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The 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinal were led by tenth-year head coach David Shaw . They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference .
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2] Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[ 3]
On December 13, with a record of 3-2 and one game left to play, the program announced that it would not participate in any bowl game.[ 4]
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish fourth in the Pac-12 North division.
Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oregon
222 (35)
2
California
176 (3)
3
Washington
161
4
Stanford
105
5
Oregon State
76
6
Washington State
58
Stanford had games scheduled against William & Mary (September 5), Notre Dame (October 10), and BYU (November 28), but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 5]
Original 2020 Stanford Cardinal schedule
Date
Opponent
Site
September 5
William & Mary *Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
September 12
at Arizona
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
September 19
USC Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (rivalry )
September 26
at UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
October 10
at Notre Dame *
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry )
October 17
Washington State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
October 24
at Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
October 30
Oregon State Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 7
at Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
November 14
Colorado Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 21
at California
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game )
November 28
BYU *Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
[ 8]
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal
7
0
0 7 14
No. 12 Ducks 7
7
14 7 35
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
Date : November 7, 2020Game time : 4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Michael MothershedTV : ABC Reference
Game information
First quarter STAN – Austin Jones 4-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 3:25. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:30.
ORE – C. J. Verdell 10-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 0:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:31. Second quarter ORE – D. J. Johnson 5-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 1:05. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 3:59. Third quarter ORE – Travis Dye 14-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 11:13. Oregon 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
ORE – Tyler Shough 9-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 0:53. Oregon 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57. Fourth quarter STAN – Austin Jones 2-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 7:39. Oregon 28–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:32.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 4-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 3:37. Oregon 35–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:02.
Top passers STAN – Jack West – 13/19, 154 yards
ORE – Tyler Shough – 17/26, 227 yards, TD, int Top rushers Top receivers
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7
7
14 7 35
Cardinal
3
6
7 16 32
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
Date : November 14, 2020Game time : 12:30 p.m. PSTGame weather : Overcast, 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 1Referee : Francisco VillarTV : ESPN Reference
Game information
First Quarter STAN – Jet Toner 48-yard field goal, 11:45. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:15.
COLO – Dimitri Stanley 55-yard pass from Sam Noyer (Evan Price kick), 3:20. Colorado 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:40. Second Quarter STAN – Jet Toner 33-yd field goal, 14:13. Colorado 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:07.
COLO – Sam Noyer 7-yard run (Evan Price kick), 9:36. Colorado 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:37.
STAN – Jet Toner 28-yard field goal, 4:38. Colorado 14–9. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:58. Third Quarter COLO – Sam Noyer 10-yard run (Evan Price kick), 11:32. Colorado 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
COLO – Brenden Rice 34-yard pass from Sam Noyer (Evan Price kick), 8:55. Colorado 28–9. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:09.
STAN – Davis Mills 2-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 4:35. Colorado 28–16. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:20. Fourth Quarter COLO – Jaren Mangham 2-yard run (Evan Price kick), 14:58. Colorado 35–16. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:37.
STAN – Austin Jones 2-yard run (Davis Mills–Connor Wedington pass), 8:45. Colorado 35–24. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:08.
STAN – Scooter Harrington 1-yard pass from Davis Mills (Davis Mills–Tucker Fisk pass), 2:34. Colorado 35–32. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:15.
Top passers COLO – Sam Noyer – 15/24, 255 yards, 2 TD, int
STAN – Davis Mills – 31/56, 327 yards, TD Top rushers COLO – Jarek Broussard – 27 rushes, 121 yards
STAN – Davis Mills – 6 rushes, 36 yards, TD Top receivers COLO – Dimitri Stanley – 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD
STAN – Michael Wilson – 6 receptions, 95 yards
Stanford Cardinal vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
10
14 0 24
Golden Bears
7
3
7 6 23
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
Date : Game time : 1:30 p.m. PSTGame weather : Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Matt RichardsTV announcers (FOX ) : Alex Faust and Petros PapadakisReference
Game information
First quarter CAL – Kekoa Crawford 7-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 10:32. California 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:28. Second quarter STAN – Jet Toner 27-yard field goal, 14:55. California 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:29.
CAL – Dario Longhetto 24-yard field goal, 10:15. California 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:40.
STAN – Michael Wilson 11-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 3:09. Tied 10–10. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:57. Third quarter STAN – Austin Jones 2-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 10:57. Stanford 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:00.
CAL – Nikko Remigio 3-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 9:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
STAN – Austin Jones 8-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 1:51. Stanford 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:28. Fourth quarter CAL – Christopher Brooks Jr. 3-yard run (kick blocked), 0:58. Stanford 24–23. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 3:30.
