
2007 Stanford
4–8 (3–6 Pac-10), coached by Jim Harbaugh. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 USC 24–23Oct 6
USC was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs | L 17–45 | 36% |
| Sep 15 | vs | W 37–0 | 47% |
| Sep 22 | vs | L 31–55 | 28% |
| Sep 29 | vs | L 3–41 | 29% |
| Oct 6 | at | W 24–23 | 7% |
| Oct 13 | vs | L 36–38 | 29% |
| Oct 20 | at | W 21–20 | 29% |
| Oct 27 | at | L 6–23 | 22% |
| Nov 3 | vs | L 9–27 | 52% |
| Nov 10 | at | L 17–33 | 25% |
| Nov 24 | vs | L 14–21 | 42% |
| Dec 1 | vs | W 20–13 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat California 20–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–6 tied for 7th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 235–339
- Coach
- Jim Harbaugh
- Elo
- 1362 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.7 No. 78 of 120; offense No. 94, defense No. 60, special teams No. 68
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 68 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 51
- Offensive coordinator
- David Shaw
- Defensive coordinator
- Scott Shafer
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.03 | 36% | 0.94 | 105th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.04 | 41% | 0.97 | 62nd of 119 |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 29 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 32 | 3% caused |
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.
Top recruits in the 2007 class
| Tyler Mabry OT | ★★★ | No. 768 |
| Coby Fleener TE | ★★★ | No. 879 |
| Jeremy Stewart RB | ★★★ | No. 879 |
| L.D. Crow PRO | ★★★ | No. 879 |
| Chike Amajoyi RB | ★★★ | No. 1009 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2007 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Running backs | 3 | 2.7 | 0.816 |
| Receivers | 2 | 2.5 | 0.778 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.824 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.722 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.798 |
| Whole class | 12 | 2.7 | 0.798 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
All-Pac-10
2 second teamSecond team
Jay OttovegioPCoaches-2
Wopamo OsaisaiSpecial teams playerCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2007 Pac-10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–2 | 11–2 | 3 | |
| 7–2 | 10–3 | 16 | |
| 6–3 | 9–4 | 25 | |
| 5–4 | 9–4 | 23 | |
| 5–4 | 6–7 | ||
| 4–5 | 5–7 | ||
| 3–6 | 7–6 | ||
| 3–6 | 5–7 | ||
| 3–6 | 4–8 | ||
| 2–7 | 4–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.