2023 Stanford Cardinal football team
The 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team represents 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 plays its home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 2–5 (1–4 Pac-12) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bobby April (1st season) |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (capacity: 50,424) |
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No. 5 Washington | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 USC | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Oregon | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Oregon State | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Utah | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 UCLA | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State* | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This will be 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]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii* | CBSSN | W 37–24 | 13,739 | |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 6 USC | FOX | L 10–56 | 67,213 | |
September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State* | P12N | L 23–30 | 23,848 | |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona |
| P12N | L 20–21 | 38,046 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon |
| P12N | L 6–42 | 32,160 |
October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado | ESPN | W 46–43 2OT | 53,154 | |
October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 25 UCLA![]() |
| ESPN | L 7–42 | 30,225 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 5 Washington |
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November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Washington State | P12N | |||
November 11 | at Oregon State | |||||
November 18 | California |
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November 25 | Notre Dame* |
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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Arizona State, Utah
Roster
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Game summaries
at Hawaii
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 7 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
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)
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Statistics | STAN | HAW |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 6 Trojans | 21 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
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)
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Statistics | STAN | USC |
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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 |
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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)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hornets | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
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)
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Statistics | SAC | STAN |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Cardinal | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
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)
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Statistics | ARIZ | STAN |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Ducks | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Cardinal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: September 30, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 32,160
- Referee: John Love
- TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
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Statistics | ORE | STAN |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 46 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
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, Louis Riddick, Quint Kessenich
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Statistics | STAN | COL |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 25 Bruins | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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)
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vs No. 5 Washington
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: October 28, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 pm
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
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at Washington State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: November 4, 2023
- Game time: TBD
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
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at Oregon State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beavers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: November 11, 2023
- Game time: TBD
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
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vs California
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: November 18, 2023
- Game time: TBD
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
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vs Notre Dame
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Irish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
- Date: November 25, 2023
- Game time: TBD
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
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References
- "'No other place I'd rather be': Stanford introduces Troy Taylor as head football coach". KCRA 3. December 12, 2022.
- "2023 Stanford Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.