2001 Stanford Cardinal football team

2001 Stanford Cardinal football
Seattle Bowl, L 14–24 vs Georgia Tech
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
2001 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 →

2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t	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

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
• – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
• – 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[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
No. 5 Ducks					0

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[]

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All-American Selections[]

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

References[]