2019 Stanford Cardinal football team American college football season
The 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinal were led by ninth-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 4–8, 3–6 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Stanford's worst record since 2007 and the first time that they did not earn bowl eligibility since 2008 .
Preseason
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish in third place in the North Division.[ 1]
Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oregon
190 (17)
2
Washington
189 (17)
3
Stanford
129
4
Washington State
108 (1)
5
California
81
6
Oregon State
38
Position key
Recruits
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(February 2019 )
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
2019 Stanford Cardinal football
Quarterback
3 K. J. Costello – senior (6'5, 215)
10 Jack West – sophomore (6'4, 210)
15 Davis Mills – junior (6'4, 220)
17 Dylan Plautz – sophomore (6'2, 200)
18 Jack Richardson – senior (6'5, 213)
Running back
20 Austin Jones – freshman (5'10, 200)
21 Trevor Speights – senior (5'11, 209)
22 Cameron Scarlett – 5th year - Senior (6'1, 216)
25 Justus Woods – sophomore (6'1, 211)
28 Dorian Maddox – senior (5'10, 202)
30 Cameron McFarlane – sophomore (6'0, 200)
32 Nathaniel Peat – freshman (5'10, 190)
Fullback
24 Jay Symonds – sophomore (6'3, 247)
34 Houston Heimuli – junior (5'11, 244)
Wide receiver
2 Colby Bowman – freshman (6'2, 195)
4 Michael Wilson – sophomore (6'2, 200)
5 Connor Wedington – junior (6'0, 198)
6 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – 5th year – Senior (5'11, 183)
8 Donald Stewart – senior (6'4, 200)
9 Osiris St. Brown – junior (6'2, 186)
11 Harry Schwartz – senior (6'0, 189)
13 Simi Fehoko – sophomore (6'4, 210)
14 Cameron Buzzell – junior (5'10, 170)
19 Elijah Higgins – freshman (6'3, 215)
23 Marcus Graham – freshman (5'11, 170)
41 Diego Preciado – freshman (5'11, 175)
81 Brycen Tremayne – sophomore (6'4, 185)
86 Kale Lucas – sophomore (6'0, 190)
Tight end
44 TaeVeon Le – sophomore (6'4, 230)
80 Scooter Harrington – senior (6'5, 250)
84 Colby Parkinson – junior (6'7, 240)
85 Kyle McCombs – junior (6'5, 233)
87 Bradley Archer – freshman (6'4, 240)
88 Tucker Fisk – junior (6'4, 260)
Placekicker
26 Jet Toner – senior (6'4, 201)
37 Collin Riccitelli – senior (6'0, 196)
Offensive lineman
50 Trey Stratford – OG/OT – sophomore (6'4, 258)
51 Drew Dalman – C – junior (6'3, 279)
55 Dylan Powell – OG/-C – senior (6'3, 281)
60 Drake Nugent – OG/-C – freshman (6'2, 280)
66 Branson Bragg – OG/-OT – freshman (6'4, 305)
70 Wakely Rush – OT – freshman (6'5, 240)
72 Walker Little – OT – junior (6'7, 313)
73 Jake Hornibrook – OG/-OT – freshman (6'5, 285)
74 Devery Hamilton – OT – senior (6'7, 287)
75 Walter Rouse – OT – freshman (6'6, 300)
76 Grant Pease – OT – sophomore (6'4, 250)
78 Henry Hattis – OT – senior (6'6, 291)
79 Foster Sarell – OT – junior (6'7, 314)
Long snapper
49 Kyle Petrucci – sophomore (6'6, 230)
69 Richard McNitzky – senior (6'1, 216)
Punter
14 Alex Gracey – sophomore (6'3, 195)
27 Ryan Sanborn – freshman (6'3, 205)
Defensive linemen
23 Ryan Johnson – DE – junior (6'4, 262)
34 Thomas Booker – DE – sophomore (6'4, 279)
50 Dalyn Wade-Perry – DT – junior (6'4, 316)
51 Jovan Swann – DE – senior (6'2, 271)
57 Michael Williams – DT – senior (6'2, 293)
58 Dylan Boles – DE – junior (6'4, 262)
91 Thomas Schaffer – DE – senior (6'7, 290)
93 Trey LaBounty – DE – sophomore (6'7, 235)
99 Bo Peek – DT – senior (6'3, 296)
Linebacker
2 Curtis Robinson – ILB – senior (6'3, 232)
6 Andres Fox – OLB – sophomore (6'4, 240)
10 Jordan Fox – OLB – senior (6'3, 227)
14 Jacob Mangum-Farrar – ILB – sophomore (6'4, 223)
15 Stephen Herron – OLB – freshman (6'4, 238)
19 Joshua Pakola – OLB – freshman (6'3, 255)
