The Stanford Cardinal football program represents
Stanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in
college footballCollege football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The team is known as the
CardinalThe Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...
, referring to the color, not the bird. The team was known as the Indians from 1930 to 1972 and the Cardinals (also referring to the color) from 1972 to 1981.
Stanford began playing football in 1892, and participated in the first ever
Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
against
MichiganThe Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
in 1902. Its annual
Big GameThe Big Game is an American college football rivalry game played by the California Golden Bears football team of the University of California, Berkeley and the Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. It is typically played in late November or early December...
against
CaliforniaThe California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...
is the oldest and most storied rivalry in the Pac-12 and the western United States. The Cardinal also compete for the
Legends TrophyThe Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame and the Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. As of 2011, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Stanford...
against independent rival
Notre DameNotre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
.
The program has an all-time record of 676–454–52 for a winning percentage of .594 and has winning series records against all of its Pac-12 North rivals, except for the
Washington HuskiesCollege football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
, against whom they are 38–40–4. Led by legendary coach
Glenn "Pop" WarnerGlenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
, who still has the most wins in Cardinal history, Stanford claimed a National Championship in 1926. The 1940 team went unbeaten and untied after defeating
NebraskaThe 1940 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1940 college football season. The team was coached by Biff Jones and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Before the season:...
21–13 in the
1941 Rose BowlThe 1941 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1941, was an American football bowl game. It was the 27th Rose Bowl Game with the #7 ranked Cornhuskers taking on the #2 ranked Stanford Indians. At the end of the 2009 college football season, this game stands as the only meeting between these two...
, but the team ranked #2 in the final AP poll released before the game was played.
Pop Warner's era predated the AP poll, but Stanford has finished at least one season in the Top 10 in six different decades under seven different coaches, including
Claude E. Thornhill-References:...
in 1934,
Clark ShaughnessyClark Daniel Shaughnessy was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation", although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did, however, modernize the obsolescent T formation to make it once again relevant in the...
in 1940, Chuck Taylor in 1951, John Ralston in 1970 and 1971, Bill Walsh in 1992, and
Jim HarbaughJames Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Harbaugh agreed to a five-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on January 7, 2011. Previously, he was the head coach at...
in 2010. Stanford's most recent season finish in the top 5 was in 2010 after the #5 Cardinal dismantled
ACCThe Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Champion
Virginia TechThe 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Hokies were led by 24th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium...
40–12 in the
2011 Orange BowlThe 2011 Discover Orange Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Stanford Cardinal on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Stanford defeated Virginia Tech 40–12...
to finish with a school record 12 wins and 1 loss. Stanford finished #4 in both the AP and Coaches polls.
Quarterback
Jim PlunkettJames William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
is the only Stanford player to win the
Heisman TrophyThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
, doing so in 1970. Three Stanford players have finished second in Heisman voting: quarterback
John ElwayJohn Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
was second to
Herschel WalkerHerschel Junior Walker is an American mixed martial artist and a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and earned the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He began his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League...
in 1982; running back
Toby GerhartToby Gerhart is a professional football player, a running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was a consensus All-American running back at Stanford and was selected in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 51st overall pick. In 2009 Gerhart won the Doak Walker...
was second to
Mark IngramMark Ingram, Jr. is a running back for the New Orleans Saints. Ingram is the son of former NFL wide receiver Mark Ingram, Sr....
in 2009; and
Andrew LuckAndrew Austen Luck is an American football quarterback for Stanford University. He was the runner-up for the 2010 Heisman Trophy, and is considered a leading contender for the 2011 Heisman Trophy. He was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O'Brien Award and the...
finished second in Heisman voting to
Cam NewtonCameron Lemark Newton is a former American football safety. He played college football at Furman University, then played two seasons in the NFL, one each for the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. He was cut from the Panthers before the 2007 season...
in 2010. The Cardinal have played in 22 bowl games in their history, including 13 appearances in bowls now comprising the
Bowl Championship SeriesThe Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
, specifically one in the
Orange BowlThe Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935 and celebrated its 75th playing on January 1, 2009...
and twelve in the
Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
.
