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Stanford

PAC · 2016 Season · Final

Pretender +
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
4th
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

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB129–4W 26–13
4Week 4 · Sep 20USCH2HPAC10–3W 27–10
5Week 5 · Sep 27UCLAH2HPAC4–8W 22–13
6Week 6 · Oct 4Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC12–2L 6–44
7Week 7 · Oct 11Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC8–5L 16–42
8Week 8 · Oct 18Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI4–8W 17–10
9Week 9 · Oct 25Colorado (COLORADO)H2HPAC10–4L 5–10
10Week 10 · Nov 1Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC3–9W 34–10
11Week 11 · Nov 8Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–8W 26–15
12Week 12 · Nov 15Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–8W 52–27
13Week 13 · Nov 22California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–7W 45–31
14Week 14 · Nov 29Rice (RICE)H2HUSA3–9W 41–17
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–5W 25–23

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
0.814
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+43
-11+54
  • USC +10
  • Kansas State +9
  • North Carolina +8
  • California +5
  • UCLA +4
  • Notre Dame +4
  • Oregon State +4
  • Oregon +4
  • Arizona +3
  • Rice +3
  • Washington -2
  • Colorado -4
  • Washington State -5

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 #19Better than 87%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.769 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19Post-Season W1#19Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W3#19Post-Season W4#19Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+17
+9
-38
-26
+7
-5
+24
+11
+25
+14
+24
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#112011#62012#62013#342014#52015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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