(Photo Credit: Jayne Kamin-Once/USA TODAY Sports)
Key Players Returning:
RB Austin Jones, WR Elijah Higgins, OG Branson Bragg, OG Barrett Miller, OT Walter Rouse, DE Thomas Booker, LB Levani Damuni, LB Gabe Reid, CB Kyu Blu Kelly, SS Kendall Williamson, KR Nathaniel Peat, and PT Ryan Sandborn.
Key Players Departing:
QB Davis Mills, WR Simi Fehoko, WR Connor Wedington, OC Drew Dalman, OT Foster Sarell, NT Thomas Schaffer, LB Curtis Robinson, S Malik Antoine, and PK Jet Toner.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: LB Wilfredo Aybar (Cheshire, Connecticut), and DE Aaron Armitage (Blairstown, New Jersey).
3 Star Recruits: QB Ari Patu (Folsom, California), OT Austin Uke (Dallas, Texas), S Mitch Leigber (Laguna Hills, California), TE Shield Taylor (Alexandria, Louisiana), S Jaden Slocum (Alpharetta, Georgia), CB Jimmy Wyrick (Dallas, Texas), LB Ese Dubre (Powder Spring, Georgia), and OT Jack Leyrer (Dallas, Texas).
2020 Results:
G01 at #12 Oregon L 14-35
G02 COLORADO L 32-35
G03 at California W 24-23
G04 at #22 Washington W 31-26
G05 at Oregon State W 27-24
G06 at UCLA W | 2OT 48-47
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 4-2 (2nd in PAC-12 North)
Home: 0-1
Away: 4-1
Neutral: 0-0
P12: 4-2
Non-P12: 0-0
Head Coach: David Shaw
Stanford: 90-36
Career: 90-36
Bowls: 5-3
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Jack West (13-19, 154 yards, 68.4%, 8.1 avg., 0 TD, 0 INT)
Rushing: Austin Jones (126 car., 550 yards, 4.4 avg., 9 TD)
Receiving: Simi Fehoko (37 rec., 574 yards, 15.5 avg., 3 TD)
TD’s Scored: Austin Jones (9)
Sacks: Gabe Reid (2)
Tackles: Levani Damuni (42)
Interceptions: Levani Damuni (1)
Pass Deflections: Thomas Booker/Jonathan McGill (2)
Tackles For Loss: Gabe Reid (4)
Forced Fumbles: Stephen Herron/Gabe Reid (1)
Kick Returns: Nathaniel Peat (16 ret., 398 yards, 24.9 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Michael Wilson (2 ret., 6 yards, 3.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: None
Punting: Ryan Sanborn (23 punts, 898 yards, 39.0 avg., 9 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 10 Jack West (RS JR)
RB: 20 Austin Jones (JR)
TE: 88 Tucker Fisk (RS SR)
WR: 6 Elijah Higgins (JR)
WR: 81 Brycen Tremayne (RS JR)
TE: 84 Benjamin Yurosek (SO)
LT: 75 Walter Rouse (JR)
LG: 63 Barrett Miller (JR)
OC: 60 Drake Nugent (RS SO)
RG: 66 Branson Bragg (RS SO)
RT: 78 Myles Hinton (SO)
KR: 8 Nathaniel Peat (JR)
PK: 43 Joshua Karty (SO)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 4 Thomas Booker (SR)
NT: 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry (RS SR)
DE: 23 Ryan Johnson (RS SR)
LB: 15 Stephen Herron (RS SO)
LB: 45 Ricky Miezan (RS JR)
LB: 14 Jacob Mangum-Farrar (RS JR)
LB: 10 Jordan Fox (RS SR)
CB: 17 Kyu Blu Kelly (JR)
CB: 13 Ethan Bonner (RS JR)
FS: 9 Noah Williams (RS SR)
SS: 21 Kendall Williamson (SR)
PR: 25 Bryce Farrell (SO)
PT: 23 Ryan Sanborn (JR)
Team Grades:
Offense:
Quarterbacks: B
Running backs: A
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams:
Kick Returners: A
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/04 vs. Kansas State Wildcats | Stanford won (26-13) the only prior meeting between schools in 2016.
09/11 at USC Trojans | Stanford trails the series 33-64-3. The Cardinal are 6-5 since 2011, and they lost (20-45) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
09/18 at Vanderbilt Commodores | First meeting between schools.
09/25 UCLA BRUINS | Stanford trails the series 43-46-3. The Cardinal are 10-1 since 2011, and their last series loss (16-34) was in 2019.
10/02 OREGON DUCKS | Stanford leads the series 49-34-1. The Cardinal are 5-5 since 2011, and their last series win (38-31 OT) was in 2018.
10/08 at Arizona State Sun Devils | Stanford trails the series 15-17. The Cardinal are 4-1 since renewing the series in 2013, and they won (20-13) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
10/16 at Washington State Cougars | Stanford leads the series 40-29-1. The Cardinal are 5-4 since 2011, and they lost (22-49) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
10/30 WASHINGTON HUSKIES | Stanford leads the series 44-43-4. The Cardinal are 7-3 since 2011, and their last series loss (23-27) was in 2018.
11/05 UTAH UTES | Stanford trails the series 4-5. The Cardinal are 1-3 since renewing the series in 2013, and they lost (21-40) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
11/13 at Oregon State Beavers | Stanford leads the series 59-25-3. The Cardinal are 1-0 since 2011, and their last series loss (28-38) was in 2009.
11/20 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS | Stanford leads the series 65-48-11. The Cardinal are 9-1 since 2011, and their last series loss (20-24) was in 2019.
11/27 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH | Stanford trails the series 13-21. The Cardinal are 5-4 since 2011, and they lost (24-45) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
Predictions:
Home: 1-5
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-0
P12: 1-8
Non-P12: 3-9
Overall: 3-9 (4th in PAC North)
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