Season records
Bowl game appearances and results
| Year and bowl |
Winning team |
Losing team |
Result |
1902 Rose BowlOriginally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was first played on January 1, 1902 in Pasadena, California, starting the tradition of New Year's Day bowl games.The inaugural game featured Fielding H...
|
MichiganThe 1902 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1902 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fielding H. Yost, Michigan finished the season undefeated with an 11–0 record, outscored their opponents by a combined score of 644 to...
|
49 |
Stanford |
0 |
Lost |
1925 Rose BowlThe 1925 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game. It was the 11th Rose Bowl Game. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Stanford University, 27-10. The game featured two legendary coaches, Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, and Glenn "Pop" Warner in his first year at Stanford. The game also featured...
|
Notre Dame The 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1924 college football season. Coached by Knute Rockne and featuring the "Four Horsemen" backfield of Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and Elmer Layden, Notre Dame completed an undefeated,...
|
27 |
Stanford |
10 |
Lost |
| 1927 Rose Bowl The 1927 Rose Bowl Game was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 1927 in Pasadena, California. The game featured the Alabama Crimson Tide, of the Southern Conference, and Stanford, of the Pacific Coast Conference, now the Pacific-10 Conference. It was Stanford's second Rose Bowl game in...
|
Stanford The 1926 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1926 college football season. In Head Coach Pop Warner's third season, Stanford went undefeated in the regular season...
|
7 |
Alabama |
7 |
Tied |
| 1928 Rose Bowl The 1928 Rose Bowl Game was a match between the Stanford Indians and the Pittsburgh Panthers . Usually, the Rose Bowl was played on January 1, but in 1928, that fell on a Sunday, so the game was played on January 2, 1928. At this time, the Rose Bowl was the top and only bowl game, an...
|
Stanford |
7 |
|
6 |
Won |
| 1934 Rose Bowl The 1934 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1934, was an American Football bowl game. It was the 20th Rose Bowl Game. The Columbia Lions defeated the Stanford Indians 7-0. Cliff Montgomery, the Columbia quarterback, was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and...
|
|
7 |
Stanford |
0 |
Lost |
| 1935 Rose Bowl The 1935 Rose Bowl was the 21st Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1935 in Pasadena, California. It featured the Alabama Crimson Tide against the...
|
Alabama |
29 |
Stanford |
13 |
Lost |
| 1936 Rose Bowl The 1936 Rose Bowl was the 22nd Rose Bowl game, an American post-season college football game that was played on New Year's Day 1936 in Pasadena, California. It featured the undefeated against the , which had one loss...
|
Stanford |
7 |
|
0 |
Won |
| 1941 Rose Bowl The 1941 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1941, was an American football bowl game. It was the 27th Rose Bowl Game with the #7 ranked Cornhuskers taking on the #2 ranked Stanford Indians. At the end of the 2009 college football season, this game stands as the only meeting between these two...
|
Stanford The 1940 Stanford Indians football team, nicknamed the "Wow Boys", represented Stanford University in National Collegiate Athletic Association intercollegiate competition during the 1940 season. First-year head coach Clark Shaughnessy inherited a team that finished with a 1–7–1 record the previous...
|
21 |
NebraskaThe 1940 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1940 college football season. The team was coached by Biff Jones and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Before the season:...
|
13 |
Won |
| 1952 Rose Bowl The 1952 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1952 at the end of the 1951 college football season. It was the 38th Rose Bowl Game. It holds the distinction of being the first nationally televised college football game...
|
|
40 |
Stanford |
7 |
Lost |
| 1971 Rose Bowl The 1971 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1971. It was the 57th Rose Bowl Game. The Stanford Indians defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 27-17. The MVP was Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett.-Ohio State:...
|
Stanford |
27 |
Ohio StateThe 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1970 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 regular season record to attain a #2 ranking...
|
17 |
Won |
| 1972 Rose Bowl The 1972 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1972. It was the 58th Rose Bowl Game. The Stanford Indians defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 13–12...
|
Stanford |
13 |
Michigan The 1971 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1971 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler...
|
12 |
Won |
1977 Sun BowlThe Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
|
Stanford |
24 |
|
14 |
Won |
| 1978 Bluebonnet Bowl The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was...
