| 2001Stanford Cardinal football | |
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Seattle Bowl, L 14–24 vs.Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 17 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Diedrick (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Kent Baer (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| No. 2Oregon $ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Stanford | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2001 Stanford Cardinal football team representedStanford University as a member of thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led byTyrone 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 theSeattle Bowl, where the Cardinal lost toGeorgia Tech. The team played home games atStanford Stadium inStanford, California.
Willingham resigned at after the season to become the head football coach at theUniversity of Notre Dame.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College* | FSN | W 38–22 | 41,250 | ||
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona State |
| W 51–28 | 39,580 | ||
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | atUSC | FSN | W 21–16 | 53,962 | ||
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 23 |
| L 39–45 | 40,950 | |
| October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 5Oregon | ABC | W 49–42 | 46,021 | ||
| October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4UCLA | No. 20 |
| ABC | W 38–28 | 64,495 |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11Washington | No. 10 | L 28–42 | 72,090 | ||
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | atArizona | No. 16 | ABC | W 51–37 | 40,632 | |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | California | No. 13 |
| KGO | W 35–28 | 71,150 |
| November 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 13 |
| ABC | W 17–13 | 51,780 |
| December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | atSan Jose State* | No. 12 | W 41–14 | 17,745 | ||
| December 27 | 1:00 p.m. | vs.Georgia Tech* | No. 11 | ESPN | L 14–24 | 30,144 | |
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| •Cardinal | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| No. 5 Ducks | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| 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 fromLewis (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 | |
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