2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by seventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Washington. Due to their head-to-head win over Washington, they represented the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game where they lost to USC. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to TCU.

2017 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Alamo Bowl, L 37–39 vs. TCU
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record9–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bloomgren (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
(Capacity: 50,424)
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy  7 2   9 5  
No. 16 Washington x  7 2   10 3  
Washington State  6 3   9 4  
Oregon  4 5   7 6  
California  2 7   5 7  
Oregon State  0 9   1 11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$  8 1   11 3  
Arizona State  6 3   7 6  
Arizona  5 4   7 6  
UCLA  4 5   6 7  
Utah  3 6   7 6  
Colorado  2 7   5 7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

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

Recruits

Stanford signed a total of 14 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sione Heimuli-Lund
RB
Salt Lake City, Utah Brighton HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Nov 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Colby Parkinson
TE
Westlake Village, California Oaks Christian HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Dec 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Stuart Head
S
Woodstock, Georgia Etowah HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tucker Fisk
TE
Davis, California Davis HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mar 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Davis Mills
QB
Norcross, Georgia Greater Atlanta Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Mar 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Osiris St. Brown
WR
Santa Ana, California Mater Dei HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Aug 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Drew Dalman
C
Salinas, California Palma School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Aug 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Walker Little
OT
Bellaire, Texas Episcopal HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Dec 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Foster Sarell
OT
Graham, Washington Graham-Kapowsin HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 311 lb (141 kg) Jan 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Dalyn Wade-Perry
DT
Sparta, New Jersey Pope John XXIII HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 341 lb (155 kg) Jan 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Paulson Adebo
CB
Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Levani Damuni
LB
Millville, Utah Ridgeline HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jan 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Connor Wedington
RB
Sumner, Washington Sumner HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jan 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ryan Johnson
DE
Mobile, Alabama St. Paul's Episcopal School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jan 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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.

Sources:

  • "Stanford Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "2017 Stanford Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionStanford yearsAlma mater
David ShawHead coach11thStanford (1994)
Lance AndersonDefensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach11thIdaho State (1996)
Mike BloomgrenAssociate head coach / offensive coordinator7thFlorida State (1999)
Pete AlamarSpecial teams coordinator4thCal Lutheran (1983)
Duane AkinaDefensive backs coach4thWashington (1979)
Peter HansenInside linebackers coach4thArizona (2001)
Tavita PritchardQuarterbacks coach5thStanford (2009)
Diron ReynoldsDefensive linemen coach1stWake Forest (1994)
Ron GouldRunning backs coach1stOregon (1987)
Morgan TurnerTight ends coach5thIllinois (2009)

