Stanford Cardinal
ACCStanford, CAStanford Stadium
2026: 3–4 (1–3 ACC). Last: beat Elon 34–7 at home. Next: NC State, Friday, Oct 23, 10:30 p.m. ET.
- W 37–27Hawai’i
- L 6–45No. 7 Miami
- L 7–35at Duke
- W 34–27Georgia Tech
- L 3–57at Wake Forest
- L 7–58at No. 3 Notre Dame
- W 34–7Elon
- Oct 23NC State
- Oct 31at Louisville
- Nov 14at Virginia Tech
- Nov 21at California
- Nov 28SMU
- Outfitted by Nike
Stanford has played football since 1891 and is 608–502–34 in the 1,144 games on record here, which start in 1894. Stanford claims two national championships (1926, 1940). Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 2, in 1940. They have won nine Pacific Coast Conference titles (the last in 1951) and seven Pac-12 Conference titles, counting shared titles. Jim Plunkett won the Heisman Trophy here in 1970. Since 1936, the NFL Draft has taken 194 players from here in its first seven rounds, 25 of them in the first round. The AAFC and AFL drafts also took two players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 20 players and 6 coaches from Stanford. David Shaw (2011–2022) won more games here than any other coach: 96. The most-played rival is California: 127 meetings, Stanford leads 65–51–11. This season, under Tavita Pritchard, they’re 3–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 675–506–49 official; 608–502–34 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 15–14 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 282 ranked
- Elo now
- 1444 101st of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 90 · Composite No. 94 in FBS, Oct 17; down 5 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 16 last in 2015
- Bowl record
- 15–14–1 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 109 since 1894, 1,144 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Come Join The Band” (official)
- Mascot
- Stanford Tree
- Apparel
- Nike
- Band
- Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band since 1893
2026 season 3–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Hawai’i | W 37–27 | 45% |
| Sep 4 | vs 7Miami | L 6–45 | 27% |
| Sep 19 | at Duke | L 7–35 | 20% |
| Sep 26 | vs Georgia Tech | W 34–27 | 45% |
| Oct 3 | at Wake Forest | L 3–57 | 29% |
| Oct 10 | at 3Notre Dame | L 7–58 | 10% |
| Oct 17 | vs Elon | W 34–7 | 74% |
| Oct 23 | vs NC State | Preview | 45% |
| Oct 31 | at Louisville | Preview | 20% |
| Nov 14 | at Virginia Tech | Preview | 32% |
| Nov 21 | at California | Preview | 44% |
| Nov 28 | vs SMU | Preview | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–34- 20272 games: 2 home, non-conference only
- 20284 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20291 game: 1 home, non-conference only
- 20302 games: 2 home, non-conference only
- 20312 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20322 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20331 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Vanderbilt
- 20341 game: 1 home, non-conference only
Stanford’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, the next 8 seasons (2 more listed), as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of May 20, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Davis Warren1,630 passing yards, 7 TD (leads Stanford in passing yards)
- Micah Ford529 rushing yards, 8 TD (leads Stanford in rushing yards)
- Jaivion Green42 tackles (leads Stanford in tackles)
- Sam Mattingly39 tackles, 0.5 sacks
- Caden High21 catches, 307 yards, 3 TD (leads Stanford in receiving yards)
- Matt Rose38 tackles
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Stanford.
Jim Plunkett1970 Heisman
Andrew LuckHall of Fame, 2022
Frankie AlbertHall of Fame, 1956
Toby GerhartHall of Fame, 2024
John ElwayHall of Fame, 2000
Bill McCollHall of Fame, 1973
John BrodieHall of Fame, 1986
Bobby GraysonHall of Fame, 1955
Jeff SiemonHall of Fame, 2006- Ken MargerumHall of Fame, 2009
- Bill CorbusHall of Fame, 1957
Chuck TaylorHall of Fame, 1984
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- Stanford Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Stanford Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Stanford Cardinal; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Kris Richard · Independently corroborated
- Field Level Media; read 2026-10-10
- Sports Illustrated; read 2026-10-10
- Radio flagship
- KTCT · Official source
- Stanford Athletics; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike. Nike partner since at least 2001. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.
