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2008 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	Stanford Cardinal
image	Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg
image_size	100 px
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	5–7
conf_record	4–5
head_coach	Jim Harbaugh
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	David Shaw
oc_year	2nd
codef_coach1	Andy Buh
codc1_year	1st
codef_coach2	Ron Lynn
codc2_year	1st
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Stanford Stadium
uniform	File:Pac-10-Uniform-SU-2008-2009.png

The 2008 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Jim Harbaugh, who entered his second year at Stanford. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Cardinal improved on their 4–8 record from the 2007 season by going 5–7. After winning back the Stanford Axe from rival California in 2007 for the first time in five years, Stanford lost the Axe to Cal in the 2008 Big Game.

Schedule

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Coaches

Name	Position	Year
at Stanford		Alma mater (year)
Jim Harbaugh	Head coach	2nd
Ron Lynn	Co-defensive coordinator/assistant head coach	1st
David Shaw	Offensive coordinator/wide receivers	2nd
Lance Anderson	Defensive tackles/recruiting coordinator	2nd
Andy Buh	Co – Defensive coordinator/Linebackers	2nd
Chris Dalman	Offensive line	2nd
Tim Drevno	Tight ends	2nd
D. J. Durkin	Defensive ends/special teams	2nd
Willie Taggart	Running backs	2nd
Clayton White	Defensive backs	2nd
Shannon Turley	Strength and conditioning	2nd
Coleman Hutzler	Defensive analyst	2nd

Game summaries

Oregon State

Arizona State

TCU

San Jose State

Washington

Notre Dame

Arizona

UCLA

The week before, the Cardinal beat Arizona 24–23 in an exciting conference game, while the Bruins lost a close game to the Ducks. UCLA had a record of 44–31–3 on the Cardinal before game time.

With ten seconds left in this UCLA's homecoming game and the Bruins behind by four points, Bruin quarterback Kevin Craft passed to freshman Cory Harkey for a 7-yard touchdown to win the game, 23–20, over the Stanford Cardinal in the northeast corner of the Rose Bowl Saturday afternoon. Two turnovers by the Bruins led to the 14 Stanford points in the first half.

In the game, Craft had 285 passing yards and Taylor Embree caught 72 yards, while Stanford's Toby Gerhart rushed for 138 yards.

Washington State

Oregon

USC

California

The Cardinal traveled up to Berkeley in an attempt to hold on to the Axe and earn a bowl berth with a sixth win. The Bears led 10–3 at the half and ran up 20 unanswered points in the third quarter. Stanford was able to score two quick back to back touchdowns in the fourth quarter but could not close a 21–point deficit. Tavita Pritchard threw for 306 yards and a score while Toby Gerhart rushed for 103 yards and a score. Although the loss relinquished the Axe to Cal and prevented Stanford from becoming bowl eligible, Harbaugh set the standards even higher for 2009 by declaring that "Bowl Championship Series eligible is what we’re aiming for."

References

"Oregon State vs Stanford (08/28/08)". Stanford University Sports Information.
"Stanford vs Arizona State (Sep 06, 2008)". Stanford University Sports Information.
"Stanford vs TCU (09/13/08)". Stanford University Sports Information.
"SJSU vs Stanford (09/20/08)". Stanford University Sports Information.
Wilner, Jon. (November 16, 2008). "USC 45, Stanford 23: The tactics, the turnovers and that strange final sequence". [[San Jose Mercury News]].
"Stanford falls short of bowl berth once again". Yahoo! Sports.

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