2025 Stanford Cardinal football team

2025 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNate Byham (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBobby April (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAndy Thompson (1st season)
Base defense2–4–5
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Virginia y   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Duke y$   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 2 Miami (FL) ^   6 – 2     13 – 3  
Georgia Tech   6 – 2     9 – 4  
SMU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Louisville   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Wake Forest   4 – 4     9 – 4  
NC State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Stanford   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Virginia Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
North Carolina   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Boston College   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Syracuse   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Duke 27, Virginia 20OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of March 2, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by interim head coach Frank Reich, following the firing of Troy Taylor in March 2025.[1][2] They played home games at Stanford Stadium located in Stanford, California.[3]

Offseason

Positions key
Offense Defense Special teams
  1. ^ Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  3. ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker
  4. ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  5. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  6. ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners

Team departures

2025 Stanford Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height, Weight Year Hometown Notes
Connor McLaughlin #71 OT 6'7, 295 5th Year-Senior Tampa, FL Transferred to South Florida[4]
Ashton Daniels #14 QB 6'2", 215 Junior Buford, GA Transferred to Auburn[5]
Luke Baklenko #78 IOL 6'6, 295 Sophomore Thousand Oaks, CA Transferred to Oklahoma[6]
Jshawn Frausto-Ramos #17 CB 6'0, 184 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Arizona[7]
Chase Farrell #19 WR 5'10, 165 Freshman Westlake Village, CA Transferred to Northwestern[8]
Jackson Harris #83 WR 6'3", 190 Sophomore Berkeley, CA Transferred to Hawaii[9]
Connor Weselman #15 P 6'3, 216 Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred to Missouri[10]
Austin Uke #72 OL 6'3", 290 Senior Cedar Hill, TX Transferred to Miami (OH)[11]
Ismael Cisse #84 WR 6'0", 200 RS-Freshman Denver, CO Transferred to Arkansas[12]
Justin Lamson #8 QB 6'2, 215 Junior El Dorado Hills, CA Transferred to Bowling Green[13]
Trevor Mayberry #61 IOL 6'3, 315 Senior Tampa, FL Transferred to Mississippi State[14]
Omari Porter #27 S 6'2, 205 Graduate Student Auburn, AL Transferred to Rice[15]
Aaron Armitage #9 EDGE 6'5, 260 Junior Ajax, ON Transferred to FIU[16]
David Bailey #23 OLB 6'3, 250 Junior Irvine, CA Transferred to Texas Tech[17]
Emmett Mosley V #10 WR 6'2, 205 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Texas[18]
Jake Maikkula #69 OL 6'5, 295 Junior Sedalia, CO Transferred to Oklahoma[19]
Mudia Reuben #0 WR 6'2, 210 Junior Kansas City, MO Transferred to South Florida[20]
Bear Bachmeier # QB 6'1, 220 Freshman Murrieta, CA Transferred to BYU[21]
Tiger Bachmeier #24 WR 6'1, 190 Sophomore Murrieta, CA Transferred to BYU[22]
David Kasemervisz #80 WR 6'0, 195 Senior Sugar Land, TX Transferred to Rice[23]
Lukas Ungar #89 TE 6'4, 244 5th Year-Senior Morristown, NJ Transferred to New Mexico State[24]
Evan Jackson #48 CB 5'9, 178 Senior McDonough, GA Entered the Transfer Portal
Jayson Raines #82 WR 6'3, 213 Senior West Orange, NJ Transferred to Northern Arizona
Ryan Butler #15 RB 5'11, 225 Junior Plainfield, NJ Entered the Transfer Portal
Jaden Slocum #20 CB 6'1, 200 Senior Alpharetta, GA Entered the Transfer Portal
Kale Lucas #38 S 6'0, 194 Senior Farmington, NM Entered the Transfer Portal
Ahmari Borden #81 WR 6'3, 185 Sophomore Bainbridge, GA Entered the Transfer Portal
Brandon Jones #25 CB 5'9, 190 Junior Harbor City, CA Entered the Transfer Portal
Brendon Barrow #38 RB 5'8, 175 Senior Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada Entered the Transfer Portal

