# 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by twelfth-year head coach David Shaw, the Cardinal was 3–9 (1–8 in Pac-12, eleventh) and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
E. J. Smith, son of all-time leading rusher in National Football League (NFL) history, Emmitt Smith, was the team's top running back.
It was Stanford's second straight season at 3–9; just over an hour after the season finale, a home loss to BYU on November 26, Shaw resigned effective immediately. Two weeks later, he was succeeded by Troy Taylor, the head coach at Sacramento State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | Colgate* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | W 41–10 | 26,826 |
| September 10 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 10 USC | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | ABC | L 28–41 | 43,813 |
| September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | L 22–40 | 65,438 |
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | FS1 | L 27–45 | 52,218 |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ESPN | L 27–28 | 32,482 |
| October 15 | 4:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | W 16–14 | 77,622 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | W 15–14 | 25,061 |
| October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 12 UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ESPN | L 13–38 | 43,850 |
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | L 14–52 | 26,515 |
| November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Utah | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN | L 7–42 | 51,951 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Big Game) | P12N | L 20–27 | 51,892 |
| November 26 | 8:00 p.m. | BYU* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | L 26–35 | 25,094 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Colgate

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 26,826
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Greg Camarillo (analyst)
| Statistics | COLG | STAN |
| First downs | 11 | 20 |
| Total yards | 218 | 497 |
| Rushes/yards | 39–159 | 28–169 |
| Passing yards | 59 | 328 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–20–1 | 24–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colgate | Passing | Michael Brescia | 9/19, 57 yards, INT |
| Colgate | Rushing | Max Hurleman | 12 carries, 65 yards |
| Colgate | Receiving | Jake Ryan | 1 reception, 21 yards |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 22/27, 308 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | E. J. Smith | 11 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | John Humphreys | 4 receptions, 88 yards |

### vs No. 10 USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Trojans | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,813
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
| Statistics | USC | STAN |
| First downs | 24 | 33 |
| Total yards | 505 | 441 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–164 | 45–221 |
| Passing yards | 341 | 220 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–27–0 | 20–35–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 20/27, 341 yards, 4 TD |
| USC | Rushing | Travis Dye | 14 carries, 105 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Jordan Addison | 7 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 20/35, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | E. J. Smith | 19 carries, 88 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elijah Higgins | 3 receptions, 50 yards |

### at No. 18 Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
| No. 18 Huskies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,218
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | STAN | WASH |
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total yards | 372 | 478 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–86 | 32–169 |
| Passing yards | 286 | 309 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–26–1 | 22–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:30 | 33:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 17/26, 286 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 20 carries, 100 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Michael Wilson | 6 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 22/37, 309 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 13 carries, 120 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 8 receptions, 161 yards, TD |

### at No. 13 Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| No. 13 Ducks | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: October 1, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,218
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (ABC): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | STAN | ORE |
| First downs | 22 | 23 |
| Total yards | 332 | 515 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–127 | 37–351 |
| Passing yards | 205 | 164 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–38–0 | 17–34–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:36 | 27:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 19/33, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 19 carries, 80 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Casey Filkins | 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 16/29, 161 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Bo Nix | 6 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Chase Cota | 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD |

### vs Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 28 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,424
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | ORST | STAN |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 442 | 359 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–192 | 27–90 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–29–0 | 20–34–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:42 | 26:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 20/29, 250 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 3 carries, 83 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Tre'Shaun Harrison | 7 receptions, 104 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 20/33, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 21 carries, 62 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Brycen Tremayne | 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD |

### at Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Statistics | STAN | ND |
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Total yards | 385 | 301 |
| Rushes/yards | 42–97 | 34–150 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 151 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–39–0 | 13–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:07 | 23:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 26/38, 288 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 32 carries, 91 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elijah Higgins | 5 receptions, 81 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 13/27, 151 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 8 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 5 receptions, 60 yards |

### vs Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cardinal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: October 22, 2022
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,061
* Referee: Matthew Richard
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | ASU | STAN |
| First downs | 19 | 28 |
| Total yards | 355 | 398 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–128 | 25–78 |
| Passing yards | 227 | 320 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–26–1 | 33–58–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:22 | 31:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Emory Jones | 14/25, 227 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Xazavian Valladay | 18 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Elijhah Badger | 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 33/57, 320 yards, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 8 carries, 48 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | John Humphreys | 8 receptions, 90 yards |

### at No. 12 UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 12 Bruins | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: October 29, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,850
* Referee: Chris Coyle
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline), Todd McShay (sideline)
| Statistics | STAN | UCLA |
| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Total yards | 270 | 523 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–145 | 45–324 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 199 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–31–1 | 18–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 13/29, 115 yards, TD, int |
| Stanford | Rushing | Ashton Daniels | 5 carries, 51 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Benjamin Yurosek | 5 receptions, 32 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 18/29, 299 yards |
| UCLA | Rushing | Zach Charbonnet | 21 carries, 198 yards, 3 TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Zach Charbonnet | 5 receptions, 61 yards |

### vs Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 21 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 26,515
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Michael Bumpus (analyst)
| Statistics | WSU | STAN |
| First downs | 25 | 19 |
| Total yards | 514 | 337 |
| Rushes/yards | 38–306 | 28–71 |
| Passing yards | 208 | 266 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–34–0 | 25–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:11 | 29:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 16/32, 176 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | Nakia Watson | 16 carries, 166 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Receiving | Orion Peters | 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 23/40, 236 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Mitch Leigber | 11 carries, 23 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Benjamin Yurosek | 8 receptions, 90 yards |

### at No. 13 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 13 Utes | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 31 °F (−1 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,919
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
| Statistics | STAN | UTAH |
| First downs | 9 | 29 |
| Total yards | 177 | 514 |
| Rushes/yards | 26–22 | 36–279 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 235 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–25–0 | 21–34–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:29 | 34:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 11/23, 155 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Mitch Leigber | 12 carries, 40 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elijah Higgins | 7 receptions, 105 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 20/33, 219 yards, 3 TD, int |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 22 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 6 receptions, 61 yards, TD |

### at California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Golden Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,892
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
| Statistics | STAN | CAL |
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 400 | 393 |
| Rushes/yards | 32–129 | 22–113 |
| Passing yards | 271 | 280 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–48–1 | 23–43–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:54 | 26:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 29/45, 271 yards, TD, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Mitch Leigber | 22 carries, 83 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elijah Higgins | 8 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
| California | Passing | Jack Plummer | 23/43, 280 yards, TD, 2 int |
| California | Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 18 carries, 97 yards, TD |
| California | Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 5 receptions, 103 yards |

### vs BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Cardinal | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: November 26, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,094
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | BYU | STAN |
| First downs | 27 | 20 |
| Total yards | 451 | 371 |
| Rushes/yards | 50–358 | 19–53 |
| Passing yards | 93 | 318 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–12–0 | 32–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:27 | 27:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Jaren Hall | 7/11, 93 yards, 2 TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Christopher Brooks | 23 carries, 164 yards |
| BYU | Receiving | Isaac Rex | 2 receptions, 44 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 31/40, 313 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Mitch Leigber | 12 carries, 40 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Brycen Tremayne | 11 receptions, 130 yards, TD |

## Players drafted into the NFL

Stanford had five players selected in the 2023 NFL draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 3 | 94 | Michael Wilson | WR | Arizona Cardinals |
| 5 | 157 | Kyu Blu Kelly | CB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 6 | 188 | Tanner McKee | QB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 6 | 197 | Elijah Higgins | WR | Miami Dolphins |
| 7 | 258 | Kendall Williamson | CB | Chicago Bears |