- Stanford Athletics, Aug 31, 2001: Stanford continues its sponsorship relationship with Nike; no term published
- Stanford Magazine: Earlier Nike contract ended June 2001; Nike and other suppliers gave $1.5M to $2M a year
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1894
Best seasons everOn Bluesky
Success Differential vs Explosive Differential through Week 5 (vs FBS only)... Duke is No. 1 in P4 in explosives differential. Stanford is... not. And Kansas? Skewed a bit w/a 55-0 win over MTSU.
Read on Bluesky
From reporters and writers who cover college football, linked to their posts on Bluesky.
More coverage
- NC State and Stanford meet in ACC action, winnipegfreepress.com,
- Micah Ford's 179 yards, 4 scores carry Stanford over Elon, tucsonpost.com,
- SEC Investment Management Director Brian Daly to Speak at Stanford Private Capital Roundtable, newsroomamerica.com,
- No. 4 Cal Men's Water Polo Set To Host No. 1 Stanford, swimswam.com,
- Week 5: Stanford in the NFL, stanforddaily.com,
- Stanford in the NFL: Week 5 Recap, gostanford.com,
- Parkway Venture Capital Ranks No. 1 Among U.S. Emerging Venture Firms in New Stanford Ranking, manilatimes.net,
- Stanford Second at Stu Nelson, gostanford.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Podcasts
- Micah Ford’s 4-TD Explosion: Stanford Routs Elon 34-7 | Beatline Cardinal, Beatline Cardinal, , 11 min
- Stanford's Post-Mortem: Can They Fix Pass Protection Before Elon? | Beatline Cardinal, Beatline Cardinal, , 15 min
Found through Podcast Index, the open podcast directory. Each link opens the episode’s page.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Tavita Pritchard | 2026 | 3–4 |
 Frank Reich | 2025 | 4–8 |
| Troy Taylor | 2023–2024 | 6–18 |
 David Shaw | 2011–2022 | 96–54 |
 Jim Harbaugh | 2007–2010 | 29–21 |
| Walt Harris | 2005–2006 | 6–17 |
 Buddy Teevens | 2002–2004 | 10–23 |
 Tyrone Willingham | 1995–2001 | 44–36–1 |
 Bill Walsh | 1977–1994 | 34–24–1 |
| Dennis Green | 1989–1991 | 16–18 |
| Jack Elway | 1984–1988 | 25–29–2 |
 Paul Wiggin | 1980–1983 | 16–28 |
| Ron Dowhower | 1979 | 5–5–1 |
 Jack Christiansen | 1972–1976 | 30–22–3 |
| John Ralston | 1963–1971 | 55–36–3 |
 Jack Curtice | 1958–1962 | 14–36 |
 Chuck Taylor | 1951–1957 | 40–29–2 |
 Marchy Schwartz | 1942–1950 | 28–28–4 |
 Clark Shaughnessy | 1940–1941 | 16–3 |
 Tiny Thornhill | 1933–1939 | 35–25–7 |
 Pop Warner | 1924–1932 | 71–17–8 |
 Andrew Kerr | 1922–1923 | 11–7 |
 Conrad Van Gent | 1921 | 4–2–2 |
 Walter Powell | 1920 | 4–3 |
| Bob Evans | 1919 | 4–3 |
| A.H. Badenoch | 1918 | 0–4 |
| James F. Lanagan | 1904 | 1–0 |
| Charles Fickert | 1901 | 0–1 |
 Walter Camp | 1894 | 1–1 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- California
65–51–11 ‡ in 127
- 2016 W 45–31
- 2017 W 17–14
- 2018 W 23–13
- 2019 L 20–24
- 2020 W 24–23
- 2021 L 11–41
- 2022 L 20–27
- 2023 L 15–27
- 2024 L 21–24
- 2025 W 31–10
Won the last one; holds the The Axe.
Next: Nov 21
- USC
34–65–3 ‡ in 102
- 2015 W 41–31
- 2015 W 41–22
- 2016 W 27–10
- 2017 L 24–42
- 2017 L 28–31
- 2018 W 17–3
- 2019 L 20–45
- 2021 W 42–28
- 2022 L 28–41
- 2023 L 10–56
Lost the last two.
