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2001 Stanford Football Results (9-3 Overall, 6-2 Pacific-10 Conference) Date Opponent Location Kickoff Television Result 9/8 Boston College Stanford Stadium 7:00 pm Fox Sports Net W, 38-22 9/22 Arizona State Stanford Stadium 7:00 pm none W, 51-28 9/29 USC L.A. Memorial Coliseum 3:30 pm KRON W, 21-16 10/13 Washington State Stanford Stadium 2:00 pm none L, 39-45 10/20 Oregon Autzen Stadium 12:30 pm ABC W, 49-42 10/27 UCLA Stanford Stadium 12:30 pm ABC W, 38-28 11/3 Washington Husky Stadium 12:30 pm none L, 28-42 11/10 Arizona Arizona Stadium 5:00 pm (MT) ABC W, 51-37 11/17 California Stanford Stadium 12:30 pm KGO W, 35-28 11/24 Notre Dame Stanford Stadium 5:00 pm ABC W, 17-13 12/1 San Jose State Spartan Stadium 2:00 pm none W, 41-14 12/27 *Georgia Tech Safeco Field 1:00 pm ESPN L, 14-24 * Seattle Bowl, Seattle, WA 2001 Stanford Football: Final Report 9-3 Overall; 6-2 Pac-10 (tie 2nd) The Cardinal: Stanford concluded one of the in a season for only the 11th time in Best Seasons best seasons in school history in 2001 … The school history … Stanford won nine Year W-L Cardinal finished the season with a 9-3 overall games during the regular season for 1940 10-0 record and a 6-2 mark in the Pacific-10 Confer- the first time since 1992 and only 1926 10-0-1 ence (three-way tie for second place) … Stanford the second time in the last 50 years 1992 10-3 also ended the season ranked 16th in the final (1952-2001) … Stanford’s nine 1934 9-1-1 Associated Press poll and 17th in the USA Today/ wins overall was also the first since 1930 9-1-1 ESPN Coaches Poll … It was the Cardinal’s ‘92 and only the second time since 1951 9-2 1929 9-2 highest finish in the national rankings since the ‘92 the 1977 season … In the last 50 2001 9-3 team ended the year ranked ninth in both polls … years of Stanford football (1952- 1977 9-3 Stanford played in the Seattle Bowl on December 2001), only five teams have won as 1971 9-3 27 - the 20th bowl game in school history … After many as nine games in a single 1970 9-3 a 9-2 regular season, the Cardinal was defeated by season: ‘92, ‘01, ‘77, ‘71, ‘70. Georgia Tech 24-14 in the Seattle Bowl … Stanford’s nine wins during the regular season Bowling: Stanford competed in the 20th bowl marked the first time that Stanford had won nine game in school history in 2001 … The Cardinal was regular season games since 1992 and only the defeated by Georgia Tech 24-14 in th the innagural second time in the last 50 years. Seattle Bowl on December 27 at Safeco Field … Stanford is now 9-10-1 all-time in bowl games. One of the Best Ever: The 2001 Cardinal turned in one of the finest seasons in the 106 year history of National Rankings: Stanford finished the season Stanford football … The Cardinal won nine games ranked No. 16 by the Associated Press and No. 17 2001 Stanford Football - Page 1 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll … It was the ence record … Stanford finished 7-1 in winning the highest final ranking for Stanford since the 1992 conference title in ‘99, 4-4 in ‘00 and 6-2 in 2001 team finished the year ranked ninth in both polls … … Stanford has won eight of its last 10 Pac-10 Stanford’s highest ranking in 2001 was No. 10 in games and trails only Oregon and Washington for the AP poll on October 28 after the Cardinal the best conference record in the last three years … improved its record to 5-1 … Stanford rose to No. 6 In its last 26 Pac-10 games, Stanford is an impres- in the Bowl Championship Series poll that same sive 17-7. week … In the final BCS Poll, before the bowl games, Stanford was ranked ninth. Pac-10 Standings (1999-2001) Team Record .Pct Stanford in the Polls Oregon 20-4 .833 USA Today/ Washington 18-6 .750 Date Record AP ESPN BCS Stanford 17-7 .708 Final 9-3 16 17 9 Oregon State 14-10 .583 12-9 9-2 11 11 9 USC 10-14 .417 12-2 9-2 12 12 9 Arizona State 9-15 .375 11-25 8-2 12 12 10 Washington State 9-15 .375 11-18 7-2 13 13 9 UCLA 9-15 .375 11-11 6-2 13 15 9 Arizona 7-17 .292 11-4 5-2 16 19 11 California 5-19 .208 10-28 5-1 10 13 6 10-21 4-1 20 22 14 Quick Start: Stanford began the 2001 campaign 10-14 3-1 29 29 -- with three straight wins - matching its best start in 10-7 3-0 23 22 -- 15 years (since 1986) … The Cardinal also