2021 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by eleventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2021 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (11th season as HC, 15th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Tavita Pritchard (4th season as OC, 12th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Anderson (8th season as DC, 15th overall season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,424)
Uniform

2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3					7	–	6
Oregon State		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		4	–	5					5	–	7
Washington		3	–	6					4	–	8
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$		8	–	1					10	–	4
UCLA		6	–	3					8	–	4
Arizona State†		0	–	3					0	–	5
USC		3	–	6					4	–	8
Colorado		3	–	6					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:00 a.m.	vs. Kansas State*	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Allstate Kickoff Classic)	FS1	L 7–24	28,668
September 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 14 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FOX	W 42–28	56,945
September 18	5:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPNU	W 41–23	21,124
September 25	3:00 p.m.	No. 24 UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 24–35	47,236
October 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 3 Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 31–24 OT	31,610
October 8	7:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 10–28	46,192
October 16	4:30 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPNU	L 31–34	26,171
October 30	7:30 p.m.	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 13–20	28,014
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Utah	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	L 7–52	26,410
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 14–35	35,129
November 20	4:00 p.m.	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (124th Big Game / Stanford Axe)	P12N	L 11–41	49,265
November 27	5:00 p.m.	No. 6 Notre Dame*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	FOX	L 14–45	31,571
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Stanford	Alma mater
David Shaw	Head Coach	15th	Stanford (1994)
Lance Anderson	Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Coach	15th	Idaho State (1996)
Tavita Pritchard	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	9th	Stanford (2009)
Pete Alamar	Special Teams Coordinator	6th	Cal Lutheran (1983)
Duane Akina	Defensive Backs Coach	8th	Washington (1979)
Ron Gould	Running Backs Coach	5th	Oregon (1987)
Terry Heffernan	Offensive Line Coach	1st	Dayton (2003)
Bobby Kennedy	Wide Receivers Coach	4th	Northern Colorado (1989)
Diron Reynolds	Defensive Linemen Coach	5th	Wake Forest (1994)
Morgan Turner	Tight Ends Coach	9th	Illinois (2009)
Eric Sanders	Inside Linebackers Coach	2nd	UC Davis (2005)

Roster

2021 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 1, 2021

Depth chart

†	As of October 1, 2021

Defense
CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅								CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Offense
LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
		QB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
		Special teams

Game summaries

vs. Kansas State

See also: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Allstate Kickoff Classic

Kansas State Wildcats vs. Stanford Cardinal (Allstate Kickoff Classic) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	10	24
Cardinal	0	0	0	7	7

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 9:00 A.M. PDT
• Game attendance: 28,668
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play–by–play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter KSU – Skylar Thompson 6-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 3:06. Kansas State 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:56. Second Quarter KSU – Deuce Vaughn 59-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 6:17. Kansas State 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:39. Third Quarter No scoring plays. Fourth Quarter KSU – Taiten Winkel 40-yard field goal, 10:08. Kansas State 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:43. KSU – Skylar Thompson 13-yard run (Taiten Winkel kick), 7:10. Kansas State 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:46. STAN – Brycen Tremayne 14-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 3:16. Kansas State 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54. Top Passers STAN – Tanner McKee – 15/18, 118 yards, TD KSU – Skylar Thompson – 9/14, 144 yards, INT Top Rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 9 rushes, 25 yards KSU – Deuce Vaughn – 13 rushes, 124 yards, TD Top Receivers STAN – Brycen Tremayne – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD KSU – Phillip Brooks – 3 receptions, 81 yards

Kansas State began with a 14-point lead at halftime with performances by quarterback Skylar Thompson and running back Deuce Vaughn. The Wildcats managed to score 24 points before allowing Stanford to put points on the board with just 3:16 left in the game. Stanford head coach David Shaw stated: "This game was not indicative of how hard we've played, how hard we've practiced and how well we practiced. Disappointing to me that we didn't go out there and execute better." Shaw is in his 11th season as Stanford's coach. Stanford started senior Jack West at quarterback and rotated him with sophomore Tanner McKee throughout the game.

