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Top 10 QB Performances of David Shaw Era

#10 - K.J. Costello vs. No. 9 Notre Dame – November 25, 2017
Kevin Hogan at Washington State – October 31, 2015K.J. Costello threw two of his four touchdown passes in a 21-point fourth quarter to guide No. 20 Stanford past No. 9 Notre Dame 38-20 on Senior Night. Costello amassed 176 yards through the air on 14 of 22 passing.

Kevin Hogan ran 14 times for 112 yards and two touchdowns as the eighth-ranked Cardinal defeated Washington State 30-28 to keep the pursuit of an eventual Pac-12 Championship alive.
 

#9 - Josh Nunes vs. Arizona – October 6, 2012No. 18 Stanford trailed 48-34 with fewer than 10 minutes left in regulation, but Josh Nunes led the Cardinal on two long drives, converting two fourth downs along the way, and finished each with touchdown runs to force overtime of an eventual 54-48 victory. Nunes completed 21 of 34 passes for 360 yards and two touchdowns and ran for three more in the game.
 

#8 - Davis Mills at Washington State – November 16, 2019Davis Mills threw for a single-game Stanford record 504 yards while completing a career-best 33 of 50 passes with three touchdowns. The 504 yards passing eclipsed the previous mark of 450 set by Todd Husak vs. Oregon State in 1998.
 

#7 - Kevin Hogan vs. No. 6 Iowa – 2016 Rose BowlKevin Hogan was 12 of 21 and passed for 223 yards and three touchdowns, while also contributing a rushing touchdown, in his final game for the Cardinal – a record-setting 45-16 Rose Bowl victory over No. 6 Iowa – to lift Stanford to a No. 3 ranking to end the season.
 

#6 - Andrew Luck vs. No. 22 Notre Dame – November 26, 2011Playing in his final home game at Stanford Stadium, Andrew Luck registered four touchdowns and 233 yards in the air on 20 of 30 passing to push No. 4 Stanford to a 28-14 victory over No. 22 Notre Dame. Luck, who carried four times for 20 yards, surpassed John Elway for the school record for most career touchdown passes and eclipsed his own single-season mark in the victory.
 

#5 - K.J. Costello at UCLA – November 24, 2018K.J. Costello completed 23 of 37 passes for 344 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, the final a 52-yard strike to Osiris St. Brown to hand the Cardinal a fourth-quarter lead, as Stanford defeated UCLA 49-42.
 

#4 - Andrew Luck vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State – 2012 Fiesta BowlIn one of the most anticipated postseason games of the season, Andrew Luck hit 27 of 31 passes (career high 87.1 completion percentage) for 347 yards and two touchdowns in his final game before being selected No. 1 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
 

#3 - Kevin Hogan vs. No. 4 Notre Dame – November 28, 2015Fifth-year senior quarterback Kevin Hogan led a drive from the 27-yard line with 20 seconds remaining to set up Conrad Ukropina's 45-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Cardinal over No. 4 Notre Dame 38-36. Hogan, who grew up watching Notre Dame games with his late father (an Irish alum), completed 17 of 21 passes for 269 yards and four touchdowns in the thrilling Senior Day victory.
 

#2 - K.J. Costello at No. 20 Oregon – September 22, 2018K.J. Costello was 19 of 26 passing and threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 23-yarder to Colby Parkinson in overtime, as No. 7 Stanford rallied for a 38-31 comeback victory at No. 20 Oregon.
 

#1 - Andrew Luck at No. 20 USC – October 29, 2011Andrew Luck completed 29 of 40 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-48 triple-overtime thriller on the road at No. 20 USC. Luck, who engineered a 76-yard drive with 38 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, also managed 36 yards rushing and a touchdown.
 

Honorable MentionAndrew Luck vs. Colorado – October 8, 2011
Andrew Luck completed 26 of 33 passes for 370 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 7 Stanford to a 48-7 victory over Colorado.

Kevin Hogan vs. California – November 23, 2013
Kevin Hogan completed 17 of 26 passes for 329 yards and five touchdowns to guide Stanford to a 63-13 rout of California in the 116th Big Game.

Keller Chryst at Oregon – November 12, 2016
Keller Chryst, making his third career start, was 19 of 26 passing for 258 yards and three touchdowns as he guided Stanford to a 52-27 rout of Oregon.

K.J. Costello vs. Arizona – October 26, 2019
Returning after missing the previous three games due to injury, K.J. Costello threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns while completing 31 of 44 passes to 12 different receivers, guiding Stanford to a 41-31 Reunion Homecoming victory over Arizona.