2001 Stanford Cardinal football
Seattle Bowl, L 14–24 vs Georgia Tech
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
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
Seasons ←  2000 2002 →

2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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
• Bill Diedrick – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
• Buzz Preston – 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

Stanford at No. 5 Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 14 7 7 21 49 No. 5 Ducks 21 7 14 0 42 Date: October 20 Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon Game start: 12:30 p.m. PST Game attendance: 46,021 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 1 STAN Moore 1 yard run (Biselli kick) STAN 7–0 1 ORE Howry 4 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) Tie 7–7 1 STAN Carter 6 yard run (Biselli kick) STAN 14–7 1 ORE Peelle 15 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) Tie 14–14 1 ORE Howry 39 yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick) ORE 21–14 2 STAN Carter 6 yard run (Biselli kick) Tie 21–21 2 ORE Morris 6 yard run (Siegel kick) ORE 28–21 3 ORE Howry 69 yard punt return (Siegel kick) ORE 35–21 3 STAN Johnson 28 yard pass from Lewis (Biselli kick) ORE 35–28 3 ORE Smith 96 yard kickoff return (Siegel kick) ORE 42–28 4 STAN Powell 24 yard pass from Lewis (Biselli kick) ORE 42–35 4 STAN Carter 1 yard run (kick failed) ORE 42–41 4 STAN Carter 3 yard run (Johnson pass from Lewis) STAN 49–42

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)
• Luke Powell, Stanford (FWAA)

References