2013 Stanford Cardinal football team

2013 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 champion Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 38–14 vs.Arizona State
Rose Bowl, L 20–24 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
2013 record	11–3 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloomgren (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Derek Mason (3rd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,424)

2013 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
#11 Stanford xy$		7	–	2					11	–	3
#9 Oregon x		7	–	2					11	–	2
#25 Washington		5	–	4					9	–	4
Oregon State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5					6	–	7
California		0	–	9					1	–	11
South Division
#21 Arizona State x		8	–	1					10	–	4
#16 UCLA		6	–	3					10	–	3
#19 USC		6	–	3					10	–	4
Arizona		4	–	5					8	–	5
Utah		2	–	7					5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by third-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 Cardinal won the Pac-12 North division for the second straight year, advancing to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, where they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 38–14. With the win, the Cardinal won the Pac-12 Championship for the second straight year and represented the conference in the 100th Rose Bowl Game against the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference on New Year's Day, January 1, 2014, where they were defeated by the Spartans 24–20.

Previous season

The Cardinal won the conference title after defeating UCLA in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game and represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin 20–14 to win their first Rose Bowl game since 1972. It was Stanford's third consecutive year in a BCS bowl game. The Cardinal finished the season 12–2 (8–1 in the Pac-12).

Roster

2013 Stanford Cardinal Roster
Quarterbacks  2 Dallas Lloyd – Freshman  5 Evan Crower – Sophomore  8 Kevin Hogan – Sophomore 10 David Olson – Sophomore 17 Ryan Burns – Freshman Running Backs 22 Remound Wright – Sophomore 23 Jackson Cummings – Junior 25 Tyler Gaffney – Senior 26 Barry J. Sanders – Freshman 30 Ricky Seale – Junior 32 Anthony Wilkerson – Senior 42 Pat McFadden – Freshman 46 Ryan Gaertner – Freshman Fullbacks 24 Patrick Skov – Sophomore 36 Lee Ward – Junior 85 Ryan Hewitt – Senior Centers 52 Graham Shuler – Freshman 61 Conor McFadden – Junior 63 Kevin Reihner – Sophomore 65 Khalil Wilkes – Senior 69 Jim Grace – Freshman Offensive Guards/Offensive Tackles 50 Cole Underwood – Junior OG 51 Joshua Garnett – Sophomore OG 54 David Yankey – Junior OG 57 Johnny Caspers – Freshman OG 60 Brian Moran – Sophomore OG/OT 64 David Bright – Freshman OG/OT 66 Nick Davidson – Sophomore OT 70 Andrus Peat – Sophomore OT 73 Cameron Fleming – Junior OT 74 Brendon Austin – Sophomore OT 75 Dillon Bonnell – Junior OG 76 Kevin Danser – Senior OG 77 Lucas Hinds – Freshman OT 78 Kyle Murphy – Sophomore OT 79 Thomas Oser – Freshman OG/OT		Wide Receivers  3 Michael Rector – Freshman  4 Francis Owusu – Freshman  6 Taijuan Thomas – Freshman  7 Ty Montgomery – Junior  9 Kodi Whitfield – Sophomore 11 Dontonio Jordan – Freshman 13 Rollins Stallworth – Sophomore 18 Jeff Trojan – Junior 20 Keanu Nelson – Junior 38 Gautam Krishnamurthi – Sophomore 39 Kelsey Young – Sophomore 44 John Flacco – Junior 81 Conner Crane – Freshman 87 Jordan Pratt – Sophomore 89 Devon Cajuste – Sophomore Tight Ends 80 Eric Cotton – Freshman 82 Alex Frkovic – Freshman 82 Chris Harrell – Freshman 83 Davis Dudchock – Junior 84 Austin Hooper – Freshman 86 Charlie Hopkins – Sophomore 88 Greg Taboada – Freshman 96 Eddie Plantaric – Junior 99 Luke Kaumatule – Sophomore Defensive Tackles 55 Nate Lohn – Freshman 58 David Parry – Junior 94 Billy Joelenna Nwafor – Freshman 95 Lance Callihan – Sophomore 97 Anthony Hayes – Sophomore Defensive Ends  7 Aziz Shittu – Sophomore 49 Ben Gardner – Senior 72 J.B. Salem – Sophomore 75 Jordan Watkins – Freshman 79 Alex Yazdi – Sophomore 90 Josh Mauro – Senior 91 Henry Anderson – Junior		Linebackers  3 Noor Davis – Freshman OLB  4 Blake Martinez – Sophomore ILB  9 James Vaughters – Junior OLB 11 Shayne Skov – Senior ILB 17 A. J. Tarpley – Junior ILB 33 Mike Tyler – Freshman OLB 34 Peter Kalambayi – Freshman OLB 35 Jarek Lancaster – Senior ILB 40 Joe Hemschoot – Junior ILB 43 Blake Lueders – Junior OLB 44 Kevin Palma – Freshman ILB 48 Kevin Anderson – Sophomore OLB 53 Torsten Rotto – Sophomore OLB 59 Craig Jones – Freshman ILB 67 Sam Shober – Freshman OLB 68 Sam Yules – Freshman ILB 93 Trent Murphy – Senior OLB Defensive Backs  2 Wayne Lyons – Junior CB  5 Devon Carrington – Senior FS  8 Jordan Richards – Junior SS 10 Zach Hoffpauir – Sophomore SS 15 Usua Amanam – Senior NB 22 Kyle Olugbode – Junior SS 23 Ronnie Harris – Sophomore NB 25 Alex Carter – Sophomore CB 29 Ed Reynolds – Junior FS 31 Barry Browning – Senior CB 38 Ra'Chard Pippens – Sophomore CB 41 Chandler Dorrell – Freshman DB 45 Calvin Chandler – Freshman SS Punters/Kickers 14 Ben Rhyne – Junior P 19 Jordan Williamson – Junior K 34 Conrad Ukropina – Freshman P/K 47 Alex Robinson – Freshman P Long Snappers 62 Austin Tubbs – Sophomore 67 Reed Miller – Sophomore
Source: 2013 Stanford Cardinal Football Roster

