2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

2011 Stanford Cardinal football
2011 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 38–41OT vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	11–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (1st as head coach, 5th overall season);
Offensive coordinator	Pep Hamilton (1st coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Derek Mason (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jason Tarver (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Andrew Luck ; Michael Thomas ;
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

Last updated January 28, 2024

2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 7 Stanford x%	8	–	1	11	–	2
Washington	5	–	4	7	–	6
California	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oregon State	3	–	6	3	–	9
Washington State	2	–	7	4	–	8
South Division
No. 6 USC †	7	–	2	10	–	2
UCLA xy	5	–	4	6	–	8
Utah	4	–	5	8	–	5
Arizona State	4	–	5	6	–	7
Arizona	2	–	7	4	–	8
Colorado	2	–	7	3	–	10
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Cardinal were led by former offensive coordinator and new head coach David Shaw, as Jim Harbaugh departed following the 2010 season in order to become the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season with 11–2 in overall record, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie with Oregon for first place in the North Division. Due to their head-to-head loss to Oregon, they did not represent the division in the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They were invited the Fiesta Bowl, their second consecutive BCS game, where they were defeated by Oklahoma State 38–41 in overtime.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State *	No. 7	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)	CSNBA	W 57–3	47,816^[1]
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at Duke *	No. 6	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 44–14	24,785^[2]
September 17	7:45 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 6	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	W 37–10	49,636^[3]
October 1	7:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 6	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 45–19	50,360^[4]
October 8	4:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 7	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Versus	W 48–7	50,360^[5]
October 15	4:30 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 7	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	Versus	W 44–14	30,843^[6]
October 22	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 Washington	No. 7	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC/ESPN3	W 65–21	50,360^[7]
October 29	5:00 p.m.	at No. 20 USC	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC/ESPN3	W 56–48 ^3OT	93,607^[8]
November 5	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 4	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ABC	W 38–13	42,835^[9]
November 12	5:00 p.m.	No. 6 Oregon	No. 3	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (College GameDay)	ABC	L 30–53	50,360^[10]
November 19	7:15 p.m.	California	No. 8	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (114th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	ESPN	W 31–28	50,360^[11]
November 26	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 Notre Dame *	No. 4	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ABC	W 28–14	50,360^[12]
January 2, 2012	5:30 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State *	No. 4	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	L 38–41 ^OT	69,927^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

San Jose State

San Jose State at #7 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	0	0	3
•Cardinal	10	17	16	14	57

Date: September 3
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 2:00 p.m. PDT
TV announcers (CSNBA): Scott Reiss (Play-by-play), Mike McLaughlin (Color) & Chris Townsend (Sideline)

Known as the "Bill Walsh Legacy Game" (Bill Walsh was a graduate of San Jose State and a two-time head coach at Stanford), this game marked the 65th meeting between Stanford and San Jose State—the most times Stanford has faced a single non-Pac-12 opponent. Entering the game with a record-high #7 preseason ranking (this ties the 1950 team's #7 preseason ranking, the team's highest-ever ranking), the Cardinal achieved their 50th win in the series as 2011 Heisman Trophy runner-up Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third. In all, six Stanford players scored touchdowns, with running back Stepfan Taylor scoring twice on short rushes.^[1]^[14]

At Duke

#6 Stanford at Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Cardinal	7	10	13	14	44
Blue Devils	0	7	0	7	14

Date: September 10
Location: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (Play-by-play), Brian Griese (Color) & Allison Williams (Sideline)

The Cardinal held a 10–0 lead late in the first half due to an Andrew Luck touchdown pass to Coby Fleener and a 40-yard Jordan Williamson field goal. Duke made a game of it after safety Lee Butler returned a deflected pass 76 yards for a touchdown and the Blue Devils recovered an onside kick on the next play. But Stanford held Duke to a single series, and following a short punt, scored another touchdown before halftime. The second half was all Stanford, as Luck threw two more touchdowns, Jonathan Stewart ran for a 30-yard score, and Tyler Gaffney added a one-yard plunge to rout the Blue Devils.^[2]

At Arizona

#6 Stanford at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Cardinal	10	6	7	14	37
Wildcats	0	10	0	0	10

Date: September 17
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Game start: 7:45 p.m. MST
TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shelley Smith (Sideline)

Stepfan Taylor rushed for a career-high 153 yards and Andrew Luck threw for 325 yards as the Cardinal held the Wildcats scoreless in the second half to win 37–10. Arizona quarterback Nick Foles completed his first 17 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown, but after that, he was 7 for 16 and 41 yards as the Cardinal began to break down the passing attack.^[3] The victory was costly for the Cardinal, however, as junior linebacker and leading tackler Shayne Skov suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second quarter.^[15]

