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    #5/6 Stanford Cardinal

    11-2 overall • 8-1 Pac-12Date Opponent Time • Result  9.5 at Northwestern [ESPN] ......................... .....L, 6-16

      9.12 UCF [FOX Sports 1] .....................................W, 31-7  9.19 at #6/7 USC* [ABC] ...................................W, 41-31  9.25 at Oregon State* [FOX Sports 1] ..............W, 42-24  10.3 Arizona* [Pac-12 Networks].....................W, 55-17 10.15 #18/18 UCLA* [ESPN] ...............................W, 56-35 10.24 Washington* [ESPN] ................................W, 31-14 10.31 at Washington State* [ESPN] ..................W, 30-28  11.7 at Colorado* [Pac-12 Networks] .............W, 42-10 11.14 Oregon* [FOX]  ...........................................L, 36-38 11.21 California* [ESPN] ....................................W, 35-22 11.28 #4/4 Notre Dame [FOX] ............................W, 38-36  12.5 vs. #24/24 USC [ESPN] .............................W, 41-22  1.1 vs. #6/7 Iowa [ESPN]  ......................... 1:30 p.m. PT

    * Pac-12 contest 

    #6/7 Iowa Hawkeyes

    12-1 overall • 8-0 Big Ten Date Opponent Time • Result  9.5 Illinois State .............................................W, 31-14  9.12 at Iowa State............................................W, 31-17  9.19 Pittsburgh ................................................W, 27-24  9.26 North Texas ..............................................W, 62-16  10.3 at Wisconsin* .............................................W, 10-6 10.10 Illinois* .....................................................W, 29-20 10.17 at Northwestern* .....................................W, 40-10 10.31 Maryland* ................................................W, 31-15  11.7 at Indiana* ...............................................W, 35-27 11.14 Minnesota*...............................................W, 40-35 11.21 Purdue* ....................................................W, 40-20 11.27 at Nebraska* ............................................W, 28-20

      12.5 vs. Michigan State  ....................................L, 13-16  1.1 vs. Stanford.......................................  1:30 p.m. PT

    * Big Ten contest 

    Inside the NotesProbable Starters ............................. ............................ . 2-5Coaching Sta   ...................................................................6Notes ......................... ............................ ....................... 7-10Bowl History............................ ............................. ...... 11-16Game Summaries ............................. ......................... 17-29Statistics ............................ ............................. ........... 30-42NCAA Leaders.......................... ............................. ...... 43-44Single-Game Career Highs ............................. ........... 45-46Year-by-Year Records • Best Seasons ....................... 47-48Records .......................... ............................ ................ 49-65

    The Last Time (Stanford)  ................................................66The Last Time (Opponents)  ............................................67Roster  ...............................................................................68Depth Chart......................................................................69

     

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    #5/6 Stanford 

    Cardinal 

    (11-2 • 8-1 Pac-12)

    Game Information Date .............................................................. Friday, Jan. 1Time ................................................................1:30 p.m. PTLocation ................. Pasadena, Calif. • Rose Bowl (92,542)Television  ................................................................... ESPN  Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer and Maria Taylor

    Stanford Radio .............................................. KNBR 680 AM  Scott Reiss ’93, Todd Husak ’00 and Troy Clardy ’97Stanford Student Radio  ...............................KZSU 90.1 FMNational Radio .........................................  Sirius 80 • XM 80Live Stats ..................................................GoStanford.com

    #6/7 Iowa 

    Hawkeyes 

    (12-1 • 8-0 Big Ten)

    • Stanford returns to the Rose Bowl Game for the third time in the past four seasons and 15th -- third-most all-time -- inprogram history. The last time the Cardinal accomplished that feat was a string of three consecutive appearances from1934-36. Most recently, the Cardinal won the 2012 edition of the contest over Wisconsin, and fell to Michigan State in2013.

    • Stanford will take on Iowa in the Rose Bowl Game, the first-ever meeting between the programs and the fourthstraight season the Cardinal will meet a Big Ten Conference opponent in a bowl game. Stanford is 23-29-5 all-timeagainst Big Ten programs.

    • The Cardinal is making its school-record seventh straight bowl appearance, the Pac-12 Conference’s second-longest

    active streak behind Oregon (11). The bowl appearance is the 27th all-time for the Cardinal, which is 12-13-1 in bowlgames.

    • Stanford (2013 Rose Bowl Game, 2014 Rose Bowl Game, 2014 Foster Farms Bowl, 2016 Rose Bowl Game) is thenation’s only team with an active streak of playing at least four straight bowl games in its home state.

    • Since 2010, Stanford is 46-6 in games played in California (8-1 in 2015, 7-2 in 2014, 7-2 in 2013, 10-0 in 2012, 7-1 in2011, 7-0 in 2010). Two of those losses came at the hands of USC (2013, 2014).

    • Stanford has won at least 10 games four times in five seasons under head coach David Shaw. From 1891-2010, theprogram recorded four 10-win seasons.

    • Under head coach David Shaw, Stanford is 1-1 in the Rose Bowl Game, 0-0 vs. Iowa, 2-2 vs. Big Ten opponents, 1-2 inJanuary, 40-13 coming o a win, 19-9 vs. AP Top 25, 5-0 on Friday, 3-2 on neutral sites and 17-4 on ESPN.

    • The Cardinal leads the Pac-12 in a number of statistical categories, including: third-down conversion percentage

    (.512), fourth-down conversion percentage (.857), fumbles lost (5), tackles for loss allowed (4.46), team passingeiciency (170.51), time of possession (35:23) and winning percentage (.846).

