2023 Stanford Cardinal football team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	Stanford Cardinal
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Record:	3–9
Conf Record:	2–7
Head Coach:	Troy Taylor
Hc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	West Coast
Def Coach:	Bobby April
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	2–4–5
Stadium:	Stanford Stadium

The 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by new head coach Troy Taylor, the Cardinal played its home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

This was Stanford's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.

Taylor was hired in December 2022 and was previously the head coach at Sacramento State.^[1]

Offseason

Team departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
+ class="nowrap"	2023 Stanford offseason departures
	4	WR	6'2", 213	Graduate Student		Graduated/Entered 2023 NFL draft
	6	WR	6'3", 234	Senior		Entered 2023 NFL Draft
	17	CB	6'0", 193	Senior		Entered 2023 NFL Draft
	18	QB	6'6", 230	Junior		Entered 2023 NFL Draft
	21	S	6'0", 205	Graduate Student		Graduated/Entered 2023 NFL Draft
Barrett Miller	63	T	6'5", 270	Senior		Transferred to California
Bradley Archer	87	TE	6'4", 240	Senior		Transferred to Indiana
Salim Turner-Muhammad	4	CB	6'0", 200	Senior		Transferred to Purdue
Drake Metcalf	55	C	6'2", 276	Junior		Transferred to UCF
	75	T	6'6", 313	Senior		Transferred to Oklahoma
Colby Bowman	9	WR	6'2", 190	Senior	Bellflower, CA	Transferred to Utah State
Aeneas DiCosmo	0	LB	6'3", 220	Senior		Transferred to Vanderbilt
	60	C	6'1", 298	Senior		Transferred to Michigan
Stephen Herron Jr.	15	LB	6'3", 240	Senior		Transferred to Louisville
Myles Hinton	78	T	6'6", 308	Junior		Transferred to Michigan
Jake Hornibrook	73	G	6'5", 300	Senior		Transferred to Duke
Ryan Sanborn	27	P	6'3", 195	Senior		Transferred to Texas
Arlen Harris Jr.	33	RB	5'11", 189	Freshman		Transferred to Iowa State
Jonathan McGill	2	CB	5'9", 175	Senior		Transferred to SMU
Levani Damuni	2	LB	6'2", 225	Senior		Transferred to Utah
Jacob Mangum-Farrar	14	LB	6'3", 210	Graduate Student		Transferred to Indiana
Nicolas Toomer	6	CB	6'2", 185	Senior		Transferred to Indiana
Thunder Keck	11	EDGE	6'2", 245	6th Year-Senior		Graduated
	13	CB	6'1", 190	5th Year-Senior		Graduated
Danny McFadden	20	RB	5'8", 175	Sophomore		Left team
Caleb Robinson	21	RB	5'10", 202	Junior	Silver Spring, MD	Left team
Jason Kaul	22	LB	6'3", 225	Senior		Graduated
Patrick Fields	24	S	6'0", 203	5th Year-Senior		Graduated
Jay Symonds	24	FB	6'3", 251	5th Year-Senior		Graduated
Ricky Miezan	45	LB	6'2", 237	5th Year-Senior	Alexandria, VA	Transferred to Virginia
Max Kalny	68	G	6'4", 298	Junior		Left team
Jason Amsler	70	T	6'5", 320	Sophomore		Left team
	81	WR	6'4", 212	5th year-Senior		Graduated
Jacob Katona	96	DL	6'4", 272	Sophomore		Transferred to Vanderbilt

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height, Weight	Year	Notes
+ class="nowrap"	2023 Stanford Incoming Transfers
Chico Holt	46	TE	6'4", 220	Freshman	Transferred From Northwestern
Spencer Lytle	57	LB	6'3", 215	Junior	Transferred From Wisconsin
Justin Lamson	8	QB	6'3", 210	Sophomore	Transferred From Syracuse
Trevor Mayberry	61	OL	6'3", 260	Junior	Transferred From Penn
Alec Bank	58	OL	6'4", 265	Junior	Transferred From Harvard
Gaethan Bernadel	0	LB	6'1", 210	Junior	Transferred From FIU

Recruiting class

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Stanford years	Alma mater
Head coach / Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks coach	1st	California (1990)
Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach	1st	Louisiana–Lafayette (1996)
Safeties coach / Special teams coordinator	1st	Washington State (1986)
Running backs coach	1st	Southern Illinois (2015)
Tight ends coach	1st	Pittsburgh (2010)
Inside linebackers coach	1st	Penn State (1991)
Co-Offensive Line Coach	1st	Northwestern (2011)
Co-Offensive Line Coach	1st	USC (2018)
Defensive Line	1st	Wisconsin (2001)

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Hawaii

Statistics	STAN	HAW
First downs	24	20
Total yards	406	350
Rushes/yards	34–158	16–-5
Passing yards	248	355
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–36–0	30–53–0
Time of possession	33:55	26:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing		25–36, 248 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Casey Filkins	6 carries, 67 yards
Receiving		9 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Hawaii	Passing		30–53, 355 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Tylan Hines	5 carries, 5 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

at No. 6 USC

Statistics	STAN	USC
First downs	20	27
Total yards	349	573
Rushes/yards	41–209	28–180
Passing yards	140	393
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–25–1	30–36–0
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Justin Lamson	8/18, 121 yards
Rushing	Casey Filkins	5 carries, 63 yards
Receiving	Benjamin Yurosek	4 receptions, 54 yards
USC	Passing		19/21, 281 yards, 3 TD
Rushing		9 carries, 77 yards, TD
Receiving		1 reception, 75 yards, TD

vs Sacramento State (FCS)

Statistics	SAC	STAN
First downs	23	18
Total yards	448	387
Rushes/yards	36–169	42–180
Passing yards	279	207
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–33–2	11–24–2
Time of possession	30:57	29:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing	Kaiden Bennett	21/33, 279 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Kaiden Bennett	13 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving	Devin Gandy	5 receptions, 64 yards
Stanford	Passing	Justin Lamson	7/17, 138 yards, INT
Rushing		9 carries, 71 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 89 yards, TD

vs Arizona

Statistics	ARIZ	STAN
First downs	20	19
Total yards	349	358
Rushes/yards	37–145	35–112
Passing yards	204	246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–0	18–32–0
Time of possession	28:51	31:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing		14/26, 157 yards, TD
Rushing		12 carries, 75 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 85 yards
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	14/26, 198 yards
Rushing	Sedrick Irvin	10 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving	Tiger Bachmeier	4 receptions, 93 yards

vs No. 9 Oregon

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ORE –27.0	59.5

Statistics	ORE	STAN
First downs	26	16
Total yards	506	222
Rushes/yards	28–208	46–89
Passing yards	298	133
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–33–0	14–24–0
Time of possession	24:24	35:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing		27/32, 290 yards, 4 TD
Rushing		13 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
Stanford	Passing	Justin Lamson	11/20, 106 yards
Rushing	Justin Lamson	22 carries, 32 yards
Receiving	Mudia Reuben	4 receptions, 40 yards

at Colorado

Statistics	STAN	COL
First downs	29	33
Total yards	523	532
Rushes/yards	39-124	35-132
Passing yards	399	400
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28-49-0	33-47-1
Time of possession	34:42	25:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing		27/45, 396 yards, 4 TD
Rushing		16 carries, 39 yards
Receiving		13 receptions, 294 yards, 3 TD
Colorado	Passing		33/47, 300 yards, 5 TD
Rushing		13 carries, 37 yards
Receiving		13 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 25 UCLA

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UCLA –17.0	51.5

Statistics	UCLA	STAN
First downs	32	15
Total yards	503	292
Rushes/yards	221	24
Passing yards	282	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–34–0	27–45–1
Time of possession	36:56	23:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing		20–28, 240 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		20 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	27–45, 368 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Sedrick Irvin	3 carries, 16 yards
Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	8 receptions, 90 yards

vs No. 5 Washington

Statistics	WASH	STAN
First downs	23	26
Total yards	460	495
Rushes/yards	91	128
Passing yards	369	367
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–37–1	31–49–0
Time of possession	25:20	34:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing		21–37, 369 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing		18 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	31–48, 367 yards, TD
Rushing	Ashton Daniels	18 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	9 receptions, 146 yards, TD

at Washington State

Statistics	STAN	WSU
First downs	18	16
Total yards	217	245
Rushes/yards	38–75	24–4
Passing yards	142	241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–1	24–40–1
Time of possession	34:25	25:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	15–31, 115 yards, INT
Rushing	Justin Lamson	20 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving	Sam Roush	7 receptions, 61 yards
Washington State	Passing		24–40, 241 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Djouvensky Schlenbaker	13 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Josh Kelly	4 receptions, 82 yards, TD

at No. 12 Oregon State

Statistics	STAN	OSU
First downs	18	29
Total yards	324	598
Rushes/yards	32–127	40–277
Passing yards	242	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-32-4	18-28-0
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing		10/16, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing		9 carries, 65 yards, TD
Receiving		3 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Oregon State	Passing		12/19, 240 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		15 rushes, 149 yards, 4 TD
Receiving		1 reception, 61 yards

vs California

Statistics	CAL	STAN
First downs	29	12
Total yards	455	289
Rushes/yards	47–161	24–101
Passing yards	294	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–37–1	18–35–0
Time of possession	35:36	24:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing		24/36, 294 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing		36 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving	Trond Grizzell	7 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	18/35, 188 yards, TD
Rushing	Ashton Daniels	12 carries, 67 yards
Receiving	Sam Roush	4 receptions, 62 yards

vs No. 18 Notre Dame

Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs	28	19
Total yards	521	359
Rushes/yards	48–381	31–143
Passing yards	140	216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–15–2	21–42–1
Time of possession	27:13	32:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing		8/14, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		25 carries, 238 yards, 4 TD
Receiving		3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	15/25, 152 yards, INT
Rushing	Justin Lamson	10 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving	E. J. Smith	7 receptions, 116 yards

Players drafted into the NFL

Notes and References

News: 'No other place I’d rather be': Stanford introduces Troy Taylor as head football coach. KCRA 3. December 12, 2022.
Web site: 2023 Stanford Football Schedule. FB Schedules. December 21, 2022.