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)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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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 USCFSNW 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 OregonABCW 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. 10L 28–4272,090
November 105:00 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 16ABCW 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. 12W 41–1417,745
December 271:00 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech*No. 11ESPNL 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

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  • Tyrone WillinghamHead coach
  • Bill DiedrickOffensive coordinator and quarterbacks
  • Buzz PrestonRunning backs
  • Trent MilesWide receivers
  • John McDonell – Offensive line (centers and guards)
  • Mike DenbrockTight ends and offensive line (tackles)
  • Kent BaerDefensive coordinator and linebackers
  • Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
  • Denny Schuler – Defensive backs
  • Dave TiptonRecruiting coordinator

Game summaries

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Boston College

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Cardinal 0

Arizona State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 0
Cardinal 0

At USC

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Trojans 0

Washington State

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

At No. 5 Oregon

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Stanford at No. 5 Oregon
1 234Total
Cardinal 14 7721 49
No. 5 Ducks 21 7140 42

No. 4 UCLA

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

At No. 11 Washington

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

At Arizona

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

California

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

Notre Dame

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

At San Jose State

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

Vs. Georgia Tech (Seattle Bowl)

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

Awards and honors

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All-American Selections

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References

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