2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

2012 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 champion
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 20–14 vs Wisconsin
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 7
2012 record 12–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach David Shaw (2nd as head coach, 6th overall year)
Offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton (2nd as coordinator, 3rd overall year year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Derek Mason (2nd as coordinator, 3rd overall year year)
Base defense 3–4
Captain Chase Thomas
Captain Stepfan Taylor
Captain Sam Schwartzstein
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2012 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#7 Stanford xy$   8 1         12 2  
#2 Oregon x%   8 1         12 1  
#20 Oregon State   6 3         9 4  
Washington   5 4         7 6  
California   2 7         3 9  
Washington State   1 8         3 9  
South Division
UCLA x   6 3         9 5  
Arizona State   5 4         8 5  
USC   5 4         7 6  
Arizona   4 5         8 5  
Utah   3 6         5 7  
Colorado   1 8         1 11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by second-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.

The Cardinal won their first Pac-12 championship since 1999 after defeating UCLA in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin to win their first Rose Bowl championship since 1972. This was Stanford's third consecutive year playing in a BCS bowl game. They finished the season with a 12–2 record (8–1 Pac-12).

Roster

2012 Stanford Cardinal Roster

Quarterbacks

  •  5 Evan Crower – Freshman
  •  6 Josh Nunes Junior
  •  7 Brett Nottingham Sophomore
  •  8 Kevin Hogan Freshman
  • 10 David Olson – Sophomore
  • 13 Robbie Picazo – Junior
  • 19 Adam Brzeczek – Freshman

Running Backs

Fullbacks

  • 10 Geoff Meinken – Junior
  • 36 Lee Ward – Sophomore
  • 85 Ryan Hewitt – Junior

Centers

  • 61 Conor McFadden – Sophomore
  • 64 Sam Schwartzstein Senior
  • 65 Khalil Wilkes – Junior

Offensive Guards

  • 50 Cole Underwood – Sophomore
  • 63 Kevin Reihner – Freshman
  • 75 Dillon Bonnell – Sophomore
  • 76 Kevin Danser – Junior

Offensive Tackles

 

Wide Receivers

  •  4 Drew Terrell – Senior
  • 13 Rollins Stallworth – Freshman
  • 18 Jeff Trojan – Sophomore
  • 20 Keanu Nelson – Sophomore
  • 21 Jamal-Rashad Patterson – Senior
  • 44 John Flacco – Sophomore
  • 80 Sam Knapp – Junior
  • 84 Jemari Roberts – Junior
  • 87 Jordan Pratt – Freshman
  • 88 Ty MontgomerySophomore
  • 89 Devon Cajuste – Freshman

Tight Ends

  •  9 Brandon Gottfried – Sophomore
  • 11 Levine Toilolo Junior
  • 46 Matt Kasner – Freshman
  • 83 Davis Dudchock – Sophomore
  • 86 Zach Ertz Junior

Defensive Tackles

  • 56 Jacob Gowan – Junior
  • 58 David Parry – Sophomore
  • 72 J.B. Salem – Freshman
  • 95 Lance Callihan – Freshman
  • 97 Anthony Hayes – Freshman
  • 99 Terence Stephens – Senior

Defensive Ends

  • 48 Kevin Anderson – Freshman
  • 49 Ben Gardner Junior
  • 69 Eddie Plantaric – Sophomore
  • 72 J.B. Salem – Freshman
  • 79 Alex Yazdi – Freshman
  • 90 Josh Mauro Junior
  • 91 Henry Anderson Sophomore
  • 92 Charlie Hopkins – Freshman
 

Linebackers

  •  7 Patrick Skov – Freshman ILB
  •  9 James Vaughters – Sophomore OLB
  • 11 Shayne SkovSenior ILB
  • 17 A.J. Tarpley – Sophomore ILB
  • 24 Cameron Vanderwall – Freshman OLB
  • 35 Jarek Lancaster Junior ILB
  • 40 Joe Hemschoot – Sophomore ILB
  • 42 Alex Debniak – Senior ILB
  • 43 Blake Lueders – Junior OLB
  • 44 Chase Thomas Senior OLB
  • 50 Brent Etiz – Junior ILB
  • 51 Sam Mercer – Freshman ILB
  • 53 Torsten Rotto – Freshman OLB
  • 93 Trent Murphy Junior OLB

Defensive Backs

  •  2 Wayne Lyons – Sophomore
  •  8 Jordan Richards – Sophomore
  • 23 Ronnie Harris – Freshman
  • 38 Ra’Chard Pippens – Freshman

Cornerbacks

  •  6 Terrence Brown – Junior
  • 15 Usua Amanam – Junior
  • 24 Quinn Evans – Senior
  • 28 Harold Bernard – Senior
  • 31 Barry Browning – Junior
  • 37 Chris Gaertner – Sophomore

