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2001 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2001
team	Stanford Cardinal
sport	football
image	Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg
image_size	75
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
CoachRank	17
APRank	16
record	9–3
conf_record	6–2
head_coach	Tyrone Willingham
hc_year	7th
off_coach	Bill Diedrick
oc_year	4th
off_scheme	West Coast
def_coach	Kent Baer
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Stanford Stadium
bowl	[Seattle Bowl](2001-seattle-bowl)
bowl_result	L 14–24 vs. [Georgia Tech](2001-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)

The 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Tyrone Willingham in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10. Stanford was invited to the Seattle Bowl, where the Cardinal lost to Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Willingham resigned at after the season to become the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Boston College

Arizona State

At USC

Washington State

At Oregon

UCLA

At No. 11 Washington

At Arizona

California

Notre Dame

At San Jose State

Vs. Georgia Tech (Seattle Bowl)

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

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Eric Heitmann, guard (AFCA-Coaches, FN)
Tank Williams, safety (AFCA-Coaches)
Luke Powell, all-purpose player / return specialist (FWAA)

References

"Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Football".

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