2001 Stanford Cardinal football team

2001 Stanford Cardinal football
2001 Stanford Cardinal football
Seattle Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (4th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Tyrone Willingham in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10. Stanford was invited to the Seattle Bowl, where the Cardinal lost to Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

CoachesNo. 17

APNo. 16

Record9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)

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2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Oregon $	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 10 Washington State	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 16 Stanford	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 19 Washington	6	–	2	8	–	4
USC	5	–	3	6	–	6
UCLA	4	–	4	7	–	4
Oregon State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Arizona	2	–	6	5	–	6
Arizona State	1	–	7	4	–	7
California	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Willingham resigned at after the season to become the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Boston College*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 38–22	41,250
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 51–28	39,580
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FSN	W 21–16	53,962
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Washington State	No. 23	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 39–45	40,950
October 20	12:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	ABC	W 49–42	46,021
October 27	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 UCLA	No. 20	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–28	64,495
November 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Washington	No. 10	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 28–42	72,090
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 16	Arizona Stadium Arizona, AZ	ABC	W 51–37	40,632
November 17	12:30 p.m.	California	No. 13	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	KGO	W 35–28	71,150
November 24	5:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 13	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–13	51,780
December 1	2:00 p.m.	at San Jose State*	No. 12	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		W 41–14	17,745
December 27	1:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia Tech*	No. 11	Safeco Field Seattle, WA (Seattle Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–24	30,144
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinal	14	7	7	21	49
No. 5 Ducks	21	7	14	0	42


1	STAN	Moore 1 yard run (Biselli kick)	STAN 7–0

1	ORE	Howry 4 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)	Tie 7–7

1	STAN	Carter 6 yard run (Biselli kick)	STAN 14–7

1	ORE	Peelle 15 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)	Tie 14–14

1	ORE	Howry 39 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)	ORE 21–14

2	STAN	Carter 6 yard run (Biselli kick)	Tie 21–21

2	ORE	Morris 6 yard run (Siegel kick)	ORE 28–21

3	ORE	Howry 69 yard punt return (Siegel kick)	ORE 35–21

3	STAN	Johnson 28 yard pass from Lewis (Biselli kick)	ORE 35–28

3	ORE	Smith 96 yard kickoff return (Siegel kick)	ORE 42–28

4	STAN	Powell 24 yard pass from Lewis (Biselli kick)	ORE 42–35

4	STAN	Carter 1 yard run (kick failed)	ORE 42–41

4	STAN	Carter 3 yard run (Johnson pass from Lewis)	STAN 49–42

Schedule

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Sun Devils					0
Cardinal					0

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No. 4 Bruins					0
No. 20 Cardinal					0

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No. 16 Cardinal					0
Wildcats					0

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Golden Bears					0
No. 13 Cardinal					0