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2013 Stanford Cardinal football team

2013 Stanford Cardinal football
Stanford Athletics logo.svg
Pac-12 champion
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 20–24 vs. Michigan State
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 11
2013 record 11–3 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach David Shaw (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Derek Mason (3rd year)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
(Capacity: 50,424)
Seasons
« 2012 2014 »
2013 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#11 Stanford xy$   7 2         11 3  
#9 Oregon x   7 2         11 2  
#25 Washington   5 4         9 4  
Oregon State   4 5         7 6  
Washington State   4 5         6 7  
California   0 9         1 11  
South Division
#21 Arizona State x   8 1         10 4  
#16 UCLA   6 3         10 3  
#19 USC   6 3         10 4  
Arizona   4 5         8 5  
Utah   2 7         5 7  
Colorado   1 8         4 8  
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by third-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 the Pac-12 North division for the second straight year, advancing to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, where they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 38–14. With the win, the Cardinal won the Pac-12 Championship for the second straight year and represented the conference in the 100th Rose Bowl Game against the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference on New Year's Day, January 1, 2014, where they were defeated by the Spartans 24–20.

The Cardinal won the conference title after defeating UCLA in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game and represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin 20–14 to win their first Rose Bowl game since 1972. It was Stanford's third consecutive year in a BCS bowl game. The Cardinal finished the season 12–2 (8–1 in the Pac-12).

1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Gaffney 1-yard run (J. Williamson kick); UTAH – Karl Williams 4-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); STAN – T. Montgomery 100-yard kickoff return (Williamson kick); UTAH – Dres Anderson 51-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)


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