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)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium ; (Capacity: 85,500)
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

Last updated September 18, 2023

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

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.

Schedule

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	ABC	W 49–42	46,021
October 27	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 UCLA	No. 20	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 38–28	64,495
November 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Washington	No. 10	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 28–42	72,090
November 10	5:00 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 (104th Big Game)	KGO	W 35–28	71,150
November 24	5:00 p.m.	Notre Dame *	No. 13	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	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

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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

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils					0
Cardinal					0

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Trojans					0

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
No. 23 Cardinal					0

At No. 5 Oregon

Stanford at No. 5 Oregon

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

Date: October 20
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Game start: 12:30 p.m. PST
Game attendance: 46,021
Television network: ABC

No. 4 UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bruins					0
No. 20 Cardinal					0

At No. 11 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Cardinal					0
No. 11 Huskies					0

At Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Cardinal					0
Wildcats					0

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
No. 13 Cardinal					0

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish					0
No. 13 Cardinal					0

At San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Cardinal					0
Spartans					0

Vs. Georgia Tech (Seattle Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets					0
No. 11 Cardinal					0

Awards and honors

All-American Selections

Eric Heitmann, Guard (AFCA-Coaches, FN)
Tank Williams, Safety (AFCA-Coaches)
Luke Powell, Stanford (FWAA)

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References

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

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