|
Stanford |
25 |
Georgia |
22 |
Won |
| 1986 Gator Bowl The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Held continuously since 1946, it is the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally...
|
Clemson |
27 |
Stanford |
21 |
Lost |
| 1991 Aloha Bowl The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. With the exception of the 1983-86 playings, the Aloha Bowl was traditionally played on Christmas morning in Honolulu. For most of its...
|
|
18 |
Stanford The 1991 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It would be Dennis Green's final season as the head coach.-Regular season:...
|
17 |
Lost |
| 1993 Blockbuster Bowl |
Stanford |
24 |
Penn State |
3 |
Won |
1995 Liberty BowlThe Liberty Bowl is an annual U.S. American college football bowl game played in December of each year from 1959 to 2007 and in January in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty Bowl was sponsored by AXA Financial and was known as the AXA Liberty Bowl from 1997 to 2003...
|
East Carolina The 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 1995 college football season. The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 226 points. Led by head coach Steve Logan, the Pirates won the 1995 Liberty Bowl....
|
19 |
Stanford |
13 |
Lost |
| 1996 Sun Bowl The 1996 Norwest Sun Bowl, played on December 31, 1996, featured the and the Michigan State Spartans.Stanford scored first following a lateral from running back Josh Madsen to Leroy Pruitt. The 78 yard play went for a touchdown, and set the day for a Stanford rout. In the second quarter,...
|
Stanford |
38 |
Michigan State The 1996 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his second season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in...
|
0 |
Won |
| 2000 Rose Bowl The 2000 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2000. It was the 86th Rose Bowl game and was played on January 1, 2000 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The game featured the Wisconsin Badgers defeating the Stanford Cardinal by a score of 17-9...
|
Wisconsin The 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Season:Wisconsin finished the regular season 9-2 overall and were sole champions of the Big Ten Conference for the first time since 1962...
|
17 |
Stanford |
9 |
Lost |
2001 Seattle BowlThe 2001 Jeep Seattle Bowl was the first edition to be named as such of the college football bowl game , and was to be played at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. The game pitted the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the ACC and the from the Pac-10...
|
Georgia TechThe 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2001-2002. The team's coach was George O'Leary, who would leave the school before the bowl game to accept the head coaching job at the University of Notre Dame...
|
24 |
Stanford |
14 |
Lost |
| 2009 Sun Bowl The 2009 Brut Sun Bowl game was the 76th edition of the annual college football bowl game known as the Sun Bowl. The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Stanford Cardinal 31–27 on December 31, 2009. It was the two teams' fifth meeting...
|
Oklahoma The 2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2009-2010. It was the 115th year of season play for the Sooners. The team was led by head coach Bob Stoops, a two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year award winner, who has a contract...
|
31 |
Stanford The 2009 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal was coached by third-year coach Jim Harbaugh and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California....
|
27 |
Lost |
| 2011 Orange Bowl The 2011 Discover Orange Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Stanford Cardinal on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Stanford defeated Virginia Tech 40–12...
|
Stanford The 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was in his 4th and final season before leaving to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers...
|
40 |
Virginia Tech The 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Hokies were led by 24th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium...
|
12 |
Won |
| Overall record |
10–11–1 |
|
Coaches by number of victories
| Coach |
Total
Games
Coached |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Win % |
Total
Seasons
Coached |
# in
Chronological
Order |
| |
96 |
71 |
17 |
8 |
.781 |
9 |
16 |
| |
94 |
55 |
36 |
3 |
.585 |
9 |
22 |
| |
81 |
44 |
36 |
1 |
.549 |
7 |
30 |
| |
71 |
40 |
29 |
2 |
.577 |
7 |
20 |
| |
67 |
35 |
25 |
7 |
.575 |
7 |
17 |
| |
59 |
34 |
24 |
1 |
.585 |
5 |
|
| |
55 |
30 |
22 |
3 |
.573 |
5 |
23 |
| |
50 |
29 |
21 |
0 |
.580 |
4 |
33 |
| |
60 |
28 |
28 |
4 |
.500 |
6 |
19 |
| |
56 |
25 |
29 |
2 |
.464 |
5 |
27 |
| |
29 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
.862 |
3 |
11 |
| |
34 |
16 |
18 |
0 |
.471 |
3 |
28 |
| |
44 |
16 |
28 |
0 |
.364 |
4 |
26 |
| |
19 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
.742 |
2 |
18 |
| |
50 |
14 |
36 |
0 |
.280 |
5 |
21 |
| |
12 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
.917 |
1 |
34 |
| |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
.611 |
2 |
15 |
| |
17 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
.735 |
1 |
|
| |
33 |
10 |
23 |
0 |
.303 |
3 |
31 |
| |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
.944 |
1 |
|
| |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
.750 |
1 |
|
| |
14 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
.615 |
2 |
|
| |
23 |
6 |
17 |
0 |
.261 |
2 |
32 |
| |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
.857 |
1 |
10 |
| |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
.500 |
1 |
25 |
| |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
.625 |
1 |
14 |
| |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.571 |
1 |
13 |
| |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.571 |
1 |
12 |
| |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
.800 |
1 |
|
| |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
.571 |
1 |
|
| |
9 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
.333 |
1 |
|
Individual award winners
- Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
- Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
– 1970
- Maxwell Award
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...
- Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
– 1970
- Chic Harley Award
The Chic Harley Award is presented by the Touchdown Club of Columbus to the College Football Player of the Year. The winner is selected by a committee of college football coaches, and is named after Ohio State All-America football legend, Chic Harley. It was first presented to Ohio State's Howard...
- Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
– 1970
- Fred Biletnikoff Award
The Fred Biletnikoff Award has been presented since 1994 to America's top college football receiver by the TQC Foundation, Inc. , an independent not-for-profit organization which created the award in 1994 and has sponsored it since...
- Troy Walters
Troy McHenry Walters is a retired American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Stanford University by the Minnesota Vikings. He has also played for the...
– 1999
- Sammy Baugh Trophy
The Sammy Baugh Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top college passer. The award is named in honor of former Texas Christian University and Washington Redskins quarterback "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh. The trophy has been given out by the Touchdown Club of Columbus since 1959...
- Dick Norman
Richard Michael "Dick" Norman is a former American football quarterback.-College career:Norman played high school football at Lynwood High School in Lynwood, California and attended Stanford University where he was Stanford's starting quarterback from 1958 to 1960.Norman's tenure came at a low...
– 1959
- Guy Benjamin
Guy Emory Benjamin is a retired American football quarterback who played six seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
– 1977
- Steve Dils
Stephen Whitfield "Steve" Dils is a retired American football quarterback who played 10 seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
– 1978
- John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
– 1982
- Walter Camp Award
The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...
- Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
– 1970
- Doak Walker Award
The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States's top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker...
- Toby Gerhart
Toby Gerhart is a professional football player, a running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was a consensus All-American running back at Stanford and was selected in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 51st overall pick. In 2009 Gerhart won the Doak Walker...
– 2009
- Paul Hornung Award
The Paul Hornung Award is a college football award that was created in January 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission with the support of Paul Hornung, a native and resident of Louisville, Kentucky and member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
- Owen Marecic
Owen Marecic is an American football player for the Cleveland Browns. He played at the collegiate level for Stanford University.-Early life:Marecic moved with his family around the United States following his father's career as an IT executive...
– 2010
College Football Hall of Fame
The following Stanford players and coaches are members of the
College Football Hall of FameThe College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
:
- Frankie Albert
Frank Cullen "Frankie" Albert was an American football player. He played as a quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League...
- John Brodie
John Riley Brodie is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer.-Early years and education:...
- Chris Burford
Christopher William Burford, III is a former American football wide receiver. Burford was a master of sideline receptions for the Dallas Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs. What he lacked in great speed or physical presence, he made up for by running perfectly choreographed pass routes that...
- Walter Camp
Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
(coach)
- Bill Corbus
William Corbus was an American football guard who played for Stanford University.-College career:Nicknamed The Baby-Faced Assassin due to his youthful appearance and athletic ferocity, Corbus, who acted as placekicker as well as offensive lineman, was Stanford's first two-time All-American in 1932...
