Stanford Cardinal

The Stanford University Cardinal, currently coached by notoriousbigej, are a collegiate football team playing in the Pac-12. The Cardinal play in Stanford Stadium (known as "The Farm") in Palo Alto, California, and are a member of the North Division of the Pac-12.
== History ==
=== NPFDC era (2013-2014) ===
The Stanford Cardinal began their first season of play in 2013 and were lead by head coach NPFDC. In their inaugural season the Cardinal posted a 2-10 record with only 1 win in conference play. NPFDC would remain with the Cardinal until part way through the 2014 season when the two parties agreed to have NPFDC step down after a 2-4 start. 
=== Blake era (2014) ===
Blake only coached one game for the Cardinal in 2014 before deciding to leave the program.
=== alwl9 era (2014-2018) ===
Alwl9 took over in week 8 of 2014, leading the Caridnal to a 5-7 record in his first season. In 2015, alwl9's first full season, the Cardinal had their best season in school including not only a 10-2 record, but a Pac-12 North title. In the 2015 Pac-12 title game, the Cardinal defeated USC 29-24 to clinch the school's first Pac-12 title. Having won the Pac-12 conference championship, Stanford won the right to face the Georgia Bulldogs in the second round of the 2014 National Championship Playoffs. The Cardinal ultimately lost the Sugar Bowl to UGA by a score of 20-16, ending their season. In the 2016 season the Cardinal had a record of 9-4 including a 14- 7 win in the New Mexico Bowl over the Cincinnati Bearcats. 2017 would be a dissapointing season for alwl9 as Stanford would finish with a 3-9 record. Alwl9 would finish with a 7-5 record in 2018, in which he decided to pursue other life passions right before a Mile High Bowl matchup vs the BYU Cougars.
=== notoriousbigej era (2018-2020) ===
In a controversial decision, ex-BYU head coach notoriousbigej decided to join the Stanford Cardinal prior to the 2018 Mile High Bowl before the game. Unfortunately for coach notoriousbigej, his old team got the best of him in what was a 14-42 loss for Stanford. In his first full season notoriousbigej finished with a 3-9 largely due to depth issues on the offensive line. The bright point in the season came in a week 15 win over arch-rival Cal. The 2020 season will begin under the leadership of notoriousbigej as he looks to rebuild a once strong program. He would later step down 11 games into the 2020 season to pursue other life goals after leading Stanford to a 8-3 record.
=== stinsy era (2020-present) ===
Stinsy would later assume the mantle of head coach with one game left on the schedule in the 2020 season.
==All-time record vs. Pac-12 opponents==
This is the Cardinal's football record against current Pac-12 opponents through the 2020 season.
School 	Total Games	W 	L 	T	Pct.	PF 	PA 	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Arizona 	2 	0 	2 	0	 	17 	55 	2016 	2019 	L2
Arizona State 	4 	2 	2 	0	 	94 	88 	2013 	2020 	W1
California 	8 	6 	2 	0	 	195 	134 	2013 	2020 	W3
Colorado 	3 	1 	2 	0	 	60 	41 	2013 	2018 	L1
Oregon 	8 	4 	4 	0	 	156 	181 	2013 	2020 	L2
Oregon State 	7 	5 	2 	0	 	183 	91 	2014 	2020 	W3
UCLA 	4 	1 	3 	0	 	44 	82 	2013 	2020 	W1
USC 	4 	3 	1 	0	 	111 	104 	2014 	2020 	W3
Utah 	3 	2 	1 	0	 	62 	50 	2015 	2020 	W1
Washington 	8 	3 	5 	0	 	137 	147 	2013 	2020 	W1
Washington State	8 	4 	4 	0	 	178 	183 	2013 	2020 	W1
11 Opponents 	59 	31	28	0	 	1237	1156	 	 	8 Seasons
==All-time record vs. OOC opponents==
This is the Cardinal's football record against OOC opponents through the 2020 season.
School 	Total Games	W 	L 	T	Pct.	PF 	PA 	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Arkansas 	3 	1 	2 	0	 	52 	76 	2015 	2018 	L2
BYU 	2 	0 	2 	0	 	35 	66 	2018 	2019 	L2
Central Florida 	4 	2 	2 	0	 	107	109	2015 	2019 	W1
Cincinnati 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	14 	7 	2016 	2016 	W1
Clemson 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	27 	28 	2015 	2015 	L1
Florida Atlantic 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	31 	3 	2018 	2018 	W1
Georgia 	3 	0 	3 	0	 	44 	70 	2015 	2020 	L3
Georgia Tech 	2 	0 	2 	0	 	28 	53 	2013 	2014 	L2
Hawaii 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	14 	37 	2017 	2017 	L1
Houston 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	24 	7 	2013 	2013 	W1
Illinois 	2 	1 	1 	0	 	35 	40 	2018 	2019 	L1
Indiana 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	23 	7 	2016 	2016 	W1
Iowa State 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	21 	17 	2017 	2017 	W1
Memphis 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	21 	17 	2017 	2017 	W1
Michigan State 	2 	0 	2 	0	 	21 	66 	2013 	2014 	L2
Middle Tennessee 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	52 	0 	2018 	2018 	W1
Navy 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	21 	10 	2014 	2014 	W1
North Carolina State	1 	1 	0 	0	 	28 	14 	2018 	2018 	W1
Notre Dame 	5 	2 	3 	0	 	121	164	2014 	2020 	W1
Penn State 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	14 	28 	2013 	2013 	L1
Pittsburgh 	1 	0 	1 	0	 	3 	27 	2020 	2020 	L1
Rice 	2 	2 	0 	0	 	45 	0 	2015 	2016 	W2
West Virginia 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	26 	20 	2016 	2016 	W1
23 Opponents 	39 	18	21	0	 	807	866	 	 	8 Seasons
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Record 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference 	Wins 	Losses 	Wins 	Losses 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Stanford Cardinal	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NPFDC 	2013 	Pac-12 	2 	10 	1 	6 	No Bowl Appearance	-
NPFDC 	2014 	2 	4 	1 	1 	- 	- 	
Blake 	2014 	0 	1 	0 	1 	- 	- 	
alwl9 	2014 	3 	2 	2 	2 	No Bowl Appearance 	- 	
alwl9 	2015 	11 	3 	8 	0 	Lost Sugar Bowl vs. UGA (16-20) 	#9 	
alwl9 	2016 	9 	4 	5 	2 	Won New Mexico Bowl vs. Cincinnati (14-7)	- 	
alwl9 	2017 	3 	9 	1 	6 	No Bowl Appearance 	- 	
alwl9 	2018 	7 	5 	3 	4 	- 	- 	
notoriousbigej 	2018 	0 	1 	0 	0 	Lost Mile High Bowl vs. BYU (14-42) 	- 	
notoriousbigej 	2019 	3 	9 	2 	5 	No Bowl Appearance 	- 	
notoriousbigej 	2020 	8 	3 	7 	1 	- 	- 	
stinsy 	2020 	1 	0 	1 	0 	- 	- 	
Total Games: 100 	Total Games: 100	Total Games: 100	49 	51 	31 	28 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
== Bowl games == 
The Cardinal have appeared in 3 bowl games, posting a record of 1-2.
Season	Bowl 	Opponent 	Result 	 	
2015 	Sugar Bowl 	Georgia 	L, 16–20	 	
2016 	New Mexico Bowl 	Cincinnati	W, 14-7 	 	
2018 	Land of Lakes Bowl	BYU 	L, 14-42	 	
Total 	3 Bowl Games 	1–2 	1–2 	1–2	1–2
== External Links ==
Category:Pac-12