Incoming transfers

2025 Stanford incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height, Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Washington # CB 6'0", 190 Senior Westlake Village, CA Transferred from Dartmouth[25]
Niki Prongos #66 OT 6'7", 285 RS-Sophomore Novato, CA Transferred from UCLA[26]
Jordan Onovughe #4 WR 6'2", 190 Sophomore Santa Ana, CA Transferred from Colorado[27]
C.J. Williams #8 WR 6'1.5", 188 Junior Santa Ana, CA Transferred from Wisconsin[28]
Kai Greer #79 IOL 6'6", 285 Freshman Waxhaw, NC Transferred from Georgia Tech[29]
Caden High #14 WR 5'10", 160 Sophomore Loganville, GA Transferred from South Carolina State[30]
David Pantelis # WR 5'11", 185 Senior Pittsburgh, PA Transferred from Yale[31]
Brendan Doyle #80 TE 6'4", 255 RS-Junior Gilroy, CA Transferred from Memphis[32]
Tuna Altahir #6 RB 6'0", 210 Senior Kennewick, WA Transferred from Eastern Washington[33]
Zach Johnson #38 LB 6'3", 225 RS-Freshman Coeur d'Alene, ID Transferred from Idaho[34]
Nathan Mejia # IOL 6'3", 304 RS-Junior Arcadia, CA Transferred from Sacramento State[35]
Breylan Thompson # CB 6'1", 185 Freshman Bellaire, TX Transferred from Yale[36]
Sam Neely # CB 5'11", 185 Freshman Matthews, NC Transferred from Wake Forest[37]
Dylan Rizk # QB 6'2", 205 RS-Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred from UCF[38]
Nick Fattig # IOL 6'4", 290 RS-Freshman League City, TX Transferred from Texas Tech[39]
Hunter Barth # LB 6'2", 230 RS-Senior Chandler, AZ Transferred from Cal[40]
Ben Gulbranson # QB 6'3", 215 RS-Senior Newbury Park, CA Transferred from Oregon State[41]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
JonAnthony Hall
WR 		Fishers, IN Fishers High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 28, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Bear Bachmeier
QB 		Murrieta, CA Murrieta Valley High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Feb 5, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (79)
Nusi Taumoepeau
EDGE 		San Francisco, CA Westlake High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 1, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Josh Williams
QB 		Radnor, PA Haverford School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Feb 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Adam Shovlin
DL 		Wilkes-Barre, PA Lawrenceville School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jun 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (80)
Gabe Kaminski
EDGE 		Riverside, IL Nazareth Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 27, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Landon McComber
LB 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 7, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Kole Briehler
DL 		Pennington, NJ Hun School of Princeton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jun 5, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (79)
Reiman Zebert
TE 		Springfield, NE Platteview Senior High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 11, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (77)
Mickey Vaccarello
LB 		Pittsburgh, PA Peters Township High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 17, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (77)
Emeka Ugorji
OT 		Oak Cliff, TX South Oak Cliff High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jun 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (76)
Zach Giuliano
TE 		Corona del Mar, CA Corona del Mar High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 27, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (77)
Lonnie McAllister III
CB 		Upper Marlboro, MD Gonzaga College High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 15, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (75)
Omari Gaines
S 		Newark, NJ Malcolm X Shabazz High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 7, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (76)
Chris Garland
CB 		Buford, GA Buford High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 25, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (75)
Liam Thorpe
WR 		New York City, NY Hun School of Princeton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 15, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (77)
Donte Utu
S 		Manoa, HI Punahou School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (74)
London Bironas
K 		Nashville, TN Brentwood Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 23, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 2/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (74)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 52    247Sports: 50    On3: 45
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 234:30 p.m.at Hawaii*
CBSL 20–2315,194
September 67:15 p.m.at BYU*
ESPNL 3–2764,692
September 137:30 p.m.Boston College
ACCNW 30–2022,162
September 204:30 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNL 20–4836,223
September 274:30 p.m.San Jose State*
ACCNW 30–2926,357
October 119:00 a.m.at SMU
The CWL 10–3430,654
October 187:30 p.m.Florida Statedagger
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNW 20–1326,470
October 254:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami (FL)
ESPNL 7–4263,892
November 112:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ACCNL 20–3516,540
November 81:30 p.m.at North Carolina
The CWL 15–2050,500
November 224:30 p.m.California
ACCNW 31–1050,039
November 297:30 p.m.No. 9 Notre Dame*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
ESPNL 20–4927,456

