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Stanford

PAC · 2009 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
6–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Stanford head-to-head · History & Eras

2009 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC1–11W 39–13
3Week 3 · Sep 15Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7L 17–24
4Week 4 · Sep 22San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC2–10W 42–17
5Week 5 · Sep 29Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–7W 34–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6UCLAH2HPAC7–6W 24–16
7Week 7 · Oct 13Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC8–5L 28–38
8Week 8 · Oct 20Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC8–5L 38–43
9Week 9 · Oct 27Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC4–8W 33–14
11Week 11 · Nov 10Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC10–3W 51–42
12Week 12 · Nov 17USCH2HPAC9–4W 55–21
13Week 13 · Nov 24California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–5L 28–34
14Week 14 · Dec 1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 45–38
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB128–5L 27–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.413
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-27+44
  • Oregon +10
  • USC +9
  • UCLA +7
  • Notre Dame +6
  • Washington +5
  • Arizona State +4
  • San José State +2
  • Washington State +1
  • Oregon State -5
  • Arizona -5
  • California -5
  • Oklahoma -5
  • Wake Forest -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32Post-Season W1#32Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W3#42Post-Season W4#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
-7
+25
+20
+8
-10
-5
+19
+9
+34
-6
+7
-4

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#782004#612005#1082006#932007#702008

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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