2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season February 2026 November 2025 August 2023 2016 Stanford Cardinal football Stanford Cardinal logo.svg 100 Pac-12 Conference North Division Pac-12 12 12 10–3 6–3 David ShawAssociated Press Stanford 41-17 Rice (Nov 26, 2016) Game Recap https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400869172 ESPN 20 November 2025 en 26 November 2016 6th Mike Bloomgren 4th Lance Anderson 3rd Multiple 3–4 Stanford Stadium Sun Bowl champion Sun Bowl W 25–23 vs. North Carolina The 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by sixth-year head coach David Shaw.Football 2016 https://gostanford.com/sports/football/roster/season/2016 2026-03-04 Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website en-US They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the North Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated North Carolina. Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Stanford years Alma mater David Shaw Head coach 10th Stanford (1994) Lance Anderson Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach 10th Idaho State (1996) Mike Bloomgren Associate head coach / offensive coordinator 6th Florida State (1999) Pete Alamar Special teams coordinator 5th Cal Lutheran (1983) Duane Akina Defensive backs coach 3rd Washington (1979) Peter Hansen Inside linebackers coach 3rd Arizona (2001) Tavita Pritchard Quarterbacks coach / wide receivers coach 4th Stanford (2009) Diron Reynolds Defensive linemen coach 1st Wake Forest (1994) Lance Taylor Running backs coach 3rd Alabama (2003) Morgan Turner Tight ends coach 4th Illinois (2009) Roster 2016 Stanford Cardinal footballQuarterback 10 Keller Chryst – junior (6'5, 237) 11 K. J. Costello – freshman (6'5, 220) 17 Ryan Burns – senior (6'5, 233) 18 Brent Peus – freshman (6'3, 205) 19 Jack Richardson – freshman (6'4, 205) Tailback  5 Christian McCaffrey – junior (6'0, 202) 20 Bryce Love – sophomore (5'10, 181) 22 Cameron Scarlett – sophomore (6'1, 216) 23 Trevor Speights – freshman (5'11, 207) 28 Dorian Maddox – freshman (5'10, 205) 42 Pat McFadden – senior (5'10, 194) Fullback 15 Reagan Williams – sophomore (6'3, 237) 35 Daniel Marx – junior (6'2, 253) 82 Chris Harrell – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'4, 239) Wide receiver  2 Trenton Irwin – sophomore (6'2, 202)  3 Michael Rector – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 185)  4 Jay Tyler – sophomore (5'8, 169)  6 Francis Owusu – senior (6'3, 223)  8 Donald Stewart – freshman (6'4, 200) 13 Taijuan Thomas – senior (5'10, 173) 14 Paxton Segina – freshman (6'4, 210) 19 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside – sophomore (6'3, 221) 21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – junior (5'11, 181) 46 Sidhart Krishnamurthi – sophomore (5'11, 168) 81 Harry Schwartz – freshman (6'0, 195) 85 Treyvion Foster – senior (6'1, 209) Simi Fehoko – freshman (6'4, 190) Tight end  9 Dalton Schultz – junior (6'6, 240) 80 Scooter Harrington – freshman (6'5, 240) 82 Kaden Smith – freshman (6'5, 250) 87 Ben Snyder – sophomore (6'4, 239) 88 Greg Taboada – senior (6'5, 250) Punter 14 Jake Bailey – sophomore (6'2, 187) (+K) 47 Alex Robinson – senior (6'0, 216) Offensive lineman 54 Nick Wilson - OG – sophomore (6'3, 287) 55 Dylan Powell - OG – freshman (6'3, 270) 57 Johnny Caspers - OG-C – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'4, 296) 58 Matthew Gutwald - OG – freshman (6'4, 295) 60 Lucas Hinds - OG-OT – senior (6'4, 284) 62 Austin Maihen - OG – sophomore (6'5, 292) 63 Nate Herbig - OG – freshman (6'4, 350) 64 David Bright - OT – senior (6'5, 301) 65 Brian Chaffin - C – sophomore (6'2, 289) 70 Clark Yarbrough - OT – freshman (6'6, 282) 71 Brandon Fanaika - OG – junior (6'3, 318) 73 Jesse Burkett - C – junior (6'4, 304) 74 Devery Hamilton - OT – freshman (6'7, 290) 75 A.T. Hall - OT – junior (6'5, 280) 76 Jack Dreyer - OT – sophomore (6'8, 306) 77 Casey Tucker - OT – junior (6'6, 296) 78 Henry Hattis - OT – freshman (6'6, 270) Defensive linemen 51 Jovan Swann - DE-DT – freshman (6'2, 270) 56 Wesley Annan - DT – sophomore (6'4, 261) 57 Michael Williams - DE-DT – freshman (6'2, 300) 66 Harrison Phillips - DT-DE – junior (6'4, 290) 75 Jordan Watkins - DE – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'5, 277) 80 Eric Cotton - DE – senior (6'6, 265) 90 Solomon Thomas - DE-DT – junior (6'3, 275) 91 Thomas Schaffer - DE – freshman (6'7, 270) 92 Bo Peek - DT – freshman (6'3, 296) 97 Dylan Jackson - DE – sophomore (6'6, 268) 99 Luke Kaumatule – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'7, 294) Long snappers 68 C.J. Keller – junior (6'3, 202) 69 Richard McNitzky – freshman (6'1, 215) Placekicker 26 Jet Toner – freshman (6'4, 185) (+P) 27 Charlie Beall – sophomore (6'2, 205) 34 Conrad Ukropina – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 192) 37 Collin Riccitelli – freshman (6'0, 180) Linebacker  3 Noor Davis - ILB – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'4, 244) 15 Jordan Perez - ILB – junior (6'2, 223) 17 Jordan Fox - OLB – freshman (6'3, 227) 20 Bobby Okereke - ILB – junior (6'3, 232) 21 Curtis Robinson - OLB – freshman (6'3, 215) 27 Sean Barton - ILB – junior (6'3, 225) 30 Craig Jones - ILB – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'0, 223) 31 Mustafa Branch - ILB – sophomore (5'11, 218) 32 Joey Alfieri - OLB – junior (6'3, 240) 33 Mike Tyler - OLB – senior (6'5, 236) 34 Peter Kalambayi - OLB – senior (6'3, 245) 40 Anthony Trinh - OLB – freshman (6'2, 238) 43 Ryan Beecher - ILB – sophomore (6'1, 229) 44 Kevin Palma - ILB – senior (6'2, 250) 49 Lewis Burik - ILB – sophomore (5'10, 207) 52 Casey Toohill - OLB – sophomore (6'4, 245) 86 Lane Veach - OLB – junior (6'6, 239) Tangaloa Kaufusi - OLB – freshman (6'3, 220) Cornerback  5 Frank Buncom – sophomore (6'2, 194)  4 Treyjohn Butler – freshman (5'11, 186) (+S) 11 Terrence Alexander – junior (5'10, 185) 13 Alijah Holder – junior (6'2, 185) 18 Malik Antoine – freshman (5'11, 184) 19 Ryan Gaertner – senior (5'10, 175) 22 Obi Eboh – freshman (6'2, 194) 23 Alameen Murphy – junior (5'11, 195) 24 Quenton Meeks – sophomore (6'2, 195) 26 J.J. Parson – freshman (5'10, 176) Safety  2 Brandon Simmons – junior (6'0, 190)  8 Justin Reid - SS – sophomore (6'1, 196)  9 Ben Edwards - FS – sophomore (6'0, 195) 10 Zach Hoffpauir - FS – senior (6'0, 197) 25 Andrew Pryts – freshman (6'1, 196) 28 Denzel Franklin - SS – junior (6'0, 198) 29 Dallas Lloyd - SS – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'3, 213) 36 Kelly Blake – freshman (6'0, 190) 45 Calvin Chandler - FS – senior (6'2, 203) Schedule 2016 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game Pacific September 2 Friday 6:00 p.m. w y 8 Kansas State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FS1 26–13 46,147 September 17 5:00 p.m. w 7 USC rivalry Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ABC 27–10 48,763 September 24 5:00 p.m. w y 7 UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA rivalry ABC 22–13 70,833 September 30 Friday 6:00 p.m. l y 7 Washington 10 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ESPN 6–44 72,027 October 8 7:30 p.m. l 15 Washington State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ESPN 