"The Cardinal ended the 2025 season at 4-8, their highest win total since 2020 and the program's first year-over-year improvement since 2015. They reclaimed the Stanford Axe for the first time in five years, posted a winning home record for the first time since 2018, and fielded a defense that produced its best statistical season in nearly a decade. The year was hardly transformational."
"Got the Axe back. That's one thing. That's not the only thing, interim coach Frank Reich said. The culture that the players set the chemistry, the brotherhood in the locker room, the way we practice We didn't get as many wins as we wanted, but we made progress there, too. We got the most important win of all, and that was against Cal to get the Axe back. So there are a lot more wins coming to this program. Trust"
Stanford finished the 2025 season 4-8, the program's highest win total since 2020 and its first year-over-year improvement since 2015. The Cardinal reclaimed the Stanford Axe after five years, posted a winning home record for the first time since 2018, and produced its best defensive statistical season in nearly a decade. The team struggled badly against top-ranked opponents, going 0-6 versus College Football Playoff-ranked teams and losing by large margins to several opponents. Players developed stronger culture, chemistry, and locker-room brotherhood, and the program shows incremental but tangible progress toward returning to competitiveness.
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