The 2018 season's largest margin: Stanford 48, Oregon State 17. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Winning Chapter
Stanford's 2018 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- K.J. CostelloQB3,519 passing yards
- Bryce LoveRB736 rushing yards
- Cameron ScarlettRB330 rushing yards
- Trevor SpeightsRB224 rushing yards
- JJ Arcega-WhitesideWR1,040 receiving yards
- Trent IrwinWR685 receiving yards
- Kaden SmithTE635 receiving yards
- Bobby OkerekeILB94 tackles
- Sean BartonILB91 tackles
- Paulson AdeboCB64 tackles
- Gabe ReidDE5.5 sacks
- Jordan FoxLB4.5 sacks
- Jovan SwannDL4.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Stanford 17, Notre Dame 38. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Stanford beat Pittsburgh 14-13 in the postseason.
"Fear the Tree"
2018 is a middle chapter for Stanford — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.