2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

2014 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 13
Record	1–1 (0–1 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

The 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team represents Stanford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Cardinal are led by fourth-year head coach David Shaw. They play their home games at Stanford Stadium and are members of the North Division of the Pacific-12 Conference.

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 back-to-back Rose Bowl appearances since 1971–1972 and their fourth consecutive appearance in a BCS bowl game, only team to do so from 2011 to 2014.

Before the season

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 – Sophomore 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 OT/OG 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

Regular Season

Schedule

August 301:00 PMUC Davis*No. 11

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)

P12NW 45–049,509 September 612:30 PMNo. 14 USCNo. 13

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

ABCL 10–1350,814 September 132:00 PMArmy*No. 15

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

P12N   September 27at Washington

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

  October 412:30 PMat Notre Dame*

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)

NBC   October 106:00 PMWashington State

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

ESPN   October 18at Arizona State

• Sun Devil Stadium
• Tempe, AZ

  October 25Oregon State

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

  November 1at Oregon

• Autzen Stadium
• Eugene, OR

  November 15Utah

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

  November 22at California

• California Memorial Stadium
• Berkeley, CA (117th Big Game/Stanford Axe)

  November 2812:30 PMat UCLA

• Rose Bowl
• Pasadena, CA

ABC  

Source:

Game Notes

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

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

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 2014 Army Black Knights football team

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Notre Dame (Legends Trophy)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Fighting Irish					0

See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Sun Devils					0

See also: 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Ducks					0

See also: 2014 Oregon Ducks football team

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

California (Big Game/Stanford Axe)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears					0
Cardinal					0

See also: 2014 California Golden Bears football team

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal					0
Bruins					0

See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	11	13
Coaches	11	10
CFP	Not released																Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total Non-conference opponents 0 0 0 0 0 Stanford 14 24 0 7 45

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total Pac-12 opponents 7 0 3 3 13 Stanford 0 10 0 0 10

External links

• Official website