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Game summaries

at Hawaii

See also: 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Stanford Cardinal (0–0) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 10 3 0720
Rainbow Warriors 7 7 3623

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. HST
  • Game weather: Sunny and breezy, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,194
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (color), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • STAN – Emmet Kenney 23-yard field goal, 7:14. Cardinal 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:46.
  • STAN – Wilfredo Aybar fumble recovery in end zone (Emmet Kenney kick), 7:08. Cardinal 10–0.
  • HAW – Pofele Ashlock 3-yard pass from Micah Alejado (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 2:19. Cardinal 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:22.
Second quarter
  • STAN – Emmet Kenney 46-yard field goal, 3:39. Cardinal 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:58.
  • HAW – Jackson Harris 19-yard pass from Micah Alejado (Kansei Matsuzawa kick), 0:42. Rainbow Warriors 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
Third quarter
  • HAW – Kansei Matsuzawa 40-yard field goal, 6:25. Rainbow Warriors 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 4:18.
Fourth quarter
  • STAN – Micah Ford 2-yard run (Emmet Kenney kick), 9:41. Cardinal 20–17. Drive: 20 plays, 85 yards, 9:37.
  • HAW – Kansei Matsuzawa 37-yard field goal, 2:01. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:57.
  • HAW – Kansei Matsuzawa 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Rainbow Warriors 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:33.
Statistics STAN HAW
First downs 21 20
Total yards 286 306
Rushes–yards 43–177 24–96
Passing yards 109 210
Passing: comp–att–int 15–30–1 27–40–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 36:07 23:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 15–30, 109 yards, INT
Rushing Micah Ford 26 carries, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Chico Holt 1 reception, 36 yards
Hawaii Passing Micah Alejado 27–39, 210 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cam Barfield 6 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Pofele Ashlock 9 receptions, 69 yards, TD

at BYU

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team
Stanford Cardinal (0–1) at BYU Cougars (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 0 0 033
Cougars 6 8 10327

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear Skies, 74 °F (23 °C), Winds 3mph NE
  • Game attendance: 64,692
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • BYU – 14:56 Will Ferrin 36 yard field goal
    BYU 9–0 Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:03
  • BYU – 10:52 Will Ferrin 30 yard field goal
    BYU 12–0 Drive: 5 plays, -7 yards, 1:59
  • BYU – 5:14 Ben Gulbranson pass to Marcus Brown completed for -1 yard and a team safety.
    BYU 14–0
Third quarter
  • BYU – 8:56 Will Ferrin 21 yard field goal
    BYU 17–0 Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:04
  • BYU – 3:36 Sione Moa 8 yard rush, Will Ferrin kick good
    BYU 24–0 Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:21
Fourth quarter
  • STAN – 10:31 Emmet Kenney 26 yard field goal
    BYU 24–3 Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 8:05
  • BYU – 6:33 Will Ferrin 23 yard field goal
    BYU 27–3 Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:58
Statistics STAN BYU
First downs 12 18
Plays–yards 56–161 68–332
Rushes–yards 24–19 41–157
Passing yards 142 175
Passing: comp–att–int 17–32–2 17–27
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 25:04 34:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 17/32, 2 interceptions, 142 yards
Rushing Micah Ford 12 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Bryce Farrell 5 receptions, 68 yards
BYU Passing Bear Bachmeier 17/27, 175 yards
Rushing LJ Martin 18 carries, 110 yards
Receiving Chase Roberts 5 receptions, 84 yards

vs Boston College

See also: 2025 Boston College Eagles football team
Boston College Eagles (1–1) at Stanford Cardinal (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 20 0020
Cardinal 6 14 7330

