2023 Stanford Cardinal football team

2023 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Troy Taylor (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Bobby April (1st season)
Base defense	2–4–5
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Washington y$^		9	–	0					14	–	1
No. 6 Oregon y		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Arizona		7	–	2					10	–	3
Oregon State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Utah		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	5					6	–	7
UCLA		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington State		2	–	7					5	–	7
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
Arizona State*		2	–	7					3	–	9
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team represented 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 played its home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

This was 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Stanford years	Alma mater
Troy Taylor	Head coach / Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks coach	1st	California (1990)
Bobby April III	Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach	1st	Louisiana–Lafayette (1996)
Bob Gregory	Safeties coach / Special teams coordinator	1st	Washington State (1986)
Malcolm Agnew	Running backs coach	1st	Southern Illinois (2015)
Nate Byham	Tight ends coach	1st	Pittsburgh (2010)
Mark D’Onofrio	Inside linebackers coach	1st	Penn State (1991)
Al Netter	Co-Offensive Line Coach	1st	Northwestern (2011)
Viane Talamaivao	Co-Offensive Line Coach	1st	USC (2018)
Ross Kolodziej	Defensive Line	1st	Wisconsin (2001)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	W 37–24	13,739
September 9	7:30 p.m.	at No. 6 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FOX	L 10–56	67,213
September 16	5:00 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 23–30	23,848
September 23	4:00 p.m.	Arizona	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 20–21	38,046
September 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 6–42	32,160
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	W 46–43 2OT	53,154
October 21	7:30 p.m.	No. 25 UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	L 7–42	30,225
October 28	4:00 p.m.	No. 5 Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 33–42	24,380
November 4	6:00 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 10–7	24,385
November 11	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 17–62	37,107
November 18	3:30 p.m.	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	P12N	L 15–27	52,971
November 25	4:00 p.m.	No. 18 Notre Dame*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	P12N	L 23–56	30,901
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2023 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Mudia Reuben So RB 2 Casey Filkins Sr WR 3 Bryce Farrell Sr WR 5 John Humphreys Sr QB 8 Justin Lamson So QB 9 Myles Jackson Fr QB 10 Beau Nelson Sr QB 11 Ari Patu Jr WR 13 Elic Ayomanor So QB 14 Ashton Daniels So RB 15 Ryan Butler So QB 17 Charlie Mirer So WR 19 Silas Starr Sr RB 22 E. J. Smith Sr RB 23 Jacob Lowe So WR 24 Tiger Bachmeier Fr WR 25 Ismael Cisse Fr RB 26 Sedrick Irvin Fr RB 33 Kenaj Washington So RB 