Stanford Football Team History
Stanford Cardinal
 
	
		|  | Stanford University Stanford, CA
 Founded: 1885
 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
 Capacity: 50,000
 Colors: Cardinal & White
 Coach: David Shaw
 Conference: Pac 12-North
 
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| 2017 Season Highlights |  | David Shaw enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Stanford. |  | The Cardinal won the Pac 12 Conference North Championship. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2017 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Aug. 26 | Rice | 62 | 7 | W | @ Sydney, Australia |  |  | Sat., Sep. 9 | @
Southern California | 24 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 16 | @
San Diego State | 17 | 20 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 23 | vs.
UCLA | 58 | 34 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 30 | vs.
Arizona State | 34 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 7 | @
Utah | 23 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 14 | vs.
Oregon | 49 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Thu., Oct. 26 | @
Oregon State | 15 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 4 | @
Washington State | 21 | 24 | L |  |  |  | Fri., Nov. 10 | vs.
Washington | 30 | 22 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
California | 17 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 25 | vs.
Notre Dame | 38 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Fri., Dec. 1 | Southern California | 28 | 31 | L | @ Santa Clara, CA |  |  | Thu., Dec. 28 | Texas Christian | 37 | 39 | L | @ San Antonio, TX | Alamo Bowl |  |  | 
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| 2017 Season Totals |  | Record | 9-5 |  | Points Scored | 453 |  | Scoring Average | 32.4 |  | Points Allowed | 318 |  | Defense Average | 22.7 |  | Opponents Record | 106-76 |  | Conference Record | 7-3 |  | Home Record | 6-0 |  | Away Record | 2-3 |  | 
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| 2017 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  
	| 20 | (9-5) | AP |  
	| 19 | (9-5) | Coaches |  
	| 13 | (9-4) | CFP |  | 
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| 2017 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2017 All Pac 12 Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.