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 22,162
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst) and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BC STAN
First downs 19 15
Plays–yards 67–389 56–409
Rushes–yards 23–56 34–223
Passing yards 333 186
Passing: comp–att–int 30–44–1 13–22–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 28:16 31:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Dylan Lonergan 30/44, 333 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Turbo Richard 14 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Reed Harris 7 receptions, 141 yards
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 13/22, 186 yards, TD
Rushing Micah Ford 17 carries, 157 yards, TD
Receiving Sam Roush 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD

at Virginia

See also: 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Stanford Cardinal (1–2) at Virginia Cavaliers (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 7 6020
Cavaliers 21 7 101048

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 36,223
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics STAN UVA
First downs 15 29
Plays–yards 66–323 72–564
Rushes–yards 30–37 40–210
Passing yards 286 384
Passing: comp–att–int 20–29–0 24–32–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:12 34:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 20/29, 286 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Micah Ford 13 carries, 44 yards, TD
Receiving Bryce Farrell 4 receptions, 135 yards, TD
Virginia Passing Chandler Morris 23/31, 380 yards, 4 TD
Rushing J'Mari Taylor 15 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Trell Harris 4 receptions, 145 yards, 3 TD

vs San Jose State (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)

See also: 2025 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game
San Jose State Spartans (1–2) vs Stanford Cardinal (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 10 10 0929
Cardinal 7 7 01630

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst) and Victoria Arlen (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SJSU STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at SMU

See also: 2025 SMU Mustangs football team
Stanford Cardinal (2–3) at SMU Mustangs (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 0 7 3010
Mustangs 7 10 71034

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst) and Wes Bryant (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics STAN SMU
First downs 23 17
Total yards 353 369
Rushing yards 75 122
Passing yards 278 247
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 36:30 23:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 22/40, 278 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cole Tabb 9 rushes, 62 yards
Receiving CJ Williams 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD
SMU Passing Kevin Jennings 22/30, 247 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chris Johnson Jr. 5 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Hudson 5 receptions, 87 yards

vs Florida State

See also: 2025 Florida State Seminoles football team
Florida State Seminoles (3–3) vs Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seminoles 0 10 0313
Cardinal 3 10 7020

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 26,470
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:41) STAN – Emmet Kenney 32-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:04; Stanford 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:34) FSU – Jake Weinberg 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:00; Tied 3–3)
  • (9:13) STAN – CJ Williams 7-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:21; Stanford 10–3)
  • (2:53) STAN – Emmet Kenney 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:37; Stanford 13–3)
  • (0:40) FSU – Tommy Castellanos 8-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Stanford 13–10)
Third quarter
  • (3:02) STAN – Cole Tabb 1-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 7:03; Stanford 20–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:21) FSU – Jake Weinberg 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:43; Stanford 20–13)
Statistics FSU STAN
First downs 22 19
Plays–yards 78–444 67–293
Rushes–yards 43–133 42–132
Passing yards 311 161
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–0 12–25–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 27:04 32:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida State Passing Tommy Castellanos 14/28, 242 yards
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 20 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Micahi Danzy 3 receptions, 106 yards
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 6/13, 90 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cole Tabb 28 carries, 118 yards, TD
Receiving Sam Roush 6 receptions, 63 yards

at No. 9 Miami (FL)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team
Stanford Cardinal (3–4) at No. 9 Miami Hurricanes (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 0 007
No. 9 Hurricanes 0 7 211442