Roster

2017 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 K.J. Costello So
QB 10 Keller Chryst Sr
QB 15 Davis Mills Fr
QB 17 Ryan Burns  Sr
QB 18 Jack Richardson So
RB 20 Bryce Love Jr
RB 22 Cameron Scarlett Jr
RB 23 Trevor Speights So
RB 28 Dorian Maddox So
FB 6 Reagan Williams Jr
FB 24 Hannes Bohning Fr
FB 34 Houston Heimuli Fr
FB 35 Daniel Marx Sr
FB 87 Ben Snyder Jr
WR 2 Trenton Irwin Jr
WR 4 Jay Tyler Jr
WR 5 Connor Wedington Fr
WR 8 Donald Stewart So
WR 11 Harry Schwartz So
WR 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside Jr
WR 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims Sr
WR 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi Jr
WR 81 Osiris St. Brown Fr
WR 83 Cameron Buzzell Fr
WR 89 Ryan Atkins Fr
TE 9 Dalton Schultz Sr
TE 80 Scooter Harrington So
TE 82 Kaden Smith So
TE 84 Colby Parkinson Fr
TE 85 Kyle McCombs Fr
TE 88 Tucker Fisk Fr
C 51 Drew Dalman Fr
G 54 Nick Wilson Jr
OG/C 55 Dylan Powell So
G 62 Austin Maihen Jr
G 63 Nate Herbig So
OT/OG 64 David Bright  Sr
C 65 Brian Chaffin Jr
G 71 Brandon Fanaika Sr
OT 72 Walker Little Fr
C 73 Jesse Burkett Sr
OT 74 Devery Hamilton So
OT 75 A.T. Hall Sr
OT 76 Jack Dreyer Jr
OT 77 Casey Tucker Sr
OT 78 Henry Hattis So
OT 79 Foster Sarell Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 23 Ryan Johnson Fr
DT 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry Fr
DE 51 Jovan Swann So
DT 57 Michael Williams So
DE 58 Dylan Boles Fr
DT 66 Harrison Phillips Sr
DE 80 Eric Cotton  Sr
DE 91 Thomas Schaffer So
DE 97 Dylan Jackson Jr
DT 99 Bo Peek So
OLB 10 Jordan Fox So
ILB 15 Jordan Perez Sr
ILB 20 Bobby Okereke Sr
OLB 21 Curtis Robinson So
ILB 25 Andrew Pryts So
ILB 27 Sean Barton Jr
ILB 31 Mustafa Branch Jr
ILB/OLB 32 Joey Alfieri Sr
OLB 33 Mike Tyler  Sr
OLB 34 Peter Kalambayi  Sr
OLB 40 Anthony Trinh So
OLB 42 Caleb Phillips Fr
ILB 43 Ryan Beecher Jr
ILB 44 Kevin Palma  Sr
ILB 49 Lewis Burik Jr
OLB 52 Casey Toohill Jr
OLB 77 Thunder Keck Fr
OLB 86 Lane Veach Sr
OLB 90 Gabe Reid Fr
CB 3 Malik Antoine So
CB 4 Alameen Murphy Sr
CB 6 Treyjohn Butler So
CB 11 Terrence Alexander Sr
CB 13 Alijah Holder Sr
CB 17 Paulson Adebo Fr
CB 19 Noah Williams Fr
CB 22 Obi Eboh So
CB 24 Quenton Meeks Jr
CB 26 J.J. Parson So
FS 2 Brandon Simmons Sr
FS 5 Frank Buncom Jr
SS 8 Justin Reid Jr
FS 9 Ben Edwards Jr
FS 18 Stuart Head Fr
FS 28 Denzel Franklin Sr
SS 37 Joe McGrath Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 56 Will Sweeney Fr
LS 68 C.J. Keller Sr
LS 69 Richard McNitzky So
K 26 Jet Toner So
K 37 Collin Riccitelli So
P 14 Jake Bailey So
P 27 Charlie Beall Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.vs. Rice*No. 14ESPNW 62–733,101
September 95:30 p.m.at No. 6 USCNo. 14FOXL 24–4277,614
September 167:30 p.m.at San Diego State*No. 19CBSSNL 17–2043,040
September 237:30 p.m.UCLAESPNW 58–3448,042
September 301:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 34–2444,422
October 77:15 p.m.at No. 20 UtahFS1W 23–2045,991
October 148:00 p.m.OregondaggerNo. 23
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1W 49–748,559
October 266:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 20ESPNW 15–1430,912
November 412:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington StateNo. 21FOXL 21–2432,952
November 107:30 p.m.No. 9 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FS1W 30–2244,589
November 185:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 22
FOXW 17–1451,424
November 255:00 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 21
ABCW 38–2047,352
December 15:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 USCNo. 12ESPNL 28–3148,031
December 286:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 TCU*No. 13ESPNL 37–3957,653

Game summaries

Vs. Rice

1 234Total
Cardinal 21 171410 62
Owls 0 007 7
Statistics Stanford  Rice 
First downs2714
Plays–yards73–65662–241
Rushes–yards36–28738–146
Passing yards36995
Passing: comp–att–int21–37–010–24–1
Time of possession33:3826:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stanford PassingKeller Chryst14/24, 253 yards, 2 TD
RushingBryce Love13 carries, 180 yards, TD
ReceivingConnor Wedington6 receptions, 82 yards
Rice PassingSam Glaesmann7/18, 69 yards, int
RushingSamuel Stewart15 carries, 71 yards
ReceivingRobby Wells III4 receptions, 19 yards

