2008 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2008 Stanford Cardinal Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg 100 px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 5–7 4–5 Jim Harbaugh 2nd David Shaw 2nd Andy Buh 1st Ron Lynn 1st Pro-style 4–3 Stanford Stadium File:Pac-10-Uniform-SU-2008-2009.png The 2008 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Jim Harbaugh, who entered his second year at Stanford. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Cardinal improved on their 4–8 record from the 2007 season by going 5–7. After winning back the Stanford Axe from rival California in 2007 for the first time in five years, Stanford lost the Axe to Cal in the 2008 Big Game. 2 Schedule 2008 AP Pacific August 28 6:00 p.m. w Oregon State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ESPN2 36–28 30,223 September 6 7:00 p.m. l y Arizona State 15 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 17–41 59,441 September 13 10:00 a.m. l y y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX The Mtn. 14–31 25,531 September 20 6:00 p.m. w y San Jose State Bill Walsh Legacy Game Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 23–10 33,293 September 27 7:00 p.m. w y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 35–28 61,968 October 4 11:30 a.m. l y y Notre Dame Legends Trophy Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 21–28 80,795 October 11 2:00 p.m. w y Arizona Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 24–23 30,689 October 18 1:00 p.m. l y UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA rivalry CSNBA 20–23 64,883 November 1 2:00 p.m. w Washington State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 58–0 26,662 November 8 12:30 p.m. l y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR rivalry FSN 28–35 58,013 November 15 4:00 p.m. l USC 6 rivalry Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Versus 23–45 50,425 November 22 12:30 p.m. l y California 111th Big Game California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA ABC 16–37 70,089 Schedule source: 2008 Stanford Cardinal football schedule Coaches thumb|200px|right|Second-Year Head Coach Jim Harbaugh Name Position Yearat Stanford Alma mater (year) Jim Harbaugh Head coach 2nd Michigan (1986) Ron Lynn Co-defensive coordinator/assistant head coach 1st Mount Union (1966) David Shaw Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 2nd Stanford (1995) Lance Anderson Defensive tackles/recruiting coordinator 2nd Idaho State (1996) Andy Buh Co – Defensive coordinator/Linebackers 2nd Nevada (1996) Chris Dalman Offensive line 2nd Stanford (1992) Tim Drevno Tight ends 2nd Cal State Fullerton (1992) D. J. Durkin Defensive ends/special teams 2nd Bowling Green (2001) Willie Taggart Running backs 2nd Western Kentucky (1998) Clayton White Defensive backs 2nd North Carolina State (2001) Shannon Turley Strength and conditioning 2nd Virginia Tech (2000) Coleman Hutzler Defensive analyst 2nd Middlebury College (2006) Game summaries Oregon State Oregon State 0 17 3 8 Stanford 0 17 5 14 2008 Oregon State Beavers football team http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/082808.html Oregon State vs Stanford (08/28/08) Stanford University Sports Information September 25, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080928121921/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/082808.html September 28, 2008 live Arizona State Stanford 7 3 7 0 Arizona State 3 17 7 14 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/asu08_02.html Stanford vs Arizona State (Sep 06, 2008) Stanford University Sports Information September 25, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080915210635/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/asu08_02.html September 15, 2008 live TCU Stanford 0 14 0 0 TCU 7 7 7 10 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/stan-tcu.html Stanford vs TCU (09/13/08) Stanford University Sports Information September 25, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007061112/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/stan-tcu.html October 7, 2008 live San Jose State San Jose State 3 7 0 0 Stanford 0 7 6 10 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team Bill Walsh Legacy Game http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/sjsustan.html SJSU vs Stanford (09/20/08) Stanford University Sports Information September 25, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080921215054/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/sjsustan.html September 21, 2008 live Washington Stanford 7 14 7 7 Washington 7 7 7 7 2008 Washington Huskies football team Notre Dame Stanford 0 7 0 14 Notre Dame 7 14 7 0 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry Arizona Arizona 3 14 0 6 Stanford 7 14 7 7 2008 Arizona Wildcats football team UCLA Stanford 7 7 0 6 UCLA 0 6 7 10 2008 UCLA Bruins football team Stanford–UCLA football rivalry The week before, the Cardinal beat Arizona 24–23 in an exciting conference game, while the Bruins lost a close game to the Ducks. UCLA had a record of 44–31–3 on the Cardinal before game time. With ten seconds left in this UCLA's homecoming game and the Bruins behind by four points, Bruin quarterback Kevin Craft passed to freshman Cory Harkey for a 7-yard touchdown to win the game, 23–20, over the Stanford Cardinal in the northeast corner of the Rose Bowl Saturday afternoon. Two turnovers by the Bruins led to the 14 Stanford points in the first half. In the game, Craft had 285 passing yards and Taylor Embree caught 72 yards, while Stanford's Toby Gerhart rushed for 138 yards. Washington State Washington State 0 0 0 0 Stanford 10 21 20 7 2008 Washington State Cougars football team Oregon Stanford 3 14 3 8 Oregon 17 3 7 8 2008 Oregon Ducks football team Oregon–Stanford football rivalry USC USC 3 14 7 21 Stanford 10 7 0 6 2008 USC Trojans football team Stanford–USC football rivalry center|800px|thumb|The game marked the first sell out of the new Stanford Stadium since its opening in 2006.USC 45, Stanford 23: The tactics, the turnovers and that strange final sequence Jon Wilner http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2008/11/16/usc-45-stanford-23-the-tactics-the-turnovers-and-that-strange-final-sequence/ San Jose Mercury News November 16, 2008 November 18, 2008 California Stanford 0 3 0 13 California 3 7 20 7 thumb|Pritchard looks to pass 2008 California Golden Bears football team Big Game (American football) The Cardinal traveled up to Berkeley in an attempt to hold on to the Axe and earn a bowl berth with a sixth win. The Bears led 10–3 at the half and ran up 20 unanswered points in the third quarter. Stanford was able to score two quick back to back touchdowns in the fourth quarter but could not close a 21–point deficit. Tavita Pritchard threw for 306 yards and a score while Toby Gerhart rushed for 103 yards and a score. Although the loss relinquished the Axe to Cal and prevented Stanford from becoming bowl eligible, Harbaugh set the standards even higher for 2009 by declaring that "Bowl Championship Series eligible is what we’re aiming for."http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-stanford-nobowl&prov=ap&type=lgns Stanford falls short of bowl berth once again Yahoo! Sports November 24, 2008 References Stanford Category:Stanford Cardinal football seasons Stanford Cardinal football