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Career70since 1936
Peak952010
Last 559seasons
#107 nationally · 2-4 (1-3 conf)
Résumé #65 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #3
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Stanford Cardinal
ACC · Stanford, CA · Stanford Stadium · Head coach Tavita Pritchard
Rival
Notre Dame · also USC
Heated rivalry
14-25 all time (39 meetings since 1942)
Notre Dame leads
Last: lost 58-7 (2026) · Notre Dame has won 4 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
9AP top-10
23All-Americans
164NFL picks
50.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1894. Every season →
Chemistry
24
43Foundation
34Gel
gel counts 50% so far
▼ Below its norm -35Trending down
early · #136 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters50%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 2-4 | ACC | — | #107 | 54 | Tavita Pritchard |
| 2025 | 4-8 | ACC | — | #86 | 60 | Frank Reich |
| 2024 | 3-9 | ACC | — | #91 | 58 | Troy Taylor |
| 2023 | 3-9 | Pac-12 | — | #93 | 58 | Troy Taylor |
| 2022 | 3-9 | Pac-12 | — | #86 | 58 | David Shaw |
| 2021 | 3-9 | Pac-12 | — | #81 | 61 | David Shaw |
| 2020 | 4-2 | Pac-12 | — | — | — | David Shaw |
| 2019 | 4-8 | Pac-12 | — | #71 | 63 | David Shaw |
| 2018 | 9-4 | Pac-12 | — | #34 | 73 | David Shaw |
| 2017 | 9-5 | Pac-12 | #20 | #25 | 77 | David Shaw |
| 2016 | 10-3 | Pac-12 | #12 | #19 | 78 | David Shaw |
| 2015 | 12-2 | Pac-12 | #3 | #5 | 87 | David Shaw |
| 2014 | 8-5 | Pac-12 | — | #18 | 79 | David Shaw |
| 2013 | 11-3 | Pac-12 | #11 | #5 | 87 | David Shaw |
| 2012 | 12-2 | Pac-12 | #7 | #14 | 80 | David Shaw |
| 2011 | 11-2 | Pac-12 | #7 | #5 | 90 | David Shaw |
| 2010 | 12-1 | Pac-10 | #4 | #1 | 95 | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2009 | 8-5 | Pac-10 | — | #23 | 76 | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2008 | 5-7 | Pac-10 | — | #54 | 66 | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2007 | 4-8 | Pac-10 | — | #70 | 61 | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2006 | 1-11 | Pac-10 | — | #96 | 53 | Walt Harris |
| 2005 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #43 | 70 | Walt Harris |
| 2004 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #28 | 74 | Buddy Teevens |
| 2003 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #80 | 58 | Buddy Teevens |
| 2002 | 2-9 | Pac-10 | — | #72 | 61 | Buddy Teevens |
| 2001 | 9-3 | Pac-10 | #11 | #23 | 76 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2000 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #37 | 71 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 1999 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | — | #33 | 72 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 1998 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #69 | 60 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 1997 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #45 | 69 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 1996 | 7-5 | Pac-10 | — | #37 | 72 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 1995 | 7-4-1 | Pac-10 | — | #37 | 70 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 1994 | 3-7-1 | Pac-10 | — | #53 | 66 | Bill Walsh |
| 1993 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #42 | 67 | Bill Walsh |
| 1992 | 10-3 | Pac-10 | #9 | #8 | 85 | Bill Walsh |
| 1991 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | #22 | #13 | 80 | Dennis Green |
| 1990 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #31 | 72 | Dennis Green |
| 1989 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #54 | 64 | Dennis Green |
| 1988 | 3-6-2 | Pac-10 | — | #24 | 74 | Jack Elway |
| 1987 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #43 | 68 | Jack Elway |
| 1986 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | — | #15 | 79 | Jack Elway |
| 1985 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #66 | 60 | Jack Elway |
