Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/26Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (15.4%).
Isaiah Sanders
Last confirmed: Stanford, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 226 lb · Colorado Springs, CO
Isaiah Sanders: QB · Stanford.
Isaiah Sanders
Isaiah Sanders has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. 2021 brought the first one: Wuerffel. One game to point at: 29 passing yards and 6 rushing yards against Utah — Week 10, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-28@ No. 14 USC | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23@ Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35vs No. 24 UCLA | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24vs No. 3 Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-20vs Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-52vs Utah | 2/3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 82.6 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 14-35@ Oregon State | 1/3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 56.4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-45vs No. 5 Notre Dame | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 3/6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | — |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2021
L 7-52
vs Utah
29 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.6 · 6 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
With R. Sanborn — 46.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 1 inside the 20 · N. Peat — 1 rush yds (3 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Utah · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +7.19Isaiah Sanders run for 4 yds for a TD, (Joshua Karty KICK)
- Week 11 · Oregon State · 3rd and 17 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Michael Wilson for 17 yds to the Stanf 48 for a
- Week 5 · Oregon · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Isaiah Sanders run for 2 yds for a TD, (Joshua Karty KICK)
- Week 11 · Oregon State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Isaiah Sanders run for 8 yds to the Stanf 33 OREGON ST Penalty, Targeting (15 Yards) to the Stanf 33
- Week 13 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.87Isaiah Sanders run for 10 yds to the NDame 44 for a
- Week 10 · Utah · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.55Isaiah Sanders pass complete to Benjamin Yurosek for 27 yds to the Utah 4 for a
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Oregon State · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.49Isaiah Sanders run for 5 yds to the OrgSt 22 for a
- Week 9 · Washington · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.28Isaiah Sanders run for 3 yds to the Wash 47 for a
- Week 2 · USC · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Isaiah Sanders 2 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Oregon State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.15Isaiah Sanders run for 3 yds to the Stanf 36 for a
Teams and coaches
2017Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2018Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2019Air Force11-2HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2020Stanford4-2HC: David Shaw · Balanced
2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+4g | 11.5 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Shaw
Pass share
53.6%
372 pass / 322 run
Plays / game
57.8
12 games
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
22 carries and 6 pass attempts in 8 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2021 Stanford ShawYear 6 · 8 gamesWuerffel
- 2020 Stanford ShawYear 5 · 2 games
- 2019 Air Force CalhounYear 4 · 5 games
- 2018 Air Force CalhounYear 3 · 8 games
- 2017 Air Force CalhounYear 2 · 3 games
- 2016 Air Force CalhounYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Five seasons, at Air Force and Stanford, 999 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 26 games over 5 seasons.
2021 8 games
- Wuerffelwinner
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
National awards
Wuerffel
2021 season
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coaches2016–2019
Air Force
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Troy Calhoun and David Shaw.