2010 Stanford Cardinal football team

2010 Stanford Cardinal football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 40–12 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
2010 record	12–1 (8–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Harbaugh (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	David Shaw (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Vic Fangio (1st year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Uniform
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2010 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#3 Oregon $		9	–	0					12	–	1
#4 Stanford  %		8	–	1					12	–	1
USC *		5	–	4					8	–	5
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5					6	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	5					5	–	7
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Washington State		1	–	8					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative * – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total Sacramento St 7 0 7 3 17 • Stanford 21 17 7 7 52 Location: Stanford Stadium

#25 Stanford at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 10 3 15 7 35 UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 Location: Rose Bowl

Wake Forest at #19 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Wake Forest 7 3 14 0 24 • Stanford 14 27 14 13 68 Location: Stanford Stadium

#16 Stanford at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 10 6 3 18 37 Notre Dame 3 3 0 8 14 Location: Notre Dame Stadium

#9 Stanford at #4 Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 21 10 0 0 31 • 3 21 14 14 52 Location: Autzen Stadium

USC at #16 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total USC 7 7 7 14 35 • Stanford 7 7 7 16 37 Location: Stanford Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 8:17 USC Baxter 8 yard run (Houston kick) USC 7–0 Q1 5:39 STAN Baldwin 11 yard pass from Luck (Whitaker kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 8:33 STAN Wilkerson 6 yard run (Whitaker kick) STAN 14–7 Q2 4:23 USC Woods 6 yard pass from Barkley (Houston kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 5:39 STAN Taylor 1 yard run (Whitaker kick) STAN 21–14 Q3 2:59 USC Woods 61 yard pass from Barkley (Houston kick) Tie 21–21 Q4 14:51 STAN Reuland 2 yard pass from Luck (Whitaker kick) STAN 28–21 Q4 11:11 USC Woods 6 yard pass from Barkley (Houston kick) Tie 28–28 Q4 9:27 STAN Baldwin 7 yard pass from Luck (kick failed) STAN 34–28 Q4 1:08 USC Bradford 3 yard run (Houston kick) USC 35–34 Q4 0:00 STAN Whitaker 30 yard field goal STAN 37–35

Scoring summary
Q1	8:17	USC	Baxter 8 yard run (Houston kick)	USC 7–0
Q1	5:39	STAN	Baldwin 11 yard pass from Luck (Whitaker kick)	Tie 7–7
Q2	8:33	STAN	Wilkerson 6 yard run (Whitaker kick)	STAN 14–7
Q2	4:23	USC	Woods 6 yard pass from Barkley (Houston kick)	Tie 14–14
Q3	5:39	STAN	Taylor 1 yard run (Whitaker kick)	STAN 21–14
Q3	2:59	USC	Woods 61 yard pass from Barkley (Houston kick)	Tie 21–21
Q4	14:51	STAN	Reuland 2 yard pass from Luck (Whitaker kick)	STAN 28–21
Q4	11:11	USC	Woods 6 yard pass from Barkley (Houston kick)	Tie 28–28
Q4	9:27	STAN	Baldwin 7 yard pass from Luck (kick failed)	STAN 34–28
Q4	1:08	USC	Bradford 3 yard run (Houston kick)	USC 35–34
Q4	0:00	STAN	Whitaker 30 yard field goal	STAN 37–35

Washington State at #12 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Wash St 0 7 0 21 28 • Stanford 10 14 7 7 38 Location: Stanford Stadium

The 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was in his 4th and final season before leaving to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Stanford ended the regular season 11–1, with their sole loss to conference champion Oregon. They defeated Virginia Tech 40–12 in the Orange Bowl for the first BCS bowl victory in program history.

Andrew Luck threw for 316 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as Stanford routed Sacramento State, 52–17. Doug Baldwin caught an 81-yard touchdown strike from Luck in the first quarter, the eighth-longest Stanford touchdown reception in school history, and caught another 15-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Three different Stanford rushers scored from within the two-yard line. For the Hornets, Kyle Monson returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown, the first Sacramento State punt return for a score in seven years, and kicker Chris Diniz matched his career-longest field goal with a 52-yard kick in the fourth quarter.

Stanford safety Michael Thomas (top, left photo) stripped the ball and ran 21 yards for one touchdown, and Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck rushed for a career-best 63 yards and threw for 151 yards and two more touchdowns as Stanford shut out UCLA 35–0. It was the first time UCLA had lost at home to Stanford since 1996 and was the first shutout UCLA had suffered at home since a 17–0 loss to California on October 16, 1999. It was also the first time Stanford had achieved a road shutout against an opponent since 1974 and the first time since 1941 that Stanford had shut out UCLA.

In their 2009 meeting, the Demon Deacons defeated the Cardinal 24–17 at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but the Cardinal got revenge in this game, scoring touchdowns on their first eight possessions on the way to a 68–24 rout. Quarterback Andrew Luck has scored 11 touchdowns in the first three games. This is the fifth time in 36 seasons, and the first time since 2001 that the Cardinal has started 3-0. The win is the 13th in Stanford's last 15 home games. They are averaging 51.7 points per game through three games, the best offensive start to a season for the Cardinal since scoring 164 points in the first three games of the 1923 season. This was the most points Stanford had scored in a game since 1968 when the Cardinal scored 68 points against San Jose State. Wake Forest has given up 116 points combined in its last three games. This was the most points allowed by Wake Forest since a 72-13 loss to Florida State in 1995.

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