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 63,892
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:35) STAN – Caden High 9-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, (Emmet Kenney kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:23; Stanford 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (1:15) MIA – CJ Daniels 5-yard pass from Carson Beck, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:26; Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:34) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 1-yard run, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:22; Miami 14–7)
  • (3:48) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 3-yard run, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:05; Miami 21–7)
  • (0:32) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 7-yard run, (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:59; Miami 28–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:34) MIA – Jordan Lyle 17-yard run, (Bert Auburn kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:32; Miami 35–7)
  • (0:26) MIA – Girard Pringle Jr. 3-yard run, (Bert Auburn kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:53; Miami 42–7)
Statistics STAN MIA
First downs 8 25
Plays–yards 53–144 74–404
Rushes–yards 27–55 44–199
Passing yards 89 205
Passing: comp–att–int 12–26–2 22–30–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 23:18 36:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 9/21, 50 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Cole Tabb 19 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Caden High 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD
Miami (FL) Passing Carson Beck 21/28, 189 yards, TD
Rushing Mark Fletcher Jr. 23 carries, 106 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tony Johnson 3 receptions, 69 yards

vs Pittsburgh

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Pittsburgh Panthers (6–2) vs Stanford Cardinal (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 14 14035
Cardinal 10 3 0720

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 16,540
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst) and Kendra Douglas (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics PITT STAN
First downs 25 18
Plays–yards 73–466 71–326
Rushes–yards 35–162 27––10
Passing yards 304 336
Passing: comp–att–int 23–38–2 27–44–3
Turnovers 4 3
Time of possession 30:30 29:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Pittsburgh Passing Mason Heintschel 23/38, 304 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ja'Kyrian Turner 22 carries, 127 yards
Receiving Kenny Johnson 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 17/30, 228 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Sedrick Irvin 8 carries, 24 yards
Receiving CJ Williams 7 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD

at North Carolina

See also: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
Stanford Cardinal (3–6) at North Carolina Tar Heels (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Cardinal 0
Tar Heels 0

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst) and Wes Bryant (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics STAN UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs California (Big Game)

See also: 2025 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)
California Golden Bears (6-4) vs Stanford Cardinal (3-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 3 7 0010
Cardinal 0 14 31431

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst) and Kendra Douglas (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CAL STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs No. 9 Notre Dame (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry
No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-2) vs Stanford Cardinal (4–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Fighting Irish 14 21 7749
Cardinal 0 3 31420

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ND STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Notre Dame Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Roster

