2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

2012 Stanford Cardinal football

Pac-12 champion Pac-12 North Division co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 27–24 vs. UCLA
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)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	3	14	0	17
• #21 Cardinal	14	3	0	3	20

Date: August 31
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Game start: 7:00 PM PDT
Television network: Pac-12 Network

Scoring summary

1	8:28	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 7–0

1	4:23	STAN	Drew Terrell 11-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 14–0

2	10:23	SJSU	Austin Lopez 38-yard field goal	STAN 14–3

2	0:00	STAN	Jordan Williamson 46-yard field goal	STAN 17–3

3	11:08	SJSU	Blake Jurich 3-yard run (Austin Lopez kick)	STAN 17–10

3	2:17	SJSU	Noel Grigsby 21-yard pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick)	STAN 17–17

4	13:15	STAN	Jordan Williamson 20-yard field goal	STAN 20–17

Scoring summary

1	8:28	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 7–0

1	4:23	STAN	Drew Terrell 11-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 14–0

2	10:23	SJSU	Austin Lopez 38-yard field goal	STAN 14–3

2	0:00	STAN	Jordan Williamson 46-yard field goal	STAN 17–3

3	11:08	SJSU	Blake Jurich 3-yard run (Austin Lopez kick)	STAN 17–10

3	2:17	SJSU	Noel Grigsby 21-yard pass from David Fales (Austin Lopez kick)	STAN 17–17

4	13:15	STAN	Jordan Williamson 20-yard field goal	STAN 20–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	10	0	13
• #25 Cardinal	13	10	20	7	50

Date: September 8
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Game start: 7:30 PM PDT
Television network: Pac-12 Network

Scoring summary

1	13:53	STAN	Drew Terrell 76-yard punt return (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 7–0

1	8:52	STAN	Jordan Williamson 35-yard field goal	STAN 10–0

1	1:23	STAN	Jordan Williamson 32-yard field goal	STAN 13–0

2	11:47	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 13-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 20–0

2	8:52	STAN	Jordan Williamson 22-yard field goal	STAN 23–0

2	0:12	DUKE	Ross Martin 29-yard field goal	STAN 23–3

3	12:46	STAN	Drew Terrell 19-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 30–3

3	10:41	STAN	Levine Toilolo 3-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 37–3

3	7:20	DUKE	Ross Martin 29-yard field goal	STAN 37–6

3	4:15	STAN	Ed Reynolds 71-yard interception return (Kick blocked)	STAN 43–6

3	0:53	DUKE	Brandon Connette 4-yard run (Ross Martin kick)	STAN 43–13

4	14:18	STAN	Jamal-Rashad Patterson 27-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 50–13

Scoring summary

1	13:53	STAN	Drew Terrell 76-yard punt return (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 7–0

1	8:52	STAN	Jordan Williamson 35-yard field goal	STAN 10–0

1	1:23	STAN	Jordan Williamson 32-yard field goal	STAN 13–0

2	11:47	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 13-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 20–0

2	8:52	STAN	Jordan Williamson 22-yard field goal	STAN 23–0

2	0:12	DUKE	Ross Martin 29-yard field goal	STAN 23–3

3	12:46	STAN	Drew Terrell 19-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 30–3

3	10:41	STAN	Levine Toilolo 3-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 37–3

3	7:20	DUKE	Ross Martin 29-yard field goal	STAN 37–6

3	4:15	STAN	Ed Reynolds 71-yard interception return (Kick blocked)	STAN 43–6

3	0:53	DUKE	Brandon Connette 4-yard run (Ross Martin kick)	STAN 43–13

4	14:18	STAN	Jamal-Rashad Patterson 27-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 50–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Trojans	7	7	0	0	14
• #21 Cardinal	7	0	7	7	21

Date: September 15
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Game start: 4:30 PM PDT
Television network: FOX

Scoring summary

1	9:40	USC	Silas Redd 1-yard run (Alex Wood kick)	USC 7–0

1	6:43	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 59-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)	Tied 7–7

2	11:19	USC	Silas Redd 1-yard run (Alex Wood kick)	USC 14–7

3	0:10	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 23-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	Tied 14–14

4	10:20	STAN	Zach Ertz 37-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 21–14

Scoring summary

1	9:40	USC	Silas Redd 1-yard run (Alex Wood kick)	USC 7–0

1	6:43	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 59-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)	Tied 7–7

2	11:19	USC	Silas Redd 1-yard run (Alex Wood kick)	USC 14–7

3	0:10	STAN	Stepfan Taylor 23-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	Tied 14–14

4	10:20	STAN	Zach Ertz 37-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 21–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Cardinal	3	3	7	0	13
• Huskies	3	0	7	7	17

Date: September 27
Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA
Game start: 6:00 PM PDT
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	9:12	STAN	Jordan Williamson 31-yard field goal	STAN 3–0

1	6:43	UW	Travis Coons 43-yard field goal	Tied 3–3

2	1:10	STAN	Jordan Williamson 28-yard field goal	STAN 6–3

3	2:51	STAN	Trent Murphy 40-yard interception return (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 13–3

4	0:00	UW	Bishop Sankey 61-yard run (Travis Coons kick)	STAN 13–10

4	4:53	UW	Kasen Williams 35-yard pass from Keith Price (Travis Coons kick)	UW 17–13

Scoring summary

1	9:12	STAN	Jordan Williamson 31-yard field goal	STAN 3–0

1	6:43	UW	Travis Coons 43-yard field goal	Tied 3–3

2	1:10	STAN	Jordan Williamson 28-yard field goal	STAN 6–3

3	2:51	STAN	Trent Murphy 40-yard interception return (Jordan Williamson kick)	STAN 13–3

4	0:00	UW	Bishop Sankey 61-yard run (Travis Coons kick)	STAN 13–10

4	4:53	UW	Kasen Williams 35-yard pass from Keith Price (Travis Coons kick)	UW 17–13

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).

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.

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