34 Caleb Hampton Fr WR 37 Myles Libman Fr RB 38 Brendon Barrow Jr WR 39 Brayden Hagle Fr WR 39 Tyler Kuo Fr TE 46 Chico Holt Fr WR 49 Evan Jackson Jr OL 52 Lucas Heyer So OL 55 Simione Pale Fr OL 57 Levi Rogers Sr OL 58 Alec Bank Jr OL 61 Trevor Mayberry Jr OL 65 Allen Thomason Fr OL 67 Fisher Anderson So OL 69 Jake Maikkula So OL 71 Connor McLaughlin Sr OL 73 Charlie Symonds Fr OL 74 James Pogorelc Sr OL 76 Jack Leyrer Jr OL 77 Logan Berzins Sr OL 78 Luke Baklenko Fr WR 80 David Kasemervisz Jr WR 81 Ahmari Borden Fr WR 82 Jayson Raines Jr WR 83 Jackson Harris Fr TE 84 Benjamin Yurosek Sr TE 85 Shield Taylor Jr TE 86 Sam Roush So WR 87 Jason Thompson So TE 88 C.J. Hawkins So TE 89 Lukas Ungar Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class ILB 0 Gaethan Bernadel Jr CB 4 Zahran Manley GS CB 6 Collin Wright So ILB 8 Tristan Sinclair GS OLB 9 Aaron Armitage Jr ILB 10 Spencer Jorgensen GS OLB 11 Tevarua Tafiti So OLB 14 Wilfredo Aybar Jr CB 17 Jshawn Frausto-Ramos Fr S 18 Jimmy Wyrick Jr CB 20 Jaden Slocum Jr S 21 Scotty Edwards So S 22 Ché Ojarikre Fr OLB 23 David Bailey So S 27 Omari Porter Sr CB 28 Joshua Thompson So CB 29 Terian Williams So ILB 30 Ese Dubre Jr CB 31 Aaron Morris Fr S 32 Mitch Leigber Jr S 33 Alaka'i Gilman Sr ILB 35 Matt Rose So OLB 36 Tre Williams Fr S 38 Kale Lucas Jr DL 40 Tobin Phillips Sr ILB 41 Anson Pulsipher So OLB 44 Ernest Cooper So OLB 45 Omar Staples Fr DB 46 Caymus Rooney Fr CB 47 Caleb Ellis Jr ILB 48 Benjamin Hudson So DB 49 Adam Rourke Fr DL 50 R. J. Gaskins Fr DL 51 Jaxson Moi So ILB 53 Carson Berger Fr ILB 54 Kiersten Lee Sr DL 55 Matthew Merritt Sr ILB 56 Miles McGee Fr ILB 57 Spencer Lytle Jr DL 72 Austin Uke Jr DL 75 Braden Marceau-Olayinka Fr OLB 90 Gavin Geweniger Fr DL 91 Pat Caughey So OLB 92 Lance Keneley Sr DL 94 Anthony Franklin Jr DL 95 Aristotle Taylor Jr DL 97 Zach Rowell So DL 98 Zach Buckey Jr DL 99 Zephron Lester Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Emmet Kenney Jr P 15 Connor Weselman Jr P/K 37 Aidan Flintoft Fr LS 42 Bailey Parsons Sr K 43 Joshua Karty Sr LS 47 Alejando Chavez So LS 93 Peyton Warford So	Head coach Troy Taylor – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Coordinators/assistant coaches Bobby April III – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Bob Gregory – Special teams coordinator/safeties Malcolm Agnew – Running backs Nate Byham – Tight ends Mark D'Onofrio – Inside linebackers Al Netter – Co-offensive linemen Viane Talamaivao – Co-offensive linemen Ross Kolodziej – Defensive linemen Tyler Osborne – Wide receivers/assistant quarterbacks Paul Williams – Cornerbacks Ryan Deatrick – Director, Strength and Conditioning Dylan Cruz – Offensive quality control analyst Corey Edsall – Offensive quality control analyst Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst Vavae Malepeai – Offensive quality control analyst Ryan Bright – Defensive quality control analyst Justin Woodley – Defensive quality control analyst Fred Guidici – Special teams control analyst Thomas Merkle – Offensive graduate assistant Jonathan McDonald – Defensive graduate assistant Jacob Russell – Defensive graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 4, 2023