- UCLA
43–49–3 in 95
- 2014 W 31–10
- 2015 W 56–35
- 2016 W 22–13
- 2017 W 58–34
- 2018 W 49–42
- 2019 L 16–34
- 2020 W 48–47
- 2021 L 24–35
- 2022 L 13–38
- 2023 L 7–42
Lost the last three.
| Opponent | Games | STAN record |
|---|---|---|
| California | 127 | 65–51–11 ‡ |
| USC | 102 | 34–65–3 ‡ |
| UCLA | 95 | 43–49–3 |
| Washington | 93 | 43–46–4 |
| Oregon State | 90 | 59–28–3 |
| Oregon | 84 | 47–36–1 |
| Washington State | 73 | 41–31–1 |
| San José State | 67 | 51–15–1 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: California, Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, Oregon.
The trophy it holds: The Axe (California, since 2025). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (94)
Every program Stanford has played, A to Z, with Stanford’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 4–3
- Alabama 0–1–1
- Arizona 17–15
- Arizona State 16–17 †
- Arkansas 1–0
- Army 7–5
- Boston College 3–2
- BYU 2–2
- Cal Poly 1–0
- California 65–51–11 ‡
- California Tech 3–0
- Chicago 1–1
- Clemson 0–2
- Colgate 1–0
- Colorado 7–6
- Columbia 0–2–1
- Cornell 1–0
- Dartmouth 4–0
- Duke 3–2
- East Carolina 0–1
- Elon 1–0
- Florida State 1–0
- Fresno State 3–0
- Georgia 1–0
- Georgia Tech 1–2
- Harvard 1–0
- Hawai’i 5–1
- Idaho 6–1
- Illinois 6–4
- Iowa 1–0
- Kansas 1–0
- Kansas State 1–1
- Louisville 1–0
- LSU 1–0
- Mare Island Marines 1–0
- Mare Island Navy 0–1
- Maryland 1–0
- Mather Field 0–1
- Miami 0–2
- Michigan 3–6–1
- Michigan State 2–4
- Minnesota 1–1–1
- Missouri 1–0
- Montana 4–0
- Navy 1–2–1
- NC State 0–1
- Nebraska 1–0
- Nevada 5–0–1
- North Carolina 2–2
- Northwestern 4–2–2
- Notre Dame 14–25 †
- Occidental 4–0
- Ohio State 3–2
- Oklahoma 1–4
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Olympic Club 10–5–1
- Oregon 47–36–1
- Oregon State 59–28–3
- Pacific 4–1
- Pacific Fleet 0–1
- Penn State 1–4
- Pittsburgh 2–3
- Purdue 1–3
- Rice 3–3
- Sacramento State 1–1
- Saint Mary’s (CA) 4–1
- Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight 1–0
- San Diego State 4–2
- San Francisco 8–0
- San José State 51–15–1
- Santa Clara 19–9–2
- SMU 1–2
- Syracuse 1–0
- TCU 0–4
- Texas 2–2
- Texas A&M 0–1
- Tulane 7–1
- U.S. Marines 1–0
- UC Davis 3–1
- UCF 1–1
- UCLA 43–49–3
- USC 34–65–3 ‡
- USS Boston 1–0
- Utah 3–7
- Vanderbilt 1–0
- Virginia 0–1
- Virginia Tech 1–1
- Wake Forest 1–3
- Washington 43–46–4
- Washington State 41–31–1
- West Coast Army 5–0
- West Virginia 1–0
- Wisconsin 1–4–1
- YMI 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
16, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1891–1905
- Pacific Coast Conference 1919–1942 and 1946–1958
- AAWU 1959–1967
- Pac-8 1968–1977
- Pac-10 1978–2010
- Pac-12 2011–2023
- ACC since 2024
- 1959Joined the AAWU from the Pacific Coast Conference. Source
- 2024Joined the ACC from the Pac-12, announced September 1, 2023. Source
Stanford’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
National award winners
All awardsConsensus All-Americans 37
Led the nation 14
| 2013 | Devon Cajuste yards per catch (22.9) |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart rushing yards (1,871 yds), rushing touchdowns (28 TD), points (166 pts) |
| 1987 | Alan Grant punt return average (16.5) |
