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2026 Stanford

3–⁠4 (1–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tavita Pritchard. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠4, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2026, game by game: won vs. Hawai’i 37–27; lost vs. No. 7 Miami 6–45; lost at Duke 7–35; won vs. Georgia Tech 34–27; lost at Wake Forest 3–57; lost at No. 3 Notre Dame 7–58; won vs. Elon 34–7+27−54Won 37–27 vs. Hawai’i+10Hawai’iLost 6–45 vs. No. 7 Miami-39No. 7 MiamiLost 7–35 at Duke-28DukeWon 34–27 vs. Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechLost 3–57 at Wake Forest-54Wake ForestLost 7–58 at No. 3 Notre Dame-51No. 3 Notre DameWon 34–7 vs. Elon+27Elon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsHawai’iW 37–⁠2745%
Sep 4vs7MiamiL 6–⁠4527%
Sep 19atDukeL 7–⁠3520%
Sep 26vsGeorgia TechW 34–⁠2745%
Oct 3atWake ForestL 3–⁠5729%
Oct 10at3Notre DameL 7–⁠5810%
Oct 17vsElonW 34–⁠774%
Oct 23vsNC StatePreview45%
Oct 31atLouisvillePreview20%
Nov 14atVirginia TechPreview32%
Nov 21atCaliforniaPreview44%
Nov 28vsSMUPreview28%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 15th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
128–⁠256
Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Elo
1444 +6 this season
SP+ rating
-14.9 No. 124 of 138; offense No. 113, defense No. 122, special teams No. 123
SRS
−9.0 No. 101 of 138 in FBS
Returning
21% of last season’s EPA, No. 96 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 37 roster talent No. 50 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Terry Heffernan
Defensive coordinator
Kris Richard
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 138
  • Defense138th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted101st of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted137th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0437%1.1898th of 138
Defense0.3750%1.35138th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.24 def		37% off
47% def		—101st off
137th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense39%8.7 yds11%2.9018%
Defense47%8.3 yds12%3.4014%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 2514% allowed
Defense5.1own 3111% caused

CORE rating -10.6, 106th of 138 (offense -1.4, defense 9.1).

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 yardsDavis Warren QB1,630 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Warren QB7 TD
Rushing yardsMicah Ford RB529 yds
Rushing touchdownsMicah Ford RB8 TD
Receiving yardsCaden High WR307 yds
Receiving touchdownsCaden High WR3 TD
TacklesJaivion Green S42 tkl
SacksGabe Kaminski LB2 sacks
InterceptionsBrandon Nicholson CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Zion Robinson WR★★★★No. 187
Lasiah Jackson S★★★★No. 204
Dre Pollard ATH★★★★No. 322
Jay Miller OL★★★★No. 438
Max Meier DE★★★No. 608

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.878
Receivers43.30.882
Offensive line33.30.878
Defensive line43.00.874
Linebackers23.00.860
Defensive backs53.20.877
Athletes and specialists43.30.881
Whole class233.20.877

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.

Roster 113

The 2026 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 6

The 2026 portal
Leroy Bryant CB★★★from Washington
Nico Brown WR★★★from Yale
Aidan Kilstrom OL★★★from Harvard
Dara Adeyemi OT★★★from Bucknell
Davis Warren QB★★★from Michigan
Carter Shaw WR★★★from UCLA

Transfers out 12

Che Ojarikre S★★★to Duke
Emeka Ugorji OT★★★to Florida
Zak Yamauchi OL★★★to BYU
Cole Tabb RB★★★to Cincinnati
Elijah Brown QB★★★to Washington
Jack Leyrer OT★★★to Auburn
Wilfredo Aybar DE★★★★no new school on file
C.J. Hawkins TE★★★to Rhode Island
Charlie Mirer QB★★★returned to Stanford
Jason Thompson WR★★★no new school on file
Myles Jackson QB★★★no new school on file
Myles Libman WR★★★to New Mexico State

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠06–⁠0
Wake Forest4–⁠16–⁠1
SMU3–⁠15–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠14–⁠2
Louisville3–⁠24–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠25–⁠2
Pittsburgh2–⁠25–⁠2
Virginia2–⁠24–⁠3
California2–⁠23–⁠4
Duke1–⁠24–⁠2
NC State1–⁠23–⁠3
Boston College1–⁠23–⁠3
Georgia Tech1–⁠22–⁠4
Florida State1–⁠33–⁠4
Stanford1–⁠33–⁠4
Syracuse0–⁠42–⁠4

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