| 1984 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #57 | 64 | Jack Elway |
| 1983 | 1-10 | Pac-10 | — | #81 | 54 | Paul Wiggin |
| 1982 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #29 | 76 | Paul Wiggin |
| 1981 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #39 | 71 | Paul Wiggin |
| 1980 | 6-5 | Pac-10 | — | #28 | 76 | Paul Wiggin |
| 1979 | 5-5-1 | Pac-10 | — | #46 | 70 | Ron Dowhower |
| 1978 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | #17 | #15 | 81 | Bill Walsh |
| 1977 | 9-3 | Pac-8 | #15 | #40 | 71 | Bill Walsh |
| 1976 | 6-5 | Pac-8 | — | #45 | 68 | Jack Christiansen |
| 1975 | 6-4-1 | Pac-8 | — | #34 | 71 | Jack Christiansen |
| 1974 | 5-4-2 | Pac-8 | — | #52 | 67 | Jack Christiansen |
| 1973 | 7-4 | Pac-8 | — | #23 | 74 | Jack Christiansen |
| 1972 | 6-5 | Pac-8 | — | #26 | 74 | Jack Christiansen |
| 1971 | 9-3 | Pac-8 | #10 | #16 | 79 | John Ralston |
| 1970 | 9-3 | Pac-8 | #8 | #8 | 86 | John Ralston |
| 1969 | 7-2-1 | Pac-8 | #19 | #5 | 87 | John Ralston |
| 1968 | 6-3-1 | Pac-8 | — | #19 | 77 | John Ralston |
| 1967 | 5-5 | AAWU | — | #53 | 64 | John Ralston |
| 1966 | 5-5 | AAWU | — | #44 | 67 | John Ralston |
| 1965 | 6-3-1 | AAWU | — | #41 | 68 | John Ralston |
| 1964 | 5-5 | AAWU | — | #25 | 75 | John Ralston |
| 1963 | 3-7 | AAWU | — | #57 | 64 | John Ralston |
| 1962 | 5-5 | AAWU | — | #56 | 66 | Jack Curtice |
| 1961 | 4-6 | AAWU | — | #68 | 58 | Jack Curtice |
| 1960 | 0-10 | AAWU | — | #81 | 53 | Jack Curtice |
| 1959 | 3-7 | AAWU | — | #52 | 65 | Jack Curtice |
| 1958 | 2-8 | Pacific | — | #74 | 56 | Jack Curtice |
| 1957 | 6-4 | Pacific | — | #33 | 72 | Chuck Taylor |
| 1956 | 4-6 | Pacific | — | #31 | 71 | Chuck Taylor |
| 1955 | 6-3-1 | Pacific | #16 | #13 | 78 | Chuck Taylor |
| 1954 | 4-6 | Pacific | — | #61 | 59 | Chuck Taylor |
| 1953 | 6-3-1 | Pacific | #19 | #26 | 73 | Chuck Taylor |
| 1952 | 5-5 | Pacific | — | #49 | 67 | Chuck Taylor |
| 1951 | 9-2 | Pacific | #7 | #23 | 74 | Chuck Taylor |
| 1950 | 5-3-2 | Pacific | — | #30 | 72 | Marchy Schwartz |
| 1949 | 7-3-1 | Pacific | — | #15 | 78 | Marchy Schwartz |
| 1948 | 4-6 | Pacific | — | #52 | 65 | Marchy Schwartz |
| 1947 | 0-9 | Pacific | — | #79 | 55 | Marchy Schwartz |
| 1946 | 6-3-1 | Pacific | — | #53 | 63 | Marchy Schwartz |
| 1942 | 6-4 | Pacific | #12 | #34 | 69 | Marchy Schwartz |
| 1941 | 6-3 | Pacific | — | #17 | 76 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1940 ★ | 10-0 | Pacific | #2 | #8 | 84 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1939 | 1-7-1 | Pacific | — | #73 | 55 | Tiny Thornhill |
| 1938 | 3-6 | Pacific | — | #41 | 68 | Tiny Thornhill |
| 1937 | 4-3-2 | Pacific | — | #29 | 71 | Tiny Thornhill |
| 1936 | 2-5-2 | Pacific | — | #43 | 67 | Tiny Thornhill |
| 1935 | 8-1 | Pacific | — | #5 | 85 early | Tiny Thornhill |
| 1934 | 9-1-1 | Pacific | — | #5 | 85 early | Tiny Thornhill |
| 1933 | 8-2-1 | Pacific | — | #13 | 78 early | Tiny Thornhill |
| 1932 | 6-4-1 | Pacific | — | #8 | 80 early | Pop Warner |
| 1931 | 7-2-2 | Pacific | — | #6 | 83 early | Pop Warner |
| 1930 | 9-1-1 | Pacific | — | #27 | 71 early | Pop Warner |
| 1929 | 9-2 | Pacific | — | #2 | 87 early | Pop Warner |
| 1928 | 8-3-1 | Pacific | — | #2 | 90 early | Pop Warner |
| 1927 | 8-2-1 | Pacific | — | #6 | 83 early | Pop Warner |
| 1926 ★ | 10-0-1 | Pacific | — | #3 | 86 early | Pop Warner |
| 1925 | 7-2 | Pacific | — | #3 | 84 early | Pop Warner |
| 1924 | 7-1-1 | Pacific | — | #6 | 80 early | Pop Warner |
| 1923 | 7-2 | Pacific | — | #27 | 73 early | Andrew Kerr |
| 1922 | 4-5 | Pacific | — | #33 | 69 early | Andrew Kerr |
| 1921 | 4-2-2 | Pacific | — | #33 | 65 early | Conrad Van Gent |
| 1920 | 4-3 | Pacific | — | #27 | 69 early | Walter Powell |
| 1919 | 4-3 | Pacific | — | #24 | 71 early | Bob Evans |
| 1904 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1901 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1894 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.