20 Aenas Dicosmo – ILB – freshman (6'3, 220)
25 Andrew Pryts - ILB – senior (6'1, 222)
30 Levani Damuni – ILB – freshman (6'2, 235)
35 Tobe Umerah – OLB – sophomore (6'4, 239)
36 Tristian Sinclair – ILB – freshman (6'2, 205)
40 Anthony Trinh – OLB – senior (6'2, 239)
42 Caleb Phillips – OLB – junior (6'5, 215)
43 Ryan Beecher – ILB – 5th year – Senior (6'1, 245)
44 Caleb Kelly – OLB – sophomore (6'3, 213)
45 Ricky Miezan – ILB – sophomore (6'2, 248)
47 Tangaloa Kaufusi – OLB – sophomore (6'3, 245)
52 Casey Toohill – OLB – 5th year – Senior (6'4, 248)
56 Jake Lynch – ILB – sophomore (6'2, 220)
77 Thunder Keck – OLB – junior (6'3, 230)
90 Gabe Reid – OLB – junior (6'2, 231)
Cornerback
4 J.J. Parson – senior (5'10, 175)
5 Donjae Logan – sophomore (5'11, 178)
8 Treyjohn Butler – senior (5'11, 197)
11 Paulson Adebo – junior (6'1, 189)
13 Ethan Bonner – sophomore (6'1, 181)
17 Kyu Blu Kelly – freshman (6'1, 175)
21 Kendall Williamson – sophomore (6'1, 195)
22 Obi Eboh – junior (6'2, 194)
24 Nicolas Toomer – S – junior (6'2, 180)
28 Salim Turner-Muhammad – S – freshman (6'0, 185)
32 Jonathan McGill – S – freshman (5'10, 175)
Safety
3 Malik Antoine – FS – senior (5'11, 192)
9 Noah Williams – FS – junior (6'0, 191)
18 Stuart Head – SS – junior (6'4, 201)
26 Brock Jones – freshman (6'1, 185)
29 Spencer Jorgensen – freshman (6'2, 205)
38 Jason Kaul – freshman (6'4, 205)
Source and player details:[ 2]
Depth chart
Starters and backups.
Defense
FS
Malik Antoine
Noah Williams
--
DE
DT
DT
DE
Jovan Swann
Trey LaBounty
Bo Peek
Thomas Booker
Thomas Schaffer
Dylan Boles
--
Ryan Johnson
--
--
--
--
CB
Obi Eboh
Treyjohn Butler
--
Offense
Key reserves
Offense
Defense
Out (Suspension)
Out (Season)
Out (Mission)
Out (Transfer)
Special teams
PK Jet Toner
PK Collin Riccitelli
P Alex Gracey
P --
KR Cameron Scarlett
PR Michael Wilson
LS Richard McNitzky Kyle Petrucci
H --
RB
Cameron Scarlett
Dorian Maddox
Trevor Speights
Projected Depth Chart 2019
True Freshman
Double Position : *
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 1:00 p.m. Northwestern * No. 25 FOX W 17–737,179
September 7 7:30 p.m. at USC No. 23 ESPN L 20–4562,109
September 14 12:30 p.m. at No. 17 UCF * ESPN L 27–4544,206
September 21 4:00 p.m. No. 16 Oregon Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ESPN L 6–2139,249
September 28 4:00 p.m. at Oregon State P12N W 31–2832,326
October 5 7:30 p.m. No. 15 Washington Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ESPN W 23–1333,225
6:00 p.m. UCLA Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ESPN L 16–3431,464
October 26 12:30 p.m. Arizona Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA P12N W 41–3131,711
November 9 12:00 p.m. at Colorado P12N L 13–1649,224
November 16 1:30 p.m. at Washington State P12N L 22–4932,952
November 23 1:00 p.m. California P12N L 20–2448,904
November 30 1:00 p.m. No. 16 Notre Dame * FOX L 24–4537,391
[ 3]
Game summaries
Northwestern
Total
Wildcats
0
0
0
7
7
No. 25 Cardinal
0
10
0
7
17
At USC
Game information
First quarter
USC (10:03) – #40 Chase McGrath 23 yard Field Goal – USC 3–0
STAN (5:39) – #15 Davis Mills to #5 Connor Wedington 5 yard pass TD (#26 Jet Toner kick) – STAN 7–3
Second quarter
STAN (14:56) – #22 Cameron Scarlett 3 yard run TD (#26 Jet Toner kick) – STAN 14–3
STAN (13:47) – #26 Jet Toner 32 yard Field Goal – STAN 17–3
USC (11:29) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 39 yard pass TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – STAN 17–10
STAN (8:00) – #26 Jet Toner 37 yard Field Goal – STAN 20–10
USC (4:54) – #7 Stephen Carr 25 yard run TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – STAN 20–17
USC (0:31) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 7 yard pass TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 24–20
