Stanford Cardinal football
American college football organization
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| March 25 2025 | Troy Taylor fired after two consecutive 3-9 seasons and an investigation into alleged bullying within the Stanford athletic department. |
| 2024 | Joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) |
| 2023 | Most recent head football coach begins tenure. |
| 2023 | Elic Ayomanor wins the Jon Cornish Trophy for Stanford Cardinal football. |
| 2023 | Concluded participation in the Pac-12 Conference |
| 2023 | Stanford staged a 29-point comeback against Deion Sanders' Colorado, which was the fourth biggest comeback in Pac-12 history. |
| 2023 | Taylor's tenure began with a win against Hawaii, followed by four consecutive losses against USC, Sacramento State, Arizona, and Oregon. |
| October 30 2023 | The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced future schedules for SMU from 2024 to 2030, establishing a new scheduling model where Stanford will have two protected games annually with California and SMU, and rotate through the remaining 14 teams each year. |
| December 10 2022 | Troy Taylor named as the 35th head football coach of Stanford Cardinal football program, succeeding David Shaw. |
| November 27 2022 | David Shaw resigns as head coach immediately after Stanford's last game of the season, following two consecutive 3-9 seasons. |
| 2020 | Third interruption in the annual Notre Dame-Stanford football series since 1988. |
| 2018 | David Shaw coached Stanford in Sun Bowl against Pittsburgh, winning 14-13. |
| 2017 | Bryce Love wins the Doak Walker Award for Stanford Cardinal football. |
| 2017 | David Shaw coached Stanford in Alamo Bowl against TCU, losing 37-39. |
| 2017 | David Shaw leads Stanford to a Pac-12 Championship appearance with Heisman runner-up Bryce Love, but loses to rival USC. |
| 2017 | Fourth Pac-12 Coach of the Year award received. |
| November 18 2017 | David Shaw wins his 72nd game in a 17-14 victory over Cal in the 120th Big Game, becoming the all-time leader in games coached and most victories for Stanford. |
| 2016 | David Shaw coached Stanford in Sun Bowl against North Carolina, winning 25-23. |
| 2015 | Christian McCaffrey wins multiple awards: Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, Jet Award, Paul Hornung Award, and Joshua Garnett wins the Outland Trophy. |
| 2015 | David Shaw coached Stanford in Rose Bowl against Iowa, winning 45-16. |
| 2015 | David Shaw leads Stanford to its third Pac-12 championship in four years with quarterback Kevin Hogan and Heisman runner-up Christian McCaffrey. Shaw becomes the first Stanford coach in 80 years to win three conference titles. |
| 2015 | Third Pac-12 Coach of the Year award received. |
| 2014 | David Shaw coached Stanford in Foster Farms Bowl against Maryland, winning 45-21. |
| 2013 | Ty Montgomery wins the Jet Award for Stanford Cardinal football. |
| 2013 | Stanford returns to the Rose Bowl but loses a close game to Michigan State. |
| 2012 | Kevin Hogan becomes starting quarterback, leading Stanford to a Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin. |
| 2012 | Second Pac-12 Coach of the Year award received. |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck wins two major awards: the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Maxwell Award. |
| 2011 | David Shaw coached Stanford in Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State, losing 38-41 in overtime. |
| 2011 | Became a member of the Pac-12 Conference |
| 2011 | David Shaw becomes head coach of Stanford Cardinal football after Jim Harbaugh's departure to coach the San Francisco 49ers. |
| 2011 | First of four Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards received. |
| 2010 | Owen Marecic wins the Paul Hornung Award for Stanford Cardinal football. |
| 2010 | Jim Harbaugh coached Stanford in Orange Bowl against Virginia Tech, winning 40-12. |
| 2010 | Concluded participation in the Pacific-10 Conference |
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