The 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by interim head coach Frank Reich, following the firing of Troy Taylor in March 2025. They played home games at Stanford Stadium located in Stanford, California.
The Stanford Cardinal drew an average home attendance of 28,171.
Offseason
Team departures +2025 Stanford Offseason DeparturesNameNumberPos.Height, WeightYearHometownNotesConnor McLaughlin#71OT6'7, 2955th Year-SeniorTampa, FLTransferred to South FloridaAshton Daniels#14QB6'2", 215JuniorBuford, GATransferred to AuburnLuke Baklenko#78IOL6'6, 295SophomoreThousand Oaks, CATransferred to OklahomaJshawn Frausto-Ramos#17CB6'0, 184SophomoreLos Angeles, CATransferred to ArizonaChase Farrell#19WR5'10, 165FreshmanWestlake Village, CATransferred to NorthwesternJackson Harris#83WR6'3", 190SophomoreBerkeley, CATransferred to HawaiiConnor Weselman#15P6'3, 216SeniorAtlanta, GATransferred to MissouriAustin Uke#72OL6'3", 290SeniorCedar Hill, TXTransferred to Miami (OH)Ismael Cisse#84WR6'0", 200RS-FreshmanDenver, COTransferred to ArkansasJustin Lamson#8QB6'2, 215JuniorEl Dorado Hills, CATransferred to Bowling GreenTrevor Mayberry#61IOL6'3, 315SeniorTampa, FLTransferred to Mississippi StateOmari Porter#27S6'2, 205Graduate StudentAuburn, ALTransferred to RiceAaron Armitage#9EDGE6'5, 260JuniorAjax, ONTransferred to FIUDavid Bailey#23OLB6'3, 250JuniorIrvine, CATransferred to Texas TechEmmett Mosley V#10WR6'2, 205FreshmanChicago, ILTransferred to TexasJake Maikkula#69OL6'5, 295JuniorSedalia, COTransferred to OklahomaMudia Reuben#0WR6'2, 210JuniorKansas City, MOTransferred to South FloridaBear Bachmeier#QB6'1, 220FreshmanMurrieta, CATransferred to BYUTiger Bachmeier#24WR6'1, 190SophomoreMurrieta, CATransferred to BYUDavid Kasemervisz#80WR6'0, 195SeniorSugar Land, TXTransferred to RiceLukas Ungar#89TE6'4, 2445th Year-SeniorMorristown, NJTransferred to New Mexico StateEvan Jackson#48CB5'9, 178SeniorMcDonough, GAEntered the Transfer PortalJayson Raines#82WR6'3, 213SeniorWest Orange, NJTransferred to Northern ArizonaRyan Butler#15RB5'11, 225JuniorPlainfield, NJEntered the Transfer PortalJaden Slocum#20CB6'1, 200SeniorAlpharetta, GAEntered the Transfer PortalKale Lucas#38S6'0, 194SeniorFarmington, NMEntered the Transfer PortalAhmari Borden#81WR6'3, 185SophomoreBainbridge, GAEntered the Transfer PortalBrandon Jones#25CB5'9, 190JuniorHarbor City, CAEntered the Transfer PortalBrendon Barrow#38RB5'8, 175SeniorEtobicoke, Ontario, CanadaEntered the Transfer Portal
Incoming transfers 2025 Stanford incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height, Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Washington # CB 6'0", 190 Senior Westlake Village, CA Transferred from Dartmouth Niki Prongos #66 OT 6'7", 285 RS-Sophomore Novato, CA Transferred from UCLA Jordan Onovughe #4 WR 6'2", 190 Sophomore Santa Ana, CA Transferred from Colorado C.J. Williams #8 WR 6'1.5", 188 Junior Santa Ana, CA Transferred from Wisconsin Kai Greer #79 IOL 6'6", 285 Freshman Waxhaw, NC Transferred from Georgia Tech Caden High #14 WR 5'10", 160 Sophomore Loganville, GA Transferred from South Carolina State David Pantelis # WR 5'11", 185 Senior Pittsburgh, PA Transferred from Yale Brendan Doyle #80 TE 6'4", 255 RS-Junior Gilroy, CA Transferred from Memphis Tuna Altahir #6 RB 6'0", 210 Senior Kennewick, WA Transferred from Eastern Washington Zach Johnson #38 LB 6'3", 225 RS-Freshman Coeur d'Alene, ID Transferred from Idaho Nathan Mejia # IOL 6'3", 304 RS-Junior Arcadia, CA Transferred from Sacramento State Breylan Thompson # CB 6'1", 185 Freshman Bellaire, TX Transferred from Yale Sam Neely # CB 5'11", 185 Freshman Matthews, NC Transferred from Wake Forest Dylan Rizk # QB 6'2", 205 RS-Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred from UCF Nick Fattig # IOL 6'4", 290 RS-Freshman League City, TX Transferred from Texas Tech Hunter Barth # LB 6'2", 230 RS-Senior Chandler, AZ Transferred from Cal Ben Gulbranson # QB 6'3", 215 RS-Senior Newbury Park, CA Transferred from Oregon State