Third quarter
USC (0:44) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 4 yard run TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 31–20
Fourth quarter
USC (10:19) – #29 Vavae Malepeai 6 yard run TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 38–20
USC (6:01) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns 16 yard pass TD (#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 45–20
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At UCF
Total
Cardinal
7
0
3
17
27
No. 17 Knights
28
10
0
7
45
Oregon
Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 16 Ducks
7
7
0 7 21
Cardinal
3
0
0 3 6
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
Date : September 21, 2019Game time : 4:00 pmGame attendance : 39,249TV : ESPN
Game information
First quarter
STAN – Jet Toner 32 Yd Field Goal, 8:43. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:17.
ORE – Jaylon Redd 36 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 4:13. Oregon 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:35.
Second quarter
ORE – Jake Breeland 16 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 5:58. Oregon 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ORE – Jake Breeland 24 Yd pass from Justin Herbert (Camden Lewis Kick), 10:40. Oregon 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:01.
STAN – Jet Toner 38 Yd Field Goal, 7:32. Oregon 21–6. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:08.
Top passers
Top rushers
ORE – C. J. Verdell – 24 carries, 82 yards
STAN – Cameron Scarlett – 19 carries, 97 yards
Top receivers
At Oregon State
Total
Cardinal
7
7
7
10
31
Beavers
0
0
7
21
28
Washington
Washington at Stanford – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 15 Huskies
7
3
3 0 13
Cardinal
3
10
7 3 23
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : October 5, 2019Game time : 7:30 pm PDT Game attendance : 33,225Referee : Kevin MarTV : ESPN
Game information
Top passers
UW – Jacob Eason : 16/36, 206 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
STAN – Davis Mills : 21/30, 293 yards, 1 touchdown
Top rushers
UW – Richard Newton: 10 rushes, 64 yards
STAN – Cameron Scarlett : 33 rushes, 151 yards, 1 touchdown
Top receiving
UCLA
Total
Bruins
14
7
6
7
34
Cardinal
10
0
0
6
16
Arizona
Arizona Wildcats (4–3) at Stanford Cardinal (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Wildcats
10
14
7 0 31
Cardinal
7
24
7 3 41
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : October 26, 2019Game time : 12:30 P.M.Game weather : Sunny and clear, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 31,711Referee : Mark DuddyTV announcers (Pac-12 Network) : Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
(12:07) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:53; Arizona 3–0 )
(8:20) STAN – Cameron Scarlett 1-yard run, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:47; Stanford 7–3 )
(2:55) ARIZ – Jalen Johnson 8-yard pass from Grant Gunnell, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; Arizona 10–7 )
Second quarter
(14:54) STAN – Brycen Tremayne 14-yard pass from K.J. Costello, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:50; Stanford 14–10 )
(7:55) STAN – Cameron Scarlett 8-yard run, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Stanford 21–10 )
(7:29) ARIZ – Khalil Tate 57-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:26; Stanford 21–17 )
(4:36) STAN – Simi Fehoko 44-yard pass from K.J. Costello, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:44; Stanford 28–17 )
(1:41) ARIZ – Jamarye Joiner 18-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Stanford 28–24 )
(0:07) STAN – Ryan Sanborn 33-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 1:34; Stanford 31–24 )
Third quarter