UCLA

UCLA at #6 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	7	6	6	19
•Cardinal	7	10	14	14	45

Date: October 1
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 7:30 PDT
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Coming into the game, Stanford trailed UCLA 45–33–3 in a series that dates back to 1925 and both teams had the same 19–19–2 record for games played at Stanford. Stanford's Coby Fleener scored on 18 and 51-yard receptions and Stepfan Taylor added two rushing touchdowns as the Cardinal downed UCLA 45–19. UCLA tight end Joseph Fauria caught two of the Bruin touchdown passes.^[4]

Colorado

Colorado at #7 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	0	0	7
•Cardinal	13	14	14	7	48

Date: October 8
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 4:30 p.m. PDT
TV announcers (Versus): Ted Robinson (Play-by-play), Glenn Parker (Color) & Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (Sideline)

Andrew Luck threw for 370 yards—the second-most in his college career—and three touchdowns as the Cardinal routed Colorado, 48–7 and improved to 5–0 on the season, Stanford's best start since the 1951 season.^[16] Stanford linebacker Max Bergen blocked a Colorado field goal attempt in the first quarter and ran back the ball 75 yards for Stanford's first score. Fullback Ryan Hewitt caught two of Luck's touchdown passes with Griff Whalen catching the other. Three different running backs scored for the Cardinal on one-yard rushes.^[5]

At Washington State

#7 Stanford at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Cardinal	3	7	14	20	44
Cougars	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 15
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
Game start: 4:30 p.m. PDT
TV announcers (Versus): Ted Robinson (Play-by-play), Glenn Parker (Color) & Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (Sideline)

Andrew Luck threw an interception on his first pass of the game, but recovered to throw four second-half passes—two to tight end Levine Toilolo—as the Cardinal routed the Cougars, 44–14. At the end of the first half, Washington State had closed to within 10–7 on a two-yard run from Carl Winston, but that would end their scoring until a short touchdown dive with 14 seconds left in the game. On the ensuing kickoff of that final Cougar touchdown, Stanford's Ty Montgomery returned the kick 96 yards as time expired to give the Cardinal a 30-point win.^[6] Stanford won its 14th consecutive game, setting a school record (breaking the marks set in 1904–1905 and 1939–1940–1941) and extending the nation's longest current winning streak.^[17] The team won by its ninth consecutive 25+ point victory margin, the longest such streak in the BCS era since Boise State in 2002.^[17]

Washington

#22 Washington at #7 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	0	7	21
•Cardinal	10	28	10	17	65

Date: October 22
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 5:00 p.m. PDT
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN3): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)

Stanford set a single-game school rushing record of 446 yards (breaking the previous record of 439 set against Oregon State in 1981, led by Darrin Nelson's 190 yards) as the Cardinal overpowered the visiting Huskies 65–21. Stepfan Taylor ran for 138 yards and a touchdown, Tyler Gaffney had 117 yards and a touchdown, and Anthony Wilkerson had 93 yards and two touchdowns. The Cardinal extended its streak of 15 consecutive wins (longest in school history, and longest current streak in the nation), as well as 10 consecutive wins by more than 25 points (longest streak in college football since the poll era began in 1936). Washington's Chris Polk had two long touchdown runs to highlight Washington's scoring.^[7]^[18]

At USC

#4 Stanford at #20 USC

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
•Cardinal	7	3	14	10	7	7	8	56
Trojans	3	3	14	14	7	7	0	48

Date: October 29
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game start: 5:00 p.m. PDT
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN3): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

The Cardinal outlasted the Trojans in a triple overtime thriller, winning 56–48, and remaining unbeaten and in the hunt for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game. The Cardinal led 10–6 at halftime, but on the first series of the second half, USC running back Curtis MacNeal broke free for a 61-yard touchdown run to put the Cardinal behind in a game for the first time all season. MacNeal added another score on USC's next series to put Stanford further in the hole. But Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck led the Cardinal right back, firing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Hewitt and adding a 2-yard rush of his own to put the Cardinal back up by 3 at the end of three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley put USC ahead on a 28-yard touchdown pass to Marqise Lee, which was followed by a Stanford field goal to tie the game at 27 apiece.^[8]