| 1982 | John Elway passing touchdowns (24 TD) |
| 1979 | Turk Schonert passer rating (163.0) |
| 1978 | Steve Dils passing touchdowns (22 TD) |
| 1971 | Don Bunce total offense (2,805 yds) |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett total offense (3,189 yds) |
| 1959 | Chris Burford receptions (61 catches) |
| 1959 | Dick Norman passing yards (1,963 yds), total offense (2,018 yds) |
| 1956 | John Brodie passing yards (1,633 yds), passing touchdowns (12 TD), total offense (1,642 yds) |
| 1954 | John Stewart receiving yards (577 yds) |
| 1953 | Bobby Garrett passing yards (1,637 yds), passing touchdowns (17 TD), passer rating (142.2) |
| 1953 | Johnny Carson receptions (45 catches), receiving yards (663 yds) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 2017 | Bryce Love RB | 2nd |
| 2015 | Christian McCaffrey RB | 2nd |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck QB | 2nd |
| 2010 | Andrew Luck QB | 2nd |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart RB | 2nd |
| 1982 | John Elway QB | 2nd |
| 1953 | Bobby Garrett QB | 5th |
| 1951 | Bill McColl E | 4th |
| 1941 | Frankie Albert QB | 3rd |
| 1940 | Frankie Albert QB | 4th |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 20
- Coaches
- 6
| 2024 | Toby Gerhart RB |
| 2022 | Andrew Luck QB |
| 2014 | Darrin Nelson RB |
| 2009 | Ken Margerum WR |
| 2006 | Jeff Siemon LB |
| 2005 | Paul Wiggin DT |
| 2000 | John Elway QB |
| 1995 | Chris Burford E |
| 1992 | John Ralston coach here, 1963–1971 |
| 1990 | Jim Plunkett QB |
| 1986 | John Brodie QB |
| 1985 | Jim Moscrip E |
| 1984 | Chuck Taylor OG |
| 1982 | Hugh Gallarneau RB |
| 1973 | Bill McColl E |
| 1972 | Bob “Bones” Hamilton RB |
| 1971 | Ernie Nevers FB |
| 1968 | Clark Shaughnessy coach here, 1940–1941 |
| 1961 | Bob Reynolds OT |
| 1957 | Bill Corbus OG |
| 1956 | Frankie Albert QB |
| 1955 | Bobby Grayson FB |
| 1951 | Andrew Kerr coach here, 1922–1923 |
| 1951 | Fielding H. Yost coach, career 1898–1926 |
| 1951 | Pop Warner coach here, 1924–1932 |
| 1951 | Walter Camp coach here, 1894 |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 194 since 1936
- First-round picks
- 25
- AAFC and AFL picks
- 2 1947, 1961
| 2017 | Solomon Thomas DT | No. 3, San Francisco 49ers |
| 2017 | Christian McCaffrey RB | No. 8, Carolina Panthers |
| 2016 | Joshua Garnett OG | No. 28, San Francisco 49ers |
| 2015 | Andrus Peat OT | No. 13, New Orleans Saints |
| 2012 | Andrew Luck QB | No. 1, Indianapolis Colts |
| 2012 | David DeCastro OG | No. 24, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2003 | Kwame Harris OT | No. 26, San Francisco 49ers |
| 1993 | Darrien Gordon DB | No. 22, San Diego Chargers |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
Stanford University- Enrollment
- 18,625 7,904 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Stanford, California
- Public or private
- Private nonprofit; Research 1
- Founded
- 1885
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $124,080 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @StanfordFBallInstagram @StanfordFBallFacebook stanfordfootball
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones gostanford.com lists for its football program, as of Oct 12, 2026.
