The 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team represented

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in the

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. The Cardinal were led by ninth-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at

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and were members of the North Division of the

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. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Stanford's worst record since

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and the first time that they did not earn bowl eligibility since

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Previous season

In 2018, the Cardinal finished the season by defeating Pitt in the

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. They went 9–4 (6–3 Pac-12).

Preseason

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish in third place in the North Division.

Position key

Recruits

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Starters and backups. * Projected Depth Chart 2019 ''True Freshman''
Double Position : *

Schedule

Game summaries

Northwestern

at USC

at UCF

Oregon

at Oregon State

Washington

UCLA

Arizona

at Colorado

at Washington State

Statistics Quarterback

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set a school record during the game, throwing for 504 yards.

California

Notre Dame

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Stanford Cardinal football seasons

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