16–42 50,424 October 15 4:30 p.m. w y y Notre Dame Legends Trophy Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 17–10 80,795 October 22 12:00 p.m. l y Colorado Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA P12N 5–10 44,535 October 29 8:00 p.m. w y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ FS1 34–10 46,740 November 5 12:30 p.m. w Oregon State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FS1 26–15 38,813 November 12 1:00 p.m. w y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR rivalry P12N 52–27 53,757 November 19 2:30 p.m. w y 24 California 119th Big Game/Stanford Axe California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N 45–31 52,266 November 26 5:00 p.m. w y 24 Rice Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA P12N 41–17 36,171 December 30 11:00 a.m. w y y 18 North Carolina Sun Bowl Sun Bowl El Paso, TX CBS 25–23 42,166 Game summaries Kansas State Wildcats 0 3 3 7 #8 Cardinal 3 14 0 9 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team USC Trojans 3 0 7 0 #7 Cardinal 7 10 10 0 2016 USC Trojans football team Stanford–USC football rivalry At UCLA #7 Cardinal 3 0 3 16 Bruins 7 3 0 3 2016 UCLA Bruins football team Stanford–UCLA football rivalry At No. 10 Washington #7 Cardinal 0 0 6 0 #10 Huskies 13 10 7 14 2016 Washington Huskies football team Washington State Cougars 7 7 14 14 #15 Cardinal 0 3 7 6 2016 Washington State Cougars football team At Notre Dame Cardinal 0 0 9 8 Fighting Irish 7 3 0 0 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry Colorado Buffaloes 0 7 0 3 Cardinal 3 0 0 2 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team At Arizona Cardinal 0 17 10 7 Wildcats 0 7 3 0 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team Oregon State Beavers 0 7 0 8 Cardinal 10 3 10 3 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team At Oregon Cardinal 21 17 14 0 Ducks 6 7 0 14 2016 Oregon Ducks football team Oregon–Stanford football rivalry At California Cardinal 7 10 14 14 Golden Bears 7 7 10 7 2016 California Golden Bears football team Big Game (American football) Rice Owls 0 3 7 7 #24 Cardinal 13 7 21 0 2016 Rice Owls football team Vs. North Carolina–Sun Bowl #16 CardinalAssociated Press No. 16 Stanford holds off North Carolina 25-23 in Sun Bowl https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400878692 ESPN 20 November 2025 en 30 December 2016 7 6 3 9 Tar Heels 7 0 10 6 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team 2016 Sun Bowl Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 8 7 7 5 7 6 7 6 7 6 15 15 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV RV 24 RV RV 24 17 17 18 16 16 18 12 12 Players drafted into the NFL 2017 NFL draft Stanford Cardinal Round Pick Player Position NFL club 1 3 Solomon Thomas DE San Francisco 49ersNiners select Solomon Thomas with third pick https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-select-solomon-thomas-with-third-pick-0ap3000000803305 Wesseling, Chris NFL.com April 27, 2017 November 20, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20170428111536/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000803305/article/niners-select-solomon-thomas-with-third-pick April 28, 2017 live 1 8 Christian McCaffrey RB Carolina PanthersWesseling Chris April 27, 2017 Panthers select RB Christian McCaffrey with No. 8 pick https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-select-rb-christian-mccaffrey-with-no-8-pick-0ap3000000803380 NFL.com November 20, 2025 References Stanford Category:Stanford Cardinal football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Stanford Cardinal football