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American college football season

2021 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTavita Pritchard (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (8th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons← 20202022 →
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Washington State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
Oregon State   5 – 4     7 – 6  
California   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Washington   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$   8 – 1     10 – 4  
UCLA   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Arizona State†   0 – 3     0 – 5  
USC   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Colorado   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Arizona   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by eleventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Shaw's worst season ever and Stanford's worst record since the team went 1–11 in the 2006 season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 49:00 a.m.vs. Kansas State*FS1L 7–2428,668
September 117:30 p.m.at No. 14 USCFOXW 42–2856,945
September 185:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*ESPNUW 41–2321,124
September 253:00 p.m.No. 24 UCLAP12NL 24–3547,236
October 212:30 p.m.No. 3 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCW 31–24 31,610
October 87:30 p.m.at No. 22 Arizona StateESPNL 10–2846,192
October 164:30 p.m.at Washington StateESPNUL 31–3426,171
October 307:30 p.m.Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1L 13–2028,014
November 57:30 p.m.Utah
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1L 7–5226,410
November 132:30 p.m.at Oregon StateP12NL 14–3535,129
November 204:00 p.m.CaliforniaP12NL 11–4149,265
November 275:00 p.m.No. 6 Notre Dame*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
FOXL 14–4531,571

Personnel

Roster

2021 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 0 Isaiah Sanders GS
RB 2 Casey Filkins So
WR 3 Marcus Graham Jr
WR 4 Michael Wilson Sr
WR 5 John Humphreys So
WR 6 Elijah Higgins Jr
RB 8 Nathaniel Peat Jr
WR 9 Colby Bowman Jr
QB 10 Jack West Sr
QB 11 Ari Patu Fr
QB 17 Dylan Plautz Sr
QB 18 Tanner McKee So
WR 19 Silas Starr So
RB 20 Austin Jones Jr
RB 22 E. J. Smith So
FB 24 Jay Symonds Sr
WR 25 Bryce Farrell So
WR 26 Brendon Barrow Fr
QB 27 Beau Nelson So
RB 28 Dorian Maddox GS
RB 29 Caleb Robinson So
FB 34 Houston Heimuli Sr
FB 48 Coco Lukrich Fr
C 55 Drake Metcalf So
G 57 Levi Rogers So
C 60 Drake Nugent Jr
G 63 Barrett Miller Jr
G 66 Branson Bragg Jr
G/T 68 Max Kalny So
G/T 70 Jason Amler Fr
OT 71 Connor McLaughlin So
G/T 72 Austin Uke Fr
G 73 Jake Hornibrook Jr
OT 74 James Pogorelc So
OT 75 Walter Rouse Jr
G/T 76 Jack Leyrer Fr
G 77 Logan Berzins So
OT 78 Myles Hinton So
G/C 79 Will Gibson Fr
WR 80 David Kasemervisz Fr
WR 81 Brycen Tremayne Sr
WR 82 Jayson Raines Fr
WR 83 Danny McFadden Fr
TE 84 Benjamin Yurosek So
FB 85 Shield Taylor Fr
TE 87 Bradley Archer Jr
TE/DE 88 Tucker Fisk Sr
TE 89 Lukas Ungar So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
OLB 0 Aeneas DiCosmo Jr
S 2 Jonathan McGill Jr
ILB 3 Levani Damuni Jr
DE 4 Thomas Booker Sr
CB/S 5 Donjae Logan Sr
OLB 6 Andres Fox Sr
ILB 8 Tristan Sinclair Jr
S 9 Noah Williams GS
OLB 10 Jordan Fox GS
OLB 11 Thunder Keck Sr
CB 13 Ethan Bonner Sr
ILB 14 Jacob Magnum-Farrar Sr
OLB 15 Stephen Herron Jr
CB 17 Kyu Blu Kelly Jr
CB 18 Jimmy Wyrick Fr
S 19 Caleb Ellis Fr
CB 20 Jaden Slocum Fr
S 21 Kendall Williamson Sr
ILB 22 Jason Kaul Jr
DE 23 Ryan Johnson Sr
CB 24 Nicolas Toomer Jr
CB 25 Brandon Jones So
ILB 26 William Stockwell Fr
S 27 Omari Porter So
CB 28 Salim Turner-Muhammad Jr
ILB 29 Spencer Jorgensen Jr
ILB 30 Ese Dubre Fr
CB 31 Zahran Manley Jr
S 32 Mitch Leigber Fr
S 33 Alaka'i Gilman So
CB 34 Evan Jackson Fr
DT 40 Tobin Phillips So
ILB 44 Caleb Kelly Sr
ILB 45 Ricky Miezan Sr
OLB 47 Tangaloa Kaufusi Sr
DT 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry GS
OLB 52 Duke Reeder Fr
OLB 54 Kiersten Lee So
DE 55 Matthew Merritt So
ILB 56 Jake Lynch Sr
OLB 58 Wilfredo Aybar Fr
OLB 90 Gabe Reid GS
OLB 92 Lance Keneley So
DE 93 Trey LaBounty So
DE 94 Anthony Franklin Fr
DE 95 Aristotle Taylor Fr
DE 96 Jacob Katona Fr
DE 97 Aaron Armitage Fr
DE 98 Zach Buckey Fr
DT 99 Zephron Lester So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 15 Connor Weselman Fr
P 23 Ryan Sanborn Jr
K/P 39 Alexander Thorpe Jr
K 41 Diego Preciado Jr
LS 42 Bailey Parsons So
K 43 Joshua Karty So
LS 49 Kyle Petrucci Sr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Lance Anderson – Defensive coordinator
  • Tavita Pritchard – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
  • Pete Alamar – Special teams coordinator
  • Duane Akina – Defensive backs
  • Ron Gould – Running backs
  • Terry Heffernan – Offensive line
  • Bobby Kennedy – Wide receivers
  • Diron Reynolds – Defensive line
  • Eric Sanders – Inside linebackers
  • Morgan Turner – Tight ends
  • Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Greg Mangan – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Steve Donatell – Defensive quality control analyst
  • Patrick Moynahan – Defensive quality control analyst
  • Matt Moran – Special teams assistant
  • Thomas Merkle – Offensive graduate assistant
  • John Sikora – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Admir Fehric – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Jonathan McDonald – Defensive graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 1, 2021

