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2016 Stanford

10–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by David Shaw, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2016, game by game: won vs. Kansas State 26–13; won vs. USC 27–10; won at UCLA 22–13; lost at No. 10 Washington 6–44; lost vs. Washington State 16–42; won at Notre Dame 17–10; lost vs. Colorado 5–10; won at Arizona 34–10; won vs. Oregon State 26–15; won at Oregon 52–27; won at California 45–31; won vs. Rice 41–17; won vs. North Carolina 25–23+25−38Won 26–13 vs. Kansas State+13Kansas StateWon 27–10 vs. USC+17USCWon 22–13 at UCLA+9UCLALost 6–44 at No. 10 Washington-38No. 10 WashingtonLost 16–42 vs. Washington State-26Washington StateWon 17–10 at Notre Dame+7Notre DameLost 5–10 vs. Colorado-5ColoradoWon 34–10 at Arizona+24ArizonaWon 26–15 vs. Oregon State+11Oregon StateWon 52–27 at Oregon+25OregonWon 45–31 at California+14CaliforniaWon 41–17 vs. Rice+24RiceWon 25–23 vs. North Carolina+2North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsKansas StateW 26–⁠1381%
Sep 17vsUSCW 27–⁠1072%
Sep 24atUCLAW 22–⁠1361%
Sep 30at10WashingtonL 6–⁠4457%
Oct 8vsWashington StateL 16–⁠4275%
Oct 15atNotre DameW 17–⁠1051%
Oct 22vsColoradoL 5–⁠1075%
Oct 29atArizonaW 34–⁠1066%
Nov 5vsOregon StateW 26–⁠1588%
Nov 12atOregonW 52–⁠2759%
Nov 19atCaliforniaW 45–⁠3169%
Nov 26vsRiceW 41–⁠1791%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaSun BowlW 25–⁠2361%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 25–⁠23 in the Sun Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 14: 17
  8. Wk 15: 16
  9. Final: 12
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 5th in Pac-12
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 7
Points
342–⁠265
Coach
David Shaw
Elo
1718 +16 this season
SP+ rating
16.4 No. 13 of 128; offense No. 53, defense No. 12, special teams No. 3
SRS
11.9 No. 18 of 128 in FBS
Returning
40% of last season’s EPA, No. 106 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 16 roster talent No. 17 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bloomgren
Defensive coordinator
Lance Anderson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense58th of 128
  • Defense47th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted57th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%1.1658th of 128
Defense0.0842%1.2447th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.05 def		44% off
39% def		—57th off
34th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.6own 3416% allowed
Defense3.4own 2617% caused

CORE rating 3.0, 43rd of 128 (offense -0.3, defense -3.3).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsRyan Burns QB1,158 yds
Passing touchdownsKeller Chryst QB10 TD
Rushing yardsChristian McCaffrey RB1,603 yds
Rushing touchdownsChristian McCaffrey RB13 TD
Receiving yardsTrenton Irwin WR442 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Arcega-Whiteside WR5 TD
TacklesSolomon Thomas DE61 tkl
SacksSolomon Thomas DE8 sacks
InterceptionsDallas Lloyd 5 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Kaden Smith TE★★★★No. 38
K.J. Costello PRO★★★★No. 48
Curtis Robinson OLB★★★★No. 60
Simi Fehoko WR★★★★No. 158
Clark Yarbrough OT★★★★No. 192
Devery Hamilton OT★★★★No. 241
Treyjohn Butler CB★★★★No. 307
Andrew Pryts S★★★★No. 311

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.975
Running backs22.50.827
Receivers53.40.890
Offensive line63.30.872
Defensive line53.20.867
Linebackers14.00.969
Defensive backs43.50.884
Athletes and specialists22.50.801
Whole class263.30.875

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.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Solomon Thomas DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 1Christian McCaffrey RBCarolina Panthers

Roster 103

The 2016 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠112–⁠24
Colorado8–⁠110–⁠417
USC7–⁠210–⁠33
Washington State7–⁠28–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠310–⁠312
Utah5–⁠49–⁠423
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon2–⁠74–⁠8
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona1–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.