At No. 6 USC

1 234Total
Cardinal 7 1007 24
Trojans 14 14014 42
Statistics Stanford  USC 
First downs1628
Plays–yards54–34274–623
Rushes–yards26–17048–307
Passing yards172316
Passing: comp–att–int15–28–021–26–2
Time of possession25:2534:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stanford PassingKeller Chryst15/28, 172 yards, 2 TD
RushingBryce Love17 carries, 160 yards, TD
ReceivingJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
USC PassingSam Darnold21/26, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 int
RushingRonald Jones II23 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDeontay Burnett9 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD

At San Diego State

1 234Total
Cardinal 0 737 17
Aztecs 0 1037 20
Statistics Stanford  San Diego State 
First downs1021
Plays–yards43–25478–353
Rushes–yards22–17449–166
Passing yards80187
Passing: comp–att–int10–21–221–29–0
Time of possession18:4641:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stanford PassingKeller Chryst9/20, 72 yards, 2 int
RushingBryce Love13 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingTrenton Irwin6 receptions, 49 yards
San Diego State PassingChristian Chapman21/29, 187 yards, TD
RushingRashaad Penny32 carries, 184 yards, TD
ReceivingMikah Holder7 receptions, 85 yards

UCLA

1 234Total
Bruins 3 10147 34
Cardinal 6 171421 58
Statistics UCLA  Stanford 
First downs2723
Plays–yards75–59569–553
Rushes–yards15–11545–405
Passing yards480148
Passing: comp–att–int40–60–216–24–0
Time of possession23:2036:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UCLA PassingJosh Rosen40/60, 480 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
RushingSoso Jamabo12 carries, 100 yards, TD
ReceivingJordan Lasley11 receptions, 158 yards, TD
Stanford PassingK. J. Costello13/19, 123 yards, 2 TD
RushingBryce Love30 carries, 263 yards, TD
ReceivingJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside5 receptions, 62 yards

Arizona State

1 234Total
Sun Devils 3 1407 24
Cardinal 7 1773 34
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 44,422
  • Game weather: Sunny; 73°F; wind 5 mph N
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth and Jill Savage
Statistics Arizona State  Stanford 
First downs2217
Plays–yards71–40957–504
Rushes–yards46–21433–331
Passing yards195173
Passing: comp–att–int16–25–215–24–0
Time of possession32:1527:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arizona State PassingManny Wilkins15/24, 181 yards, 2 int
RushingDemario Richard22 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDemario Richard3 receptions, 57 yards
Stanford PassingK. J. Costello15/24, 173 yards, TD
RushingBryce Love25 carries, 301 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

At No. 20 Utah

1 234Total
Cardinal 3 1037 23
Utes 7 337 20
Statistics Stanford  Utah 
First downs1425
Plays–yards55–38473–382
Rushes–yards31–19633–144
Passing yards188238
Passing: comp–att–int13–24–020–40–2
Time of possession27:2332:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stanford PassingKeller Chryst8/15, 131 yards
RushingBryce Love20 carries, 152 yards, TD
ReceivingKaden Smith2 receptions, 57 yards
Utah PassingTroy Williams20/39, 238 yards, TD, 2 int
RushingZack Moss15 carries, 79 yards, TD
ReceivingDarren Carrington7 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Oregon