Depth chart

† As of October 1, 2021
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Game summaries

Vs. Kansas State

See also: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Allstate Kickoff Classic Kansas State Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal (Allstate Kickoff Classic) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 7 01024
Cardinal 0 0 077

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 28,668
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play–by–play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information

First Quarter

  • KSU – Skylar Thompson 6-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 3:06. Kansas State 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:56.

Second Quarter

  • KSU – Deuce Vaughn 59-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 6:17. Kansas State 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:39.

Third Quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth Quarter

  • KSU – Taiten Winkel 40-yard field goal, 10:08. Kansas State 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:43.
  • KSU – Skylar Thompson 13-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 7:10. Kansas State 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:46.
  • STAN – Brycen Tremayne 14-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 3:16. Kansas State 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Kansas State began with a 14-point lead at halftime with performances by quarterback Skylar Thompson and running back Deuce Vaughn. The Wildcats managed to score 24 points before allowing Stanford to put points on the board with just 3:16 left in the game. Stanford head coach David Shaw stated: "This game was not indicative of how hard we've played, how hard we've practiced and how well we practiced. Disappointing to me that we didn't go out there and execute better." Shaw is in his 11th season as Stanford's coach. Stanford started senior Jack West at quarterback and rotated him with sophomore Tanner McKee throughout the game.

The Wichita Eagle reported that the stadium was mostly filled with Kansas State fans and that Kansas State significantly out-performed Stanford. Specifically, the paper published that "the Kansas State football team opened its season with a statement victory on Saturday at AT&T Stadium."

At No. 14 USC

See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry Stanford Cardinal at No. 14 USC Trojans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 14 14742
No. 14 Trojans 0 10 31528

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,945
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play–by–play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Reference
Game information

First Quarter

  • STAN – Nathaniel Peat 87-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 9:04. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:12.

Second Quarter

  • USC – Keaontay Ingram 2-yard run (Alex Stadthaus kick), 13:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 95 yards, 5:26.
  • STAN – Elijah Higgins 3-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 8:34. Stanford 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:54.
  • USC – Alex Stadthaus 24-yard field goal, 1:56. Stanford 14–10. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:38.
  • STAN – Brycen Tremayne 6-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:09. Stanford 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:47.