Coaching staff

• David Shaw– Head Coach (Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football)
• Derek Mason– Defensive Coordinator (Willie Shaw Director of Defense)
• Mike Bloomgren– Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (Andrew Luck Director of Offense)
• Pete Alamar – Special Teams Coordinator
• Lance Anderson – Outside Linebackers/Admissions Liaison
• Mike Sanford, Jr.– Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
• Randy Hart – Defensive Line
• David Kotulski – Inside Linebackers
• Tavita Pritchard – Running Backs
• Morgan Turner –Tight Ends
• Jarrett Huk – Defensive Assistant
• Vavae Tata – Defensive Assistant
• Derek Belch – Graduate Assistant
• Greg Mangan – Defensive Graduate Assistant
• Marc Mattioli – Defensive Graduate Assistant
• Joseph Ashfield – Offensive Assistant
• Tsuyoshi Kawata – Offensive Assistant
• Timot Lamarre – Offensive Assistant
• Ron Lynn – Director of Player Development
• Shannon Turley – Kissick Family Director of Football Sports Performance
• Steve Bartlinski – Head Football Athletic Trainer

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	8:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	No. 5	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)	P12N	W 34–13	50,424[1]
September 14	9:00 a.m.	at Army*	No. 5	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 34–20	39,644[2]
September 21	4:00 p.m.	No. 23 Arizona State	No. 5	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FOX	W 42–28	50,424[3]
September 28	7:00 p.m.	vs. Washington State	No. 5	CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA	ESPN	W 55–17	40,095[4]
October 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 Washington	No. 5	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 31–28	50,424[5]
October 12	3:00 p.m.	at Utah	No. 5	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	L 21–27	45,372[6]
October 19	12:30 p.m.	No. 9 UCLA	No. 13	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	W 24–10	51,424[7]
October 26	7:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 8	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	ESPN	W 20–12	44,519[8]
November 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 Oregon	No. 6	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 26–20	51,545[9]
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at USC	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 17–20	93,607[10]
November 23	1:00 p.m.	California	No. 10	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (116th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	FS1	W 63–13	50,424[11]
November 30	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 Notre Dame*	No. 8	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	FOX	W 27–20	50,537[12]
December 7	4:45 p.m.	at No. 11 Arizona State	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Pac-12 Championship Game)	ESPN	W 38–14	69,535[13]
January 1, 2014	2:10 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Michigan State*	No. 5	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–24	95,173[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	3	7	0	13
#5 Cardinal	7	10	10	7	34

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cardinal	7	13	7	7	34
Black Knights	6	7	0	7	20

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Sun Devils	0	0	7	21	28
#5 Cardinal	13	16	10	3	42

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cardinal	10	7	21	17	55
Cougars	3	0	0	14	17

