2017 Stanford Cardinal football team

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2017
TCU
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record9–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bloomgren (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy   7 2     9 5  
No. 16 Washington x   7 2     10 3  
Washington State   6 3     9 4  
Oregon   4 5     7 6  
California   2 7     5 7  
Oregon State   0 9     1 11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$   8 1     11 3  
Arizona State   6 3     7 6  
Arizona   5 4     7 6  
UCLA   4 5     6 7  
Utah   3 6     7 6  
Colorado   2 7     5 7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team represented

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.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Colby Parkinson
TE
Westlake Village, California Oaks Christian HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Dec 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Stuart Head
S
Woodstock, Georgia Etowah HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tucker Fisk
TE
Davis, California Davis HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mar 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Davis Mills
QB
Norcross, Georgia Greater Atlanta Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Mar 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Osiris St. Brown
WR
Santa Ana, California Mater Dei HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Aug 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Drew Dalman
C
Salinas, California Palma School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Aug 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Walker Little
OT
Bellaire, Texas Episcopal HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Dec 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Foster Sarell
OT
Graham, Washington Graham-Kapowsin HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 311 lb (141 kg) Jan 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Paulson Adebo
CB
Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Levani Damuni
LB
Millville, Utah Ridgeline HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jan 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Connor Wedington
RB
Sumner, Washington Sumner HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jan 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ryan Johnson
DE
Mobile, Alabama St. Paul's Episcopal School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jan 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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

2017 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3
K.J. Costello
So
QB 10 Keller Chryst Sr
QB 15 Davis Mills Fr
QB 17 Ryan Burns  Sr
QB 18 Jack Richardson So
RB 20 Bryce Love Jr
RB 22 Cameron Scarlett Jr
RB 23 Trevor Speights So
RB 28 Dorian Maddox So
FB 6 Reagan Williams Jr
FB 24 Hannes Bohning Fr
FB 34 Houston Heimuli Fr
FB 35 Daniel Marx Sr
FB 87 Ben Snyder Jr
WR 2 Trenton Irwin Jr
WR 4 Jay Tyler Jr
WR 5 Connor Wedington Fr
WR 8 Donald Stewart So
WR 11 Harry Schwartz So
WR 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside Jr
WR 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims Sr
WR 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi Jr
WR 81 Osiris St. Brown Fr
WR 83 Cameron Buzzell Fr
WR 89 Ryan Atkins Fr
TE 9 Dalton Schultz Sr
TE 80 Scooter Harrington So
TE 82 Kaden Smith So
TE 84 Colby Parkinson Fr
TE 85 Kyle McCombs Fr
TE 88 Tucker Fisk Fr
C 51 Drew Dalman Fr
G 54 Nick Wilson Jr
OG/C 55 Dylan Powell So
G 62 Austin Maihen Jr
G 63 Nate Herbig So
OT/OG 64 David Bright  Sr
C 65 Brian Chaffin Jr
G 71 Brandon Fanaika Sr
OT 72 Walker Little Fr
C 73 Jesse Burkett Sr
OT 74 Devery Hamilton So
OT 75 A.T. Hall Sr
OT 76 Jack Dreyer Jr
OT 77 Casey Tucker Sr
OT 78 Henry Hattis So
OT 79 Foster Sarell Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 23 Ryan Johnson Fr
DT 50 Dalyn Wade-Perry Fr
DE 51 Jovan Swann So
DT 57 Michael Williams So
DE 58 Dylan Boles Fr
DT 66 Harrison Phillips Sr
DE 80 Eric Cotton  Sr
DE 91 Thomas Schaffer So
DE 97 Dylan Jackson Jr
DT 99 Bo Peek So
OLB 10 Jordan Fox So
ILB 15 Jordan Perez Sr
ILB 20 Bobby Okereke Sr
OLB 21 Curtis Robinson So
ILB 25 Andrew Pryts So
ILB 27 Sean Barton Jr
ILB 31 Mustafa Branch Jr
ILB/OLB 32 Joey Alfieri Sr
OLB 33 Mike Tyler  Sr
OLB 34 Peter Kalambayi  Sr
OLB 40 Anthony Trinh So
OLB 42 Caleb Phillips Fr
ILB 43 Ryan Beecher Jr
ILB 44 Kevin Palma  Sr
ILB 49 Lewis Burik Jr
OLB 52 Casey Toohill Jr
OLB 77 Thunder Keck Fr
OLB 86 Lane Veach Sr
OLB 90 Gabe Reid Fr
CB 3 Malik Antoine So
CB 4 Alameen Murphy Sr
CB 6 Treyjohn Butler So
CB 11 Terrence Alexander Sr
CB 13 Alijah Holder Sr
CB 17 Paulson Adebo Fr
CB 19 Noah Williams Fr
CB 22 Obi Eboh So
CB 24 Quenton Meeks Jr
CB 26 J.J. Parson So
FS 2 Brandon Simmons Sr
FS 5 Frank Buncom Jr
SS 8 Justin Reid Jr
FS 9 Ben Edwards Jr
FS 18 Stuart Head Fr
FS 28 Denzel Franklin Sr
SS 37 Joe McGrath Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 56 Will Sweeney Fr
LS 68 C.J. Keller Sr
LS 69 Richard McNitzky So
K 26 Jet Toner So
K 37 Collin Riccitelli So
P
14 Jake Bailey So
P
27 Charlie Beall Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.vs.
ESPN
W 62–733,101
September 95:30 p.m.at No. 6 USCNo. 14FOXL 24–4277,614
September 167:30 p.m.at
Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
  • CBSSNL 17–2043,040
    September 237:30 p.m.
    ESPN
    W 58–3448,042
    September 301:00 p.m.Arizona State
    • Stanford Stadium
    • Stanford, CA
    P12NW 34–2444,422
    October 77:15 p.m.at No. 20
    Salt Lake City, UT
    FS1W 23–2045,991
    October 148:00 p.m.OregondaggerNo. 23
    • Stanford Stadium
    • Stanford, CA
    FS1W 49–748,559
    October 266:00 p.m.at
    ESPN
    W 15–1430,912
    November 412:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington StateNo. 21FOXL 21–2432,952
    November 107:30 p.m.No. 9 Washington
    • Stanford Stadium
    • Stanford, CA
    FS1W 30–2244,589
    November 185:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 22
    FOXW 17–1451,424
    November 255:00 p.m.No. 8
    Legends Trophy)
    ABCW 38–2047,352
    December 15:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 USCNo. 12ESPNL 28–3148,031
    December 286:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 TCU*No. 13ESPNL 37–3957,653

