American college football season
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 * FSN W 38–2241,250
September 22 7:00 p.m. Arizona State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 51–2839,580
September 29 3:30 p.m. at USC FSN W 21–1653,962
October 13 2:00 p.m. Washington State No. 23 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 39–4540,950
October 20 12:30 p.m. at No. 5 Oregon ABC W 49–4246,021
October 27 12:30 p.m. No. 4 UCLA No. 20 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ABC W 38–2864,495
November 3 12:30 p.m. at No. 11 Washington No. 10 L 28–4272,090
November 10 5:00 p.m. at Arizona No. 16 ABC W 51–3740,632
November 17 12:30 p.m. California No. 13 KGO W 35–2871,150
November 24 5:00 p.m. Notre Dame * No. 13 ABC W 17–1351,780
December 1 2:00 p.m. at San Jose State * No. 12 W 41–1417,745
December 27 1:00 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech * No. 11 ESPN L 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
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
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