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Stanford Cardinal School History

Seasons: 104 (1918 to 2024)

Record (W-L-T): 597-480-34

Conferences: ACC, Pac-12, Pac-10, Pac-8, AAWU, PCC

Conf. Championships: 14

National Championships: 1926

Bowl Record: 29 Bowls, 15-13-1, .534 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 23 Times (Preseason), 20 Times (Final), 303 Weeks (Total)

Ranked in CFP Rankings: 3 Times (Final), 16 Weeks (Total)

Heisman Winners: Jim Plunkett (1970)

Stadium: Stanford Stadium (cap. 50,000)

Location: Stanford, California

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104 Years

104 Years Table
			Overall				Conference				SRS		Polls
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
1	2024	ACC	1	1	0	.500					6.52	-1.98						Troy Taylor (1-1)
2	2023	Pac-12	3	9	0	.250	2	7	0	.222	-4.76	5.90						Troy Taylor (3-9)
3	2022	Pac-12	3	9	0	.250	1	8	0	.111	-3.41	5.43						David Shaw (3-9)
4	2021	Pac-12	3	9	0	.250	2	7	0	.222	-5.79	3.72						David Shaw (3-9)
5	2020	Pac-12	4	2	0	.667	4	2	0	.667	-3.00	-3.00						David Shaw (4-2)
6	2019	Pac-12	4	8	0	.333	3	6	0	.333	-2.38	5.70	25	23				David Shaw (4-8)
7	2018	Pac-12	9	4	0	.692	6	3	0	.667	7.71	2.87	13	7				David Shaw (9-4)	Sun Bowl (W)
8	2017	Pac-12	9	5	0	.643	7	2	0	.778	10.84	4.92	14	14	20	12	13	David Shaw (9-5)	Alamo Bowl (L)
9	2016	Pac-12	10	3	0	.769	6	3	0	.667	12.54	5.23	8	7	12	18	18	David Shaw (10-3)	Sun Bowl (W)
10	2015	Pac-12	12	2	0	.857	8	1	0	.889	18.81	5.17	21	3	3	6	6	David Shaw (12-2)	Rose Bowl (W)
11	2014	Pac-12	8	5	0	.615	5	4	0	.556	12.42	4.65	11	11				David Shaw (8-5)	Foster Farms Bowl (W)
12	2013	Pac-12	11	3	0	.786	7	2	0	.778	18.96	8.74	4	4	11			David Shaw (11-3)	Rose Bowl (L)
13	2012	Pac-12	12	2	0	.857	8	1	0	.889	15.58	6.58	21	7	7			David Shaw (12-2)	Rose Bowl (W)
14	2011	Pac-12	11	2	0	.846	8	1	0	.889	17.78	3.09	7	3	7			David Shaw (11-2)	Fiesta Bowl (L)
15	2010	Pac-10	12	1	0	.923	8	1	0	.889	21.80	5.03		4	4			Jim Harbaugh (12-1)	Orange Bowl (W)
16	2009	Pac-10	8	5	0	.615	6	3	0	.667	10.88	3.42		14				Jim Harbaugh (8-5)	Sun Bowl (L)
17	2008	Pac-10	5	7	0	.417	4	5	0	.444	-0.04	3.79						Jim Harbaugh (5-7)
18	2007	Pac-10	4	8	0	.333	3	6	0	.333	-1.10	6.57						Jim Harbaugh (4-8)
19	2006	Pac-10	1	11	0	.083	1	8	0	.111	-8.73	7.93						Walt Harris (1-11)
20	2005	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455	4	4	0	.500	1.19	6.19						Walt Harris (5-6)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
21	2004	Pac-10	4	7	0	.364	2	6	0	.250	6.27	7.37						Buddy Teevens (4-7)
22	2003	Pac-10	4	7	0	.364	2	6	0	.250	-2.82	4.63						Buddy Teevens (4-7)
23	2002	Pac-10	2	9	0	.182	1	7	0	.125	-4.50	7.87						Buddy Teevens (2-9)
24	2001	Pac-10	9	3	0	.750	6	2	0	.750	12.13	5.13		10	16			Tyrone Willingham (9-3)	Seattle Bowl (L)
25	2000	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455	4	4	0	.500	5.85	8.12						Tyrone Willingham (5-6)
26	1999	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667	7	1	0	.875	7.97	2.06		22				Tyrone Willingham (8-4)	Rose Bowl (L)
27	1998	Pac-10	3	8	0	.273	2	6	0	.250	-2.70	5.66						Tyrone Willingham (3-8)
28	1997	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455	3	5	0	.375	4.64	7.55	18	16				Tyrone Willingham (5-6)