Game summaries

at Hawaii

See also: 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Stanford Cardinal (0–0) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Game information

First quarter (7:25) STAN – E. J. Smith 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:17; Stanford 7–0) Second quarter (14:11) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 7-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:48; Tied 7–7) (12:24) STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 32-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Stanford 14–7) (4:25) STAN – Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:59; Stanford 21–7) (0:00) HAW – Matthew Shipley 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:03; Stanford 21–10) Third quarter (11:07) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:53; Stanford 24–10) (1:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:28; Stanford 27–10) Fourth quarter (14:52) HAW – Steven McBride 24-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Stanford 27–16) (9:15) STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:37; Stanford 30–16) (5:30) STAN – John Humphreys 13-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:35; Stanford 37–16) (1:08) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 16-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Brayden Schager two-point pass to Devon Tauaefa (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:14; Stanford 37–24)

Statistics	STAN	HAW
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
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

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team

Stanford Cardinal (1–0) at No. 6 USC Trojans (2–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Game information

First quarter (11:59) USC – Caleb Williams 21-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; USC 7–0) (9:05) USC – MarShawn Lloyd 5-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22; USC 14–0) (0:07) USC - Austin Jones 1-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:55; USC 21–0) Second quarter (13:43) USC – Zachariah Branch 75-yard punt return, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, -5 yards, 1:17; USC 28–0) (10:42) USC – Dorian Singer 19-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:01; USC 34–0) (6:57) STAN – Joshua Karty 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:45; USC 34–3) (6:46) USC – Brenden Rice 75-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; USC 41–3) (0:10) USC – Lake McRee 1-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:24; USC 49–3) Third quarter None Fourth quarter (3:35) STAN – Justin Lamson 1-yard rush, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:13; USC 49–10) (0:58) USC – Miller Moss 15-yard rush, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; USC 56–10)

Statistics	STAN	USC
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
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)

See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Sacramento State Hornets (2–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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)
• Sources:

Game information

First quarter (6:34) STAN – Casey Filkins 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:30; Stanford 7–0) (0:44) SAC – Zach Schreiner 24-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:50; Stanford 7–3) Second quarter (13:07) STAN – Elic Ayomanor 51-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:37; Stanford 14–3) (6:01) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 1-yard run, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:33; Stanford 14–10) (0:35) SAC – Kaiden Bennett 2-yard run, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:21; Sacramento State 17–14) Third quarter (10:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 41-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:25; Tied 17–17) (2:25) SAC – Zach Schreiner 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:31; Sacramento State 20–17) Fourth quarter (13:30) STAN – Joshua Karty 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:55; Tied 20–20) (8:53) STAN – Joshua Karty 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:51; Stanford 23–20) (4:13) SAC – Zach Schreiner 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:40; Tied 23–23) (1:32) SAC – Marcus Fisher 49-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:51; Sacramento State 30–23)

Statistics	SAC	STAN
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
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

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team

Arizona Wildcats (2–1) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Game information

First quarter (10:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:39; Stanford 3–0) Second quarter (13:37) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 36-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:23; Arizona 7–3) (5:44) STAN – Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:58; Stanford 10–7) Third quarter (5:53) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 7-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:45; Arizona 14–10) (1:49) STAN – Sedrick Irvin 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Stanford 17–14) Fourth quarter (7:42) ARIZ – D. J. Williams 2-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:58; Arizona 21–17) (3:09) STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:34; Arizona 21–20)

Statistics	ARIZ	STAN
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
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

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ORE –27.0	59.5

No. 9 Oregon Ducks (4–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Game information

First quarter (7:18) STAN – Joshua Karty 37-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 46 yards, 7:42; Stanford 3–0) Second quarter (14:55) STAN – Joshua Karty 53-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:00; Stanford 6–0) (8:15) ORE – Jordan James 30-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:18; Oregon 7–6) (2:23) ORE – Bucky Irving 17-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:02; Oregon 14–6) Third quarter (10:43) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 10-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:17; Oregon 21–6) (8:54) ORE – Troy Franklin 46-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:04; Oregon 28–6) (1:43) ORE – Troy Franklin 5-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:19; Oregon 35–6) Fourth quarter (11:33) ORE – Traeshon Holden 9-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:41; Oregon 42–6)

Statistics	ORE	STAN
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
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

