2025 Stanford Cardinal football team

2025 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNate Byham (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBobby April (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAndy Thompson (1st season)
Base defense2–4–5
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Virginia y   7 1     11 3  
Duke y$   6 2     9 5  
No. 2 Miami (FL) ^   6 2     13 3  
Georgia Tech   6 2     9 4  
SMU   6 2     9 4  
Pittsburgh   6 2     8 5  
Louisville   4 4     9 4  
Wake Forest   4 4     9 4  
NC State   4 4     8 5  
California   4 4     7 6  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
Stanford   3 5     4 8  
Florida State   2 6     5 7  
Virginia Tech   2 6     3 9  
North Carolina   2 6     4 8  
Boston College   1 7     2 10  
Syracuse   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Duke 27, Virginia 20OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of March 15, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by interim head coach Frank Reich, following the firing of Troy Taylor in March 2025. They played home games at Stanford Stadium located in Stanford, California.

The Stanford Cardinal drew an average home attendance of 28,171, the 78th-highest of all NCAA Division I FBS football teams.