Stanford coach David Shaw resigns after season-ending loss to BYU

Stanford coach David Shaw stepped down after the Cardinal lost 35-26 to BYU on Saturday night.

The loss dropped Stanford to 3-9 in 2022.

"After many prayers and multiple discussions with my wife, one phrase keeps coming to me - it's time," Shaw said in a Stanford statement. "There are not sufficient words to describe the love and gratitude I feel for my family, all of my former and current players, my staff, this administration and the entire Stanford family. Thank you all."

Stanford has gone 3-9 in each of the last two seasons. Outside of a 4-2 campaign in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Stanford hasn’t had a winning season since going 9-4 in 2018.

"I would like to thank David for his immense contributions to Stanford," Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir said in a statement. "David has represented Stanford football, as both a player and a coach, with unwavering grace, humility and integrity. He has cared tremendously for each and every student-athlete in his program while helping them pursue their full academic and athletic potential. David will forever remain a valued member of the Stanford football family and an integral part of the storied history of the program."

Shaw was one of the longest-tenured coaches in college football. He replaced Jim Harbaugh after the 2010 season and immediately continued the success Harbaugh had with the team. Stanford won at least 10 games in five of Shaw’s six seasons and went to three Rose Bowls and a Fiesta Bowl in that span.

But Stanford hasn’t won 10 games in a season since 2016 or gone to a bowl game since 2018 as the program has slowly slid to the bottom of the Pac-12.