillips Sr
ILB 41 Anson Pulsipher So
OLB 44 Ernest Cooper So
OLB 45 Omar Staples Fr
DB 46 Caymus Rooney Fr
CB 47 Caleb Ellis Jr
ILB 48 Benjamin Hudson So
DB 49 Adam Rourke Fr
DL 50 R. J. Gaskins Fr
DL 51 Jaxson Moi So
ILB 53 Carson Berger Fr
ILB 54 Kiersten Lee Sr
DL 55 Matthew Merritt Sr
ILB 56 Miles McGee Fr
ILB 57 Spencer Lytle Jr
DL 72 Austin Uke Jr
DL 75 Braden Marceau-Olayinka Fr
OLB 90 Gavin Geweniger Fr
DL 91 Pat Caughey So
OLB 92 Lance Keneley Sr
DL 94 Anthony Franklin Jr
DL 95 Aristotle Taylor Jr
DL 97 Zach Rowell So
DL 98 Zach Buckey Jr
DL 99 Zephron Lester Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Emmet Kenney Jr
P 15 Connor Weselman Jr
P/K 37 Aidan Flintoft Fr
LS 42 Bailey Parsons Sr
K 43 Joshua Karty Sr
LS 47 Alejando Chavez So
LS 93 Peyton Warford So


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bobby April III – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers
  • Bob Gregory – Special teams coordinator/safeties
  • Malcolm Agnew – Running backs
  • Nate Byham – Tight ends
  • Mark D'Onofrio – Inside linebackers
  • Al Netter – Co-offensive linemen
  • Viane Talamaivao – Co-offensive linemen
  • Ross Kolodziej – Defensive linemen
  • Tyler Osborne – Wide receivers/assistant quarterbacks
  • Paul Williams – Cornerbacks
  • Ryan Deatrick – Director, Strength and Conditioning
  • Dylan Cruz – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Corey Edsall – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Vavae Malepeai – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Ryan Bright – Defensive quality control analyst
  • Justin Woodley – Defensive quality control analyst
  • Fred Guidici – Special teams control analyst
  • Thomas Merkle – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Jonathan McDonald – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Jacob Russell – Defensive graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 4, 2023

Game summaries

at Hawaii

See also: 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Stanford Cardinal (0–0) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 14 61037
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 01424

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

  • Date: September 1, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,739
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • (14:11) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 7-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:48; Tied 7–7)
  • (12:24) STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 32-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Stanford 14–7)
  • (4:25) STAN – Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:59; Stanford 21–7)
  • (0:00) HAW – Matthew Shipley 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:03; Stanford 21–10)
Third quarter
  • (11:07) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:53; Stanford 24–10)
  • (1:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:28; Stanford 27–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:52) HAW – Steven McBride 24-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Stanford 27–16)
  • (9:15) STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:37; Stanford 30–16)
  • (5:30) STAN – John Humphreys 13-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:35; Stanford 37–16)
  • (1:08) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 16-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Brayden Schager two-point pass to Devon Tauaefa (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:14; Stanford 37–24)
Statistics STAN HAW
First downs 24 20
Total yards 406 350
Rushes/yards 34–158 16–-5
Passing yards 248 355
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–36–0 30–53–0
Time of possession 33:55 26:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 25–36, 248 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Casey Filkins 6 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Benjamin Yurosek 9 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Hawaii Passing Brayden Schager 30–53, 355 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tylan Hines 5 carries, 5 yards
Receiving Pofele Ashlock 8 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

at No. 6 USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team
Stanford Cardinal (1–0) at No. 6 USC Trojans (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 0 3 0710
No. 6 Trojans 21 28 0756

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,213
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Josh Sims (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:59) USC – Caleb Williams 21-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; USC 7–0)
  • (9:05) USC – MarShawn Lloyd 5-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22; USC 14–0)
  • (0:07) USC - Austin Jones 1-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:55; USC 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:43) USC – Zachariah Branch 75-yard punt return, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, -5 yards, 1:17; USC 28–0)
  • (10:42) USC – Dorian Singer 19-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:01; USC 34–0)
  • (6:57) STAN – Joshua Karty 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:45; USC 34–3)
  • (6:46) USC – Brenden Rice 75-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; USC 41–3)
  • (0:10) USC – Lake McRee 1-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:24; USC 49–3)
Third quarter

