Where Stanford Stands Out Football Standouts 2026

3-4 · ACC

  1. Point margin / game

    Extreme · Weakness

    -18.3

    6th-lowest of 138 teams

    -2.0 SD from the average of +5.1

  2. Points allowed / game

    Outlier · Weakness

    36.6

    6th-most of 138 teams

    +1.9 SD from the average of 23.8

  3. Yards allowed / game

    Outlier · Weakness

    451.6

    5th-most of 138 teams

    +1.8 SD from the average of 354.5

  4. 3rd down conversion allowed

    Outlier · Weakness

    47.8%

    7th-highest of 138 teams

    +1.6 SD from the average of 37.8%

  5. Yards / play allowed

    Notable · Weakness

    6.5

    12th-highest of 138 teams

    +1.5 SD from the average of 5.5

  6. Points / game

    Notable · Weakness

    18.3

    Tied for 11th-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.4 SD from the average of 29.0

  7. Rushing yards / game

    Notable · Style

    105.6

    11th-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.3 SD from the average of 165.6

  8. 4th down conversion

    Notable · Weakness

    40.0%

    12th-lowest of 102 teams

    -1.2 SD from the average of 55.7%

  9. 3rd down conversion

    Notable · Weakness

    33.3%

    Tied for 19th-lowest of 138 teams

    -1.1 SD from the average of 41.0%

  10. Time of possession

    Notable · Style

    27:44

    22nd-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.1 SD from the average of 30:07

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.