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2017 Stanford

9–⁠5 (7–⁠2 Pac-12), coached by David Shaw, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2017, game by game: won vs. Rice 62–7; lost at No. 6 USC 24–42; lost at San Diego State 17–20; won vs. UCLA 58–34; won vs. Arizona State 34–24; won at No. 20 Utah 23–20; won vs. Oregon 49–7; won at Oregon State 15–14; lost at No. 25 Washington State 21–24; won vs. No. 9 Washington 30–22; won vs. California 17–14; won vs. No. 9 Notre Dame 38–20; lost vs. No. 11 USC 28–31; lost vs. No. 13 TCU 37–39+55−18Won 62–7 vs. Rice+55RiceLost 24–42 at No. 6 USC-18No. 6 USCLost 17–20 at San Diego State-3San Diego StateWon 58–34 vs. UCLA+24UCLAWon 34–24 vs. Arizona State+10Arizona StateWon 23–20 at No. 20 Utah+3No. 20 UtahWon 49–7 vs. Oregon+42OregonWon 15–14 at Oregon State+1Oregon StateLost 21–24 at No. 25 Washington State-3No. 25 Washington StateWon 30–22 vs. No. 9 Washington+8No. 9 WashingtonWon 17–14 vs. California+3CaliforniaWon 38–20 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame+18No. 9 Notre DameLost 28–31 vs. No. 11 USC-3No. 11 USCLost 37–39 vs. No. 13 TCU-2No. 13 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsRiceW 62–⁠781%
Sep 9at6USCL 24–⁠4237%
Sep 16atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠2044%
Sep 23vsUCLAW 58–⁠3472%
Sep 30vsArizona StateW 34–⁠2480%
Oct 7at20UtahW 23–⁠2042%
Oct 14vsOregonW 49–⁠773%
Oct 26atOregon StateW 15–⁠1482%
Nov 4at25Washington StateL 21–⁠2455%
Nov 10vs9WashingtonW 30–⁠2248%
Nov 18vsCaliforniaW 17–⁠1478%
Nov 25vs9Notre DameW 38–⁠2056%
Dec 1vs11USCPac-12 Championship GameL 28–⁠3147%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs13TCUAlamo BowlL 37–⁠3956%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 39–⁠37 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 7: 23
  5. Wk 8: 22
  6. Wk 9: 20
  7. Wk 10: 18
  8. Wk 12: 20
  9. Wk 13: 20
  10. Wk 14: 14
  11. Wk 15: 15
  12. Final: 20

Pac-12 North champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Washington

Heisman voteBryce Love, second

Doak Walker AwardBryce Love, RB; also the Lombardi

Consensus All-AmericanBryce Love, RB

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearDavid Shaw, coach

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 14
Points
453–⁠318
Coach
David Shaw
Elo
1702 +57 this season
SP+ rating
15.8 No. 20 of 128; offense No. 16, defense No. 44, special teams No. 1
SRS
10.7 No. 25 of 130 in FBS
Returning
60% of last season’s EPA, No. 71 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 14 roster talent No. 14 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bloomgren
Defensive coordinator
Lance Anderson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 130
  • Defense63rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted57th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2142%1.3913th of 130
Defense0.0945%1.1363rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.07 def		42% off
43% def		—12th off
57th 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
Offense4.3own 3519% allowed
Defense3.5own 2814% caused

CORE rating 6.3, 38th of 130 (offense 7.3, defense 1.1).

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 yardsK.J. Costello QB1,573 yds
Passing touchdownsK.J. Costello QB14 TD
Rushing yardsBryce Love RB2,118 yds
Rushing touchdownsBryce Love RB19 TD
Receiving yardsJ.J. Arcega-Whiteside WR781 yds
Receiving touchdownsJ.J. Arcega-Whiteside WR9 TD
TacklesJustin Reid 94 tkl
SacksPeter Kalambayi OLB11 sacks
InterceptionsJustin Reid 5 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Foster Sarell OT★★★★★No. 5
Walker Little OT★★★★★No. 9
Davis Mills PRO★★★★★No. 15
Colby Parkinson TE★★★★No. 36
Paulson Adebo CB★★★★No. 110
Osiris St. Brown WR★★★★No. 132
Connor Wedington ATH★★★★No. 174
Sione Lund RB★★★★No. 192

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.992
Running backs14.00.923
Receivers33.70.929
Offensive line34.30.951
Defensive line24.00.903
Linebackers13.00.873
Defensive backs23.50.907
Athletes and specialists14.00.928
Whole class143.90.927

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 3Justin Reid SHouston Texans
Rd 3Harrison Phillips DTBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Dalton Schultz TEDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Peter Kalambayi OLBHouston Texans

Roster 103

The 2017 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 54 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠210–⁠316
Stanford7–⁠29–⁠520
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠37–⁠6
Arizona5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
California2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State0–⁠91–⁠11

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