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2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

2011 Stanford Cardinal football
Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 38–41OT vs. Oklahoma State
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
2011 record 11–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach David Shaw (1st as head coach, 5th overall year)
Offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton (1st coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Derek Mason (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver (1st year)
Base defense 3–4
Captain Andrew Luck
Captain Michael Thomas
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#4 Oregon xy$   8 – 1         12 – 2  
#7 Stanford x%   8 – 1         11 – 2  
Washington   5 – 4         7 – 6  
California   4 – 5         7 – 6  
Oregon State   3 – 6         3 – 9  
Washington State   2 – 7         4 – 8  
South Division
#6 USC *   7 – 2         10 – 2  
UCLA xy   5 – 4         6 – 8  
Utah   4 – 5         8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5         6 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 7         4 – 8  
Colorado   2 – 7         3 – 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
San Jose State 0 3 0 0 3
• Stanford 10 17 16 14 57
1 2 3 4 Total
• Stanford 7 10 13 14 44
Duke 0 7 0 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total
• Stanford 10 6 7 14 37
Arizona 0 10 0 0 10
1 2 3 4 Total
UCLA 0 7 6 6 19
• Stanford 7 10 14 14 45

The 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Cardinal were led by former offensive coordinator and new head coach David Shaw, as Jim Harbaugh departed following the 2010 season in order to become the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season with 11–2 in overall record, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie with Oregon for first place in the North Division. Due to their head-to-head loss to Oregon, they did not represent the division in the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They were invited the Fiesta Bowl, their second consecutive BCS game, where they were defeated by Oklahoma State 38–41 in overtime.

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 65th meeting between Stanford and San Jose State—the most times Stanford has faced a single non-Pac-12 opponent. Entering the game with a record-high #7 preseason ranking (this ties the 1950 team's #7 preseason ranking, the team's highest-ever ranking), the Cardinal achieved their 50th win in the series as 2011 Heisman Trophy runner-up Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third. In all, six Stanford players scored touchdowns, with running back Stepfan Taylor scoring twice on short rushes.


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