Safeties

  •  5 Devon Carrington – Junior FS
  • 15 Brent Seals – Junior SS
  • 22 Kyle Olugbode – Sophomore SS
  • 29 Ed Reynolds Sophomore SS
  • 41 Cason Kynes – Junior SS
  • 47 Myles Muagututia – Junior SS

Kickers

  • 19 Jordan Williamson – Sophomore
  • 47 Spencer Summers – Freshman
  • 46 Eric Whitaker – Junior

Punters

  • 14 Ben Rhyne – Sophomore
  • 36 Daniel Zychlinski – Senior

Long Snappers

  • 62 Austin Tubbs – Freshman

Sources: 2012 Stanford Cardinal Football Spring Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. San Jose State* No. 21 Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game) P12N W 20–17   40,577[1]
September 8 7:30 p.m. Duke* No. 25 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N W 50–13   44,016[2]
September 15 4:30 p.m. No. 2 USC No. 21 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) FOX W 21–14   50,360[3]
September 27 6:00 p.m. at Washington No. 8 CenturyLink FieldSeattle, WA ESPN L 13–17   55,941[4]
October 6 12:00 p.m. Arizonadagger No. 18 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA FOX W 54–48 OT  48,204[5]
October 13 12:30 p.m. at No. 7 Notre Dame* No. 17 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy) NBC L 13–20 OT  80,795[6]
October 20 12:00 p.m. at California No. 22 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (115th Big Game/Stanford Axe) FOX W 21–3   61,024[7]
October 27 3:15 p.m. Washington State No. 19 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N W 24–17   41,496[8]
November 3 11:00 a.m. at Colorado No. 15 Folsom FieldBoulder, CO FX W 48–0   44,138[9]
November 10 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Oregon State No. 16 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA FOX W 27–23   47,127[10]
November 17 5:00 p.m. at No. 1 Oregon No. 14 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR ABC W 17–14 OT  58,792[11]
November 24 3:30 p.m. at No. 15 UCLA No. 11 Rose BowlPasadena, CA FOX W 35–17   68,228[12]
November 30 5:00 p.m. No. 17 UCLA No. 8 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Pac-12 Championship Game) FOX W 27–24   31,622[13]
January 1, 2013 2:10 p.m. vs. Wisconsin No. 8 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) ESPN W 20–14   93,359[14]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

San Jose State

1 234Total
Spartans 0 3140 17
#21 Cardinal 14 303 20

Known as the "Bill Walsh Legacy Game" (Bill Walsh was a graduate of San Jose State and a two-time head coach at Stanford), this game marked the 66th meeting between Stanford and San Jose State—the most times Stanford has faced a single non-Pac-12 opponent. In their first game after the Andrew Luck era, the Cardinal struggled offensively, but persevered over the Spartans, taking a 20–17 victory. Luck's successor at quarterback, Josh Nunes, threw one touchdown pass and running back Stepfan Taylor rushed for 116 yards and scored Stanford's other touchdown in the first quarter. The Spartans added two third-quarter touchdowns—a Blake Jurich run and a David Fales to Noel Grigsby completion—to tie the score. A fourth-quarter field goal from Jordan Williamson put the Cardinal in front to stay.[1]

Duke

1 234Total
Blue Devils 0 3100 13
#25 Cardinal 13 10207 50

Drew Terrell returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown and caught a Josh Nunes pass for another as Stanford routed Duke, 50–13. Nunes completed 16 of 30 passes for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Cardinal defense stifled the Blue Devils, holding them to just 27 rushing yards. Stanford defensive back Ed Reynolds intercepted Duke quarterback Sean Renfree twice, returning one 71 yards for another touchdown.[2]

USC

1 234Total
#2 Trojans 7 700 14
#21 Cardinal 7 077 21

Stanford's defense held USC to just 26 rushing yards and sacked Matt Barkley 5 times as the Cardinal came from behind to upset the second-ranked Trojans, 21–14. Stanford won its fourth in a row against USC, its longest winning streak in the rivalry that dates to 1905. Stanford's Stepfan Taylor rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass from Josh Nunes that tied the game in the third quarter. Nunes later connected on a fourth-quarter strike to tight end Zach Ertz to put the Cardinal ahead to stay. Barkley, who likely finished his college career winless against Stanford, threw two interceptions as USC failed to score in the second half.[3] Stepfan Taylor was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts, and Stanford defensive end Ben Gardner, who recorded six tackles (3.5 tackles for losses) and a sack, was the conference Defensive Player of the Week.[15]