Third Quarter

  • USC – Alex Stadthaus 33-yard field goal, 9:14. Stanford 21–13. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:46.
  • STAN – Kyu Blu Kelly 31-yard interception return (Joshua Karty kick), 5:02. Stanford 28–13. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:21.
  • STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 0:25. Stanford 35–13. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:15.

Fourth Quarter

  • STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 9:16. Stanford 42–13. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:44.
  • USC – Drake London 11-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Alex Stadthaus kick), 5:54. Stanford 42–20. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:22.
  • USC – Darwin Barlow 4-yard run (Kedon Slovis–Gary Bryant Jr. pass), 0:46. Stanford 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:39.

Top passers

  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 16/23, 234 yards, 2 TD
  • USC – Kedon Slovis – 27/42, 223 yards, TD, int

Top rushers

  • STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 6 rushes, 115 yards, TD
  • USC – Vavae Malepeai – 15 rushes, 94 yards

Top receivers

In Tanner McKee's first start as Stanford quarterback, the Cardinal pulled off a surprising rout of USC in the Coliseum, leading by as many as 29 points in the 4th quarter. Following the game, USC head coach Clay Helton was fired and replaced by Donte Williams as interim head coach.

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Stanford Cardinal at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 14 13 7741
Commodores 7 7 3623

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

Game information

First Quarter

  • STAN – Tanner McKee 7-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 12:37. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:23.
  • VAN – Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 7:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:02.
  • STAN – Nathaniel Peat 21-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 2:52. Stanford 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:36.

Second Quarter

  • VAN – Devin Boddie Jr. 3-yard pass from Ken Seals (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4:19. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 98 yards, 7:16.
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal, 1:53. Stanford 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:17.
  • STAN – Brycen Tremayne 5-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:40. Stanford 24–14. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:42.
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Stanford 27–14. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:00.

Third Quarter

  • STAN – Jay Symonds 5-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 11:18. Stanford 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:31.
  • VAN – Joseph Bulovas 34-yard field goal, 8:26. Stanford 34–17. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:52.

Fourth Quarter

  • STAN – E. J. Smith 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 1:44. Stanford 41–17. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 5:08.
  • VAN – Cam Johnson 26-yard pass from Mike Wright, 0:00. Stanford 41–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
Top passers
  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 19/29, 218 yards, 2 TD
  • VAN – Ken Seals – 16/37, 120 yards, TD, int

Top rushers

  • STAN – Austin Jones – 7 rushes, 80 yards
  • VAN – Rocko Griffin – 19 rushes, 107 yards

Top receivers

  • STAN – Brycen Tremayne – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
  • VAN – Chris Pierce Jr. – 6 receptions, 52 yards

No. 24 UCLA

See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team No. 24 UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Bruins 14 7 01435
Cardinal 0 7 71024

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) Sunny
  • Game attendance: 47,236
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play–by–play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
  • Reference
Game information

First Quarter

  • UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 12:12. UCLA 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:16.
  • UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 5-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:15. UCLA 14–0. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:00.

Second Quarter

  • STAN – Brycen Tremayne 19-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 4:31. UCLA 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:05.
  • UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:23. UCLA 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:17.

Third Quarter

  • STAN – Elijah Higgins 56-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 5:30. UCLA 21–14. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:10.

Fourth Quarter

  • STAN – Bryce Farrell 52-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 13:06. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:16.
  • UCLA – Kyle Philips 75-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 12:56. UCLA 28–21. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10.
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 45-yard field goal, 9:10. UCLA 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:06.
  • UCLA – Kyle Philips 5-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 2:30. UCLA 35–24. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:40.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • UCLA – Zach Charbonnet – 23 rushes, 118 yards, TD
  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 8 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

  • UCLA – Kyle Philips – 5 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD
  • STAN – Elijah Higgins – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD

No. 3 Oregon

See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 3 Ducks 0 7 107024
Cardinal 10 7 07731

