2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

2014 Stanford Cardinal football

Foster Farms Bowl champion
Foster Farms Bowl, W 45–21 vs. Maryland
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
2014 record	8–5 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloomgren (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lance Anderson (1st as Coordinator; 8th overall year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,424)

2014 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
#2 Oregon x$^		8	–	1		13	–	2
Stanford		5	–	4		8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5		8	–	6
California		3	–	6		5	–	7
Oregon State		2	–	7		5	–	7
Washington State		2	–	7		3	–	9
South Division
#19 Arizona x		7	–	2		10	–	4
#10 UCLA		6	–	3		10	–	3
#12 Arizona State		6	–	3		10	–	3
#20 USC		6	–	3		9	–	4
#21 Utah		5	–	4		9	–	4
Colorado		0	–	9		2	–	10
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 13, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by fourth-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. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the North Division. They were invited to the Foster Farms Bowl where they defeated Maryland.

Previous season

Main article: 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team

The Cardinal won the conference title for the second year in a row after defeating Arizona State in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, and represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, losing to Michigan State 24–20. The game represented Stanford's first consecutive Rose Bowl appearances since 1971–1972 and its fourth consecutive appearance in a BCS bowl game, the only team to do so from 2011 to 2014.^[1]

2014 recruiting class

Casey Tucker (#5 OT, Chandler, AZ, Hamilton High School, 6'6", 290)
Keller Chryst (#3 QB-PP, Palo Alto, CA, Palo Alto High School, 6'4", 234)
Dalton Schultz (#1 TE-Y, South Jordan, UT, Bingham High School, 6'6", 235)
Christian McCaffrey (#26 ATH, Highlands Ranch, CO, Valor Christian High School, 6'0" ,195)
Brandon Simmons (#14 S, Arlington, TX, Mansfield Timberview High School, 6'1", 182)
Joey Alfieri (#34 OLB, Portland, OR, Jesuit High School, 6'2", 230)
Jordan Perez (#36 OLB, Carlsbad, CA, Carlsbad High School, 6'1", 210)
Bobby Okereke (#51 ATH, Tustin, CA, Foothill High School, 6'1", 213)
Alijah Holder (#45 S, Oceanside, CA, Oceanside High School, 6'1", 165)
Austin Hall (#40 OG, Phoenix, AZ, Brophy Prep, 6'5", 295)
Daniel Marx (#3 FB, Mission Viejo, CA, Mission Viejo High School, 6'3", 238)
Harrison Phillips (#77 DE, Omaha, NE, Millard West High School, 6'4", 240)
Denzel Franklin (#63 S, Atlanta, GA, Pace Academy, 6'0, 182)
Lane Veach (#100 OLB, Chandler, AZ, Perry High School, 6'5", 220)
Isaiah Brandt-Sims (#120 RB, Wenatchee, WA, Wenatchee High School, 5'11", 185)
Uriah Leiataua (#104 DE, Compton, CA, Dominguez High School, 6'3", 232)
Alameen Murphy (#108 S, Fort Washington, MD, Friendly High School, 5'10", 182)

Personnel

Coaching staff

David Shaw – Head Coach (Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football)
Lance Anderson – Defensive Coordinator (Willie Shaw Director of Defense)
Mike Bloomgren – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (Andrew Luck Director of Offense), Associate Head Coach
Pete Alamar – Special Teams Coordinator
Duane Akina – Defensive Backs
Tavita Pritchard – Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Randy Hart – Defensive Line
Peter Hansen – Inside Linebackers
Lance Taylor – Running Backs
Morgan Turner – Tight Ends
Jarrett Huk – Defensive Assistant
Derek Belch – Special Teams 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

Roster

2014 Stanford Cardinal Roster

Quarterbacks

5 Evan Crower – Junior
8 Kevin Hogan – Junior
10 Keller Chryst – Freshman
17 Ryan Burns – Freshman

Running Backs

22 Remound Wright – Junior
26 Barry J. Sanders – Sophomore
27 Christian McCaffrey - Freshman
30 Ricky Seale – Senior
39 Kelsey Young – Junior
42 Pat McFadden – Sophomore