- John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
- Hugh "Duke" Gallarneau
- Bobby Grayson
Bobby Grayson was an American football player. He was a two-time consensus All-American player who led the Stanford University football team to three consecutive Rose Bowl Games from 1933 to 1935....
- Bob "Bones" Hamilton
- Andrew Kerr
Andrew "Andy" Kerr IV was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University , Washington & Jefferson College , Colgate University , and Lebanon Valley College , compiling a career college football record...
(coach)
- Bill McColl
William Frazier "Bill" McColl is a former NFL defensive end and tight end from 1952 to 1959 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was a two-time consensus All-American and third runner up in the 1951 Heisman Trophy voting. In 1951, he was the first person to...
- James "Monk" Moscrip
James Henderson "Monk" Moscrip was an American football player. Born in Adena, Ohio, attended The Kiski Prep School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania before enrolling at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California...
- Ernie Nevers
- Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
- John Ralston (coach)
- Bob Reynolds
- Clark Shaughnessy
Clark Daniel Shaughnessy was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation", although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did, however, modernize the obsolescent T formation to make it once again relevant in the...
(coach)
- Jeff Siemon
Jeffrey Glenn Siemon is a former professional American football player and an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame....
- Chuck Taylor
- Pop Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
(coach)
- Paul Wiggin
Paul Wiggin is a former football player and coach who currently serves as the senior consultant for pro personnel with the Minnesota Vikings....
- Fielding H. Yost (coach)
Pro Football Hall of Famers
The following Stanford players are members of the
Pro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
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- John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
- James Lofton
James David Lofton is a former American football player and coach. He is a former American football coach for the San Diego Chargers but is best known for his years in the National Football League as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers , Los Angeles Raiders , the Buffalo Bills...
- Ernie Nevers
Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
The following Stanford players and coaches are members of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame:
- Frankie Albert
Frank Cullen "Frankie" Albert was an American football player. He played as a quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League...
- Frank Alustiza
- Bruno Banducci
Bruno Banducci was an Italian, American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. He was selected to play in six Pro Bowls . Banducci played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the sixth round of the...
- Benny Barnes
Benny Jewell Barnes is a former American Football cornerback who played eleven seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys...
- Guy Benjamin
Guy Emory Benjamin is a retired American football quarterback who played six seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
- John Brodie
John Riley Brodie is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer.-Early years and education:...
- Jackie Brown
- George Buehler
George Siegrist Buehler, Jr. is a former American football offensive lineman in the American Football League and the National Football League.-High school career:...
- Don Bunce
Don Bunce was an American football quarterback and orthopedic surgeon.-Collegiate career:Bunce was a graduate of Woodside High School, then attended Stanford University, where he played behind Jim Plunkett...
- Chris Burford
Christopher William Burford, III is a former American football wide receiver. Burford was a master of sideline receptions for the Dallas Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs. What he lacked in great speed or physical presence, he made up for by running perfectly choreographed pass routes that...
- Ernie Caddel
Ernest Wiley Caddel was an American football running back. He played college football for Glenn "Pop" Warner at Stanford University from 1930 to 1932 and later played six seasons in the National Football League for the Portsmouth Spartans and Detroit Lions...
- Gordy Ceresino
Gordon Joseph "Gordy" Ceresino is a former professional American football linebacker who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979....
- Jack Chapple
- Bill Corbus
William Corbus was an American football guard who played for Stanford University.-College career:Nicknamed The Baby-Faced Assassin due to his youthful appearance and athletic ferocity, Corbus, who acted as placekicker as well as offensive lineman, was Stanford's first two-time All-American in 1932...
- Murray Cuddeback
- Ed Cummings
- Dud DeGroot
- Steve Dils
Stephen Whitfield "Steve" Dils is a retired American football quarterback who played 10 seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
- Pat Donovan
- Mike Dotterer
- John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
- Chuck Evans
- Skip Face
- Hugh Gallarneau
Hugh H. "Duke" Gallarneau was an NFL halfback from 1941–1942 and 1945–1947 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was an All-American.-College career:...
