01 · Stanford's case
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There are not enough rated offense and defense numbers this season to compare Stanford and Elon yet.
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Stanford
2–4
vs
Elon
7:30 PM ET4:30 PM PTStanford StadiumStanford, CA
Weather
Clear86°FNW 6 mphGusts 9 mphPrecip 0%
At kickoff · 4:30 PM PT · Updated 9 hours ago · National Weather Service
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Stanford · local time (PT)
Kickoff hour
Clear86°FNW 6 mphGusts 9 mphPrecip 0%
Weather is not an input to the SBR forecast.
Elon is not an program in 2026. Its side of each section shows a gap, and this game has no forecast.
Game forecast
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02 · What could swing it
Elon is not an FBS program this season
We rate and forecast FBS programs only, so this game has no forecast and fewer comparisons.
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When each team has the ball
Offensive efficiency meets defensive efficiency. Percentiles run from 0 to 100.
When Stanford has the ball
- Stanford offense
- 18th
- Elon defense
- Not rated
Show the underlying numbers
- Stanford offensive per play
- 0.0318th percentile · #111 nationally
- Elon PPA allowed per play
- Not rated
- Stanford
- 37%9th percentile · #126 nationally
- Elon success rate allowed
- Not rated
- Stanford points per game
- 15.73rd percentile · #134 nationally
- Elon per game
- Not rated
PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2026 season to date, garbage time included. Points per game: 2026 games so far. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.
Stanford offense · Last 6 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness
- 1.24
- Rush success
- 38.5%
Elon defense · No completed games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness allowed
- not available
- Rush success allowed
- not available
When Elon has the ball
- Elon offense
- Not rated
- Stanford defense
- 0th
Show the underlying numbers
- Elon offensive PPA per play
- Not rated
- Stanford PPA allowed per play
- 0.370th percentile · #138 nationally
- Elon success rate
- Not rated
- Stanford success rate allowed
- 50%4th percentile · #133 nationally
- Elon points per game
- Not rated
- Stanford points allowed per game
- 41.51st percentile · #136 nationally
PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2026 season to date, garbage time included. Points per game: 2026 games so far. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.
Elon offense · No completed games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness
- not available
- Rush success
- not available
Stanford defense · Last 6 games · garbage time excluded
- Explosiveness allowed
- 1.39
- Rush success allowed
- 51.7%
Defense is oriented so a higher percentile is stronger.
Where they attack.
Follow the direction. Check the production.
Share of charted attemptsDirectional schematic
Offense moving upfield ↑
Davis Warren · 85% of charted pass attempts
Throwing right
- Share of charted plays
- 41%
- Usage: charted in this direction
- 59 attempts
- Yards / attempt
- 6.6
- over 59 attempts with a result
- Completion rate
- 54%
- over 59 attempts with a result
145 of 145 have a direction · 0 unknown, excluded · rounded
Charted 5 of 6 games
Efficiency charted in 5 of 6 games
Depth as written in the play-by-play: 125 short · 20 deep · 0 not stated
Who's driving the offense?
The Stanford offense in 2026
Davis Warren
QB · 6 games
114/195 · 58% season
- Passing yards
- 1,351
- Touchdowns
- 6
- Interceptions
- 2
Last game
Notre Dame · Oct 10, 2026: 12/22, 144 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Micah Ford
RB · 6 games
Photo: ESPN
- Carries
- 95
- Rushing yards
- 350
- Touchdowns
- 4
Last game
Notre Dame · Oct 10, 2026: 13 carries, 48 yds, 0 TD
Benjamin Blackburn
TE · 6 games
Photo: ESPN
- Receptions
- 23
- Receiving yards
- 186
- Touchdown
- 1
Last game
Notre Dame · Oct 10, 2026: 3 rec, 27 yds, 1 TD
Stanford player tables
Who is producing
Stanford player production
2026 evidence · 6 games in this window · 6 with recorded rows in this view
Sorted by Completions and attempts, highest first
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis WarrenQB | 6 | 114 / 195 | 1,351 | 6.9 | 6 | 2 |
| Mike Mitchell Jr.QB | 3 | 5 / 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie MirerQB | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
3 players with recorded rows
Rows are recorded player-game box lines for the games listed above. A missing row is missing data, not proof that a player did not appear, and none of these figures describe targets, snaps, starters or availability.