The Wichita Eagle reported that the stadium was mostly filled with Kansas State fans and that Kansas State significantly out-performed Stanford. Specifically, the paper published that "the Kansas State football team opened its season with a statement victory on Saturday at AT&T Stadium."

at No. 14 USC

See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

Stanford Cardinal at No. 14 USC Trojans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	14	14	7	42
No. 14 Trojans	0	10	3	15	28

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 P.M. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,945
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play–by–play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
• Reference

Game information

First Quarter STAN – Nathaniel Peat 87-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 9:04. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:12. Second Quarter USC – Keaontay Ingram 2-yard run (Alex Stadthaus kick), 13:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 95 yards, 5:26. STAN – Elijah Higgins 3-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 8:34. Stanford 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:54. USC – Alex Stadthaus 24-yard field goal, 1:56. Stanford 14–10. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:38. STAN – Brycen Tremayne 6-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:09. Stanford 21–10. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:47. Third Quarter USC – Alex Stadthaus 33-yard field goal, 9:14. Stanford 21–13. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:46. STAN – Kyu Blu Kelly 31-yard interception return (Joshua Karty kick), 5:02. Stanford 28–13. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:21. STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 0:25. Stanford 35–13. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:15. Fourth Quarter STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 9:16. Stanford 42–13. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:44. USC – Drake London 11-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Alex Stadthaus kick), 5:54. Stanford 42–20. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:22. USC – Darwin Barlow 4-yard run (Kedon Slovis–Gary Bryant Jr. pass), 0:46. Stanford 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:39. Top Passers STAN – Tanner McKee – 16/23, 234 yards, 2 TD USC – Kedon Slovis – 27/42, 223 yards, TD, INT Top Rushers STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 6 rushes, 115 yards, TD USC – Vavae Malepeai – 15 rushes, 94 yards Top Receivers STAN – Elijah Higgins – 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD USC – Drake London – 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD

In Tanner McKee's first start as Stanford quarterback, the Cardinal pulled off a surprising rout of USC in the Coliseum, leading by as many as 29 points in the 4th quarter. Following the game, USC head coach Clay Helton was fired and replaced by Donte Williams as interim head coach.

at Vanderbilt

See also: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Stanford Cardinal at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	14	13	7	7	41
Commodores	7	7	3	6	23

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Game time: 5:00 P.M. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy,
• Game attendance: 21,124
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
• Reference

Game information

First Quarter STAN – Tanner McKee 7-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 12:37. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:23. VAN – Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 7:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:02. STAN – Nathaniel Peat 21-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 2:52. Stanford 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:36. Second Quarter VAN – Devin Boddie Jr. 3-yard pass from Ken Seals (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4:19. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 98 yards, 7:16. STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal, 1:53. Stanford 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:17. STAN – Brycen Tremayne 5-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:40. Stanford 24–14. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:42. STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Stanford 27–14. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:00. Third Quarter STAN – Jay Symonds 5-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 11:18. Stanford 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:31. VAN – Joseph Bulovas 34-yard field goal, 8:26. Stanford 34–17. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:52. Fourth Quarter STAN – E.J. Smith 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 1:44. Stanford 41–17. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 5:08. VAN – Cam Johnson 26-yard pass from Mike Wright, 0:00. Stanford 41–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:44. Top Passers STAN – Tanner McKee – 19/29, 218 yards, 2 TD VAN – Ken Seals – 16/37, 120 yards, TD, INT Top Rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 7 rushes, 80 yards VAN – Rocko Griffin – 19 rushes, 107 yards Top Receivers STAN – Brycen Tremayne – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD VAN – Chris Pierce Jr. – 6 receptions, 52 yards

No. 24 UCLA

See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team

No. 24 UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Bruins	14	7	0	14	35
Cardinal	0	7	7	10	24

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: September 25, 2021
• Game time: 3:00 P.M. PDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) Sunny
• Game attendance: 47,236
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play–by–play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
• Reference

Game information

First Quarter UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 12:12. UCLA 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:16. UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 5-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:15. UCLA 14–0. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:00. Second Quarter STAN – Brycen Tremayne 19-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 4:31. UCLA 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:05. UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:23. UCLA 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:17. Third Quarter STAN – Elijah Higgins 56-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 5:30. UCLA 21–14. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:10. Fourth Quarter STAN – Bryce Farrell 52-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 13:06. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:16. UCLA – Kyle Philips 75-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 12:56. UCLA 28–21. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10. STAN – Joshua Karty 45-yard field goal, 9:10. UCLA 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:06. UCLA – Kyle Philips 5-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 2:30. UCLA 35–24. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:40. Top Passers UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 18/29, 251 yards, 2 TD STAN – Tanner McKee – 19/32, 293 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers UCLA – Zach Charbonnet – 23 rushes, 118 yards, TD STAN – Tanner McKee – 8 rushes, 42 yards Top Receivers UCLA – Kyle Philips – 5 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD STAN – Elijah Higgins – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD

No. 3 Oregon

See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team

No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 3 Ducks	0	7	10	7	0	24
Cardinal	10	7	0	7	7	31

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: October 2, 2021
• Game time: 12:30 P.M. PDT
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) Sunny
• Game attendance: 31,610
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
• Reference