Recruiting class
Schedule
Game summaries at Hawaii
Statistics STANHAW First downs 21 20 Total yards 286 306 Rushes–yards 43–177 24–96 Passing yards 109 210 Passing: comp–att–int 15–30–1 27–40–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 36:07 23:53 Team Category Player Statistics Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 15–30, 109 yards, INT Rushing Micah Ford 26 carries, 113 yards, TD Receiving Chico Holt 1 reception, 36 yards Hawaii Passing Micah Alejado 27–39, 210 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cam Barfield 6 carries, 45 yards Receiving Pofele Ashlock 9 receptions, 69 yards, TD
at BYU
Statistics STANBYU First downs 12 18 Plays–yards 56–161 68–332 Rushes–yards 24–19 41–157 Passing yards 142 175 Passing: comp–att–int 17–32–2 17–27 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 25:04 34:56 Team Category Player Statistics Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 17/32, 142 yards, 2 INT Rushing Micah Ford 12 carries, 21 yards Receiving Bryce Farrell 5 receptions, 68 yards BYU Passing Bear Bachmeier 17/27, 175 yards Rushing LJ Martin 18 carries, 110 yards Receiving Chase Roberts 5 receptions, 84 yards
vs Boston College
Statistics BCSTAN First downs 19 15 Plays–yards 67–389 56–409 Rushes–yards 23–56 34–223 Passing yards 333 186 Passing: comp–att–int 30–44–1 13–22–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:16 31:44 Team Category Player Statistics Boston College Passing Dylan Lonergan 30/44, 333 yards, TD, INT Rushing Turbo Richard 14 carries, 55 yards Receiving Reed Harris 7 receptions, 141 yards Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 13/22, 186 yards, TD Rushing Micah Ford 17 carries, 157 yards, TD Receiving Sam Roush 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
at Virginia
Statistics STANUVA First downs 15 29 Plays–yards 66–323 72–564 Rushes–yards 30–37 40–210 Passing yards 286 384 Passing: comp–att–int 20–29–0 24–32–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 25:12 34:48 Team Category Player Statistics Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 20/29, 286 yards, 2 TD Rushing Micah Ford 13 carries, 44 yards, TD Receiving Bryce Farrell 4 receptions, 135 yards, TD Virginia Passing Chandler Morris 23/31, 380 yards, 4 TD Rushing J'Mari Taylor 15 carries, 85 yards Receiving Trell Harris 4 receptions, 145 yards, 3 TD
vs San Jose State (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)
Statistics SJSUSTAN First downs 27 23 Plays–yards 72–524 69–481 Rushes–yards 14–51 26–37 Passing yards 473 444 Passing: comp–att–int 36–58–0 29–43–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:53 29:07
Team Category Player Statistics San Jose State Passing Walker Eget 36/58, 473 yards, 3 TD Rushing Walker Eget 2 carries, 19 yards Receiving Kyri Shoels 10 receptions, 147 yards, TD Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 29/43, 444 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cole Tabb 12 carries, 48 yards, TD Receiving CJ Williams 11 receptions, 130 yards
at SMU
Statistics STANSMU First downs 23 17 Plays–yards 74–353 54–369 Rushes–yards 33–75 24–122 Passing yards 278 247 Passing: comp–att–int 22–41–1 22–30–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 36:30 23:30 Team Category Player Statistics Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 22/40, 278 yards, TD, INT Rushing Cole Tabb 9 carries, 62 yards Receiving CJ Williams 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD SMU Passing Kevin Jennings 22/30, 247 yards, 2 TD Rushing Chris Johnson Jr. 5 carries, 96 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Hudson 5 receptions, 87 yards
