| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Stanford Cardinal |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | North Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Coachrank: | 19 |
| Aprank: | 20 |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Conf Record: | 7–2 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Champion: | Pac-12 North Division co-champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 37–39 vs. TCU |
The 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by seventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 7–2 in Pac-12 play to win a share of the North Division title with Washington. Due to their head-to-head win over Washington, they represented the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game where they lost to USC. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to TCU.
| 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 |
Stanford signed a total of 14 recruits.
| Name | Position | Stanford years | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | 11th | Stanford (1994) | ||
| Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach | 11th | Idaho State (1996) | ||
| Associate head coach / offensive coordinator | 7th | Florida State (1999) | ||
| Special teams coordinator | 4th | Cal Lutheran (1983) | ||
| Defensive backs coach | 4th | Washington (1979) | ||
| Inside linebackers coach | 4th | Arizona (2001) | ||
| Quarterbacks coach | 5th | Stanford (2009) | ||
| Diron Reynolds | Defensive linemen coach | 1st | Wake Forest (1994) | |
| Running backs coach | 1st | Oregon (1987) | ||
| Morgan Turner | Tight ends coach | 5th | Illinois (2009) |
See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry.
See also: 2017 Pac-12 Football Championship Game.
See also: 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team and 2017 Alamo Bowl.
See also: 2018 NFL draft.
| 3 | 68 | S | Houston Texans | ||
| 3 | 96 | DT | Buffalo Bills | ||
| 4 | 137 | TE | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 6 | 214 | OLB | Houston Texans |