List of Stanford Cardinal football seasons

Stanford Stadium, where the Cardinal have played since 1923.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Stanford Cardinal football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).[1]

Stanford has participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, including 27 bowl games and has fielded football teams since 1892 with a few exceptions: the school dropped football in favor of rugby from 1906 to 1917 and did not field a team in 1918 (due to World War I) or in 1943, 1944, and 1945 (due to World War II).

Stanford claims two national championships: in 1926 and 1940.

From its inception through the 1930 season, the team had no formal nickname. Beginning with the 1931 season, the team adopted the mascot "Indian." The Indian symbol and name were dropped in 1972 after objections from Native American students. From 1972 to 1981, the official nickname was "Cardinals," a reference to the color, not the bird. Prior to the 1982 season, the team adopted the singular form, "Cardinal."[2]

Seasons

The 1893 Stanford football team
Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1891)
1891 No coach 3–1
Walter Camp (Independent) (1892)
1892 Walter Camp 2–0–2
C. D. Bliss (Independent) (1893)
1893 C. D. Bliss 8–0–1
Walter Camp (Independent) (1894–1895)
1894 Walter Camp 6–3
1895 Walter Camp 4–0–1
Harry P. Cross (Independent) (1896)
1896 Harry P. Cross 2–1–1
George H. Brooke (Independent) (1897)
1897 George H. Brooke 4–1
Harry P. Cross (Independent) (1898)
1898 Harry P. Cross 5–3–1
Burr Chamberlain (Independent) (1899)
1899 Burr Chamberlain 2–5–2
Fielding H. Yost (Independent) (1900)
1900 Fielding H. Yost 7–2–1
Charles Fickert (Independent) (1901)
1901 Charles Fickert 3–2–2 L Rose
Carl L. Clemans (Independent) (1902)
1902 Carl L. Clemans 6–1
James F. Lanagan (Independent) (1903–1905)
1903 James F. Lanagan 8–0–3
1904 James F. Lanagan 7–2–1
1905 James F. Lanagan 8–0
Rugby Team (Independent) (1906–1918)
1906–18 No team [n 1]
Bob Evans (Pacific Coast Conference) (1919)
1919 Bob Evans 4–3 1–1 T–3rd
Walter D. Powell (Pacific Coast Conference) (1920)
1920 Walter D. Powell 4–3 2–1 2nd
Eugene Van Gent (Pacific Coast Conference) (1921)
1921 Eugene Van Gent 4–2–2 1–1–1 3rd
Andrew Kerr (Pacific Coast Conference) (1922–1923)
1922 Andrew Kerr 4–5 1–3 T–5th
1923 Andrew Kerr 7–2 2–2 T–3rd
Pop Warner (Pacific Coast Conference) (1924–1932)
1924 Pop Warner 7–1–1 3–0–1 1st L Rose
1925 Pop Warner 7–2 4–1 2nd
1926 Pop Warner 10–0–1 4–0 1st T Rose
1927 Pop Warner 8–2–1 4–0–1 T–1st W Rose
1928 Pop Warner 8–3–1 4–1–1 3rd
1929 Pop Warner 9–2 5–1 2nd
1930 Pop Warner 9–1–1 4–1 3rd
1931 Pop Warner 7–2–2 2–2–1 T–5th
1932 Pop Warner 6–4–1 1–3–1 7th
Tiny Thornhill (Pacific Coast Conference) (1933–1939)
1933 Claude E. Thornhill 8–2–1 4–1 T–1st L Rose
1934 Claude E. Thornhill 9–1–1 5–0 1st L Rose
1935 Claude E. Thornhill 8–1 4–1 T–1st W Rose
1936 Claude E. Thornhill 2–5–2 2–3–2 6th
1937 Claude E. Thornhill 4–3–2 4–2–1 2nd
1938 Claude E. Thornhill 3–6 2–5 8th
1939 Claude E. Thornhill 1–7–1 0–6–1 9th
Clark Shaughnessy (Pacific Coast Conference) (1940–1941)
1940 Clark Shaughnessy 10–0 7–0 1st W Rose 2
1941 Clark Shaughnessy 6–3 4–3 4th
Marchmont Schwartz (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1950)
1942 Marchmont Schwartz 6–4 5–2 3rd 12
1943 No team
1944 No team
1945 No team
1946 Marchmont Schwartz 6–3–1 3–3–1 5th
1947 Marchmont Schwartz 0–9 0–7 10th
1948 Marchmont Schwartz 4–6 3–4 5th
1949 Marchmont Schwartz 7–3–1 4–2 T–3rd W Pineapple[n 2]
1950 Marchmont Schwartz 5–3–2 2–2–2 T–4th
Chuck Taylor (Pacific Coast Conference) (1951–1957)
1951 Chuck Taylor 9–2 6–1 1st L Rose 7 7
1952 Chuck Taylor 5–5 2–5 T–6th
1953 Chuck Taylor 6–3–1 5–1–1 2nd 17 19
1954 Chuck Taylor 4–6 2–4 6th
1955 Chuck Taylor 6–3–1 3–2–1 3rd 20 16
1956 Chuck Taylor 4–6 3–4 6th
1957 Chuck Taylor 6–4 4–3 5th
Jack Curtice (Pacific Coast Conference) (1958)
1958 Jack Curtice 2–8 2–5 7th
