Note: Due to
COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the
title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the
Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]
On December 13, with a record of 3-2 and one game left to play, the program announced that it would not participate in any bowl game.[4] The Cardinal won their final game, finishing their season with a 4-2 record.
Pac-12 media day
Pac-12 media poll
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish fourth in the Pac-12 North division.
Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oregon
222 (35)
2
California
176 (3)
3
Washington
161
4
Stanford
105
5
Oregon State
76
6
Washington State
58
Schedule
Stanford had games scheduled against
William & Mary (September 5),
Notre Dame (October 10), and
BYU (November 28), but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
^"Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Archived from
the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020. The Pac-12 announced today that in order to comply with the newly issued Santa Clara Public Health Department directives and related restrictions on sport competitions, the December 12 football game between Stanford and Oregon State will now take place at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.
Note: Due to
COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the
title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the
Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]
On December 13, with a record of 3-2 and one game left to play, the program announced that it would not participate in any bowl game.[4] The Cardinal won their final game, finishing their season with a 4-2 record.
Pac-12 media day
Pac-12 media poll
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish fourth in the Pac-12 North division.
Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oregon
222 (35)
2
California
176 (3)
3
Washington
161
4
Stanford
105
5
Oregon State
76
6
Washington State
58
Schedule
Stanford had games scheduled against
William & Mary (September 5),
Notre Dame (October 10), and
BYU (November 28), but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
^"Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Archived from
the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020. The Pac-12 announced today that in order to comply with the newly issued Santa Clara Public Health Department directives and related restrictions on sport competitions, the December 12 football game between Stanford and Oregon State will now take place at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.