Hawaii ended up answering the call, taking down the Cardinal 23-20. Early on, Stanford looked dominant, kicking an early field goal after marching down the field, followed by a strip sack that was recovered in the end zone. However, a poor performance on both sides of the ball blew the lead and led to a Cardinal loss.

This past offseason for Stanford was a rollercoaster. The program fired coach Troy Taylor in March after a university investigation. That decision was announced by Stanford general manager Andrew Luck,