Stanford has fired head football coach for off field incidences. During his two year tenure at Stanford, the Cardinal football program was 6-18 overall. Here is a look at the Stanford Cardinal football program since 2008 (the
first year that in which I have data for the model).
This time period only covers the last three seasons of head football
coach Jim Harbaugh (2008-2010), David Shaw (2011-2022) and Troy Taylor (2023-2024). After the figure
below is a more
detailed look at
the Stanford Cardinal football program during head coach Taylor's
tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Troy Taylor (2023-2024)
2023
Head
coach Taylor's first season finished at 3-9. The Cardinal played
against a "tougher”
strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that the Cardinal SOS was between one and two
standard deviations lower than the average SOS for the "league". Stanford's
best win
was against #83 ranked Washington State (10-7) and their
worst loss was against FCS Sacramento State by a score of (23-30).
Stanford was the #133 ranked team overall (the worst for that season), with the #125 ranked
offense and the #133 ranked defense (the worst for that season) using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2024
What became Taylor's final season at Stanford, the Cardinal again finished at 3-9. Stanford played
against a "tougher”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Stanford's
best win
was against #28 ranked Louisville (38-35) and their
worst loss was against #114 ranked Wake Forest by a score of (24-27).
Stanford was the #126 ranked team overall, with the #123 ranked
offense and the #113 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2025 FBS Head Coach Changes