On the newsreel
- USC 14 STANFORD 0
- NAVY-STANFORD IN DEADLOCK
- WASHINGTON 19, STANFORD 11
- FALCONS BLANK STANFORD
- FOOTBALL — U.C.L.A.-STANFORD
- FOOTBALL — STANFORD-WASHINGTON
- TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
- FOOTBALL
- THE FOOTBALL PARADE — STANFORD COMES FROM BEHIND TO UPSET SOUTHERN CAL. 27-20
- CALIFORNIA ROUTS STANFORD
And 24 more
- STANFORD BLASTS U.S.C
- STANFORD SINKS WASHINGTON
- MICHIGAN DEFEATS STANFORD
- ARMY CRUSHES STANFORD
- MICHIGAN TROUNCES STANFORD
- “GOLDEN BEARS” NIP STANFORD “INDIANS” IN GRIDIRON CLASSIC
- WASH. STATE NIPS STANFORD, 14-13
- STANFORD “INDIANS” SCALP THE TROJANS IN GRIDIRON CLASSIC
- STANFORD BEATS WASHINGTON IN GRIDIRON CLASH
- STANFORD TOPS NEBRASKA IN ROSE BOWL
- U. OF CAL. “BEARS” DEFEAT STANFORD IN GRIDIRON CLASH
- DARTMOUTH BEATEN ON COAST
- Football
- Football
- CRIMSON TIDE SWAMPS CARDS IN ROSE BOWL GRID BATTLE
- FOOTBALL SEASON NEARS END
- GRID SEASON REACHES PEAK
- COLUMBIA TEAM WELCOMED
- SELECT ALL-AMERICA TEAM
- ALL-AMERICAN TEAM FOR 1932 HAS STARS FROM EVERY SECTION
- ALL-AMERICA BOARD OF FOOTBALL PICKS 1931 SUPER GRID SQUAD
- PALO ALTO, CA
- RECORD CROWD SEES TROJAN CINCH TITLE BY STANFORD DEFEAT
- BUILD BIGGEST BONFIRE ON EVE OF GRID CLASH
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record); some releases also via the Internet Archive. Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Films and books
On film
In books
Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA), about the program, its seasons, games and rivalries. Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National championsShaded: national title seasons, No. 1 in the final AP poll or claimed by Stanford (2 claimed).
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–4 | 1–3 | Tavita Pritchard | 1444 | -14.9 | ||
| 2025 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Frank Reich | 1406 | -11.8 | ||
| 2024 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Troy Taylor | 1350 | -8.2 | ||
| 2023 | 3–9 | 2–7 | Troy Taylor | 1349 | -11.9 | ||
| 2022 | 3–9 | 1–8 | David Shaw | 1344 | -7.2 | ||
| 2021 | 3–9 | 2–7 | David Shaw | 1389 | -10.2 | ||
| 2020 | 4–2 | 4–2 | David Shaw | 1519 | 1.6 | ||
| 2019 | 4–8 | 3–6 | 25 | David Shaw | 1473 | -4.7 | |
| 2018 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 13 | David Shaw | 1661 | 13.0 | |
| 2017 | 9–5 | 7–2 | 14 | 20 | David Shaw | 1702 | 15.8 |
| 2016 | 10–3 | 6–3 | 8 | 12 | David Shaw | 1718 | 16.4 |
| 2015 | 12–2 | 8–1 | 21 | 3 | David Shaw | 1803 | 22.8 |
| 2014 | 8–5 | 5–4 | 11 | David Shaw | 1719 | 21.4 | |
| 2013 | 11–3 | 7–2 | 4 | 11 | David Shaw | 1780 | 21.7 |
| 2012 | 12–2 | 8–1 | 21 | 7 | David Shaw | 1786 | 15.3 |
| 2011 | 11–2 | 8–1 | 7 | 7 | David Shaw | 1766 | 20.0 |
| 2010 | 12–1 | 8–1 | 4 | Jim Harbaugh | 1785 | 28.1 | |