- Bobby Garrett
Robert Driscoll "Bobby" Garrett was an American football quarterback who played one season in the National Football League....
- Bobby Grayson
Bobby Grayson was an American football player. He was a two-time consensus All-American player who led the Stanford University football team to three consecutive Rose Bowl Games from 1933 to 1935....
- Bob "Bones" Hamilton
- Ray Handley
Ray Handley is a former American football player and coach who is best remembered for his stormy two seasons as head coach of the National Football League's New York Giants in the early 1990s.-Collegiate career:...
- Walt Heinecke
- Tony Hill
Leroy Anthony Hill, Jr. is a former professional American football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from 1977 to 1986...
- Biff Hoffman
Clifford Ellsworth "Biff" Hoffman was an American football player.-Early life:Hoffman attended Petaluma High School in Petaluma, California, and then went on to attend Stanford University.-Track and field:...
- Brian Holloway
Brian Douglass Holloway is a former professional American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Raiders from 1981 to 1988. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft out of Stanford University...
- Dick Horn
Richard Henry "Dick" Horn is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He would play with the Baltimore Colts in 1958....
- Dick Hyland
- Gary Kerkorian
Gary Ray Kerkorian was an Armenian-American football quarterback who played four seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
- Gordon King
Gordon David King is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the New York Jets. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft....
- Pete Kmetovic
Peter George Kmetovic was an American football player.A halfback, Kmetovic played college football for Stanford University, helping the team reach the 1941 Rose Bowl. In the game, Kmetovic rushed for 141 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead the Indians to a 21-13 victory over Nebraska...
- Jim Lawson
- Pete Lazetich
Peter Gary Lazetich is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for five seasons for the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles.-References:...
- Vic Lindskog
Victor J. Lindskog is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.-Background:Victor J. Lindskog was born in Roundup, Montana. He played college football at Stanford University...
- James Lofton
James David Lofton is a former American football player and coach. He is a former American football coach for the San Diego Chargers but is best known for his years in the National Football League as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers , Los Angeles Raiders , the Buffalo Bills...
- John Lynch
John Terrence Lynch, Jr. is a former National Football League strong safety and current NFL on Fox color commentator. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Lynch earned a Super...
- Ken Margerum
Kenneth Margerum is a retired American football player. Margerum has coached in several capacities at the college level, as head football coach at Menlo College , wide receivers coach at Stanford University and University of Hawaii, and through the 2009 season as an assistant coach for the San...
- Norm Manoogian
- Ed McCaffrey
Edward Thomas McCaffrey is a former American football wide receiver who played for the New York Giants , San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos of the National Football League...
- Bill McColl
William Frazier "Bill" McColl is a former NFL defensive end and tight end from 1952 to 1959 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was a two-time consensus All-American and third runner up in the 1951 Heisman Trophy voting. In 1951, he was the first person to...
- Duncan McColl
- Hal McCreery
- Phil Moffatt
- Bob Moore
Robert Moore is a former American football tight end, who played eight seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at Stanford University....
- Sam Morley
Samuel Robertson Morley is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1954 NFL Draft.-References:...
- Monk Moscrip
James Henderson "Monk" Moscrip was an American football player. Born in Adena, Ohio, attended The Kiski Prep School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania before enrolling at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California...
- Wes Muller
- Brad Muster
Brad William Muster is a former American football fullback in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints from 1988 to 1994.Muster prepped at San Marin High School in Novato, CA, graduating in 1983....
- Darrin Nelson
Darren Milo Nelson is a former professional American football player in the National Football League....
- Ernie Nevers
- Blaine Nye
Blaine Francis Nye is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League and founder and president of Stanford Consulting Group, Inc...
- Don Parish
- John Paye
John Paye is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League and a high school basketball coach.-Early life:...
- Jim Plunkett
James William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
- Seraphim Post
- John Ralston (coach)
- Bob Reynolds
- Don Robesky
- Ken Rose
- Harlow Rothert
Harlow Rothert was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.Rothert attended Stanford University, where he competed in basketball, football, and track and field...
- John Sande III
- Clark Shaughnessy
Clark Daniel Shaughnessy was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation", although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did, however, modernize the obsolescent T formation to make it once again relevant in the...