29	1996	Pac-10	7	5	0	.583	5	3	0	.625	6.05	3.97						Tyrone Willingham (7-5)	Sun Bowl (W)
30	1995	Pac-10	7	4	1	.625	5	3	0	.625	4.86	1.77		16				Tyrone Willingham (7-4-1)	Liberty Bowl (L)
31	1994	Pac-10	3	7	1	.318	2	6	0	.250	-0.54	3.65		24				Bill Walsh (3-7-1)
32	1993	Pac-10	4	7	0	.364	2	6	0	.250	1.95	9.50	15	15				Bill Walsh (4-7)
33	1992	Pac-10	10	3	0	.769	6	2	0	.750	16.22	7.15	17	8	9			Bill Walsh (10-3)	Blockbuster Bowl (W)
34	1991	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667	6	2	0	.750	13.46	6.30		17	22			Dennis Green (8-4)	Aloha Bowl (L)
35	1990	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455	4	4	0	.500	6.64	8.00						Dennis Green (5-6)
36	1989	Pac-10	3	8	0	.273	3	5	0	.375	-0.56	5.62						Dennis Green (3-8)
37	1988	Pac-10	3	6	2	.364	1	5	2	.250	7.98	7.62						Jack Elway (3-6-2)
38	1987	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455	4	4	0	.500	4.90	4.36						Jack Elway (5-6)
39	1986	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667	5	3	0	.625	14.14	7.97		16				Jack Elway (8-4)	Gator Bowl (L)
40	1985	Pac-10	4	7	0	.364	3	5	0	.375	-3.15	2.76						Jack Elway (4-7)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
41	1984	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455	3	5	0	.375	2.72	5.35						Jack Elway (5-6)
42	1983	Pac-10	1	10	0	.091	1	7	0	.125	-8.36	3.82						Paul Wiggin (1-10)
43	1982	Pac-10	5	6	0	.455	3	5	0	.375	10.99	10.17						Paul Wiggin (5-6)
44	1981	Pac-10	4	7	0	.364	4	4	0	.500	4.57	5.57	18	18				Paul Wiggin (4-7)
45	1980	Pac-10	6	5	0	.545	3	4	0	.429	9.57	8.02	15	11				Paul Wiggin (6-5)
46	1979	Pac-10	5	5	1	.500	3	3	1	.500	6.86	5.41	13	13				Ron Dowhower (5-5-1)
47	1978	Pac-10	8	4	0	.667	4	3	0	.571	16.98	9.06		17	17			Bill Walsh (8-4)	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
48	1977	Pac-8	9	3	0	.750	5	2	0	.714	10.04	6.45		15	15			Bill Walsh (9-3)	Sun Bowl (W)
49	1976	Pac-8	6	5	0	.545	5	2	0	.714	5.55	7.37						Jack Christiansen (6-5)
50	1975	Pac-8	6	4	1	.591	5	2	0	.714	8.52	7.16	20	18				Jack Christiansen (6-4-1)
51	1974	Pac-8	5	4	2	.545	5	1	1	.786	5.77	6.77		19				Jack Christiansen (5-4-2)
52	1973	Pac-8	7	4	0	.636	5	2	0	.714	11.47	8.56						Jack Christiansen (7-4)
53	1972	Pac-8	6	5	0	.545	2	5	0	.286	10.39	5.93	20	13				Jack Christiansen (6-5)
54	1971	Pac-8	9	3	0	.750	6	1	0	.857	15.09	6.09	19	10	10			John Ralston (9-3)	Rose Bowl (W)
55	1970	Pac-8	9	3	0	.750	6	1	0	.857	20.44	12.19	10	3	8			John Ralston (9-3)	Rose Bowl (W)
56	1969	Pac-8	7	2	1	.750	5	1	1	.786	19.91	8.31	16	13	19			John Ralston (7-2-1)
57	1968	Pac-8	6	3	1	.650	3	3	1	.500	9.90	2.50		14				John Ralston (6-3-1)
58	1967	AAWU	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429	3.53	4.73						John Ralston (5-5)
59	1966	AAWU	5	5	0	.500	1	4	0	.200	2.97	2.67						John Ralston (5-5)
60	1965	AAWU	6	3	1	.650	2	3	0	.400	7.93	6.03						John Ralston (6-3-1)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
61	1964	AAWU	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429	10.13	8.63						John Ralston (5-5)
62	1963	AAWU	3	7	0	.300	1	4	0	.200	1.76	6.76						John Ralston (3-7)
63	1962	AAWU	5	5	0	.500	2	3	0	.400	2.79	6.59						Jack Curtice (5-5)
64	1961	AAWU	4	6	0	.400	1	3	0	.250	-3.44	1.86						Jack Curtice (4-6)
