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
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2014 record8–5 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coachDavid Shaw (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Bloomgren (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLance Anderson (1st as Coordinator; 8th overall season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford 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

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

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:00 p.m.UC Davis*No. 11
P12NW 45–049,509
September 612:30 p.m.No. 14 USCNo. 13
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
ABCL 10–1350,814
September 132:00 p.m.Army*No. 15
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NW 35–049,680
September 271:15 p.m.at WashingtonNo. 16
FOXW 20–1366,512
October 412:30 p.m.at No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 14
NBCL 14–1780,795
October 106:00 p.m.Washington StateNo. 25
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPNW 34–1744,135
October 187:30 p.m.at No. 17 Arizona StateNo. 23
ESPNL 10–2659,012
October 2512:30 p.m.Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ESPN2W 38–1448,401
November 14:30 p.m.at No. 5 Oregon
FOXL 16–4558,974
November 153:00 p.m.No. 25 Utah
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
P12NL 17–20 2OT44,635
November 221:00 p.m.at California
FS1W 38–1756,483
November 2812:30 p.m.at No. 9 UCLA
ABCW 31–1070,658
December 307:00 p.m.vs. Maryland*
ESPNW 45–2134,780
  • *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 4OT2OT Total
#25 Utes 0 7 0 076 20
Cardinal 7 0 0 073 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 234Total
• Stanford 10 1477 38
California 0 737 17
  • Date: November 22
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 56,483
  • Television network: FS1

[3]

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 4OT Total
Opponents 42 68 19 7113 213
Stanford 92 128 48 7510 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.
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