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2019 Stanford

4–⁠8 (3–⁠6 Pac-12), coached by David Shaw.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2019, game by game: won vs. Northwestern 17–7; lost at USC 20–45; lost at No. 17 UCF 27–45; lost vs. No. 16 Oregon 6–21; won at Oregon State 31–28; won vs. No. 15 Washington 23–13; lost vs. UCLA 16–34; won vs. Arizona 41–31; lost at Colorado 13–16; lost at Washington State 22–49; lost vs. California 20–24; lost vs. No. 15 Notre Dame 24–45+10−27Won 17–7 vs. Northwestern+10NorthwesternLost 20–45 at USC-25USCLost 27–45 at No. 17 UCF-18No. 17 UCFLost 6–21 vs. No. 16 Oregon-15No. 16 OregonWon 31–28 at Oregon State+3Oregon StateWon 23–13 vs. No. 15 Washington+10No. 15 WashingtonLost 16–34 vs. UCLA-18UCLAWon 41–31 vs. Arizona+10ArizonaLost 13–16 at Colorado-3ColoradoLost 22–49 at Washington State-27Washington StateLost 20–24 vs. California-4CaliforniaLost 24–45 vs. No. 15 Notre Dame-21No. 15 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthwesternW 17–⁠758%
Sep 7atUSCL 20–⁠4551%
Sep 14at17UCFL 27–⁠4528%
Sep 21vs16OregonL 6–⁠2157%
Sep 28atOregon StateW 31–⁠2867%
Oct 5vs15WashingtonW 23–⁠1337%
Oct 17vsUCLAL 16–⁠3481%
Oct 26vsArizonaW 41–⁠3162%
Nov 9atColoradoL 13–⁠1662%
Nov 16atWashington StateL 22–⁠4939%
Nov 23vsCaliforniaL 20–⁠2462%
Nov 30vs15Notre DameL 24–⁠4524%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 45–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 23
Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 9th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
260–⁠358
Coach
David Shaw
Elo
1473 −134 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 88 of 130; offense No. 74, defense No. 87, special teams No. 51
SRS
−2.5 No. 77 of 130 in FBS
Returning
60% of last season’s EPA, No. 65 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 21 roster talent No. 20 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tavita Pritchard
Defensive coordinator
Lance Anderson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense75th of 130
  • Defense105th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted94th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1043%1.1875th of 130
Defense0.1948%1.21105th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.15 def		43% off
46% def		—59th off
94th 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
Offense3.3own 2722% allowed
Defense3.8own 2818% caused

CORE rating -5.5, 93rd of 130 (offense -1.9, defense 3.6).

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 yardsDavis Mills QB1,943 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Mills QB11 TD
Rushing yardsCameron Scarlett RB840 yds
Rushing touchdownsCameron Scarlett RB7 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Wilson WR672 yds
Receiving touchdownsSimi Fehoko WR6 TD
TacklesAndrew Pryts LB72 tkl
SacksCasey Toohill LB8 sacks
InterceptionsPaulson Adebo CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Elijah Higgins WR★★★★No. 85
Austin Jones RB★★★★No. 119
Branson Bragg OC★★★★No. 125
Stephen Herron Jr. WDE★★★★No. 142
Joshua Pakola SDE★★★★No. 195
Tristan Sinclair OLB★★★★No. 240
Salim Turner-Muhammad CB★★★★No. 260
Colby Bowman WR★★★★No. 274

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.911
Receivers43.30.883
Offensive line53.20.888
Defensive line33.70.915
Linebackers14.00.912
Defensive backs73.00.853
Athletes and specialists23.00.835
Whole class243.30.879

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 4Colby Parkinson TESeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Casey Toohill DEPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 103

The 2019 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠25
Utah8–⁠111–⁠316
USC7–⁠28–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA4–⁠54–⁠8
Washington State3–⁠66–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8

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