2025 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Caden High Jr
QB 2 Elijah Brown RFr
WR 3 CJ Williams Sr
WR 4 Jordan Onovughe RSo
RB 5 Chris Davis Jr. So
RB 6 Tuna Altahir GS
QB 9 Myles Jackson Jr
QB 10 Dylan Rizk RSo
WR 11 Bryce Farrell GS
WR 13 Liam Thorpe Fr
QB 15 Ben Gulbranson RSr
QB 17 Charlie Mirer Sr
WR 19 David Pantelis GS
RB 20 Micah Ford So
WR 25 Marcus Brown RFr
RB 26 Sedrick Irvin Jr
WR 32 Owen van Loben Sels RFr
RB 33 Cole Tabb RFr
RB 34 Champ Hampton Jr
WR 37 Myles Libman Jr
WR 39 Tyler Kuo Jr
WR 40 Jason Thompson RJr
OL 51 Ziron Brown RFr
OL 53 Nathan Mejia RJr
OL 55 Simione Pale Jr
OL 56 Hayden Gunter RFr
OL 58 Kahlil House So
OL 59 Charlie Hoitink RFr
OL 60 Nick Fattig RSo
G 62 Josh Williams Fr
OL 63 Carson Caplan RFr
OL 66 Niki Prongos RJr
G 68 Zak Yamauchi Fr
OT 71 Emeka Ugorji Fr
OL 73 Charlie Symonds Jr
OL 74 Fisher Anderson Sr
OT, G 76 Jack Leyrer GS
OL 79 Kai Greer RFr
TE 80 Brendan Doyle GS
WR 81 Jonathony Hall Fr
TE 83 Reiman Zebert Fr
TE 84 Chico Holt RSo
TE 85 Zach Giuliano Fr
TE 86 Sam Roush Sr
TE 87 Aiden Black Fr
TE 88 Benji Blackburn So
TE 89 Griffin Waiss Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
ILB 0 Jahsiah Galvan RJr
OLB 2 Dylan Stephenson RFr
S 3 Jaylen'Dai Sumlin So
S 5 Jay Green RJr
CB 6 Collin Wright Sr
CB 8 Cam Richardson So
CB 9 Brandon Nicholson So
CB 10 Jordan Washington GS
OLB 11 Tevarua Tafiti Sr
OLB 14 Wilfredo Aybar GS
S 15 Donte Utu Fr
S 17 Omari Gaines Fr
S 21 Scotty Edwards Sr
S 22 Ché Ojarikre RSo
ILB 23 Hunter Barth RSr
NB 24 Lonnie McAllister III Fr
ILB 25 Bo Tate RFr
CB 26 Chris Garland Fr
CB 27 Breylan Thompson So
CB 28 Sam Neely III RFr
S 29 Darrius Davis So
ILB 30 Ese Dubre GS
CB 31 Aaron Morris Jr
S 32 Mitch Leigber GS
CB 34 Javion Randall RFr
ILB 35 Matt Rose Sr
OLB 36 Tre Williams Jr
LB 38 Zach Johnson RSo
S 39 Charlie Eckhardt RFr
OLB 40 Mickey Vaccarello Fr
ILB 41 Anson Pulsipher Sr
DL 42 Jacobi Murray So
ILB 43 Landon McComber Fr
OLB 44 Ernest Cooper Sr
DL 45 Omar Staples Jr
ILB 48 Drew Cunningham RFr
OLB 49 Gabe Kaminski Fr
DL 50 R.J. Gaskins Jr
ILB 51 Sam Mattingly So
ILB 52 Maxwell Richardson RFr
ILB 54 Preston Jernegan RFr
DL 55 Joe Asiain RFr
ILB 56 Miles McGee Jr
DT 57 Kole Briehler Fr
DL 58 Brendan Delaney RFr
DL 75 Braden Marceau-Olayinka Jr
OLB 90 Gavin Geweniger Jr
DL 91 Clay Patterson GS
DE 94 Anthony Franklin GS
DE 95 Adam Shovlin Fr
DL 96 Connor Bachhuber RFr
DL 97 Zach Rowell Sr
DE 98 Zach Buckey GS
DL 99 Benedict Umeh RFr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Emmet Kenney GS
K 19 London Bironas Fr
P 37 Aidan Flintoft Jr
LS 47 Alejandro Chavez Sr
K 92 AJ Seidler RFr
LS 93 Peyton Warford Sr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Nate Byham – Offensive coordinator/Tight ends
  • Andy Thompson – Assistant head coach/ co-defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers
  • Bobby April III – Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers
  • Malcolm Agnew – Running backs
  • Tyler Osborne – Wide receivers/passing game coordinator/assistant quarterbacks
  • Ross Kolodziej – Defensive line
  • Paul Williams – Cornerbacks
  • Al Netter – Offensive line
  • Kodi Whitfield – Safeties
  • Thomas Merkle – Quarterbacks
  • Corey Edsall – Assistant/tight ends
  • Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Vavae Malepeai – Offensive quality control analyst
  • Joseph Montag – Senior defensive quality control analyst
  • Jason Slowey - Defensive quality control analyst
  • Clevan "Tank" Williams – Defensive quality control analyst
  • Fred Guidici – Senior special teams quality control analyst
  • Matt Sargent – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Sam Cohen – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Ryan Deatrick – Director of football sports performance
  • Anthony Lazard – Assistant director of football sports performance/applied sport science coordinator
  • Tristan McLaren – Assistant director of football sports performance
  • Dorian Parris – Assistant director of football sports performance
  • Austin Sparks – Assistant director of football sports performance
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2025

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