Washington

1 234Total
#8 Cardinal 3 370 13
Huskies 3 077 17

Stanford failed to score an offensive touchdown for the first time since 2007 as the Huskies beat the Cardinal 17–13. The Husky defense held the Cardinal to just 235 yards of total offense. Stanford's defense was stingy in the first half, and gave the Cardinal its only touchdown of the day when linebacker Trent Murphy tipped and returned a Keith Price pass 40 yards for the score. But the Huskies broke through on the last play of the third quarter, when Bishop Sankey broke free on a fourth down play for a 61-yard touchdown run. Price connected with Kasen Williams for a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Huskies.[4]

Arizona

1 234OTTotal
Wildcats 0 1320150 48
#18 Cardinal 7 720146 54

Coming off a lackluster performance the previous week in which Stanford failed to score an offensive touchdown, Stanford's Josh Nunes threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for three more as the Cardinal came back from a 14 point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Wilcats in overtime, 54–48. For the Wildcats, Ka'Deem Carey ran for three touchdowns and quarterback Matt Scott completed 45 of 69 passes (school records for attempts and completions), including three touchdown passes. However, on the first possession in overtime, Scott's pass was intercepted by Chase Thomas, setting up a 21-yard Stepfan Taylor touchdown run to win the game.[5]

Notre Dame

Legends Trophy
1 234OTTotal
#17 Cardinal 0 10030 13
#7 Fighting Irish 3 00107 20

In a defensive struggle with a controversial ending, Stanford fell to Notre Dame in overtime, 20–13. For the second time in three weeks, the Cardinal failed to score an offensive touchdown, with its lone touchdown coming as Chase Thomas recovered an Everett Golson fumble in the end zone. Stanford's defense later knocked Golson out of the game and replaced him with Tommy Rees. Notre Dame would tie the score on a Kyle Brindza field goal with 20 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. Notre Dame got the ball first and Rees connected with TJ Jones on a 7-yard touchdown pass. Stanford quickly moved the ball to first-and-goal from the four, and after three Notre Dame stops, had the ball inside the one on fourth down. On the game's final play, Stepfan Taylor dove for the end zone, but his initial rush was stopped. Although he eventually reached the end zone, officials ruled that his forward progress had been stopped. An official review did not overturn the decision and Notre Dame took back the Legends Trophy.[6]

California

115th Big Game
1 234Total
#22 Cardinal 7 1400 21
Golden Bears 0 300 3

The Cardinal defense held the Bears to 3 yards rushing on the way to a 21–3 victory, their third straight Big Game win. Quarterback Josh Nunes threw for 214 yards and a touchdown. Backup quarter Kevin Hogan threw and completed his first career pass for the Cardinal, a touchdown to Levine Toilolo. Stanford running back Stepfan Taylor rushed for 189 yards (a career high) and a touchdown. He moved past Toby Gerhart for second place overall among Stanford's career rushing list. Taylor's 3,616 yards trails only Darrin Nelson.[7]

This marked the first time that the Big Game was played in October. The game was moved due to scheduling issues created with the expansion of the conference and the television programming requirements of the Pac-12 Network.[7]

Washington State

1 234Total
Cougars 0 1007 17
#19 Cardinal 3 777 24

Washington State, winless in Pac-12 play, kept Stanford close, but the Cardinal prevailed, 24–17. The Cardinal offense sputtered all day, with just 12 first downs on the day and converting only 5 of 12 third downs. Stepfan Taylor managed only 58 yards on 21 carries and no scores, while quarterback Josh Nunes completed just 7 of 15 passes and a lone touchdown pass to Jamal-Rashad Patterson. For Washington State, quarterback Jeff Tuel threw for 401 yards and two touchdown passes, but was sacked by the Cardinal defense 10 times, leading to an overall rushing yardage loss of 16 yards. Tuel also threw a fourth quarter interception that was returned for a touchdown by Stanford safety Ed Reynolds, which provided the final winning margin.[8]

Colorado

1 234Total
#15 Cardinal 7 28103 48
Buffaloes 0 000 0

Stanford head coach David Shaw turned over his offense to quarterback Kevin Hogan late in the first quarter as Stanford gave Colorado its first shutout at home in 26 years, 48–0. Whereas in previous weeks, quarterback Josh Nunes had looked ineffective, Hogan was extremely effective, running for 48 yards and throwing for 184 more and two touchdowns. Stepfan Taylor added two touchdown runs, and Ed Reynolds returned an interception for a touchdown, his third of the season.[9]