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) Sunny
  • Game attendance: 31,610
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
  • Reference
Game information
First Quarter
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal, 10:30. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:30.
  • STAN – Brycen Tremayne 18-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 6:25. Stanford 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:40.
Second Quarter
  • ORE – Anthony Brown 3-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 14:34. Stanford 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:31.
  • STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 8:02. Stanford 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:32.
Third Quarter
  • ORE – C. J. Verdell 1-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 8:32. Stanford 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:48.
  • ORE – Camden Lewis 22-yard field goal, 0:53. Tied 17–17. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 6:16.
Fourth Quarter
  • ORE – Anthony Brown 5-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 9:32. Oregon 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11.
  • STAN – Elijah Higgins 2-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:00. Tied 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 0:00.
First Overtime
  • STAN – John Humphreys 14-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick). Stanford 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards.

Top passers

  • ORE – Anthony Brown – 14/26, 186 yards, int
  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 20/36, 230 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • ORE – Travis Dye – 19 rushes, 96 yards
  • STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 15 rushes, 78 yards

Top receivers

  • ORE – Mycah Pittman – 1 reception, 66 yards
  • STAN – Elijah Higgins – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD

At No. 22 Arizona State

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Stanford Cardinal at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 0 3010
No. 22 Sun Devils 14 7 7028

at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ

Game information
First quarter
  • ASU – Jayden Daniels 51-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 7:12. Arizona State 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:20.
  • STAN – Elijah Higgins 6-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Emmet Kenney kick), 4:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03.
  • ASU – Rachaad White 5-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 1:05. Arizona State 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:04.
Second quarter
  • ASU – Elijhah Badger 22-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 10:24. Arizona State 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:14.
Third quarter
  • STAN – Ryan Sanborn 32-yard field goal, 7:32. Arizona State 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:26.
  • ASU – DeAndre Pierce 27-yard interception return (Cristian Zendejas kick), 2:38. Arizona State 28–10. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:18.
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays.
Top passers
  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 27/45, 356 yards, TD, 3 int
  • ASU – Jayden Daniels – 14/23, 175 yards
Top rushers
  • STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 7 rushes, 32 yards
  • ASU – Rachaad White – 13 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Top receivers

At Washington State

See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 13 3 01531
Cougars 0 20 7734

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 26,171
  • Referee: Micheal Mothershed
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
  • Reference
Game information
First quarter
  • STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 45-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 11:10. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 51-yard field goal, 4:45. Stanford 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:10.
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 32-yard field goal, 0:13. Stanford 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:36.
Second quarter
  • WSU – Travell Harris 32-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Dean Janikowski kick), 13:24. Stanford 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:49.
  • WSU – Calvin Jackson Jr. 31-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (kick blocked), 9:21. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:58.
  • WSU – De'Zhaun Stribling 10-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Dean Janikowski kick), 3:07. Washington State 20–13. Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:07.
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 31-yard field goal, 0:39. Washington State 20–16. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:28.
Third quarter
  • WSU – Max Borghi 2-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 4:34. Washington State 27–16. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:29.
Fourth quarter
  • STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Tanner McKee run), 14:06. Washington State 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:28.
  • STAN – Austin Jones 8-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 7:32. Stanford 31–27. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:28.
  • WSU – Max Borghi 2-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 1:30. Washington State 34–31. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:56.
Top passers
  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 23/32, 273 yards, 2 TD
  • WSU – Jayden de Laura – 17/30, 289 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 10 rushes, 27 yards
  • WSU – Max Borghi – 17 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD
  • WSU – Lincoln Victor – 2 receptions, 73 yards

Washington

See also: 2021 Washington Huskies football team Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 9 3820
Cardinal 3 0 01013

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,014
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV: FS1
  • Reference
Game information
First quarter
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal, 7:56. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:04.
Second quarter
  • UW – Peyton Henry 24-yard field goal, 14:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:39.
  • UW – Peyton Henry 37-yard field goal, 6:39. Washington 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:37.
  • UW – Peyton Henry 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Washington 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 3:00.
Third quarter
  • UW – Peyton Henry 35-yard field goal, 5:17. Washington 12–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37.
Fourth quarter
  • STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 12:52. Washington 12–10. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:25.
  • STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal, 7:05. Stanford 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:25.
  • UW – Jalen McMillan 20-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Giles Jackson run), 0:21. Washington 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:30.
Top passers
  • UW – Dylan Morris – 17/25, 146 yards, TD
  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 21/32, 194 yards, 2 int
Top rushers
  • UW – Sean McGrew – 19 rushes, 114 yards
  • STAN – Austin Jones – 16 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
  • UW – Jalen McMillan – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD
  • STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 6 receptions, 93 yards