began 9-30 3-0 22 24 -- the year with two consecutive conference wins for the first time since its 1999 Rose Bowl season … Conference Wins: Stanford recorded six wins in Stanford’s 5-1 start also matched the ‘92 team’s conference play for the fourth time since the 1971 record after six games - the best in the last 10 years season, but the second time in the last three years - and Stanford’s 7-2 record matched the best on … The Cardinal went 7-1 en route to winning the The Farm since the 1986 team had the same record Pac-10 title in 1999 and has gone 6-2 in 1991 and after nine games … The Cardinal’s 8-2 record after ‘92 before this season … Prior to the ‘91 campaign, 10 games was the best at Stanford since the 1970 the Cardinal’s last six-win season in Pac-10 play team also went 8-2 after 10 games. came in Stanford’s back-to-back Rose Bowl years of 1970 (6-1) and ‘71 (6-1) … The only other times Lately: Despite the Seattle Bowl loss, Stanford a Stanford team won as many as six league games has won 11 of its last 14 games overall and eight of was in 1940 (7-0) and 1951 (6-1) its last 10 in conference play … Stanford won its final two games of the 2000 season against Ari- Year Conference Place zona State and Cal and nine of 12 in 2001… In 2001 6-2 2nd Pac-10 play, Stanford’s streak includes wins in 1999 7-1 1st 2000 vs. Arizona State and Cal, and victories this 1992 6-2 1st (tie) season over Arizona State, USC, Oregon, UCLA, 1991 6-2 2nd Arizona and California … The only conference losses during this time have come against WSU on Pac-10 Picture: Stanford finished the Pac-10 Oct. 13 and Washington on Nov. 3. campaign with a 6-2 record and in a three-way tie for second place with Washington and Washington Toughest Schedule: Stanford’s schedule was State … The Cardinal has finished in first (1999), once again ranked by the NCAA as one of the second (2001) and fourth (2000) in the Pac-10 the toughest in college football … The Cardinal past three years and has a combined 17-7 confer- 2001 Stanford Football - Page 2 played two games against teams that were ranked Team selection by the AFCA and Luke Powell in the top-5 at game time (Oregon, UCLA) and was chosen First-Team All-America as a kick two others against teams that were ranked in returner by the FWAA (Football Writers Associa- nation’s top-10 in 2001 (Washington, Washington tion of America) … Heitmann became the first State) … Seven of Stanford’s 12 opponents in First-Team All-America offensive lineman at 2001 were bowl eligible. Stanford since Bob Whitfield in 1991 while Williams became Stanford’s first All-America The Head Coach: Tyrone Willingham con- defensive back and Powell the school’s first All- cluded his seven-year run as the Cardinal’s head America kick returner … Heitmann was also coach with an overall record of 44-36-1 … selected as a Second-Team All-America by The Willingham was named head coach at Notre Sporting News while Williams was a Second- Dame on December 31, 2001 … In seven years at Team choice by Football News. Stanford, Willingham led the Cardinal to four bowl games, including the ‘99 Pac-10 champion- Post-Season Pac-10 Honors: Stanford had 16 ship and 2000 Rose Bowl, and was twice named players earn All-Pac-10 honors and 17 players Pac-10 Coach of the Year … Buddy Teevens was earn Academic All-Pac-10 honors in 2001 … The named Stanford’s new head coach on January 9, only player to earn First-Team All-Pac-10 and 2002 … Teevens, who has 12 years of head First-Team Academic All-Pac-10 was Brian Allen caoching experience, was most recently the … Allen was a First-Team all-conference selection Assistant Offensive Coordinator at Florida the as a kickoff return specialist and honorable past three seasons. mention as a running back … OG Greg Schindler was chosen Second-Team All-Pac-10 and Second- 2001 Team Awards Team Academic All-Pac-10 while QB Randy •Team MVP - Coy Wire Fasani and OT Kirk Chambers were honorable •Al Masters Award (highest degree of leadership and mention picks on both teams … Freshman wide respect of teammates): Randy Fasani receiver Teyo Johnson was named the •Most Outstanding Freshman: Teyo Johnson conference’s Co-Freshman of the Year along with •Most Outstanding Sophomore: Kwame Harris WR Reggie Williams of Washington.