    Game summaries

    Vs. Rice

    1 234Total
    • Cardinal 21 171410 62
    Owls 0 007 7
    • Date: August 27
    • Location:
      AEST
    • Elapsed time: 3:20
    • Game attendance: 33,101
    • Referee: Mark Duddy
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey and Quint Kessenich
    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
    Rushing Bryce Love 13 carries, 180 yards, TD
    Receiving Connor Wedington 6 receptions, 82 yards
    Rice Passing Sam Glaesmann 7/18, 69 yards, int
    Rushing Samuel Stewart 15 carries, 71 yards
    Receiving Robby Wells III 4 receptions, 19 yards

    At No. 6 USC

    1 234Total
    Cardinal 7 1007 24
    Trojans 14 14014 42
    • Date: September 9
    • Location:
      PDT
    • Elapsed time: 3:11
    • Game attendance: 77,614
    • Game weather: Scattered Clouds; 78°F; wind 6 mph W
    • Referee: Chris Coyte
    • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
    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
    Rushing Bryce Love 17 carries, 160 yards, TD
    Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
    USC Passing Sam Darnold 21/26, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 int
    Rushing Ronald Jones II 23 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Deontay Burnett 9 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD

    At San Diego State

    1 234Total
    Cardinal 0 737 17
    Aztecs 0 1037 20
    • Date: September 16
    • Location:
      PDT
    • Elapsed time: 3:35
    • Game attendance: 43,040
    • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 68°F; wind Calm
    • Referee: Terry Layden
    • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden, Jay Feely and John Schriffen
    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
    Rushing Bryce Love 13 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Trenton Irwin 6 receptions, 49 yards
    San Diego State Passing Christian Chapman 21/29, 187 yards, TD
    Rushing Rashaad Penny 32 carries, 184 yards, TD
    Receiving Mikah Holder 7 receptions, 85 yards

    UCLA

    1 234Total
    Bruins 3 10147 34
    • Cardinal 6 171421 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
    Rushing Soso Jamabo 12 carries, 100 yards, TD
    Receiving Jordan Lasley 11 receptions, 158 yards, TD
    Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 13/19, 123 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing Bryce Love 30 carries, 263 yards, TD
    Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 5 receptions, 62 yards

