Love rushed for 145 yards and had a 69-yard touchdown run in the third quarter during Stanford's 39-37 setback to TCU in the Alamo Bowl. Love finished the season with 2,118 yards rushing, the school's single-season record. He paced Power 5 running backs in rushing yards, rushing yards/game, yards/carry and number of runs of 20, 30, 40 and 50 yards. His 13 runs of 50 or more yards set an FBS record. He had 12 100-yard rushing performances.