(coach)
- Harry Shipkey
- Ted Shipkey
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- Jeff Siemon
Jeffrey Glenn Siemon is a former professional American football player and an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame....
- Bob Sims
- Malcolm Snider
Malcolm Pratt Snider is a former professional American football guard and tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...
- Norm Standlee
Norman S. "Norm" Standlee was an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted out of Stanford University by the Chicago Bears in 1941...
- Roger Stillwell
- Chuck Taylor (player, coach, and athletic director)
- Dink Templeton
- Keith Topping
- Tommy Vardell
Thomas "Tommy" Arthur Vardell is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League.-College career:Tommy Vardell was a star running back for the Stanford Cardinal...
- Randy Vataha
Randel Edward "Randy" Vataha, , was a wide receiver who played seven seasons in the NFL.-College career:Vataha, a wide receiver, was one of Jim Plunkett's favorite receiving targets at Stanford...
- Garin Veris
Garin Lee Veris was an American football defensive end in the National Football League, mainly for the New England Patriots....
- Bill Walsh
William Ernest "Bill" Walsh was a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Cardinal football team, during which time he popularized the West Coast offense....
(coach)
- Glenn "Pop" Warner (coach)
- Gene Washington
- Bob Whitfield
Bob Lectress Whitfield III is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.-Early career:...
- Paul Wiggin
Paul Wiggin is a former football player and coach who currently serves as the senior consultant for pro personnel with the Minnesota Vikings....
(player and coach)
- Dave Wyman
Stanford's All-Century Team
chosen by the Contra Costa TimesThe Contra Costa Times is a daily newspaper based in Walnut Creek, California, U.S.. The paper serves Contra Costa and eastern Alameda counties, in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area...
, Walnut Creek, CA, November 18, 1999
Coach
Glenn "Pop" Warner (1924–32)
Offense
QB:
Jim PlunkettJames William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
(1968–70)
RB:
Darrin NelsonDarren Milo Nelson is a former professional American football player in the National Football League....
(1977–81)
RB:
Ernie Nevers (1923–25)
TE:
Bill McCollWilliam Frazier "Bill" McColl is a former NFL defensive end and tight end from 1952 to 1959 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was a two-time consensus All-American and third runner up in the 1951 Heisman Trophy voting. In 1951, he was the first person to...
(1949–51)
OL:
Bob WhitfieldBob Lectress Whitfield III is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.-Early career:...
(1989–91)
OL:
George BuehlerGeorge Siegrist Buehler, Jr. is a former American football offensive lineman in the American Football League and the National Football League.-High school career:...
(1966–68)
OL:
Vic LindskogVictor J. Lindskog is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.-Background:Victor J. Lindskog was born in Roundup, Montana. He played college football at Stanford University...
(1940–41)
OL: Chuck Taylor
(1940–42)
OL: Bob Reynolds
(1933–35)
WR:
Troy WaltersTroy McHenry Walters is a retired American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Stanford University by the Minnesota Vikings. He has also played for the...
(1996–1999)
WR:
Ken MargerumKenneth Margerum is a retired American football player. Margerum has coached in several capacities at the college level, as head football coach at Menlo College , wide receivers coach at Stanford University and University of Hawaii, and through the 2009 season as an assistant coach for the San...
(1977–80)
PK:
John HopkinsJohn Hopkins is a former college football placekicker who played for Stanford University from 1987 to 1990.Hopkins' biggest game at Stanford was also his last: the 93rd Big Game, played on November 17, 1990. In the game, Stanford scored with twelve seconds left but still trailed Cal 25-24. Hopkins...
(1987–90)
UTL:
Glyn MilburnGlyn Curt Milburn is a former American football player. He was the General Manager and the Director of Player Personnel for the Austin Wranglers in the Arena Football League...
(1990–92)
Defense
DL:
Pat DonovanPatrick Emery Donovan is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League was spent with the Dallas Cowboys . In 1975 Donovan was one of the "Dirty Dozen" of rookies who helped the Cowboys to Super Bowl X. Donovan became a starter at left tackle in 1978...
