[Spiny_Norman]

So, we gave up 90 points in 2 games.  Time for a major overhaul?

Just for grins, I looked up the most points given up by Stanford in a season.  I was a little bit surprised, it was Bill Walsh's second team, the 1993 4-7 team, which gave up 389 points.  The '93 Stanford team had gone 10-3 the prior season and opened at #15 in the polls.  In 1993, Stanford's defense had given up 96 points in the first three games of the season (14-31 at Washington, 31-28 vs. SJSU and 41-37 vs. #7 Colorado). 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Stanf...tball_team

Stanford's given up 97 points so far this year.

Another oddball bit of trivia.  David Shaw's coached eight complete seasons at Stanford, Harbaugh had four.  Teevens' best defense was his last year, giving up just 233 points.  Shaw and Harbaugh together beat that season's defense only two seasons among their twelve seasons coaching Stanford football.

Final bit of odd trivia: Shaw's best defense came in his worst record year, so far.  213 points given up in his 8-5 season, 2014.

The 2014 defense was excellent.  We just didn't have an offense that year (until the last three games: UCLA, Cal and Maryland).

To my observation (perhaps by the numbers as well), Stanford's defense has trended down every year since then.

[Spiny_Norman]

So, we gave up 90 points in 2 games.  Time for a major overhaul?

Just for grins, I looked up the most points given up by Stanford in a season.  I was a little bit surprised, it was Bill Walsh's second team, the 1993 4-7 team, which gave up 389 points.  The '93 Stanford team had gone 10-3 the prior season and opened at #15 in the polls.  In 1993, Stanford's defense had given up 96 points in the first three games of the season (14-31 at Washington, 31-28 vs. SJSU and 41-37 vs. #7 Colorado). 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Stanf...tball_team

Stanford's given up 97 points so far this year.

Another oddball bit of trivia.  David Shaw's coached eight complete seasons at Stanford, Harbaugh had four.  Teevens' best defense was his last year, giving up just 233 points.  Shaw and Harbaugh together beat that season's defense only two seasons among their twelve seasons coaching Stanford football.

Final bit of odd trivia: Shaw's best defense came in his worst record year, so far.  213 points given up in his 8-5 season, 2014.

The 2014 defense was excellent.  We just didn't have an offense that year (until the last three games: UCLA, Cal and Maryland).

To my observation (perhaps by the numbers as well), Stanford's defense has trended down every year since then.