2023 Stanford Cardinal football team

2023 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorBobby April (1st season)
Base defense2–4–5
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 0     14 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 1     12 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 2     10 3  
Oregon State   5 4     8 5  
Utah   5 4     8 5  
USC   5 4     8 5  
California   4 5     6 7  
UCLA   4 5     8 5  
Washington State   2 7     5 7  
Stanford   2 7     3 9  
Arizona State*   2 7     3 9  
Colorado   1 8     4 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

  1. ^ "'No other place I'd rather be': Stanford introduces Troy Taylor as head football coach". KCRA 3. December 12, 2022.

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