Top passers STAN – Davis Mills – 24/32, 205 yards, TD
CAL – Chase Garbers – 19/29, 151 yards, 2 TD Top rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 21 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD
CAL – Damien Moore – 10 rushes, 121 yards Top receivers STAN – Michael Wilson – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD
Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal 14
10
7 0 31
No. 22 Huskies
0
3
13 10 26
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
Date : December 5, 2020Game time : 1:00 p.m. PSTGame weather : Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 278Referee : Michael MothershedTV announcers (FOX) : Joe Davis and Mark HelfrichReference
Game information
First quarter STAN – Austin Jones 3-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 9:53. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:07.
STAN – Austin Jones 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 2:05. Stanford 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:34. Second quarter UW – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal, 11:59. Stanford 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:06.
STAN – Nathaniel Peat 3-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 6:54. Stanford 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:05.
STAN – Jet Toner 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Stanford 24–3. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 3:09. Third quarter UW – Sean McGrew 6-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 12:20. Stanford 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:40.
STAN – Scooter Harrington 3-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 9:01. Stanford 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:19.
UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (kick blocked), 2:33. Stanford 31–16. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:28. Fourth quarter UW – Sean McGrew 2-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 11:03. Stanford 31–23. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:11.
UW – Peyton Henry 45-yard field goal, 7:54. Stanford 31–26. Drive: 4 plays, -17 yards, 2:11.
Top passers STAN – Davis Mills – 20/30, 252 yards, TD
UW – Dylan Morris – 15/23, 254 yards Top rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 31 rushes, 138 yards, 2 TD
UW – Sean McGrew – 16 rushes, 65 yards, 2 TD Top receivers STAN – Simi Fehoko – 4 receptions, 61 yards
UW – Ty Jones – 2 receptions, 79 yards
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal 6
3
7 11 27
Beavers
7
7
7 3 24
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
Date : December 12, 2020Game time : 7:00 p.m. PSTGame weather : Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Francisco VillarTV announcers (ESPNU ) : John Schriffen and Rene IngogliaReference
Game information
First Quarter OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 18-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
STAN – Tucker Fisk 12-yard pass from Davis Mills (pass failed), 5:45. Oregon State 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56. Second Quarter OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 12:34. Oregon State 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:19.
STAN – Jet Toner 47-yard field goal, 1:16. Oregon State 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:14. Third Quarter STAN – Davis Mills 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 12:14. Stanford 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:39.
OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 30-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 8:38. Oregon State 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36. Fourth Quarter STAN – Davis Mills 6-yard run (Davis Mills–Houston Heimuli pass), 13:03. Stanford 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:10.
OSU – Everett Hayes 26-yard field goal, 7:18. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:45.
STAN – Jet Toner 39-yard field goal, 1:48. Stanford 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:24.
Top passers STAN – Davis Mills – 21/29, 292 yards, TD
OSU – Chance Nolan – 17/30, 221 yards, 3 TD Top rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 22 rushes, 126 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers STAN – Simi Fehoko – 6 receptions, 110 yards
OSU – Tre'Shaun Harrison – 5 receptions, 91 yards
Stanford Cardinal vs. UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT 2OT Total
Cardinal 7
13
0 14 7 7 48
Bruins
3
0
14 17 7 6 47
at Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA
Date : December 19, 2020Game time : 4:05 p.m. PSTGame weather : 68 °F (20 °C), Clear, Wind 5 MPH Game attendance : 0Referee : Michael MothershedTV announcers (ESPN ) : Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Taylor McGregor
Game information
First Quarter STAN – Austin Jones 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 7:02. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:54.
UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 31-yard field goal, 1:21. Stanford 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:41. Second Quarter STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (kick failed), 13:42. Stanford 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
STAN – Austin Jones 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 0:16. Stanford 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:45. Third Quarter UCLA – Keegan Jones 9-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 9:10. Stanford 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:41.
UCLA – Greg Dulcich 17-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:07. Stanford 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:12. Fourth Quarter UCLA – Chase Cota 23-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 14:54. UCLA 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:25.
UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 31-yard field goal, 6:28. UCLA 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:30.
UCLA – Jay Shaw 39-yard interception return (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 5:39. UCLA 34–20.
STAN – Simi Fehoko 11-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 2:34. UCLA 34–27. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:05.
STAN – Simi Fehoko 21-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 0:18. Tied 34–34. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:20. First Overtime UCLA – Greg Dulcich 21-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick). UCLA 41–34. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards.
STAN – Isaiah Sanders 3-yard run (Jet Toner kick). Tied 41–41. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards. Second Overtime STAN – Simi Fehoko 14-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick). Stanford 48–41. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards.
UCLA – Kyle Philips 21-yard pass from Chase Griffin (run failed). Stanford 48–47. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards.
Top passers STAN – Davis Mills – 32/47, 428 yards, 3 TD, 3 int
UCLA – Chase Griffin – 9/11, 127 yards, 4 TD Top rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 23 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD
UCLA – Brittain Brown – 29 rushes, 219 yards Top receivers STAN – Simi Fehoko – 16 receptions, 230 yards, 3 TD
UCLA – Kyle Philips – 7 receptions, 61 yards, TD
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Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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