None

Fourth quarter
  • (3:35) STAN – Justin Lamson 1-yard rush, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:13; USC 49–10)
  • (0:58) USC – Miller Moss 15-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; USC 56–10)
Statistics STAN USC
First downs 20 27
Total yards 349 573
Rushes/yards 41–209 28–180
Passing yards 140 393
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–25–1 30–36–0
Time of possession 32:08 27:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Justin Lamson 8/18, 121 yards
Rushing Casey Filkins 5 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Benjamin Yurosek 4 receptions, 54 yards
USC Passing Caleb Williams 19/21, 281 yards, 3 TD
Rushing MarShawn Lloyd 9 carries, 77 yards, TD
Receiving Brenden Rice 1 reception, 75 yards, TD

vs Sacramento State (FCS)

See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State Hornets (2–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets 3 14 31030
Cardinal 7 7 3623

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,848
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Elise Woodward (play-by-play), Greg Camarillo (analyst)
  • Sources:[3]
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:34) STAN – Casey Filkins 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:30; Stanford 7–0)
  • (0:44) SAC – Zach Schreiner 24-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:50; Stanford 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:07) STAN – Elic Ayomanor 51-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:37; Stanford 14–3)
  • (6:01) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 1-yard run, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:33; Stanford 14–10)
  • (0:35) SAC – Kaiden Bennett 2-yard run, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:21; Sacramento State 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (10:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 41-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:25; Tied 17–17)
  • (2:25) SAC – Zach Schreiner 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:31; Sacramento State 20–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:30) STAN – Joshua Karty 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:55; Tied 20–20)
  • (8:53) STAN – Joshua Karty 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:51; Stanford 23–20)
  • (4:13) SAC – Zach Schreiner 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:40; Tied 23–23)
  • (1:32) SAC – Marcus Fisher 49-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:51; Sacramento State 30–23)
Statistics SAC STAN
First downs 23 18
Total yards 448 387
Rushes/yards 36–169 42–180
Passing yards 279 207
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–33–2 11–24–2
Time of possession 30:57 29:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing Kaiden Bennett 21/33, 279 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kaiden Bennett 13 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Devin Gandy 5 receptions, 64 yards
Stanford Passing Justin Lamson 7/17, 138 yards, INT
Rushing E. J. Smith 9 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Elic Ayomanor 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD

vs Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team
Arizona Wildcats (2–1) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 7721
Cardinal 3 7 7320

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,046
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:39; Stanford 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:37) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 36-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:23; Arizona 7–3)
  • (5:44) STAN – Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:58; Stanford 10–7)
Third quarter
  • (5:53) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 7-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:45; Arizona 14–10)
  • (1:49) STAN – Sedrick Irvin 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Stanford 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:42) ARIZ – D. J. Williams 2-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:58; Arizona 21–17)
  • (3:09) STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:34; Arizona 21–20)
Statistics ARIZ STAN
First downs 20 19
Total yards 349 358
Rushes/yards 37–145 35–112
Passing yards 204 246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–30–0 18–32–0
Time of possession 28:51 31:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 14/26, 157 yards, TD
Rushing Jonah Coleman 12 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 8 receptions, 85 yards
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 14/26, 198 yards
Rushing Sedrick Irvin 10 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Tiger Bachmeier 4 receptions, 93 yards

vs No. 9 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team
Pregame line Over/under
ORE –27.0 59.5
No. 9 Oregon Ducks (4–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Ducks 0 14 21742
Cardinal 3 3 006

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

Game information
First quarter
  • (7:18) STAN – Joshua Karty 37-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 46 yards, 7:42; Stanford 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) STAN – Joshua Karty 53-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:00; Stanford 6–0)
  • (8:15) ORE – Jordan James 30-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:18; Oregon 7–6)
  • (2:23) ORE – Bucky Irving 17-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:02; Oregon 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (10:43) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 10-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:17; Oregon 21–6)
  • (8:54) ORE – Troy Franklin 46-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:04; Oregon 28–6)
  • (1:43) ORE – Troy Franklin 5-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:19; Oregon 35–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:33) ORE – Traeshon Holden 9-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:41; Oregon 42–6)
Statistics ORE STAN
First downs 26 16
Total yards 506 222
Rushes/yards 28–208 46–89
Passing yards 298 133
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–33–0 14–24–0
Time of possession 24:24 35:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Bo Nix 27/32, 290 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Bucky Irving 13 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Troy Franklin 7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
Stanford Passing Justin Lamson 11/20, 106 yards
Rushing Justin Lamson 22 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Mudia Reuben 4 receptions, 40 yards

at Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Stanford Cardinal (1–4) at Colorado Buffaloes (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Cardinal 0 0 19177346
Buffaloes 14 15 077043

at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO

  • Date: October 13, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Clear, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,154
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:25) COL - Xavier Weaver 9-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:13; Colorado 7-0)
  • (3:36) COL - Travis Hunter 24-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:13; Colorado 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (8:42) COL - Xavier Weaver 39-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Caleb Fauria run for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:48; Colorado 22-0)
  • (2:57) COL - Xavier Weaver 14-yard run, Alejandro Mata Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:47; Colorado 29-0)
Third quarter
  • (9:01) STAN - Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:08; Colorado 29-6)
  • (6:18) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 97-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:15; Colorado 29-12)
  • (4:45) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 60-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:21; Colorado: 29-19)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:29) STAN - Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:34; Colorado 29-26)
  • (11:18) COL - Travis Hunter 16-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Colorado 36-26)
  • (5:06) STAN - Bryce Farrell 3-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:12; Colorado 36-33)
  • (0:00) STAN - Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 2:55; Tied 36-36)
First overtime
  • COL - Javon Antonio 4-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; Colorado: 43-36)
  • STAN - Elic Ayomanor 30-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards; Tied 43-43)
Second overtime
  • STAN - Joshua Karty 31-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards; Stanford 46-43)
Statistics STAN COL
First downs 29 33
Total yards 523 532
Rushes/yards 39-124 35-132
Passing yards 399 400
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28-49-0 33-47-1
Time of possession 34:42 25:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 27/45, 396 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ashton Daniels 16 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Elic Ayomanor 13 receptions, 294 yards, 3 TD
Colorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 33/47, 300 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Shedeur Sanders 13 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Travis Hunter 13 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 25 UCLA

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team
Pregame line Over/under
UCLA –17.0 51.5
No. 25 UCLA Bruins (4–2) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Bruins 14 7 14742
Cardinal 0 0 707

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,225
  • Referee: Chris Wiggins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 2-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; UCLA 7-0)
  • (7:15) UCLA - Carson Steele 8-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:55; UCLA 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (5:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 3-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:43; UCLA 21-0)
Third quarter
  • (6:47) UCLA - J. Michael Sturdivant 8-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:11; UCLA 28-0)
  • (4:56) UCLA - Moliki Matavao 20-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:57; UCLA 35-0)
  • (3:11) STAN - Tiger Bachmeier 20-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; UCLA 35-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:28) UCLA - TJ Harden 22-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:39; UCLA 42-7)
Statistics UCLA STAN
First downs 32 15
Total yards 503 292
Rushes/yards 221 24
Passing yards 282 268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–34–0 27–45–1
Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 20–28, 240 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Carson Steele 20 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD
Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 5 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 27–45, 368 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Sedrick Irvin 3 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Elic Ayomanor 8 receptions, 90 yards

vs No. 5 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team
No. 5 Washington Huskies (7–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Huskies 7 14 71442
Cardinal 0 13 13733

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,381
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:26) WASH - Jack Westover 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:41; WASH 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (12:24) STAN - Ashton Daniels 5-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:55; TIE 7-7)
  • (9:20) WASH - Rome Odunze 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; WASH 14-7)
  • (5:09) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 92-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:14; WASH 21-7)
  • (1:05) STAN - Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:04; WASH 21-10)
  • (0:00) STAN - Joshua Karty 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 0:41; WASH 21-13)
Third quarter
  • (10:01) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 39-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:16; WASH 21-19)
  • (3:55) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:28; WASH 28-19)
  • (1:17) STAN - Ashton Daniels 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; WASH 28-26)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:14) WASH - Devin Culp 24-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:58; WASH 35-26)
  • (6:46) STAN - Justin Lemon 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:51; WASH 35-33)
  • (1:36) WASH - Dillon Johnson 13-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:44; WASH 42-33)
Statistics WASH STAN
First downs 23 26
Total yards 460 495
Rushes/yards 91 128
Passing yards 369 367
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–37–1 31–49–0
Time of possession 25:20 34:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 21–37, 369 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Dillon Johnson 18 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Ja'Lynn Polk 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 31–48, 367 yards, TD
Rushing Ashton Daniels 18 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Elic Ayomanor 9 receptions, 146 yards, TD

at Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team
Stanford Cardinal (2–6) at Washington State Cougars (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 0 0 7310
Cougars 0 7 007