Utah

See also: 2021 Utah Utes football team Utah Utes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 14 24 01452
Cardinal 0 0 707

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: November 5, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,410
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
  • Reference
Game information
First quarter
  • UTAH – Tavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 10:57. Utah 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:03.
  • UTAH – Tavion Thomas 5-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 6:15. Utah 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:33.
Second quarter
  • UTAH – Tavion Thomas 58-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 14:31. Utah 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:12.
  • UTAH – Tavion Thomas 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 6:37. Utah 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17.
  • UTAH – TJ Pledger 96-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 3:10. Utah 35–0. Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:16.
  • UTAH – Jadon Redding 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Utah 38–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:07.
Third quarter
  • STAN – Isaiah Sanders 4-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 10:14. Utah 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:46.
Fourth quarter
  • UTAH – Devin Lloyd 2-yard interception return (Jadon Redding kick), 12:11. Utah 45–7.
  • UTAH – Micah Bernard 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 1:48. Utah 52–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:18.
Top passers
  • UTAH – Cameron Rising – 13/22, 140 yards
  • STAN – Jack West – 12/18, 59 yards, int
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • UTAH – Micah Bernard – 2 receptions, 32 yards
  • STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 4 receptions, 42 yards

At Oregon State

See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 0 0 7714
Beavers 7 7 14735

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 2:40 pm
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) Sunny, Wind: 5 mph SE
  • Game attendance: 35,129
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Max Browne
Game information
Top passers
  • STA – Ari Patu – 7/14, 51 yards, TD, INT
  • ORE – Chance Nolan – 19/25, 257 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • STA – Isaiah Sanders – 9 carries, 37 yards
  • ORE – B. J. Baylor – 23 carries, 80 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • STA – Michael Wilson – 5 receptions, 50 yards
  • ORE – Trevon Bradford – 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD

California

See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football) California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 0 14 131441
Cardinal 0 3 0811

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Sunny
  • Game attendance: 49,265
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

No. 6 Notre Dame

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Fighting Irish 7 17 71445
Cardinal 0 0 7714

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: November 27, 2021
  • Game time: 5:10 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 31,571
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • ND – Braden Lenzy 16-yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick), 9:39. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 3:00.
Second quarter
  • ND – George Takacs 2-yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick), 14:30. Notre Dame 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:40.
  • ND – Jonathan Doerer 36-yard field goal, 11:27. Notre Dame 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:23.
  • ND – Kyren Williams 1-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 4:47. Notre Dame 24–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 1:35.
Third quarter
  • STAN – Austin Jones 5-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 13:06. Notre Dame 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:39.
  • ND – Jack Coan 1-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 11:31. Notre Dame 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35.
Fourth quarter
  • ND – Tyler Buchner 33-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 14:33. Notre Dame 38–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:35.
  • STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 49-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 11:44. Notre Dame 38–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
  • ND – Kyren Williams 12-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick), 0:58. Notre Dame 45–14. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:26.
Top passers
  • ND – Jack Coan – 26/35, 345 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • STAN – Tanner McKee – 20/25, 172 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • ND – Kyren Williams – 19 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
  • STAN – Austin Jones – 9 carries, 35 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • ND – Kevin Austin Jr. – 6 carries, 125 yards
  • STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
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Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5 150 Thomas Booker DT Houston Texans

References

  1. "2021 Stanford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2021). "What we learned from Kansas State's impressive opening victory over Stanford". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. "Thompson and K-State open with 24-7 win over Stanford". espn.com. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. "McKee leads Stanford's 42-28 upset rout of No. 14 USC". ESPN.com. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. Kartje, Ryan (September 13, 2021). "USC fires football coach Clay Helton, puts faith in Donte Williams to salvage season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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