Oregon State

1 234Total
#13 Beavers 0 10130 23
#16 Cardinal 14 076 27

In his first start as quarterback, Kevin Hogan connected for two late touchdown passes to lead the Cardinal to a comeback victory over the Beavers, 27–23. Stanford had taken an early lead on a Stepfan Taylor run and a Hogan pass to Ryan Hewitt, but the Beavers took momentum into halftime on a Terron Ward run and a short field goal, and continued to control the game in the third quarter, taking the lead on a Cody Vaz touchdown pass to Markus Wheaton and padding it with two more Trevor Romaine field goals. But on the last play of the third quarter, Stanford's Taylor caught a short pass from Hogan and took it 40 yards to bring the Cardinal within 2 points. After Hogan's third touchdown pass of the day to Zach Ertz gave the Cardinal back the lead, quarterback Vaz fumbled on Oregon State's next possession and Stanford ran out most of the clock to secure the victory.[10]

Oregon

1 234OTTotal
#14 Cardinal 0 7073 17
#1 Ducks 0 7700 14

In an overtime thriller, Stanford upset #1-ranked Oregon 17–14, all but ending the Ducks' hopes for a return to the BCS National Championship Game and putting the Cardinal in the driver's seat for the Pac-12 Championship Game and the Rose Bowl. Stanford's defense limited Oregon's rushing attack, then ranked third in the nation, to just 198 rushing yards, and held its leading rusher, Kenjon Barner, to just 66 yards. Oregon led 14–7 with less than two minutes to go before Kevin Hogan found Zach Ertz in the end zone for a touchdown catch that was initially ruled incomplete; further official review overturned the call, saying that Ertz controlled the ball before rolling out of bounds. In the first possession of overtime, Ducks kicker Alejandro Maldonado missed a 41-yard field goal. In Stanford's possession, kicker Jordan Williamson, who had been inconsistent most of the year and who had missed a game-winning attempt in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, kicked a 37-yard field goal to give the Cardinal the win.[11]

UCLA

1 234Total
#11 Cardinal 7 14140 35
#15 Bruins 7 370 17

Stanford defeated UCLA 35–17 to clinch the Pac-12 North Division title, setting up a rematch with UCLA in the 2012 Pac-12 Football Championship Game. Stepfan Taylor rushed for two touchdowns, Anthony Wilkerson rushed for another, and Kevin Hogan threw a touchdown pass to Drew Terrell in a balanced offensive performance. Usua Amanam recovered a fumble following a kickoff and returned it for the final Stanford touchdown.[12]

UCLA (Pac-12 Championship Game)

Pac-12 Championship Game
1 234Total
#17 Bruins 14 0100 24
#8 Cardinal 7 10010 27

The Cardinal earned its first Rose Bowl appearance in 13 years with a comeback 27–24 victory over the Bruins, whom they had met just six days earlier in their final regular season game. The Cardinal's rushing defense, ranked among the nation's best, gave up the most yards it had all season as the Bruins rushed for 284 yards, 194 of which came from Johnathan Franklin, who also scored two touchdowns.[13] Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan threw for 155 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown to tie the score. Hogan also ran for Stanford's first touchdown. Stanford kicker Jordan Williamson had two field goals, including the game winner with less than 7 minutes remaining in the game. UCLA kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn missed a 52-yard field goal that would have tied the game with 39 seconds left to send Stanford to its third straight BCS bowl appearance.[13]

Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)

#23 Wisconsin vs. #8 Stanford
1 234Total
#23 Wisconsin 0 1400 14
#8 Stanford 14 303 20
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, CA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 93,359
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn (Big East)
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst), Heather Cox & Tom Rinaldi (Sidelines)
Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl

Stanford won its first Rose Bowl in 41 years, winning 20–14 over Wisconsin, which lost its third Rose Bowl in as many years. The Cardinal appeared poised to run away with the game, scoring quickly on its first possession following a trick play where wide receiver Drew Terrell threw a 34-yard pass to Jamal-Rashad Patterson. Stepfan Taylor added a three-yard run on Stanford's next possession. Stanford held Wisconsin out of the end zone on fourth and goal from the one yard line but after punting from their own end zone, were unable to stop the Badgers' Montee Ball on an 11-yard touchdown run. Stanford's Jordan Williamson added a long field goal, and then Wisconsin scored just before halftime to close within three points. In the third quarter, teams exchanged punts as both defenses held firm and allowed no scoring. In the fourth quarter, Stanford drove inside the Wisconsin 10, but the Badgers forced a field goal keeping the game within a single score. But Stanford's Usua Amanam intercepted Curt Phillips on the next series, icing the game for the Cardinal.[14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 21 25 21 9 8 18 17 22 19 15 16 14 11 8 8 7 
Coaches' 18 21 16 11 9 18 17 23 19 15 15 13 11 9 8 6 
Harris Not released 16 20 18 14 14 13 11 8 7 Not released 
BCS Not released 20 17 14 14 13 8 8 6 Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total
Stanford 82 103 92 57 334
All Opponents 20 59 78 39 196

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total
Stanford 55 80 72 44 251
Pac-12 Opponents 17 53 54 29 153

References

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