The Stanford Cardinal were 9-3 in 2016. They emerged victorious over the North Carolina Tar Heels, 25 to 23, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9-1 | 12-2 | |
2 | 6-3 | 10-3 | |
3 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
4 | 8-2 | 10-4 | |
5 | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 342 | 4,773 | 827 | 5.8 | 2,717 | 522 | 5.2 | 2,056 | 305 | 6.7 | 35 | 213 | 237 | 123 | 98 | 16 | 85 | 707 |
Team Rank | 74th | 88th | 111th | 65th | 35th | 51st | 29th | 114th | 115th | 92nd | 106th | 36th | 105th | 53rd | 108th | 105th | 86th | 72nd | |
Opponent | 13 | 265 | 4,785 | 930 | 5.4 | 1,878 | 457 | 4.1 | 2,907 | 437 | 6.7 | 36 | 223 | 254 | 106 | 129 | 19 | 87 | 757 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 39th | 68th | 41st | 36th | 28th | 46th | 65th | 88th | 31st | 25th | 94th | 40th | 47th | 66th | 45th | 26th | 36th | |
Net | +77 | -12 | -103 | +0.4 | +839 | +65 | +1.1 | -851 | -132 | +0.1 | -1 | -10 | -17 | +17 | -31 | -3 | -2 | -50 | |
Net Rank | 45th | 68th | 105th | 54th | 28th | 36th | 26th | 110th | 117th | 65th | 65th | 64th | 88th | 50th | 108th | 81st | 56th | 41st |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |