2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

2014 Stanford Cardinal football
2014 Stanford Cardinal football
Foster Farms Bowl champion
Foster Farms Bowl, W 45–21 vs. Maryland
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	North Division
Record	8–5 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Shaw (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloomgren (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lance Anderson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
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 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 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
Brad Idzik – Graduate assistant

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 – 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	UC Davis*	No. 11	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	W 45–0	49,509
September 6	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 USC	No. 13	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–13	50,814
September 13	2:00 p.m.	Army*	No. 15	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	W 35–0	49,680
September 27	1:15 p.m.	at Washington	No. 16	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	W 20–13	66,512
October 4	12:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Notre Dame*	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)	NBC	L 14–17	80,795
October 10	6:00 p.m.	Washington State	No. 25	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 34–17	44,135
October 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Arizona State	No. 23	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 10–26	59,012
October 25	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN2	W 38–14	48,401
November 1	4:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	L 16–45	58,974
November 15	3:00 p.m.	No. 25 Utah		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 17–20 ^2OT	44,635
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (117th Big Game/Stanford Axe)	FS1	W 38–17	56,483
November 28	12:30 p.m.	at No. 9 UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 31–10	70,658
December 30	7:00 p.m.	vs. Maryland*		Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Foster Farms Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–21	34,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[1]

Game summaries

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
#11 Cardinal	14	24	0	7	45

No.14 USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Trojans	7	0	3	3	13
#13 Cardinal	0	10	0	0	10

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
#15 Cardinal	7	7	7	14	35

At Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Cardinal	3	10	0	7	20
Huskies	0	13	0	0	13

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

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	3	7	17
#25 Cardinal	10	7	7	10	34

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

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	0	0	7	14
Cardinal	14	14	7	3	38

At No. 5 Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	6	7	3	0	16
#5 Ducks	14	10	7	14	45

Utah

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#25 Utes	0	7	0	0	7	6	20
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7	3	17

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stanford	10	14	7	7	38
California	0	7	3	7	17

Date: November 22
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 56,483
Television network: FS1

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At No. 9 UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	14	7	3	31
#9 Bruins	7	3	0	0	10

Vs. Maryland (Foster Farms Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	7	0	14	21
Cardinal	7	21	7	10	45

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	11	10	16	15	14	13	22	20	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Opponents	42	68	19	71	13	213
Stanford	92	128	48	75	10	353

Awards and honors

Players of the week

Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.

Week 5 (Sept. 29) Peter Kalambayi, LB
Week 7 (Oct. 13) Ty Montgomery, WR

All-American Selections

Offense

Andrus Peat, OL (TSN, ESPN, SI)

All-Pac-12 Conference Team Selections

All-Conference Honors
Player	Position	Team
Andrus Peat	OT	1st
Henry Anderson	DL	1st
Jordan Richards	DB	1st
Austin Hooper	TE	2nd
Kyle Murphy	OT	2nd
A. J. Tarpley	LB	2nd
Ty Montgomery (2)	RS	2nd

*Numbers in parentheses (2) indicate multiple All-Pac-12 Team Conference selections for that individual.

References

^ "2014 Schedule Released". Stanford Athletics. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
^ ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Dec-14.

[1] "2014 Schedule Released". Stanford Athletics. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

[2] ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Dec-14.

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