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,385
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • (6:18) WSU - Josh Kelly 9-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:53; WSU 7-0)
Third quarter
  • (2:55) STAN - Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:25; Tied 7-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:56) STAN - Joshu Karty 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:00; STAN 10-7)
Statistics STAN WSU
First downs 18 16
Total yards 217 245
Rushes/yards 38–75 24–4
Passing yards 142 241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–32–1 24–40–1
Time of possession 34:25 25:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 15–31, 115 yards, INT
Rushing Justin Lamson 20 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Sam Roush 7 receptions, 61 yards
Washington State Passing Cam Ward 24–40, 241 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Djouvensky Schlenbaker 13 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Josh Kelly 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD

at No. 12 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team
Stanford Cardinal (3–6) at No. 12 Oregon State Beavers (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 3 7017
No. 12 Beavers 14 20 21762

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,107
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:52) OSU - Damien Martinez 7-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:37; OSU 7-0)
  • (5:33) OSU - Damien Martinez 59-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:20; OSU 14-0)
  • (0:23) STAN - Ashton Daniels 7-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:11; OSU 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (13:44) OSU - Damien Martinez 15-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:35; OSU 21-7)
  • (10:17) OSU - Jermaine Terry II 40-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:50; OSU 28-7)
  • (3:04) STAN - Joshua Karty 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 7:13; OSU 28-10)
  • (0:15) OSU - Damien Martinez 5-yard run, extra point missed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; OSU 34-10)
Third quarter
  • (8:09) OSU - Deshaun Fenwick 13-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:51; OSU 41-10)
  • (3:48) OSU - Aidan Chiles 1-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:52; OSU 48-10)
  • (1:43) OSU - Deshaun Fenwick 37-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:27; OSU 55-10)
  • (1:30) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 75-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; OSU 55-17)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:54) OSU - Riley Sharp 28-yard pass from Aidan Chiles, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:58; OSU 62-17)
Statistics STAN OSU
First downs 18 29
Total yards 324 598
Rushes/yards 32–127 40–277
Passing yards 242 321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-32-4 18-28-0
Time of possession 29:13 30:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 10/16, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ashton Daniels 9 carries, 65 yards, TD
Receiving Elic Ayomanor 3 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Oregon State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 12/19, 240 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Damien Martinez 15 rushes, 149 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Anthony Gould 1 reception, 61 yards

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)
California Golden Bears (4–6) vs Stanford Cardinal (3–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 7 7627
Cardinal 3 3 9015

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,971
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CAL STAN
First downs 29 12
Total yards 455 289
Rushes/yards 47–161 24–101
Passing yards 294 188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–37–1 18–35–0
Time of possession 35:36 24:24
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Fernando Mendoza 24/36, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jaydn Ott 36 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving Trond Grizzell 7 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 18/35, 188 yards, TD
Rushing Ashton Daniels 12 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Sam Roush 4 receptions, 62 yards

vs No. 18 Notre Dame

See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry
No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) vs Stanford Cardinal (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Fighting Irish 7 21 21756
Cardinal 13 3 0723

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,901
  • Referee: Michael Roche
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:59) STAN – Joshua Karty 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:01; Stanford 3–0)
  • (5:37) ND – Audric Estimé 39-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:45; Notre Dame 7–3)
  • (2:23) STAN – Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:14; Notre Dame 7–6)
  • (1:31) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 14-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards 0:37; Stanford 13–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:56) ND – Jaden Greathouse 15-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 14–13)
  • (8:57) STAN – Joshua Karty 56-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:25; Stanford 16–14)
  • (3:53) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Notre Dame 21–16)
  • (0:19) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 3-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 28–16)
Third quarter
  • (10:25) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 35–16)
  • (6:08) ND – Jordan Faison 45-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 42–16)
  • (1:12) ND – Audric Estimé 25-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 49–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:41) ND – Javontae Jean-Baptiste 60-yard return of blocked field goal, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 56–16)
  • (7:16) STAN – Justin Lamson 4-yard run, Emmett Kenney kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:58; Notre Dame 56–23)
Statistics ND STAN
First downs 28 19
Total yards 521 359
Rushes/yards 48–381 31–143
Passing yards 140 216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–15–2 21–42–1
Time of possession 27:13 32:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 8/14, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Audric Estimé 25 carries, 238 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jordan Faison 3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 15/25, 152 yards, INT
Rushing Justin Lamson 10 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving E. J. Smith 7 receptions, 116 yards

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2024 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 209 Joshua Karty K Los Angeles Rams

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