The 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team represented

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in the

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during the

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. Led by twelfth-year head coach David Shaw, the

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was 3–9 (1–8 in Pac-12, eleventh) and played home games on campus at

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. E. J. Smith, son of all-time leading rusher in

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(NFL) history,

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, was the team's top

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. It was Stanford's second straight season at 3–9; just over an hour after the season finale, a home loss to BYU on November 26, Shaw resigned effective immediately. Two weeks later, he was succeeded by Troy Taylor, the head coach at Sacramento State.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

vs Colgate

vs No. 10 USC

at No. 18 Washington

at No. 13 Oregon

vs Oregon State

at Notre Dame

vs Arizona State

at No. 12 UCLA

vs Washington State

at No. 13 Utah

at California

vs BYU

Players drafted into the NFL

Stanford had five players selected in the 2023 NFL draft.

References

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