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Stanford Cardinal (1–4) at Colorado Buffaloes (4–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
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 (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:25) COL - Xavier Weaver 9-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:13; Colorado 7-0) (3:36) COL - Travis Hunter 24-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:13; Colorado 14-0) Second quarter (8:42) COL - Xavier Weaver 39-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Caleb Fauria run for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:48; Colorado 22-0) (2:57) COL - Xavier Weaver 14-yard run, Alejandro Mata Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:47; Colorado 29-0) Third quarter (9:01) STAN - Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:08; Colorado 29-6) (6:18) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 97-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:15; Colorado 29-12) (4:45) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 60-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:21; Colorado: 29-19) Fourth quarter (12:29) STAN - Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:34; Colorado 29-26) (11:18) COL - Travis Hunter 16-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Colorado 36-26) (5:06) STAN - Bryce Farrell 3-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:12; Colorado 36-33) (0:00) STAN - Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 2:55; Tied 36-36) First overtime COL - Javon Antonio 4-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; Colorado: 43-36) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 30-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards; Tied 43-43) Second overtime STAN - Joshua Karty 31-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards; Stanford 46-43)

Statistics	STAN	COL
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
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

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCLA –17.0	51.5

No. 25 UCLA Bruins (4–2) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Game information

First quarter (10:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 2-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; UCLA 7-0) (7:15) UCLA - Carson Steele 8-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:55; UCLA 14-0) Second quarter (5:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 3-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:43; UCLA 21-0) Third quarter (6:47) UCLA - J. Michael Sturdivant 8-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:11; UCLA 28-0) (4:56) UCLA - Moliki Matavao 20-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:57; UCLA 35-0) (3:11) STAN - Tiger Bachmeier 20-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; UCLA 35-7) Fourth quarter (14:28) UCLA - TJ Harden 22-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:39; UCLA 42-7)

Statistics	UCLA	STAN
First downs	32	15
Total yards	503	292
Rushes/yards	221	24
Passing yards	282	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–34–0	27–45–1
Time of possession	36:56	23:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	20–28, 240 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Carson Steele	20 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	J. Michael Sturdivant	5 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	27–45, 368 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sedrick Irvin	3 carries, 16 yards
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	8 receptions, 90 yards

vs No. 5 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team

No. 5 Washington Huskies (7–0) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–5) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Huskies	7	14	7	14	42
Cardinal	0	13	13	7	33

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: October 28, 2023
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,381
• Referee: Cravonne Barrett
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (6:26) WASH - Jack Westover 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:41; WASH 7-0) Second quarter (12:24) STAN - Ashton Daniels 5-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:55; TIE 7-7) (9:20) WASH - Rome Odunze 7-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; WASH 14-7) (5:09) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 92-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:14; WASH 21-7) (1:05) STAN - Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:04; WASH 21-10) (0:00) STAN - Joshua Karty 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 0:41; WASH 21-13) Third quarter (10:01) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 39-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:16; WASH 21-19) (3:55) WASH - Ja'Lynn Polk 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:28; WASH 28-19) (1:17) STAN - Ashton Daniels 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; WASH 28-26) Fourth quarter (14:14) WASH - Devin Culp 24-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:58; WASH 35-26) (6:46) STAN - Justin Lemon 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:51; WASH 35-33) (1:36) WASH - Dillon Johnson 13-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:44; WASH 42-33)

Statistics	WASH	STAN
First downs	23	26
Total yards	460	495
Rushes/yards	91	128
Passing yards	369	367
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–37–1	31–49–0
Time of possession	25:20	34:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	21–37, 369 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	18 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ja'Lynn Polk	5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	31–48, 367 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ashton Daniels	18 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	9 receptions, 146 yards, TD

at Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team

Stanford Cardinal (2–6) at Washington State Cougars (4–4) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	7	3	10
Cougars	0	7	0	0	7

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

• Date: November 4, 2023
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• Game attendance: 24,385
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter (6:18) WSU - Josh Kelly 9-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:53; WSU 7-0) Third quarter (2:55) STAN - Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:25; Tied 7-7) Fourth quarter (5:56) STAN - Joshu Karty 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:00; STAN 10-7)