65	1960	AAWU	0	10	0	.000	0	4	0	.000	-11.52	3.68						Jack Curtice (0-10)
66	1959	AAWU	3	7	0	.300	0	4	0	.000	2.39	5.49						Jack Curtice (3-7)
67	1958	PCC	2	8	0	.200	2	5	0	.286	-4.98	7.02						Jack Curtice (2-8)
68	1957	PCC	6	4	0	.600	4	3	0	.571	8.82	4.02		16				Chuck Taylor (6-4)
69	1956	PCC	4	6	0	.400	3	4	0	.429	6.63	7.83	14	10				Chuck Taylor (4-6)
70	1955	PCC	6	3	1	.650	3	2	1	.583	15.84	10.74		16	16			Chuck Taylor (6-3-1)
71	1954	PCC	4	6	0	.400	2	4	0	.333	0.34	5.64		17				Chuck Taylor (4-6)
72	1953	PCC	6	3	1	.650	5	1	1	.786	10.90	4.50		11	19			Chuck Taylor (6-3-1)
73	1952	PCC	5	5	0	.500	2	5	0	.286	7.45	8.85	13	13				Chuck Taylor (5-5)
74	1951	PCC	9	2	0	.818	6	1	0	.857	14.30	9.12		3	7			Chuck Taylor (9-2)	Rose Bowl (L)
75	1950	PCC	5	3	2	.600	2	2	2	.500	12.59	8.59	7	6				Marchy Schwartz (5-3-2)
76	1949	PCC	7	3	1	.682	4	2	0	.667	17.04	6.59		12				Marchy Schwartz (7-3-1)
77	1948	PCC	4	6	0	.400	3	4	0	.429	4.77	4.27						Marchy Schwartz (4-6)
78	1947	PCC	0	9	0	.000	0	7	0	.000	-4.15	10.19						Marchy Schwartz (0-9)
79	1946	PCC	6	3	1	.650	3	3	1	.500	1.97	-3.73		17				Marchy Schwartz (6-3-1)
80	1942	PCC	6	4	0	.600	5	2	0	.714	9.58	4.58		12	12			Marchy Schwartz (6-4)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
81	1941	PCC	6	3	0	.667	4	3	0	.571	17.23	11.23		6				Clark Shaughnessy (6-3)
82	1940	PCC	10	0	0	1.000	7	0	0	1.000	20.14	8.54		2	2			Clark Shaughnessy (10-0)	Rose Bowl (W)
83	1939	PCC	1	7	1	.167	0	6	1	.071	-5.10	4.56						Tiny Thornhill (1-7-1)
84	1938	PCC	3	6	0	.333	2	5	0	.286	6.03	9.59						Tiny Thornhill (3-6)
85	1937	PCC	4	3	2	.556	4	2	1	.643	8.28	6.39		13				Tiny Thornhill (4-3-2)
86	1936	PCC	2	5	2	.333	2	3	2	.429	4.68	8.46						Tiny Thornhill (2-5-2)
87	1935	PCC	8	1	0	.889	4	1	0	.800	16.98	6.76						Tiny Thornhill (8-1)	Rose Bowl (W)
88	1934	PCC	9	1	1	.864	5	0	0	1.000	16.05	2.69						Tiny Thornhill (9-1-1)	Rose Bowl (L)
89	1933	PCC	8	2	1	.773	4	1	0	.800	12.70	4.52						Tiny Thornhill (8-2-1)	Rose Bowl (L)
90	1932	PCC	6	4	1	.591	1	3	1	.300	10.63	4.09						Pop Warner (6-4-1)
91	1931	PCC	7	2	2	.727	2	2	1	.500	12.26	3.98						Pop Warner (7-2-2)
92	1930	PCC	9	1	1	.864	4	1	0	.800	12.90	0.35						Pop Warner (9-1-1)
93	1929	PCC	9	2	0	.818	5	1	0	.833	13.75	-0.43						Pop Warner (9-2)
94	1928	PCC	8	3	1	.708	4	1	1	.750	10.36	-0.89						Pop Warner (8-3-1)
95	1927	PCC	8	2	1	.773	4	0	1	.900	6.50	-0.78						Pop Warner (8-2-1)	Rose Bowl (W)
96	1926	PCC	10	0	1	.955	4	0	0	1.000	13.88	-1.85						Pop Warner (10-0-1)	Rose Bowl (T)	National Championships: HELMS, NCF
97	1925	PCC	7	2	0	.778	4	1	0	.800	8.94	-2.29						Pop Warner (7-2)
98	1924	PCC	7	1	1	.833	3	0	1	.875	13.27	2.82						Pop Warner (7-1-1)	Rose Bowl (L)
99	1923	PCC	7	2	0	.778	2	2	0	.500	10.34	-3.55						Andrew Kerr (7-2)
100	1922	PCC	4	5	0	.444	1	3	0	.250	-3.50	0.05						Andrew Kerr (4-5)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
101	1921	PCC	4	2	2	.625	1	1	1	.500	-5.35	-5.48						Conrad Van Gent (4-2-2)
102	1920	PCC	4	3	0	.571	2	1	0	.667	-5.09	-7.09						Walter Powell (4-3)
103	1919	PCC	4	3	0	.571	1	1	0	.500	-2.93	-8.07						Bob Evans (4-3)
104	1918	PCC	0	4	0	.000	0	1	0	.000	-26.69	-4.44						A.H. Badenoch (0-4)

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