2001 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham who resigned at the end of the season to become the head coach at Notre Dame.

2001 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Diedrick (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
(Capacity: 85,500)
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 87:00 p.m.Boston College*
FSNW 38–2241,250
September 227:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 51–2839,580
September 293:30 p.m.at USC
FSNW 21–1653,962
October 132:00 p.m.Washington StateNo. 23
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 39–4540,950
October 2012:30 p.m.at No. 5 Oregon
ABCW 49–4246,021
October 2712:30 p.m.No. 4 UCLANo. 20
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCW 38–2864,495
November 312:30 p.m.at No. 11 WashingtonNo. 10
L 28–4272,090
November 105:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 16
ABCW 51–3740,632
November 1712:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 13
KGOW 35–2871,150
November 245:00 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 13
ABCW 17–1351,780
December 12:00 p.m.at San Jose State*No. 12
W 41–1417,745
December 271:00 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech*No. 11
ESPNL 14–2430,144
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Coaching staff
  • Tyrone Willingham – Head coach
  • Bill Diedrick – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
  • Buzz Preston – Running backs
  • Trent Miles – Wide receivers
  • John McDonell – Offensive line (centers and guards)
  • Mike Denbrock – Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)
  • Kent Baer – Defensive coordinator and linebackers
  • Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
  • Denny Schuler – Defensive backs
  • Dave Tipton – Recruiting coordinator

Game summaries

Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Cardinal 0
See also: 2001 Boston College Eagles football team

Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 0
Cardinal 0
See also: 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Trojans 0
See also: 2001 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0
No. 23 Cardinal 0
See also: 2001 Washington State Cougars football team

At No. 5 Oregon
Stanford at No. 5 Oregon
1 234Total
• Cardinal 14 7721 49
No. 5 Ducks 21 7140 42
Scoring summary
1STANMoore 1 yard run (Biselli kick)STAN 7–0
1OREHowry 4 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)Tie 7–7
1STANCarter 6 yard run (Biselli kick)STAN 14–7
1OREPeelle 15 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)Tie 14–14
1OREHowry 39 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)ORE 21–14
2STANCarter 6 yard run (Biselli kick)Tie 21–21
2OREMorris 6 yard run (Siegel kick)ORE 28–21
3OREHowry 69 yard punt return (Siegel kick)ORE 35–21
3STANJohnson 28 yard pass from Lewis (Biselli kick)ORE 35–28
3ORESmith 96 yard kickoff return (Siegel kick)ORE 42–28
4STANPowell 24 yard pass from Lewis (Biselli kick)ORE 42–35
4STANCarter 1 yard run (kick failed)ORE 42–41
4STANCarter 3 yard run (Johnson pass from Lewis)STAN 49–42
See also: 2001 Oregon Ducks football team

No. 4 UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bruins 0
No. 20 Cardinal 0
See also: 2001 UCLA Bruins football team

At No. 11 Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Cardinal 0
No. 11 Huskies 0
See also: 2001 Washington Huskies football team

At Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Cardinal 0
Wildcats 0
See also: 2001 Arizona Wildcats football team

California
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 0
No. 13 Cardinal 0
See also: Big Game (football) and 2001 California Golden Bears football team

Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Irish 0
No. 13 Cardinal 0
See also: Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry and 2001 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

At San Jose State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Cardinal 0
Spartans 0
See also: 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Vs. Georgia Tech (Seattle Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0
No. 11 Cardinal 0
See also: 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and 2001 Seattle Bowl

Awards and honors

All-American Selections

References
  1. "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
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