2008 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

2008 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–7 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Shaw (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Co-defensive coordinatorAndy Buh (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRon Lynn (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Uniform
2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 USC $  8 1   12 1  
No. 10 Oregon  7 2   10 3  
No. 18 Oregon State  7 2   9 4  
California  6 3   9 4  
Arizona  5 4   8 5  
Arizona State  4 5   5 7  
Stanford  4 5   5 7  
UCLA  3 6   4 8  
Washington State  1 8   2 11  
Washington  0 9   0 12  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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