Game information

First Quarter STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal, 10:30. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:30. STAN – Brycen Tremayne 18-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 6:25. Stanford 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:40. Second Quarter ORE – Anthony Brown 3-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 14:34. Stanford 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:31. STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 8:02. Stanford 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:32. Third Quarter ORE – C. J. Verdell 1-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 8:32. Stanford 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:48. ORE – Camden Lewis 22-yard field goal, 0:53. Tied 17–17. Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 6:16. Fourth Quarter ORE – Anthony Brown 5-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 9:32. Oregon 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11. STAN – Elijah Higgins 2-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick), 0:00. Tied 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 0:00. First Overtime STAN – John Humphreys 14-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick). Stanford 31–24. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards. Top Passers ORE – Anthony Brown – 14/26, 186 yards, INT STAN – Tanner McKee – 20/36, 230 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 19 rushes, 96 yards STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 15 rushes, 78 yards Top Receivers ORE – Mycah Pittman – 1 reception, 66 yards STAN – Elijah Higgins – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD

at No. 22 Arizona State

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Stanford Cardinal at No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	3	0	10
No. 22 Sun Devils	14	7	7	0	28

at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ

• Date: October 8, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 P.M. PST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Cloudy, Wind: W 20mph
• Game attendance: 46,192
• Referee: Steven Strimling
• TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
• Reference

Game information

First Quarter ASU – Jayden Daniels 51-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 7:12. Arizona State 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:20. STAN – Elijah Higgins 6-yard pass from Tanner McKee (Emmet Kenney kick), 4:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03. ASU – Rachaad White 5-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 1:05. Arizona State 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:04. Second Quarter ASU – Elijhah Badger 22-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 10:24. Arizona State 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:14. Third Quarter STAN – Ryan Sanborn 32-yard field goal, 7:32. Arizona State 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:26. ASU – DeAndre Pierce 27-yard interception return (Cristian Zendejas kick), 2:38. Arizona State 28–10. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:18. Fourth Quarter No scoring plays. Top Passers STAN – Tanner McKee – 27/45, 356 yards, TD, 3 INT ASU – Jayden Daniels – 14/23, 175 yards Top Rushers STAN – Nathaniel Peat – 7 rushes, 32 yards ASU – Rachaad White – 13 rushes, 96 yards, TD Top Receivers STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 6 receptions, 118 yards ASU – Curtis Hodges – 4 receptions, 76 yards

at Washington State

See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team

Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	13	3	0	15	31
Cougars	0	20	7	7	34

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

• Date: October 16, 2021
• Game time: 4:30 P.M. PDT
• Game attendance: 26,171
• Referee: Micheal Mothershed
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason

Washington

See also: 2021 Washington Huskies football team

Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	9	3	8	20
Cardinal	3	0	0	10	13

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: October 30, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 P.M. PDT
• Game attendance: 28,014
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV: FS1

Utah

See also: 2021 Utah Utes football team

Utah Utes vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	14	24	0	14	52
Cardinal	0	0	7	0	7

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: November 5, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 P.M. PST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) Cloudy
• Game attendance: 26,410
• Referee: Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
• TV: FS1
• Reference

Game information

First Quarter UTAH – Tavion Thomas 10-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 10:57. Utah 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:03. UTAH – Tavion Thomas 5-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 6:15. Utah 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:33. Second Quarter UTAH – Tavion Thomas 58-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 14:31. Utah 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:12. UTAH – Tavion Thomas 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 6:37. Utah 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17. UTAH – TJ Pledger 96-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 3:10. Utah 35–0. Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:16. UTAH – Jadon Redding 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Utah 38–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:07. Third Quarter STAN – Isaiah Sanders 4-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 10:14. Utah 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:46. Fourth Quarter UTAH – Devin Lloyd 2-yard interception return (Jadon Redding kick), 12:11. Utah 45–7. UTAH – Micah Bernard 11-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 1:48. Utah 52–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:18. Top Passers UTAH – Cameron Rising – 13/22, 140 yards STAN – Jack West – 12/18, 59 yards, INT Top Rushers UTAH – Tavion Thomas – 20 rushes, 177 yards, 4 TD STAN – E.J. Smith – 7 rushes, 53 yards Top Receivers UTAH – Micah Bernard – 2 receptions, 32 yards STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 4 receptions, 42 yards

at Oregon State

See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	7	7	14
Beavers	7	7	14	7	35

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

• Date: November 13, 2021
• Game time: 2:40 pm
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) Sunny, Wind: 5 mph SE
• Game attendance: 35,129
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Max Browne

California

See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	14	13	14	41
Cardinal	0	3	0	8	11

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: November 20, 2021
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 49,265
• Referee: Steve Strimling
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth

No. 6 Notre Dame

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Fighting Irish	7	17	7	14	45
Cardinal	0	0	7	7	14

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: November 27, 2021
• Game time: 5:10 p.m.
• Game attendance: 31,571
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released