Jack Curtice (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1959–1962)
1959 Jack Curtice 3–7 0–4 5th
1960 Jack Curtice 0–10 0–4 5th
1961 Jack Curtice 4–6 1–3 T–4th
1962 Jack Curtice 5–5 2–3 4th
John Ralston (AAWU / Pacific-8 Conference) (1963–1971)
1963 John Ralston 3–7 1–4 6th
1964 John Ralston 5–5 3–4 5th
1965 John Ralston 6–3–1 2–3 T–5th
1966 John Ralston 5–5 1–4 8th
1967 John Ralston 5–5 3–4 T–4th
1968 John Ralston 6–3–1 3–3–1 T–3rd 20
1969 John Ralston 7–2–1 5–1–1 T–2nd 14 19
1970 John Ralston 9–3 6–1 1st W Rose 10 8
1971 John Ralston 9–3 6–1 1st W Rose 16 10
Jack Christiansen (Pacific-8 Conference) (1972–1976)
1972 Jack Christiansen 6–5 2–5 T–6th
1973 Jack Christiansen 7–4 5–2 3rd
1974 Jack Christiansen 5–4–2 5–1–1 2nd
1975 Jack Christiansen 6–4–1 5–2 T–3rd
1976 Jack Christiansen 6–5 5–2 3rd
Bill Walsh (Pacific-8 / Pacific-10 Conference) (1977–1978)
1977 Bill Walsh 9–3 5–2 T–2nd W Sun 15 15
1978 Bill Walsh 8–4 4–3 T–4th W Bluebonnet 16 17
Rod Dowhower (Pacific-10 Conference) (1979)
1979 Rod Dowhower 5–5–1 3–3–1 6th
Paul Wiggin (Pacific-10 Conference) (1980–1983)
1980 Paul Wiggin 6–5 3–4 T–6th
1981 Paul Wiggin 4–7 4–4 T–6th
1982 Paul Wiggin 5–6 3–5 7th
1983 Paul Wiggin 1–10 1–7 10th
Jack Elway (Pacific-10 Conference) (1984–1988)
1984 Jack Elway 5–6 3–5 T–7th
1985 Jack Elway 4–7 3–5 7th
1986 Jack Elway 8–4 5–3 T–4th L Gator
1987 Jack Elway 5–6 4–4 T–4th
1988 Jack Elway 3–6–2 1–5–2 9th
Dennis Green (Pacific-10 Conference) (1989–1991)
1989 Dennis Green 3–8 3–5 T–7th
1990 Dennis Green 5–6 4–4 T–6th
1991 Dennis Green 8–4 6–2 T–2nd L Aloha 22 22
Bill Walsh (Pacific-10 Conference) (1992–1994)
1992 Bill Walsh 10–3 6–2 T–1st W Blockbuster 9 9
1993 Bill Walsh 4–7 2–6 T–8th
1994 Bill Walsh 3–7–1 2–6 T–8th
Tyrone Willingham (Pacific-10 Conference) (1995–2001)
1995 Tyrone Willingham 7–4–1 5–3 4th L Liberty
1996 Tyrone Willingham 7–5 5–3 3rd W Sun
1997 Tyrone Willingham 5–6 3–5 T–7th
1998 Tyrone Willingham 3–8 2–6 T–8th
1999 Tyrone Willingham 8–4 7–1 1st L Rose† 24
2000 Tyrone Willingham 5–6 4–4 4th
2001 Tyrone Willingham 9–3 6–2 T–2nd L Seattle 17 16
Buddy Teevens (Pacific-10 Conference) (2002–2004)
2002 Buddy Teevens 2–9 1–7 T–9th
2003 Buddy Teevens 4–7 2–6 T–8th
2004 Buddy Teevens 4–7 2–6 T–8th
Walt Harris (Pacific-10 Conference) (2005–2006)
2005 Walt Harris 5–6 4–4 T–4th
2006 Walt Harris 1–11 1–8 10th
Jim Harbaugh (Pacific-10 Conference) (2007–2010)
2007 Jim Harbaugh 4–8 3–6 T–7th
2008 Jim Harbaugh 5–7 4–5 T–6th
2009 Jim Harbaugh 8–5 6–3 T–2nd L Sun
2010 Jim Harbaugh 12–1 8–1 2nd W Orange† 4 4
David Shaw (Pac-12 Conference) (2011–2022)
2011 David Shaw 11–2 8–1 T–1st (North) L Fiesta† 7 7
2012 David Shaw 12–2 8–1 T–1st (North) W Rose† 6 7
2013 David Shaw 11–3 7–2 T–1st (North) L Rose† 10 11
2014 David Shaw 8–5 5–4 2nd (North) W Foster Farms
2015 David Shaw 12–2 8–1 1st (North) W Rose† 3 3
2016 David Shaw 10–3 6–3 3rd (North) W Sun 12 12
2017 David Shaw 9–5 7–2 T–1st (North) L Alamo 19 20
2018 David Shaw 9–4 6–3 3rd (North) W Sun
2019 David Shaw 4–8 3–6 T–5th (North)
2020 David Shaw 4–2 4–2 3rd (North)
2021 David Shaw 3–9 2–7 6th (North)
2022 David Shaw 3–9 1–8 T–11th
Troy Taylor (Pac-12 Conference) (2023)
2023 Troy Taylor 3–9 2–7 T–9th
Troy Taylor (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024 Troy Taylor 3–9 2–6 16th
Total: 670–496–49
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Notes

  1. ^ From 1905 to 1917, Stanford played rugby in place of football. In 1918, Stanford did not field an official team due to World War I, though an unofficial squad made up of volunteers from the Students' Army Training Corps stationed at Stanford (some of whom were not Stanford students) hurriedly organized to play several games, all blowout losses.
  2. ^ Stanford considers the 1950 Pineapple Bowl a game of the 1949 regular season

References

  1. ^ "Stanford Cardinal Football Record by Year".
  2. ^ "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics. July 7, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.