Fullbacks

24 Patrick Skov – Sophomore
35 Daniel Marx – Freshman
36 Lee Ward – Junior
82 Chris Harrell – Sophomore
96 Eddie Plantaric – Senior

Wide Receivers

3 Michael Rector – Sophomore
4 Francis Owusu – Sophomore
7 Ty Montgomery – Senior
11 Dontonio Jordan – Sophomore
13 Rollins Stallworth – Junior
18 Jeff Trojan – Senior
21 Isaiah Brandt-Sims – Freshman WR/RB
38 Gautam Krishnamurthi – Junior
41 Addison Johnson - Freshman
81 Conner Crane – Sophomore
87 Jordan Pratt – Junior
89 Devon Cajuste – Junior

Offensive Guards/Offensive Tackles

51 Joshua Garnett – Junior OG
57 Johnny Caspers – Sophomore OG
60 Lucas Hinds – Freshman OG
66 Nick Davidson – Sophomore OT
70 Andrus Peat – Junior OT
71 Brandon Fan - Freshman OG
75 A. T. Hall – Freshman OT
76 Reilly Gibbons - Freshman OT
77 Casey Tucker – Freshman OT
78 Kyle Murphy – Junior OT
93 Brendon Austin – Junior OG
98 David Bright – Freshman OG/OT

Tight Ends

9 Dalton Schultz – Freshman
80 Eric Cotton – Freshman
84 Austin Hooper – Freshman
86 Charlie Hopkins – Junior
88 Greg Taboada – Freshman

Centers

52 Graham Shuler – Sophomore
63 Kevin Reihner – Junior
73 Jesse Burkett - Freshman
79 Thomas Oser – Sophomore

Defensive Tackles

58 David Parry – Senior
79 Alex Yazdi – Junior
95 Lance Callihan – Junior

Defensive Ends

7 Aziz Shittu – Junior
43 Blake Lueders – Senior
55 Nate Lohn – Sophomore
66 Harrison Phillips – Freshman
72 J.B. Salem – Junior
75 Jordan Watkins – Freshman
90 Solomon Thomas - Freshman
91 Henry Anderson – Senior
97 Anthony Hayes – Junior
99 Luke Kaumatule – Junior

Linebackers

3 Noor Davis – Sophomore ILB
4 Blake Martinez – Junior ILB
9 James Vaughters – Senior OLB
15 Jordan Perez – Freshman ILB
17 A. J. Tarpley – Senior ILB
20 Bobby Okereke - Freshman ILB
32 Joey Alfieri – Freshman OLB
33 Mike Tyler – Freshman OLB
34 Peter Kalambayi – Freshman OLB
40 Joe Hemschoot – Senior OLB
44 Kevin Palma – Freshman ILB
47 Sam Yules – Sophomore ILB
48 Kevin Anderson – Junior OLB
53 Torsten Rotto – Junior OLB
59 Craig Jones – Sophomore ILB
50 Sam Shober – Sophomore OLB
86 Lane Veach – Freshman OLB

Defensive Backs

2 Wayne Lyons – Senior CB
6 Taijuan Thomas – Freshman CB
11 Terrence Alexander - Freshman CB
21 Ronnie Harris – Junior CB
23 Alameen Murphy - Freshman CB
25 Alex Carter – Junior CB
31 Alijah Holder – Freshman CB
38 Ra'Chard Pippens – Junior CB
46 Ryan Gaertner – Freshman CB

Safeties

5 Kodi Whitfield – Junior SS
8 Jordan Richards – Senior SS
10 Zach Hoffpauir – Junior SS
19 Brandon Simmons – Freshman DB
22 Kyle Olugbode – Senior FS
28 Denzel Franklin – Freshman SS
29 Dallas Lloyd – Sophomore SS
44 John Flacco – Senior FS
45 Calvin Chandler – Freshman SS

Punters/Kickers

14 Ben Rhyne – Senior P
19 Jordan Williamson – Senior K
34 Conrad Ukropina – Sophomore P/K
47 Alex Robinson – Freshman P

Long Snappers

62 Austin Tubbs – Junior
67 Reed Miller – Junior
68 C.J. Keller - Freshman
69 Jim Grace – Freshman

Terms:

Freshman – A player in his first year.
Sophomore – A player in his second year.
Junior – A player in his third year.
Senior – A player in his fourth year.
Redshirt – A player who sat out a previous season.

