2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

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 season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloomgren (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lance Anderson (1st as Coordinator; 8th overall season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,424)

2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 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
No. 19 Arizona x		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 UCLA		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 12 Arizona State		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 20 USC		6	–	3					9	–	4
No. 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 Rankings from AP Poll

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 Fanaika - 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 50 Sam Shober – Sophomore OLB 53 Torsten Rotto – Junior OLB 59 Craig Jones – Sophomore ILB 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 released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source:[2]

Game summaries

UC Davis

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

See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result

No.14 USC

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

See also: 2014 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29-58-3	2013	20-17, USC

Army

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

See also: 2014 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-5	2013	34-20, STAN

at Washington

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

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39-42-4	2013	31-28, STAN

at No. 9 Notre Dame (Legends Trophy)

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

See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10-17	2013	27-20, STAN

Washington State

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

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38-25-1	2013	55-17, STAN

at No. 17 Arizona State

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

See also: 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-16	2013	38-14, STAN

Oregon State

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

See also: 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52-25-3	2013	20-12, STAN

at No. 5 Oregon

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

See also: 2014 Oregon Ducks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
45-31-1	2013	26-20, STAN

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

See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-3	2013	27-21, UTAH

California

See also: 2014 California Golden Bears football team, Big Game (American football), and Stanford Axe

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
54-43-10	2013	63-13, STAN

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

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at No. 9 UCLA

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

See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37-45-3	2013	24-10, STAN

vs. Maryland (Foster Farms Bowl)

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

See also: 2014 Foster Farms Bowl and 2014 Maryland Terrapins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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

1. Gonzalez, Antonio (December 10, 2013). "Stanford Seniors to Cap Career in 4th BCS Bowl". Associated Press. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
2. "2014 Schedule Released". Stanford Athletics. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
3. ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Dec-14.