(1972–74)
DL:
Pete LazetichPeter Gary Lazetich is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for five seasons for the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles.-References:...
(1969–71)
DL:
Paul WigginPaul Wiggin is a former football player and coach who currently serves as the senior consultant for pro personnel with the Minnesota Vikings....
(1954–56)
DL:
Kailee WongKailee Wong is a former linebacker in the National Football League. Wong was recruited by Bill Walsh, and subsequently played collegiately as an All-American at Stanford University. He attended North Eugene High School...
(1994–97)
LB:
Gordy CeresinoGordon Joseph "Gordy" Ceresino is a former professional American football linebacker who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979....
(1975–78)
LB: Dave Wyman
(1982–84, '86)
LB:
Jeff SiemonJeffrey Glenn Siemon is a former professional American football player and an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame....
(1969–71)
DB:
Toi CookToi Fitzgerald Cook is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the eighth round of the 1987 NFL Draft. A 5'11", . defensive back from Stanford University, Cook played in 11 NFL seasons from 1987 to 1997...
(1984–86)
DB:
Randy PoltlRandy Poltl is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for three seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos-References:...
(1971–73)
DB:
Benny BarnesBenny Jewell Barnes is a former American Football cornerback who played eleven seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys...
(1970–71)
DB:
John LynchJohn Terrence Lynch, Jr. is a former National Football League strong safety and current NFL on Fox color commentator. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Lynch earned a Super...
(1990–92)
P:
Frankie AlbertFrank Cullen "Frankie" Albert was an American football player. He played as a quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League...
(1939–41)
Current NFL players
The following Stanford players are currently playing in the NFL:
- Oshiomogho Atogwe
Oshiomogho Isaac "O.J." Atogwe is a Canadian safety of American football for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.-Early years:He attended high school at W.F....
– Washington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
- Doug Baldwin
Doug Baldwin is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011...
– Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
- Chase Beeler
Chase Beeler is an American football center who is a member of the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed by the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Stanford...
– San Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
- Brian Bulcke
Brian Bulcke is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League...
– San Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
- Greg Camarillo
Greg Camarillo is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.He played college football at Stanford. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2005....
– Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
- Kirk Chambers
Kirk Chambers is an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
– Buffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Jim Dray
James Russell Dray is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Dray was drafted by the Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford...
– Arizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Trent Edwards
Trent Edwards is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
– Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Pannel Egboh – Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
- Sione Fua
Sione Fua is an American football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers. Fua was considered one of the best defensive tackles available in the 2011 NFL Draft. Fua is of Tongan descent.-High school career:...
-Carolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
- Toby Gerhart
Toby Gerhart is a professional football player, a running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was a consensus All-American running back at Stanford and was selected in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 51st overall pick. In 2009 Gerhart won the Doak Walker...
– Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
- Amon Gordon
Amon Gordon is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
– Kansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
- Derek Hall – San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
- Thomas Keiser
Thomas Keiser is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Stanford.-External links:*...
– Carolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
- Matt Kopa
Matthew Alexander "Matt" Kopa is an American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football for Stanford where he changed positions from defensive to offensive lineman in 2007. Kopa was signed in 2010 by the San Francisco 49ers...
– Miami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Erik Lorig
Erik Lorig is a professional American Football player who is the starting fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
– Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
- Owen Marecic
Owen Marecic is an American football player for the Cleveland Browns. He played at the collegiate level for Stanford University.-Early life:Marecic moved with his family around the United States following his father's career as an IT executive...
– Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Evan Moore
Evan James Moore is an American football Tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
– Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Konrad Reuland – San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
- Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman is an American football cornerback with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks out of Stanford University in the 2011 NFL Draft...
– Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
- Alex Smith
Edwin Alexander "Alex" Smith , is an American football tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
– Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Will Svitek
Will Svitek is an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.-College career:He played in 38 games at Stanford University...
– Atlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Leigh Torrence
Leigh Torrence is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
– New Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
- Ryan Whalen
Ryan Whalen is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford....
– Cincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
- Nate Whitaker – Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
- Coy Wire
Coy Michael Wire is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.-Atlanta Falcons:...
– Atlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
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