1 234Total
Ducks 7 000 7
Cardinal 21 7714 49
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 8:09 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 48,859
  • Game weather: Mild; 68°F; wind 3 mph SSW
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders
Statistics Oregon  Stanford 
First downs1225
Plays–yards56–30969–504
Rushes–yards43–27641–248
Passing yards33256
Passing: comp–att–int5–13–221–28–1
Time of possession22:4337:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oregon PassingBraxton Burmeister3/8, 23 yards, 2 int
RushingRoyce Freeman18 carries, 143 yards
ReceivingBrenden Schooler2 receptions, 15 yards
Stanford PassingKeller Chryst15/21, 183 yards, 3 TD, int
RushingBryce Love17 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State

1 234Total
Cardinal 0 636 15
Beavers 0 770 14
Statistics Stanford  Oregon State 
First downs1220
Plays–yards60–22263–264
Rushes–yards27–8141–138
Passing yards141126
Passing: comp–att–int16–33–113–22–1
Time of possession27:1432:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stanford PassingKeller Chryst16/33, 141 yards, TD, int
RushingCameron Scarlett17 carries, 72 yards
ReceivingKaden Smith2 receptions, 37 yards
Oregon State PassingDarell Garretson13/21, 126 yards, int
RushingRyan Nall19 carries, 84 yards
ReceivingNoah Togiai2 receptions, 38 yards

At No. 25 Washington State

1 234Total
Cardinal 0 7140 21
Cougars 0 1437 24
Statistics Stanford  Washington State 
First downs925
Plays–yards47–19877–430
Rushes–yards27–9329–93
Passing yards105337
Passing: comp–att–int9–20–134–48–1
Time of possession26:5033:10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stanford PassingK. J. Costello9/20, 105 yards, int
RushingBryce Love16 carries, 69 yards, TD
ReceivingJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside3 receptions, 52 yards
Washington State PassingLuke Falk34/48, 337 yards, 3 TD, int
RushingJamal Morrow16 carries, 66 yards
ReceivingTavares Martin7 receptions, 67 yards, TD

No. 9 Washington

1 234Total
Huskies 7 708 22
Cardinal 0 101010 30
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 7:45 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 44,589
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 56°F; wind 3 mph NW
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich and Petros Papadakis
Statistics Washington  Stanford 
First downs2021
Plays–yards56–32571–406
Rushes–yards33–13544–195
Passing yards190211
Passing: comp–att–int17–23–016–27–0
Time of possession23:5536:05
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Washington PassingJake Browning17/23, 190 yards
RushingMyles Gaskin18 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingAaron Fuller4 receptions, 53 yards
Stanford PassingK. J. Costello16/27, 211 yards
RushingBryce Love30 carries, 166 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside5 receptions, 130 yards

California

Big Game
1 234Total
Golden Bears 3 380 14
Cardinal 3 770 17
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
  • Game start: 5:15 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 51,424
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 57°F; wind 2 mph ENE
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Jen Hale
Statistics California  Stanford 
First downs1921
Plays–yards57–33764–378
Rushes–yards28–15538–193
Passing yards182185
Passing: comp–att–int20–29–117–26–1
Time of possession26:3133:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
California PassingRoss Bowers20/29, 182 yards, int
RushingPatrick Laird20 carries, 153 yards, TD
ReceivingJordan Veasy5 receptions, 68 yards
Stanford PassingK. J. Costello17/26, 185 yards, TD, int
RushingBryce Love14 carries, 101 yards, TD
ReceivingJ. J. Arcega-Whiteside7 receptions, 79 yards

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Fighting Irish 7 3 10 0 20
No. 20 Cardinal 7 7 3 21 38

Vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship game)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Cardinal 0 14 7 7 28
No. 11 Trojans 7 10 7 7 31

Vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Cardinal 14 7 10 6 37
No. 13 Horned Frogs 3 7 13 16 39

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP141419RVRVRV23222018RV2020141520
Coaches141419RVRVRV25222018RV2320151619
CFPNot released2122211213Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
368Justin ReidSHouston Texans
396Harrison PhillipsDTBuffalo Bills
4137Dalton SchultzTEDallas Cowboys
6214Peter KalambayiOLBHouston Texans

References

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