| 2009 | 8–5 | 6–3 | Jim Harbaugh | 1612 | 10.7 | ||
| 2008 | 5–7 | 4–5 | Jim Harbaugh | 1443 | 2.2 | ||
| 2007 | 4–8 | 3–6 | Jim Harbaugh | 1362 | -6.7 | ||
| 2006 | 1–11 | 1–8 | Walt Harris | 1351 | -14.1 | ||
| 2005 | 5–6 | 4–4 | Walt Harris | 1469 | 0.6 | ||
| 2004 | 4–7 | 2–6 | Buddy Teevens | 1455 | 8.2 | ||
| 2003 | 4–7 | 2–6 | Buddy Teevens | 1412 | -5.1 | ||
| 2002 | 2–9 | 1–7 | Buddy Teevens | 1423 | -0.9 |
Every season back to 1894 (84 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9–3 | 6–2 | 16 | Tyrone Willingham | 1622 | 15.7 | |
| 2000 | 5–6 | 4–4 | Tyrone Willingham | 1520 | 9.2 | ||
| 1999 | 8–4 | 7–1 | Tyrone Willingham | 1593 | 10.7 | ||
| 1998 | 3–8 | 2–6 | Tyrone Willingham | 1434 | -5.1 | ||
| 1997 | 5–6 | 3–5 | 18 | Tyrone Willingham | 1493 | 6.2 | |
| 1996 | 7–5 | 5–3 | Tyrone Willingham | 1580 | 8.6 | ||
| 1995 | 7–4–1 | 5–3 | Tyrone Willingham | 1553 | 8.2 | ||
| 1994 | 3–7–1 | 2–6 | Bill Walsh | 1484 | -1.1 | ||
| 1993 | 4–7 | 2–6 | 15 | Bill Walsh | 1511 | 3.7 | |
| 1992 | 10–3 | 6–2 | 17 | 9 | Bill Walsh | 1727 | 22.1 |
| 1991 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 22 | Dennis Green | 1654 | 20.2 | |
| 1990 | 5–6 | 4–4 | Dennis Green | 1532 | 11.2 | ||
| 1989 | 3–8 | 3–5 | Dennis Green | 1451 | -2.4 | ||
| 1988 | 3–6–2 | 1–5–2 | Jack Elway | 1527 | 13.4 | ||
| 1987 | 5–6 | 4–4 | Jack Elway | 1540 | 6.8 | ||
| 1986 | 8–4 | 5–3 | Jack Elway | 1561 | 17.3 | ||
| 1985 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Jack Elway | 1443 | -3.8 | ||
| 1984 | 5–6 | 3–5 | Jack Elway | 1430 | 5.4 | ||
| 1983 | 1–10 | 1–7 | Paul Wiggin | 1345 | -12.6 | ||
| 1982 | 5–6 | 3–5 | Paul Wiggin | 1514 | 13.7 | ||
| 1981 | 4–7 | 4–4 | 18 | Paul Wiggin | 1504 | 7.1 | |
| 1980 | 6–5 | 3–4 | 15 | Paul Wiggin | 1550 | 12.8 | |
| 1979 | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 13 | Ron Dowhower | 1551 | 4.4 | |
| 1978 | 8–4 | 4–3 | 17 | Bill Walsh | 1665 | 20.4 | |
| 1977 | 9–3 | 5–2 | 15 | Bill Walsh | 1613 | 6.0 | |
| 1976 | 6–5 | 5–2 | Jack Christiansen | 1555 | 8.6 | ||
| 1975 | 6–4–1 | 5–2 | 20 | Jack Christiansen | 1536 | 9.0 | |
| 1974 | 5–4–2 | 5–1–1 | Jack Christiansen | 1545 | 7.1 | ||
| 1973 | 7–4 | 5–2 | Jack Christiansen | 1606 | 12.2 | ||
| 1972 | 6–5 | 2–5 | 20 | Jack Christiansen | 1606 | 12.8 | |
| 1971 | 9–3 | 6–1 | 19 | 10 | John Ralston | 1707 | 16.8 |
| 1970 | 9–3 | 6–1 | 10 | 8 | John Ralston | 1680 | 24.1 |
| 1969 | 7–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 16 | 19 | John Ralston | 1673 | |
| 1968 | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | John Ralston | 1598 | |||
| 1967 | 5–5 | 3–4 | John Ralston | 1489 | |||
| 1966 | 5–5 | 1–4 | John Ralston | 1521 | |||
| 1965 | 6–3–1 | 2–3 | John Ralston | 1519 | |||
| 1964 | 5–5 | 3–4 | John Ralston | 1508 | |||
| 1963 | 3–7 | 1–4 | John Ralston | 1418 | |||
