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By all accounts, 2019 did not live up to the expectations and standards Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football David Shaw has for his Cardinal Football program. But there were many positives to draw from a difficult season which saw many starters and key contributors miss much, or all, of the season due to injuries.
In total, Stanford played 21 true freshmen, including 12 who played in more than four games and eight who combined to start 43 games. While a 4-8 season wasn't the way anyone drew it up, Stanford finished the decade with a 98-35 record – the 10th-most wins in college football during the decade and the most wins (by 25) of any decade in program history.
Record
4-8 overall (3-6 Pac-12)
Statistics
Team
Pac-12
NCAA
Team Captains
Malik Antoine
K.J. Costello
Colby Parkinson
Cameron Scarlett
Casey Toohill
All-Pac-12 (READ)
CB Paulson Adebo (first team)
C Drew Dalman (second team)
TE Colby Parkinson (second team)
OLB Casey Toohill (second team)
DE Thomas Booker (honorable mention)
ILB Curtis Robinson (honorable mention)
OT Foster Sarell (honorable mention)
KR Connor Wedington (honorable mention)
Top 50 NCAA Rankings – Team
Blocked Kicks (6th – 4)
Blocked Punts (21st – 1)
Completion Pct. (47th - .622)
Defensive TDs (33rd – 2)
Fewest Penalty Yards (29th – 585)
Fumbles Lost (14th – 5)
Kickoff Returns (21st – 24.06)
Passes Had Intercepted (33rd – 8)
Passing Offense (37th – 262.4)
Red Zone Offense (37th - .882)
Time of Possession (19th – 32:11)
Turnovers Lost (14th – 13)
Top 50 NCAA Rankings – Individual
Interceptions Per Game – Paulson Adebo (8th – 0.4)
Kickoff Returns – Connor Wedington (8th – 28.1)
Passes Defended – Paulson Adebo (3rd – 1.6)
Punt Return TDs – Brycen Tremayne (3rd – 1)
Sacks – Casey Toohill (34th – 0.67)
Total Interceptions – Paulson Adebo (17th – 4)
Yards Per Reception – Simi Fehoko (2nd – 23.58)
Game Recaps
Game #1: Northwestern, W, 17-7
Game #2: at USC, L, 20-45
Game #3: at #17 UCF, L, 27-45
Game #4: #16 Oregon, L, 6-21
Game #5: at Oregon State, W, 31-28
Game #6: #15 Washington, W, 23-13
Game #7: UCLA, L, 16-34
Game #8: Arizona, W, 41-31
Game #9: at Colorado, L, 13-16
Game #10: at Washington State, L, 22-49
Game #11: California, L, 20-24
Game #12: #15 Notre Dame, L, 24-45