(9:32) ARIZ – Drew Dixon 9-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:37; Tied 31–31 )
(5:11) STAN – Simi Fehoko 14-yard pass from K.J. Costello, Ryan Sanborn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:21; Stanford 38–31 )
Fourth quarter
(6:18) STAN – Ryan Sanborn 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:59; Stanford 41–31 )
Statistics
ARIZ
STAN
First downs
29
26
Total yards
495
472
Rushing yards
37–222
31–160
Passing yards
273
312
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
24–40–2
30–43–0
Time of possession
25:29
34:31
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
Khalil Tate
17/33, 205 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
J. J. Taylor
16 carries, 107 yards
Receiving
Tayvian Cunningham
4 receptions, 61 yards
Stanford
Passing
K.J. Costello
30/43, 312 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Cameron Scarlett
19 carries, 102 yards, TD
Receiving
Simi Fehoko
3 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
At Colorado
Total
Cardinal
3
3
0
7
13
Buffaloes
7
3
0
6
16
At Washington State
Total
Cardinal
0
14
8
0
22
Cougars
13
9
10
17
49
Statistics
Statistics
STAN
WSU
First downs
23
33
Total yards
510
624
Rushing yards
6
104
Passing yards
504
520
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
26:06
33:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Stanford
Passing
Davis Mills
33–50, 504 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
Rushing
Osiris St. Brown
1 rush, 8 yards
Receiving
Connor Weddington
8 receptions, 119 yards
Washington State
Passing
Anthony Gordon
44–60, 520 yards, 5 TD, int
Rushing
Max Borghi
15 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Receiving
Brandon Arconado
9 receptions, 148 yards, TD
Quarterback Davis Mills set a school record during the game, throwing for 504 yards.[ 4]
California
California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Golden Bears
7
3
0 14 24
Cardinal
7
3
7 3 20
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
Date : November 23, 2019Game time : 1:00 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 48,904Referee : Chris CoyteTV : P12N Reference
Game information
First quarter
STAN – Donald Stewart 40-yard pass from Davis Mills (Ryan Sanborn kick), 13:00. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:00.
CAL – Christopher Brown 7-yard run (Greg Thomas kick), 0:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:02.
Second quarter
STAN – Ryan Sanborn 48-yard field goal, 11:45. Stanford 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:59.
CAL – Greg Thomas 49-yard field goal, 7:37. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:08.
Third quarter
STAN – Cameron Scarlett 1-yard run (Ryan Sanborn kick), 2:09. Stanford 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:59.
Fourth quarter
CAL – Nikko Remigio 18-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Greg Thomas kick), 7:44. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:15.
STAN – Ryan Sanborn 44-yard field goal, 2:23. Stanford 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:17.
CAL – Chase Garbers 16-yard run (Greg Thomas kick), 1:19. California 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:04.
Top passers
CAL – Chase Garbers – 20/30, 285 yards, TD
STAN – Davis Mills – 26/35, 290 yards, TD, 2 int
Top rushers
CAL – Chase Garbers – 13 rushes, 72 yards, TD
STAN – Cameron Scarlett – 12 rushes, 31 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAL – Nikko Remigio – 9 receptions, 157 yards, TD
STAN – Michael Wilson – 6 receptions, 63 yards
Notre Dame
Total
No. 16 Fighting Irish
7
14
7
17
45
Cardinal
10
7
0
7
24
Rankings
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Players drafted into the NFL
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