Source: 2014 Stanford Cardinal Football Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	UC Davis*	No. 11	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	P12N	W 45–0	49,509
September 6	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 USC	No. 13	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 10–13	50,814
September 13	2:00 p.m.	Army*	No. 15	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	P12N	W 35–0	49,680
September 27	1:15 p.m.	at Washington	No. 16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FOX	W 20–13	66,512
October 4	12:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Notre Dame*	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)	NBC	L 14–17	80,795
October 10	6:00 p.m.	Washington State	No. 25	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 34–17	44,135
October 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Arizona State	No. 23	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 10–26	59,012
October 25	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ESPN2	W 38–14	48,401
November 1	4:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FOX	L 16–45	58,974
November 15	3:00 p.m.	No. 25 Utah		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	P12N	L 17–20 ^2OT	44,635
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (117th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	FS1	W 38–17	56,483
November 28	12:30 p.m.	at No. 9 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 31–10	70,658
December 30	7:00 p.m.	vs. Maryland*		Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA (Foster Farms Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–21	34,780
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[2]

Game Notes

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
#11 Cardinal	14	24	0	7	45

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Trojans	7	0	3	3	13
#13 Cardinal	0	10	0	0	10

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
#15 Cardinal	7	7	7	14	35

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Cardinal	3	10	0	7	20
Huskies	0	13	0	0	13

Notre Dame (Legends Trophy)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Cardinal	7	0	0	7	14
#9 Fighting Irish	0	7	0	10	17

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	3	7	17
#25 Cardinal	10	7	7	10	34

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Cardinal	0	0	3	7	10
#17 Sun Devils	0	14	3	9	26

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	0	0	7	14
Cardinal	14	14	7	3	38

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	6	7	3	0	16
#5 Ducks	14	10	7	14	45

Utah

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#25 Utes	0	7	0	0	7	6	20
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7	3	17

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stanford	10	14	7	7	38
California	0	7	3	7	17

Date: November 22
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 56,483
Television network: FS1

Scoring summary

Q1	12:38	STAN	Wright 1 yard run (Williamson kick)	STAN 7–0

Q1	6:26	STAN	Williamson 24 yard field goal	STAN 10–0

Q2	14:26	CAL	Anderson 10 yard pass from Goff (Langford kick)	STAN 10–7

Q2	7:59	STAN	Wright 5 yard run (Williamson kick)	STAN 17–7

Q2	1:22	STAN	Hogan 5 yard run (Williamson kick)	STAN 24–7

Q3	9:16	STAN	Wright 2 yard run (Williamson kick)	STAN 31–7

Q3	1:21	CAL	Langford 38 yard field goal	STAN 31–10

Q4	7:36	STAN	Wright 5 yard run (Williamson kick)	STAN 38–10

Q4	2:40	CAL	Lasco 12 yard run (Langford kick)	STAN 38–17

^[3]

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	14	7	3	31
#9 Bruins	7	3	0	0	10

Maryland (Foster Farms Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	7	0	14	21
Cardinal	7	21	7	10	45

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	11	13	15	16	16	14	25	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	11	10	16	15	14	13	22	20	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Opponents	42	68	19	71	13	213
Stanford	92	128	48	75	10	353

References

↑ Gonzalez, Antonio (December 10, 2013). "Stanford Seniors to Cap Career in 4th BCS Bowl". Associated Press. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "2014 Schedule Released". Stanford Athletics. January 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Dec-14.

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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