| 1962 | 5–5 | 2–3 | Jack Curtice | 1443 | |||
| 1961 | 4–6 | 1–3 | Jack Curtice | 1366 | |||
| 1960 | 0–10 | 0–4 | Jack Curtice | 1297 | |||
| 1959 | 3–7 | 0–4 | Jack Curtice | 1409 | |||
| 1958 | 2–8 | 2–5 | Jack Curtice | 1376 | |||
| 1957 | 6–4 | 4–3 | Chuck Taylor | 1568 | |||
| 1956 | 4–6 | 3–4 | 14 | Chuck Taylor | 1532 | ||
| 1955 | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 16 | Chuck Taylor | 1587 | ||
| 1954 | 4–6 | 2–4 | Chuck Taylor | 1467 | |||
| 1953 | 6–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 19 | Chuck Taylor | 1580 | ||
| 1952 | 5–5 | 2–5 | 13 | Chuck Taylor | 1522 | ||
| 1951 | 9–2 | 6–1 | 7 | Chuck Taylor | 1630 | ||
| 1950 | 5–3–2 | 2–2–2 | 7 | Marchy Schwartz | 1564 | ||
| 1949 | 7–3–1 | 4–2 | Marchy Schwartz | 1579 | |||
| 1948 | 4–6 | 3–4 | Marchy Schwartz | 1441 | |||
| 1947 | 0–9 | 0–7 | Marchy Schwartz | 1362 | |||
| 1946 | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 17 | Marchy Schwartz | 1554 | ||
| 1942 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 12 | Marchy Schwartz | 1629 | ||
| 1941 | 6–3 | 4–3 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1619 | |||
| 1940 | 10–0 | 7–0 | 10 | 2 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1676 | |
| 1939 | 1–7–1 | 0–6–1 | Tiny Thornhill | 1408 | |||
| 1938 | 3–6 | 2–5 | Tiny Thornhill | 1498 | |||
| 1937 | 4–3–2 | 4–2–1 | Tiny Thornhill | 1556 | |||
| 1936 | 2–5–2 | 2–3–2 | Tiny Thornhill | 1553 | |||
| 1935 | 8–1 | 4–1 | Tiny Thornhill | 1710 | |||
| 1934 | 9–1–1 | 5–0 | Tiny Thornhill | 1668 | |||
| 1933 | 8–2–1 | 4–1 | Tiny Thornhill | 1593 | |||
| 1932 | 6–4–1 | 1–3–1 | Pop Warner | 1564 | |||
| 1931 | 7–2–2 | 2–2–1 | Pop Warner | 1634 | |||
| 1930 | 9–1–1 | 4–1 | Pop Warner | 1661 | |||
| 1929 | 9–2 | 5–1 | Pop Warner | 1636 | |||
| 1928 | 8–3–1 | 4–1–1 | Pop Warner | 1611 | |||
| 1927 | 8–2–1 | 4–0–1 | Pop Warner | 1595 | |||
| 1926 | 10–0–1 | 4–0 | Pop Warner | 1662 | |||
| 1925 | 7–2 | 4–1 | Pop Warner | 1586 | |||
| 1924 | 7–1–1 | 3–0–1 | Pop Warner | 1585 | |||
| 1923 | 7–2 | 2–2 | Andrew Kerr | 1529 | |||
| 1922 | 4–5 | 1–3 | Andrew Kerr | 1382 | |||
| 1921 | 4–2–2 | 1–1–1 | Conrad Van Gent | 1399 | |||
| 1920 | 4–3 | 2–1 | Walter Powell | 1380 | |||
| 1919 | 4–3 | 1–1 | Bob Evans | 1275 | |||
| 1918few games on file | 0–4 | A.H. Badenoch | 1278 | ||||
| 1904few games on file | 1–0 | James F. Lanagan | 1529 | ||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–1 | Charles Fickert | 1466 | ||||
| 1894few games on file | 1–1 | Walter Camp | 1472 |
Officially 675–506–49 since 1891 (per Wikipedia, as of 8/29/26); game by game here, 608–502–34 (−67 wins, −4 losses, −15 ties). Our file starts in 1894; the program began in 1891. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1895–1900, 1902–03, 1905–17, 1943–45: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.