Statistics	STAN	WSU
First downs	18	16
Total yards	217	245
Rushes/yards	38–75	24–4
Passing yards	142	241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–1	24–40–1
Time of possession	34:25	25:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	15–31, 115 yards, INT
	Rushing	Justin Lamson	20 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam Roush	7 receptions, 61 yards
Washington State	Passing	Cameron Ward	24–40, 241 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Djouvensky Schlenbaker	13 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Josh Kelly	4 receptions, 82 yards, TD

at No. 12 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

Stanford Cardinal (3–6) at No. 12 Oregon State Beavers (7–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	3	7	0	17
No. 12 Beavers	14	20	21	7	62

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

• Date: November 11, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 37,107
• Referee: John Love
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (9:52) OSU - Damien Martinez 7-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:37; OSU 7-0) (5:33) OSU - Damien Martinez 59-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:20; OSU 14-0) (0:23) STAN - Ashton Daniels 7-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:11; OSU 14-7) Second quarter (13:44) OSU - Damien Martinez 15-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:35; OSU 21-7) (10:17) OSU - Jermaine Terry II 40-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:50; OSU 28-7) (3:04) STAN - Joshua Karty 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 7:13; OSU 28-10) (0:15) OSU - Damien Martinez 5-yard run, extra point missed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; OSU 34-10) Third quarter (8:09) OSU - Deshaun Fenwick 13-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:51; OSU 41-10) (3:48) OSU - Aidan Chiles 1-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:52; OSU 48-10) (1:43) OSU - Deshaun Fenwick 37-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:27; OSU 55-10) (1:30) STAN - Elic Ayomanor 75-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; OSU 55-17) Fourth quarter (5:54) OSU - Riley Sharp 28-yard pass from Aidan Chiles, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:58; OSU 62-17)

Statistics	STAN	OSU
First downs	18	29
Total yards	324	598
Rushes/yards	32–127	40–277
Passing yards	242	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-32-4	18-28-0
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	10/16, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Ashton Daniels	9 carries, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	3 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Oregon State	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	12/19, 240 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Damien Martinez	15 rushes, 149 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Anthony Gould	1 reception, 61 yards

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

California Golden Bears (4–6) vs Stanford Cardinal (3–7) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	7	7	6	27
Cardinal	3	3	9	0	15

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: November 18, 2023
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,971
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAL	STAN
First downs	29	12
Total yards	455	289
Rushes/yards	47–161	24–101
Passing yards	294	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–37–1	18–35–0
Time of possession	35:36	24:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	24/36, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	36 carries, 166 yards, TD
	Receiving	Trond Grizzell	7 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	18/35, 188 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ashton Daniels	12 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Sam Roush	4 receptions, 62 yards

vs No. 18 Notre Dame

See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) vs Stanford Cardinal (3–8) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Fighting Irish	7	21	21	7	56
Cardinal	13	3	0	7	23

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: November 25, 2023
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 30,901
• Referee: Michael Roche
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:59) STAN – Joshua Karty 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:01; Stanford 3–0) (5:37) ND – Audric Estimé 39-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:45; Notre Dame 7–3) (2:23) STAN – Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:14; Notre Dame 7–6) (1:31) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 14-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards 0:37; Stanford 13–7) Second quarter (11:56) ND – Jaden Greathouse 15-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 14–13) (8:57) STAN – Joshua Karty 56-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:25; Stanford 16–14) (3:53) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Notre Dame 21–16) (0:19) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 3-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 28–16) Third quarter (10:25) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 35–16) (6:08) ND – Jordan Faison 45-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 42–16) (1:12) ND – Audric Estimé 25-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 49–16) Fourth quarter (12:41) ND – Javontae Jean-Baptiste 60-yard return of blocked field goal, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 56–16) (7:16) STAN – Justin Lamson 4-yard run, Emmett Kenney kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:58; Notre Dame 56–23)

Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs	28	19
Total yards	521	359
Rushes/yards	48–381	31–143
Passing yards	140	216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–15–2	21–42–1
Time of possession	27:13	32:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	8/14, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	25 carries, 238 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	15/25, 152 yards, INT
	Rushing	Justin Lamson	10 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	E. J. Smith	7 receptions, 116 yards