With about 5 minutes remaining, Stanford began what they hoped would be a game-winning last drive, but Luck's pass was intercepted by Nickell Robey and returned for a USC score to put the Trojans on top. But the Cardinal recovered, and on the ensuing drive, Luck led the Cardinal for a tying Stepfan Taylor touchdown rush with 38 seconds left to send the game to overtime. After both teams scored in the first two overtime periods, the Cardinal had the ball first in the third overtime, scoring on a Taylor 5-yard run and converting on the mandatory 2-point conversion. On the first play of USC's possession, Barkley completed a 21-yard pass to Lee to put the Trojans on the 4-yard line. On the next play, Barkley handed off to MacNeal. Stanford defensive tackle Terrence Stephens reached up from the ground and stripped the ball, which rolled into the end zone where Stanford linebacker A.J. Tarpley pounced on it to end the game and secure a Stanford victory.^[8]

At Oregon State

#4 Stanford at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Cardinal	0	17	14	7	38
Beavers	0	7	6	0	13

Date: November 5
Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Game start: 12:30 p.m. PDT
TV announcers (ABC): Carter Blackburn (Play-by-play) & Brock Huard (Color)

Stanford rushed for 300 yards behind strong performances from all its backs, led by Stepfan Taylor's 95 yards, to hold off the Beavers, 38–13. Andrew Luck threw for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns, while Oregon State's Sean Mannion threw for 252 yards and one touchdown. Luck moved within 6 passing touchdowns of both the Stanford single-season mark of 32 (set by Luck in 2010) and of the Stanford career touchdown mark of 77 held by John Elway.^[9]

Oregon

#6 Oregon at #3 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Ducks	8	14	14	17	53
Cardinal	0	16	7	7	30

Date: November 12
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 5:00 p.m. PST
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

Oregon's LaMichael James rushed for 146 yards and 3 touchdowns as the #6 Ducks defeated the #3 Cardinal 53–30. After falling behind early in the first half, the Cardinal closed to within a touchdown on an Andrew Luck touchdown pass to Griff Whalen shortly before halftime. The Ducks blew the game open in the second half, with two short touchdowns by James and a Boseko Lokombo interception of a Luck pass returned 40 yards for a touchdown.^[10] Stanford did not lose at home again until the second game of the 2014 season, when it lost 13-10 to visiting USC, ending the longest home winning streak in the nation at 17.

California

California at #9 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	10	3	0	15	28
•Cardinal	7	7	14	3	31

Date: November 19
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 7:15 p.m. PST
TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shelley Smith (Sideline)

In a rain-soaked game, the Cardinal held on to defeat the Bears 31–28. The Cardinal scored on the third play from scrimmage on a reverse to Ty Montgomery, who ran 34 yards for the score. The Bears added two Giorgio Tavecchio field goals and a 17-yard touchdown pass from Zack Maynard to Keenan Allen to move in front 13–7, before a Tyler Gaffney run gave Stanford back the lead in the middle of the third quarter. Touchdown passes to Levine Toilolo and Ryan Hewitt in the third quarter extended the lead. The Bears scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to move within 3 points with seconds to play, but Stanford recovered the onside kick to retain possession of the Axe for another year.^[11]

Notre Dame

#22 Notre Dame at #4 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	0	0	7	7	14
•Cardinal	7	14	0	7	28

Date: November 26
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
Game start: 5:00 p.m. PST
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

Powered by four Andrew Luck touchdown passes, the Cardinal defeated the Fighting Irish in Luck's final home game at Stanford 28–14. With the first score, Luck tied John Elway's Stanford career touchdown total, and surpassed it. The Stanford defense held Notre Dame scoreless until midway through the third quarter, forcing a fumble and recording two interceptions. The Cardinal won its third in a row against Notre Dame, extending its longest winning streak in the rivalry that dates to 1925.^[12]

Fiesta Bowl vs. Oklahoma State

#4 Stanford vs. #3 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cardinal	7	14	7	10	0	38
•Cowboys	0	21	3	14	3	41

Date: January 2
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Game start: 6:50 p.m. MST
Game attendance: 69,927
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)

In a back-and-forth thriller, the Cardinal fell to the Cowboys in overtime, 41–38, after kicker Jordan Williamson missed two late field goals, one at the end of regulation and one in overtime. Stanford rolled up 590 yards of total offense, including 347 passing yards and two touchdown passes from Andrew Luck and 177 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Stepfan Taylor, but Oklahoma State kept them close, forcing four ties but never taking the lead until the game's final play. Cowboys' quarterback Brandon Weeden and receiver Justin Blackmon connected for three touchdown passes, but ultimately, the game was decided by special teams, with Oklahoma State kicker Quinn Sharp connecting on a 22-yard field goal in overtime shortly after Williamson missed his attempt from 43 yards.^[13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	7	6	6	5	6	7	7	7	4	4	3	8	4	4	4	7
Coaches	6	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	3	3	2	9	5	4	4	7
Harris	Not released						7 (1)	7 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	3 (2)	7	4	3	4	Not released
BCS	Not released							8	6	4	4	9	6	4	4	Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff

David Shaw – Head coach
Derek Mason – Associate head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Pep Hamilton – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Jason Tarver – Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
Randy Hart – Defensive line
Mike Bloomgren – Running game coordinator/offensive line
Mike Sanford Jr. – Running backs
Lance Anderson – Outside linebackers
Brian Polian – Recruiting coordinator/special teams/safeties
Ron crook – Tight ends/offensive tackles
Shannon turley – Head strength coach
Nick Holz – Offensive assistant
Aaron Moorehead – Offensive assistant
Morgan turner – Offensive assistant
Chester McGlockton – Defensive assistant
Tavita Pritchard – Defensive assistant
Jordan sundheim – Graduate assistant

Roster

2011 Stanford Cardinal

Quarterbacks

5 Evan Crower – Freshman
6 Josh Nunes – Sophomore
8 Kevin Hogan – Freshman
10 David Olson – Freshman
12 Andrew Luck – Junior
16 Robbie Picazo – Sophomore
19 Adam Brzeczek – Freshman

Running backs

4 Michael Spanos – Sophomore
22 Remound Wright – Freshman
23 Jackson Cummings – Freshman
25 Tyler Gaffney – Junior
29 Andrew Stutz – Sophomore
30 Ricky Seale – Freshman
32 Anthony Wilkerson – Sophomore
33 Stepfan Taylor – Junior
34 Jeremy Stewart – Senior
39 Kelsey Young – Freshman

Fullbacks

10 Geoff Meinken – Sophomore
36 Lee Ward – Freshman
85 Ryan Hewitt – Sophomore

Centers

61 Conor McFadden – Freshman
64 Sam Schwartzstein – Junior
65 Khalil Wilkes – Sophomore

Offensive guards

50 Cole Underwood – Freshman
52 David DeCastro – Junior
63 Kevin Reihner – Freshman
66 Matt Bentler – Senior
75 Dillon Bonnell – Freshman
76 Kevin Danser – Sophomore

Offensive tackles

54 David Yankey – Freshman
55 Jonathan Martin – Junior
60 Brian Moran – Freshman
73 Cameron Fleming – Freshman
74 Brendon Austin – Freshman
77 Tyler Mabry – Senior

Wide receivers

2 Corey Gatewood – Senior
4 Drew Terrell – Junior
13 Rollins Stallworth – Freshman
17 Griff Whalen – Senior
18 Jeff Trojan – Freshman
20 Keanu Nelson – Freshman
21 Jamal-Rashad Patterson – Junior
44 John Flacco – Freshman
80 Sam Knapp – Sophomore
81 Chris Owusu – Senior
84 Jemari Roberts – Sophomore
87 Jordan Pratt – Freshman
88 Ty Montgomery – Freshman
89 Devon Cajuste – Freshman

Tight ends

9 Brandon Gottfried – Freshman
11 Levine Toilolo – Sophomore
46 Matt Kasner – Freshman
82 Coby Fleener – Senior
83 Davis Dudchock – Freshman
86 Zach Ertz – Sophomore

Defensive tackles

56 Jacob Gowan – Sophomore
58 David Parry – Freshman
72 J.B. Salem – Freshman
95 Lance Callihan – Freshman
97 Anthony Hayes – Freshman
99 Terence Stephens – Junior

Defensive ends

48 Kevin Anderson – Freshman
49 Ben Gardner – Sophomore
72 J.B. Salem – Freshman
79 Alex Yazdi – Freshman
90 Josh Mauro – Sophomore
91 Henry Anderson – Freshman
92 Charlie Hopkins – Freshman
96 Eddie Plantaric – Freshman
98 Matthew Masifilo – Senior

Linebackers

7 Patrick Skov – Freshman
9 James Vaughters – Freshman
11 Shayne Skov – Junior
17 A. J. Tarpley – Freshman
35 Jarek Lancaster – Sophomore
40 Joe Hemschoot – Freshman
42 Alex Debniak – Junior
43 Blake Lueders – Sophomore
44 Chase Thomas – Junior
50 Brent Etiz – Sophomore
51 Sam Mercer – Freshman
53 Torsten Rotto – Freshman
57 Max Bergen – Senior
93 Trent Murphy – Sophomore

