# 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by seventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Washington. Due to their head-to-head win over Washington, they represented the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game where they lost to USC. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to TCU.

## Recruiting
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Recruits

Stanford signed a total of 14 recruits.
College recruiting information (2017) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sione Heimuli-Lund RB | Salt Lake City, Utah | Brighton HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 237 lb (108 kg) | Nov 27, 2015 |
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| Colby Parkinson TE | Westlake Village, California | Oaks Christian HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | Dec 19, 2015 |
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| Stuart Head S | Woodstock, Georgia | Etowah HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Dec 24, 2015 |
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| Tucker Fisk TE | Davis, California | Davis HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Mar 1, 2016 |
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| Davis Mills QB | Norcross, Georgia | Greater Atlanta Christian School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Mar 15, 2016 |
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| Osiris St. Brown WR | Santa Ana, California | Mater Dei HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | Aug 5, 2016 |
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| Drew Dalman C | Salinas, California | Palma School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Aug 30, 2016 |
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| Walker Little OT | Bellaire, Texas | Episcopal HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | Dec 16, 2016 |
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| Foster Sarell OT | Graham, Washington | Graham-Kapowsin HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 311 lb (141 kg) | Jan 7, 2017 |
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| Dalyn Wade-Perry DT | Sparta, New Jersey | Pope John XXIII HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 341 lb (155 kg) | Jan 15, 2017 |
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| Paulson Adebo CB | Mansfield, Texas | Mansfield HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 16, 2017 |
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| Levani Damuni LB | Millville, Utah | Ridgeline HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jan 21, 2016 |
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| Connor Wedington RB | Sumner, Washington | Sumner HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Jan 30, 2016 |
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| Ryan Johnson DE | Mobile, Alabama | St. Paul's Episcopal School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | Jan 30, 2016 |
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| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Stanford Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "2017 Stanford Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. |||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Stanford years | Alma mater |
| David Shaw | Head coach | 11th | Stanford (1994) |
| Lance Anderson | Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach | 11th | Idaho State (1996) |
| Mike Bloomgren | Associate head coach / offensive coordinator | 7th | Florida State (1999) |
| Pete Alamar | Special teams coordinator | 4th | Cal Lutheran (1983) |
| Duane Akina | Defensive backs coach | 4th | Washington (1979) |
| Peter Hansen | Inside linebackers coach | 4th | Arizona (2001) |
| Tavita Pritchard | Quarterbacks coach | 5th | Stanford (2009) |
| Diron Reynolds | Defensive linemen coach | 1st | Wake Forest (1994) |
| Ron Gould | Running backs coach | 1st | Oregon (1987) |
| Morgan Turner | Tight ends coach | 5th | Illinois (2009) |

### Roster
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Rice* | No. 14 | Allianz StadiumSydney, Australia (Sydney Cup) | ESPN | W 62–7 | 33,101 |
| September 9 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 6 USC | No. 14 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | FOX | L 24–42 | 77,614 |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State* | No. 19 | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 17–20 | 43,040 |
| September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | UCLA | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ESPN | W 58–34 | 48,042 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | W 34–24 | 44,422 |
| October 7 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 20 Utah | | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | FS1 | W 23–20 | 45,991 |
| October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Oregon | No. 23 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | W 49–7 | 48,559 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 20 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | ESPN | W 15–14 | 30,912 |
| November 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Washington State | No. 21 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | FOX | L 21–24 | 32,952 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 Washington | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | W 30–22 | 44,589 |
| November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | California | No. 22 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (120th Big Game/Stanford Axe) | FOX | W 17–14 | 51,424 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame* | No. 21 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Legends Trophy) | ABC | W 38–20 | 47,352 |
| December 1 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 USC | No. 12 | Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA (Pac-12 Football Championship Game / rivalry) | ESPN | L 28–31 | 48,031 |
| December 28 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 TCU* | No. 13 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | L 37–39 | 57,653 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinal | 21 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 62 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Statistics | Stanford | Rice |
| First downs | 27 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 73–656 | 62–241 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–287 | 38–146 |
| Passing yards | 369 | 95 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–37–0 | 10–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:38 | 26:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 14/24, 253 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 13 carries, 180 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Connor Wedington | 6 receptions, 82 yards |
| Rice | Passing | Sam Glaesmann | 7/18, 69 yards, int |
| Rice | Rushing | Samuel Stewart | 15 carries, 71 yards |
| Rice | Receiving | Robby Wells III | 4 receptions, 19 yards |

### At No. 6 USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| • Trojans | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Statistics | Stanford | USC |
| First downs | 16 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 54–342 | 74–623 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–170 | 48–307 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 316 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–28–0 | 21–26–2 |
| Time of possession | 25:25 | 34:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 15/28, 172 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 17 carries, 160 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD |
| USC | Passing | Sam Darnold | 21/26, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 int |
| USC | Rushing | Ronald Jones II | 23 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| USC | Receiving | Deontay Burnett | 9 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| • Aztecs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Statistics | Stanford | San Diego State |
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 43–254 | 78–353 |
| Rushes–yards | 22–174 | 49–166 |
| Passing yards | 80 | 187 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 10–21–2 | 21–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 18:46 | 41:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 9/20, 72 yards, 2 int |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 13 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Trenton Irwin | 6 receptions, 49 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Christian Chapman | 21/29, 187 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Rashaad Penny | 32 carries, 184 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mikah Holder | 7 receptions, 85 yards |

### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| • Cardinal | 6 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 58 |
| Statistics | UCLA | Stanford |
| First downs | 27 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 75–595 | 69–553 |
| Rushes–yards | 15–115 | 45–405 |
| Passing yards | 480 | 148 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 40–60–2 | 16–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:20 | 36:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Josh Rosen | 40/60, 480 yards, 3 TD, 2 int |
| UCLA | Rushing | Soso Jamabo | 12 carries, 100 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Jordan Lasley | 11 receptions, 158 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Passing | K. J. Costello | 13/19, 123 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 30 carries, 263 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 5 receptions, 62 yards |

### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| • Cardinal | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Statistics | Arizona State | Stanford |
| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 71–409 | 57–504 |
| Rushes–yards | 46–214 | 33–331 |
| Passing yards | 195 | 173 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–25–2 | 15–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:15 | 27:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 15/24, 181 yards, 2 int |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Demario Richard | 22 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Demario Richard | 3 receptions, 57 yards |
| Stanford | Passing | K. J. Costello | 15/24, 173 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 25 carries, 301 yards, 3 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD |

### At No. 20 Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinal | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Utes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Statistics | Stanford | Utah |
| First downs | 14 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 55–384 | 73–382 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–196 | 33–144 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 238 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–0 | 20–40–2 |
| Time of possession | 27:23 | 32:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 8/15, 131 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 20 carries, 152 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Kaden Smith | 2 receptions, 57 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Troy Williams | 20/39, 238 yards, TD, 2 int |
| Utah | Rushing | Zack Moss | 15 carries, 79 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Darren Carrington | 7 receptions, 99 yards, TD |

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Cardinal | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Statistics | Oregon | Stanford |
| First downs | 12 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 56–309 | 69–504 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–276 | 41–248 |
| Passing yards | 33 | 256 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 5–13–2 | 21–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 22:43 | 37:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Braxton Burmeister | 3/8, 23 yards, 2 int |
| Oregon | Rushing | Royce Freeman | 18 carries, 143 yards |
| Oregon | Receiving | Brenden Schooler | 2 receptions, 15 yards |
| Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 15/21, 183 yards, 3 TD, int |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 17 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD |

### At Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinal | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Beavers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Statistics | Stanford | Oregon State |
| First downs | 12 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 60–222 | 63–264 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–81 | 41–138 |
| Passing yards | 141 | 126 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–33–1 | 13–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:14 | 32:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 16/33, 141 yards, TD, int |
| Stanford | Rushing | Cameron Scarlett | 17 carries, 72 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Kaden Smith | 2 receptions, 37 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Darell Garretson | 13/21, 126 yards, int |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Ryan Nall | 19 carries, 84 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Noah Togiai | 2 receptions, 38 yards |

### At No. 25 Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| • Cougars | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | Stanford | Washington State |
| First downs | 9 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 47–198 | 77–430 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–93 | 29–93 |
| Passing yards | 105 | 337 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 9–20–1 | 34–48–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:50 | 33:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | K. J. Costello | 9/20, 105 yards, int |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 16 carries, 69 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 3 receptions, 52 yards |
| Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 34/48, 337 yards, 3 TD, int |
| Washington State | Rushing | Jamal Morrow | 16 carries, 66 yards |
| Washington State | Receiving | Tavares Martin | 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD |

### No. 9 Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| • Cardinal | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Statistics | Washington | Stanford |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 56–325 | 71–406 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–135 | 44–195 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 211 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–23–0 | 16–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:55 | 36:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 17/23, 190 yards |
| Washington | Rushing | Myles Gaskin | 18 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Aaron Fuller | 4 receptions, 53 yards |
| Stanford | Passing | K. J. Costello | 16/27, 211 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 30 carries, 166 yards, 3 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 5 receptions, 130 yards |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| • Cardinal | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Statistics | California | Stanford |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 57–337 | 64–378 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–155 | 38–193 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 185 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–29–1 | 17–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:31 | 33:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| California | Passing | Ross Bowers | 20/29, 182 yards, int |
| California | Rushing | Patrick Laird | 20 carries, 153 yards, TD |
| California | Receiving | Jordan Veasy | 5 receptions, 68 yards |
| Stanford | Passing | K. J. Costello | 17/26, 185 yards, TD, int |
| Stanford | Rushing | Bryce Love | 14 carries, 101 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | 7 receptions, 79 yards |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Fighting Irish | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 20 Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 38 |

### Vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Cardinal | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 11 Trojans | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Cardinal | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
| No. 13 Horned Frogs | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 39 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 14 | 14 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | RV | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 20 |
| Coaches | 14 | 14 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | RV | 23 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | — | 22 | 21 | 12 | 13 | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 3 | 68 | Justin Reid | S | Houston Texans |
| 3 | 96 | Harrison Phillips | DT | Buffalo Bills |
| 4 | 137 | Dalton Schultz | TE | Dallas Cowboys |
| 6 | 214 | Peter Kalambayi | OLB | Houston Texans |