Elon player tables
Who is producing
Elon player production
2026 evidence · 0 games in this window · 0 with recorded rows in this view
No completed games are available in this evidence window.
In the trenches
No roster weights on file
How these teams stack up
2026 season. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.
Stanford
- Points per game
- 15.7#134 nationally · 3rd percentile · 6 games
- Points allowed per game
- 41.5#136 nationally · 1st percentile · 6 games
- Returning production
- 21% of 2025 PPA returns · 30th percentile
- Upperclassmen
- 42% · 113 of 113 with a class year
Elon
not rated
Recruiting
Stanford
- 2026 signing class · #37 nationally
- 74th percentile · 218.9 pts
- 4-year recruiting composite (Saturday Bias) · classes 2023–2026 · #42 nationally
- 70th percentile · 0.43 (0 is the FBS average)
- Roster talent (CFBD Team Talent) · 2026 · #50 nationally
- 64th percentile · 705.8
Elon
not rated
Recruited classes aren't the roster that takes the field.
Season percentile profiles
- Stanford Offense · SP+ 2026: 19.4, 18th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Elon Offense · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Stanford Defense · SP+ 2026: 33.8, 12th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Elon Defense · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Stanford Special teams · SP+ 2026: −0.4, 3rd percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Elon Special teams · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
- Stanford Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 218.9 pts, 74th percentile (CFBD, 2026 signing class)
- Elon Recruiting · 2026 signing class: not rated (CFBD, 2026 signing class)
- Stanford Experience · returning production 2026: 21% returning, 30th percentile (CFBD, 2026 roster)
- Elon Experience · returning production 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 roster)
Season percentiles · outward is stronger · recruiting and experience are context, not forecast weights
Stanford: solid line, circles
Stanford
- Offense · 2026
- 19.4 · 18th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 season to date
- Defense · SP+ 2026
- 33.8 · 12th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 season to date
- Special teams · SP+ 2026
- −0.4 · 3rd percentile
- CFBD, 2026 season to date
- Recruiting · 2026 signing class
- 218.9 pts · 74th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 signing class
- Experience · returning production 2026
- 21% returning · 30th percentile
- CFBD, 2026 roster
Elon
not rated
Stanford's recent games
Most recent completed 2026 games · play stats exclude garbage time
Oct 10 · 27 recorded plays
at Notre Dame
L 7–58
19%
Success rate
−0.51
PPA / play
Oct 3 · 38 recorded plays
at Wake Forest
L 3–57
29%
Success rate
−0.01
PPA / play
Sep 26 · 73 recorded plays
vs Georgia Tech
W 34–27
42%
Success rate
0.28
PPA / play
The coaching staff
Stanford
- Head coach
Tavita Pritchard
First season as Stanford's head coach · no career rating on file
Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Offensive coordinator
Terry Heffernan
no career rating on file
- Defensive coordinator
Kris Richard
no career rating on file
Elon
- Head coach
- Not on file
- Offensive coordinator
- Not on file
- Defensive coordinator
- Not on file
Head-to-head
No meetings since 2000
Evidence and sources
Evidence window: 2026 season to date
- Stanford: 6 games
- Elon: 0 games
- Weather: 2026 game forecast · this game · NWS
- The game in a minute: 2026 season to date · per team, not ranked · CFBD
- When each team has the ball: 2026 season to date, garbage time included · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
- Where they attack: 2026 season to date, garbage time included, regular season only · per team, not ranked · NCAA
- Featured players: 2026 season to date, garbage time included · per team, not ranked · CFBD
- In the trenches: 2026 roster snapshot · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
- Team profiles: 2026 season to date · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
- Recent games: 2026 recent games, garbage time excluded · this game · CFBD
- Coaching staff: 2026 coaching staff · per team, not ranked · CFBD (head coaches, SP+) and Wikipedia (coordinators)
- Head-to-head: completed meetings since 2000 · games between these two programs · CFBD