vs Florida State
Statistics FSUSTAN First downs 22 19 Plays–yards 78–444 67–293 Rushes–yards 43–133 42–132 Passing yards 311 161 Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–0 12–25–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 27:04 32:56 Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Tommy Castellanos 14/28, 242 yards Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 20 carries, 70 yards Receiving Micahi Danzy 3 receptions, 106 yards Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 6/13, 90 yards, TD, INT Rushing Cole Tabb 28 carries, 118 yards, TD Receiving Sam Roush 6 receptions, 63 yards
at No. 9 Miami (FL)
Statistics STANMIA First downs 8 25 Plays–yards 53–144 74–404 Rushes–yards 27–55 44–199 Passing yards 89 205 Passing: comp–att–int 12–26–2 22–30–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 23:18 36:42 Team Category Player Statistics Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 9/21, 50 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Cole Tabb 19 carries, 64 yards Receiving Caden High 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD Miami (FL) Passing Carson Beck 21/28, 189 yards, TD Rushing Mark Fletcher Jr. 23 carries, 106 yards, 3 TD Receiving Tony Johnson 3 receptions, 69 yards
vs Pittsburgh
Statistics PITTSTAN First downs 25 18 Plays–yards 73–466 71–326 Rushes–yards 35–162 27––10 Passing yards 304 336 Passing: comp–att–int 23–38–2 27–44–3 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 30:30 29:30 Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Passing Mason Heintschel 23/38, 304 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Ja'Kyrian Turner 22 carries, 127 yards Receiving Kenny Johnson 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD Stanford Passing Ben Gulbranson 17/30, 228 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Sedrick Irvin 8 carries, 24 yards Receiving CJ Williams 7 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
at North Carolina
Statistics STANUNC First downs 22 13 Plays–yards 74–320 52–253 Rushes–yards 35–36 27–50 Passing yards 284 203 Passing: comp–att–int 27–39–1 18–25–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:37 27:23 Team Category Player Statistics Stanford Passing Elijah Brown 27/39, 284 yards, TD, INT Rushing Micah Ford 17 carries, 68 yards Receiving Caden High 10 receptions, 102 yards North Carolina Passing Gio Lopez 18/25, 203 yards, 2 TD Rushing Davion Gause 11 carries, 28 yards Receiving Jordan Shipp 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
vs California (Big Game)
Statistics CALSTAN First downs 15 17 Plays–yards 76–297 57–282 Rushes–yards 26–12 37–159 Passing yards 285 123 Passing: comp–att–int 34–50–0 10–20–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 32:42 26:20 Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 33/49, 269 yards Rushing Kendrick Raphael 15 carries, 47 yards Receiving Trond Grizzell 9 receptions, 104 yards Stanford Passing Elijah Brown 10/20, 123 yards, TD Rushing Micah Ford 29 carries, 150 yards, TD Receiving CJ Williams 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
vs No. 9 Notre Dame (rivalry)
Statistics NDSTAN First downs 24 16 Plays–yards 74–524 70–312 Rushes–yards 38–187 30–86 Passing yards 337 226 Passing: comp–att–int 23–36–0 20–40–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 30:35 29:25 Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing CJ Carr 17/27, 205 yards, 2 TD Rushing Aneyas Williams 10 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Luke Talich 1 reception, 84 yards, TD Stanford Passing Elijah Brown 18/37, 204 yards, TD, INT Rushing Cole Tabb 11 carries, 32 yards Receiving Sam Roush 4 receptions, 73 yards
Roster
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