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Huskies	0	7	14	7	28
#5 Cardinal	7	10	14	0	31

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cardinal	14	0	0	7	21
Utes	14	7	3	3	27

1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Gaffney 1-yard run (J. Williamson kick); UTAH – Karl Williams 4-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); STAN – T. Montgomery 100-yard kickoff return (Williamson kick); UTAH – Dres Anderson 51-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Anderson 3-yard run (Phillips kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 23-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 48-yard field goal; STAN – D. Cajuste 7-yard pass from K. Hogan (Williamson kick)

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Bruins	0	0	3	7	10
#13 Cardinal	3	0	14	7	24

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Conrad Ukropina 31-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: No scoring

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; STAN – Kodi Whitfield 30-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Ukropina kick); STAN – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run (Ukropina kick)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 3-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); STAN – Gaffney 4-yard run (Ukropina kick)

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Cardinal	0	7	6	7	20
Beavers	0	3	6	3	12

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Ducks	0	0	0	20	20
#6 Cardinal	7	10	6	3	26

Stanford leads the series with Oregon 45–30–1 (.599). The series started in 1900 at Stanford, Stanford 34, Oregon 0; the last meeting was the 2012 game at Oregon, Stanford 17, Oregon 14 (OT).

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 2-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Kevin Hogan 11-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Williamson 19-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 34-yard field goal; STAN – Williamson 26-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal; ORE – Daryle Hawkins 23-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan kick); ORE – Rodney Hardrick 65-yard blocked field goal return (Two-point conversion failed); ORE – Pharaoh Brown 12-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick)

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cardinal	7	3	7	0	17
Trojans	14	3	0	3	20

1st quarter scoring: USC – Soma Vainuku 1-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick failed); STAN – T. Gaffney 35-yard run (C. Ukropina kick); USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Marqise Lee pass from Kessler)

2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 23-yard field goal; STAN – Ukropina 27-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney 18-yard run (Ukropina kick)

4th quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 47-yard field goal

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	10	3	0	0	13
#10 Cardinal	21	21	7	14	63

In a 63–13 victory, #10 Stanford broke the record for most points scored in a Big Game and for the largest margin of victory. With the victory, Stanford clinched the Pac-12 North Division Championship while Cal ended their season at 1–11, the most losses in one season in Cal football history.^[15]

1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Montgomery 31-yard run (J. Williamson kick) CAL – Maurice Harris 15-yard pass from Goff, Jared (Vincen D’Amato kick); STAN – Montgomery 50-yard pass from K. Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN – Montgomery 12-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); CAL – D’Amato 29-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 72-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN – M. Rector 45-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); CAL – D’Amato 47-yard field goal; STAN – Montgomery 9-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick)

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney,T 58-yard run (C. Ukropina kick)

4th quarter scoring: STAN – K. Young 27-yard run (Ukropina kick); STAN – F. Owusu 14-yard pass from E. Crower (Ukropina kick)

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Fighting Irish	3	3	14	0	20
#8 Cardinal	7	7	10	3	27

Arizona State (Pac-12 Championship Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Cardinal	14	14	3	7	38
#11 Sun Devils	7	7	0	0	14

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick); ASU – D.J. Foster 51-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick)

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 22-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick); ASU – Foster 65-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick)

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 24-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Williamson kick)

Michigan State (Rose Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Spartans	0	14	3	7	24
#5 Cardinal	10	7	0	3	20

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 16-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick); STAN – Williamson 34-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: MSU – Jeremy Langford 2-yard run (Michael Geiger kick); STAN – Kevin Anderson 40-yard interception return (Williamson kick); MSU – Trevon Pendleton 2-yard pass from Connor Cook (Geiger kick)

3rd quarter scoring: MSU – Geiger 31-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: MSU – Tony Lippett 25-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick); STAN – Williamson 39-yard field goal

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	13	8	6	6	5	10	8	7	5	11
Coaches'	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	13	8	7	7	5	12	10	10	7	10
Harris	Not released							12	8	6	6	5	11	8	7	5	Not released
BCS	Not released								6	5	5	4	9	8	7	5	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total All Opponents 50 33 40 85 208 Stanford 96 97 102 72 367

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total Pac-12 Opponents 41 23 33 78 175 Stanford 82 74 85 58 299

Notes

• January 1, 2014 – OLB Kevin Anderson's interception return for a touchdown was his first in his career, first in the Rose Bowl game since 2002.^[16]

References