Defensive backs

2 Wayne Lyons – Freshman
8 Jordan Richards – Freshman
23 Ronnie Harris – Freshman
38 Ra’Chard Pippins – Freshman

Cornerbacks

6 Terrence Brown – Sophomore
15 Usua Amanam – Sophomore
24 Quinn Evans – Junior
27 Johnson Bademosi – Senior
28 Harold Bernard – Junior
31 Barry Browning – Sophomore
37 Chris Gaertner – Freshman

Safeties

3 Michael Thomas – Senior
5 Devon Carrington – Sophomore
15 Brent Seals – Sophomore
22 Kyle Olugbode – Freshman
26 Delano Howell – Senior
29 Ed Reynolds – Sophomore
41 Cason Kynes – Sophomore

Kickers

19 Jordan Williamson – Sophomore
46 Eric Whitaker – Sophomore
47 Juan Castellanos – Freshman

Punters

14 Ben Rhyne – Freshman
36 Daniel Zychlinski – Junior
38 David Green – Senior

Long snappers

45 Andrew Fowler – 6th year Senior
62 Austin Tubbs – Freshman

Sources: 2011 Stanford Cardinal Football Media Guide ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, 2011 Stanford Cardinal Football Roster

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Stanford	88	163	144	144	7	7	8	561
All Opponents	28	96	50	94	10	7	0	285

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Stanford	57	108	108	99	7	7	8	394
Pac-12 Opponents	28	62	43	66	7	7	0	213

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The 2011 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Trojans were led by head coach Lane Kiffin in his second season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and are members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. After a triple-overtime loss to Stanford, the Trojans won their last four games, including a 50–0 win over rival UCLA in the regular-season finale. USC ended their season ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll with a 10–2 record overall and finished first in the South Division with a 7–2 record in Pac-12 play. However, as part of a post-season ban mandated by the NCAA, the Trojans could not participate in the conference championship game or play in a bowl game. USC concluded their season with two thousand-yard receivers, a thousand-yard rusher, and a 3,000-yard passer for the first time since the 2005 season, when Kiffin served as offensive coordinator.

The 2011 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Tedford, the Bears are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

The 2011 Pac-12 Conference football season began on September 1, 2011 with Montana State at Utah and UC Davis at Arizona State. The conference's first game was played on September 10 with Utah at USC, and the final game played was the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, December 2. Oregon defeated UCLA to claim their third straight conference title. This is the first season for the conference as a 12-team league. In July 2011, Colorado and Utah joined the conference, at which time the league's name changed from the Pacific-10 Conference.

The 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by second-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

The 2014 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Jim L. Mora and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was featured in the Pac-12 Network's The Drive program.

References

1 2 "San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
1 2 "UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
1 2 "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
1 2 "Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
1 2 3 "Stanford Cardinal vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
1 2 "Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
1 2 "California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
1 2 "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
↑ Gemmell, Kevin (September 2, 2011). "Stanford vs. SJSU Things to Know". ESPN . Retrieved September 2, 2011.
↑ "Stanford LB Shayne Skov Out for 2011". ESPN. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
↑ Blanchat, Jack (October 10, 2011). "Card Cruises Over Colorado". The Stanford Daily . Stanford University. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
1 2 Gemmell, Kevin (October 16, 2011). "Stanford News and Notes". ESPN . Retrieved October 17, 2011.
↑ Peters, Keith (October 24, 2011). "An Award Winning Day for Stanford on Its Homecoming". Palo Alto Weekly . Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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[sjsu-1] 1 2 "San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

[duke-2] 1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.

[ua-3] 1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

[ucla-4] 1 2 "UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

[colorado-5] 1 2 "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[wsu-6] 1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.

[uw-7] 1 2 "Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

[usc-8] 1 2 3 "Stanford Cardinal vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[osu-9] 1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[uo-10] 1 2 "Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.

[cal-11] 1 2 "California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.

[nd-12] 1 2 "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.

[okst-13] 1 2 "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

[14] Gemmell, Kevin (September 2, 2011). "Stanford vs. SJSU Things to Know". ESPN . Retrieved September 2, 2011.

[15] "Stanford LB Shayne Skov Out for 2011". ESPN. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.

[16] Blanchat, Jack (October 10, 2011). "Card Cruises Over Colorado". The Stanford Daily . Stanford University. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[gemmellwsu-17] 1 2 Gemmell, Kevin (October 16, 2011). "Stanford News and Notes". ESPN . Retrieved October 17, 2011.

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2011 Stanford Cardinal football

Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 38–41^OT vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	11–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (1st as head coach, 5th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Pep Hamilton (1st coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Derek Mason (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jason Tarver (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Andrew Luck Michael Thomas
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
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