2021 Stanford Cardinal football team

2021 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record3–9 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTavita Pritchard (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (8th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Uniform
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy  7 2   10 4  
Washington State  6 3   7 6  
Oregon State  5 4   7 6  
California  4 5   5 7  
Washington  3 6   4 8  
Stanford  2 7   3 9  
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$  8 1   10 4  
UCLA  6 3   8 4  
Arizona State†  0 3   0 5  
USC  3 6   4 8  
Colorado  3 6   4 8  
Arizona  1 8   1 11  
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by eleventh-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Shaw's worst season ever and Stanford's worst record since the team went 1–11 in the 2006 season.