List of Stanford Cardinal head football coaches

The Cardinal competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.

[1] The Cardinal have played in 1,207 games of American football in 112 seasons.

[2] Conference championships have been won by Pop Warner, Tiny Thornhill, Clark Shaughnessy, Chuck Taylor, John Ralston, Bill Walsh, Tyrone Willingham, and David Shaw.

[3] James F. Lanagan is the leader in win percentage for coaches with more than one season of service.

[4] Of the 32 Stanford head coaches, six—Walter Camp,[5] Fielding H. Yost,[6] Andrew Kerr,[7] Warner,[8] Shaughnessy,[9] and Ralston[10]—have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame as coaches.