    Arizona State

    1 234Total
    Sun Devils 3 1407 24
    • Cardinal 7 1773 34
    • Date: September 30
    • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
    • Game start: 1:07 p.m.
      PDT
    • Elapsed time: 3:09
    • Game attendance: 44,422
    • Game weather: Sunny; 73°F; wind 5 mph N
    • Referee: Kevin Mar
    • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth and Jill Savage
    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
    Rushing Demario Richard 22 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Demario Richard 3 receptions, 57 yards
    Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 15/24, 173 yards, TD
    Rushing Bryce Love 25 carries, 301 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD

    At No. 20 Utah

    1 234Total
    • Cardinal 3 1037 23
    Utes 7 337 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
    Rushing Bryce Love 20 carries, 152 yards, TD
    Receiving Kaden Smith 2 receptions, 57 yards
    Utah Passing Troy Williams 20/39, 238 yards, TD, 2 int
    Rushing Zack Moss 15 carries, 79 yards, TD
    Receiving Darren Carrington 7 receptions, 99 yards, TD

    Oregon

    1 234Total
    Ducks 7 000 7
    • Cardinal 21 7714 49
    • Date: October 14
    • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
    • Game start: 8:09 p.m.
      PDT
    • Elapsed time: 3:08
    • Game attendance: 48,859
    • Game weather: Mild; 68°F; wind 3 mph SSW
    • Referee: Chris Coyte
    • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders
    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
    Rushing Royce Freeman 18 carries, 143 yards
    Receiving Brenden Schooler 2 receptions, 15 yards
    Stanford Passing Keller Chryst 15/21, 183 yards, 3 TD, int
    Rushing Bryce Love 17 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

    At Oregon State

    1 234Total
    • Cardinal 0 636 15
    Beavers 0 770 14
    • Date: October 26
    • Location:
      PDT
    • Elapsed time: 3:18
    • Game attendance: 30,912
    • Game weather: Clear; 64°F; wind 5-10 mph
    • Referee: Mark Duddy
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Huard and Laura Rutledge
    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
    Rushing Cameron Scarlett 17 carries, 72 yards
    Receiving Kaden Smith 2 receptions, 37 yards
    Oregon State Passing Darell Garretson 13/21, 126 yards, int
    Rushing Ryan Nall 19 carries, 84 yards
    Receiving Noah Togiai 2 receptions, 38 yards

    At No. 25 Washington State

    1 234Total
    Cardinal 0 7140 21
    Cougars 0 1437 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
    Rushing Bryce Love 16 carries, 69 yards, TD
    Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 3 receptions, 52 yards
    Washington State Passing Luke Falk 34/48, 337 yards, 3 TD, int
    Rushing Jamal Morrow 16 carries, 66 yards
    Receiving Tavares Martin 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD

    No. 9 Washington

    1 234Total
    Huskies 7 708 22
    • Cardinal 0 101010 30
    • Date: November 10
    • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
    • Game start: 7:45 p.m.
      PST
    • Elapsed time: 3:20
    • Game attendance: 44,589
    • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 56°F; wind 3 mph NW
    • Referee: Land Clark
    • TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich and Petros Papadakis
    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
    Rushing Myles Gaskin 18 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving Aaron Fuller 4 receptions, 53 yards
    Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 16/27, 211 yards
    Rushing Bryce Love 30 carries, 166 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 5 receptions, 130 yards

    California

    Big Game
    1 234Total
    Golden Bears 3 380 14
    • Cardinal 3 770 17
    • Date: November 18
    • Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
    • Game start: 5:15 p.m.
      PST
    • Elapsed time: 3:01
    • Game attendance: 51,424
    • Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 57°F; wind 2 mph ENE
    • Referee: Terry Leyden
    • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Jen Hale
    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
    Rushing Patrick Laird 20 carries, 153 yards, TD
    Receiving Jordan Veasy 5 receptions, 68 yards
    Stanford Passing K. J. Costello 17/26, 185 yards, TD, int
    Rushing Bryce Love 14 carries, 101 yards, TD
    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
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    141419RVRVRV23222018RV2020141520
    Coaches141419RVRVRV25222018RV2320151619
    CFPNot released2122211213Not 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

    References