    • Stanford’s football program received an NCAA GSR of 99 percent for the second consecutive year, a total that leads allFBS and FCS institutions.

    • Stanford requires students to declare a ma jor before their junior year. Among the team’s upperclassmen, 16 majorsare represented. Eleven Cardinal are engineering majors. Majors with three or more Cardinal student-athletes:communication, economics, human biology, management science and engineering, psychology, public policy, andscience, technology and society.

    • Situated in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford’s student-athletes are aorded the opportunity to experience thelatest in cutting-edge technology, as the origins of some of the greatest hi-tech breakthroughs and most dynamiccompanies can trace their roots back to The Farm:  • STRIVR Labs co-founder and former Cardinal kicker Derek Belch has created a truly immersive, fully customizablevirtual reality experience specifically for football teams. The platform has already changed the way Stanford’s

    quarterbacks prepare, and high school, college, and NFL teams are close behind.• With the help of the Cardinal football team, a group of Stanford doctors and neuroscientists have been working

    to quantify the head trauma that players sustain during a game. The researchers developed custom mouth guardsequipped with accelerometers and gyrometers that measure linear and rotational acceleration -- essentially, howviolently the head gets whipped around during a game. The data from the sensors, which the scientists pull from themouth guards aer games and practices throughout the season, provides critical baseline data of how many jarringhits players typically experience.

    • Temperature-regulation research of Stanford biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn led to a device that rapidlycools body temperature and greatly improves exercise recovery. This is the sort of c laim you see in spam email subjectlines, not in discussions of mammalian thermoregulation. By taking advantage of specialized heat-transfer veins in thepalms of hands, “the glove” can rapidly cool athletes’ core temperatures -- and dramatically improve exercise recoveryand performance.  • In 2012, Stanford became the first college program to use iPad playbooks, saving countless trees, dollars and man-hours.

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    PASSING G Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Eic2012 10 109-152-3 1096 9 43 71.7 7.2 109.6 147.92013 14 180-295-10 2630 20 78 61.0 8.9 187.9 151.52014 13 232-352-8 2792 19 52 65.9 7.9 214.8 145.82015 13 194-283-7 2644 24 93 68.6 9.3 203.4 170.1

    TOTAL 50 715-1082-28 9162 72 93 66.1 8.5 183.2 154.0

    Offense

    8 KEVIN HOGAN • 6-4 • 225 • 5th • McLean, Va. (Gonzaga College [D.C.]) • Team Captain• Science, technology and society major • 35-10 as starter, 15-6 vs. AP top 25• School-record 35 wins most among active QBs • Began career with 10 wins in as many starts• First Stanford QB with +1,000 rushing yards 

    • Four touchdown passes vs. Notre Dame

    QB 

    RUSHING G Att Yards TD Long Avg/C Avg/G2014 13 42 300 0 37 7.1 23.12015 13 319 1847 8 70 5.8 142.1TOTAL 26 361 2147 8 70 5.9 82.6

    5 CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY • 6-0 • 201 • So. • Castle Rock, Colo. (Valor Christian)• Heisman Trophy finalist • WildCa.com • #WildCa • Maxwell and Doak Walker Award finalist• Pac-12 Oensive Player of the Year• FBS-record 3,496 all-purpose yards• School-record 461 all-purpose yards vs. USC• School-record 243 yards rushing vs. UCLA

    RB 

    RUSHING G Att Yards TD Long Avg/C Avg/G2013 12 5 42 1 22 8.4 3.52014 13 59 315 0 44 5.3 24.22015 10 49 313 4 65 6.4 31.3TOTAL 35 113 670 5 65 5.9 19.1

    26 BARRY SANDERS • 5-10 • 198 • Sr. • Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall)• Communication major • Swi feet, makes defenders miss• Career-high 97 yards rushing, two scores at Oregon State • 65-yard rushing scores at Oregon State and vs. Arizona• Interned at Electronic Arts • Father, Barry, won 1988 Heisman Trophy

    RB 

    RUSHING G Att Yards TD Long Avg/C Avg/G2012 13 23 81 1 15 3.5 6.22013 12 20 102 1 53 5.1 8.52014 12 135 601 11 35 4.5 50.12015 13 77 209 13 22 2.7 16.1TOTAL 50 255 993 26 53 3.9 19.9

    22 REMOUND WRIGHT • 5-9 • 205 • 5th • Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)• Science, technology and society major 

    • Focus on innovation, technology and organizations • 22 rushing touchdowns in past 16 games• 24 rushing touchdowns on goal-to-go since start of 2014 season • Three rushing touchdowns at USC • Tied school-record with four rushing scores vs. Cal in 2014 

    RB 

    RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2012 8 1 7 0 7 0.1 7.0 0.92013 13 28 642 5 78 2.2 22.9 49.42014 11 34 557 6 42 3.1 16.4 50.62015 12 26 375 3 42 2.2 14.4 31.2TOTAL 44 89 1581 14 78 2.0 17.8 35.9

    89 DEVON CAJUSTE • 6-4 • 227 • 5th • Seaford, N.Y. (Holy Cross)• Science, technology and society major 

    • Focus on life sciences and biotechnology • Eighth all-time at Stanford in career yards/catch (17.8)• Stanford single-season record 22.93 yards/catch in 2013 • Five career 100-yard games• Plays trumpet, piano, guitar and ukulele

    WR 

    RUSHING G Att Yards TD Long Avg/C Avg/G2015 13 28 228 2 48 8.1 17.5TOTAL 13 28 228 2 48 8.1 17.5

    20 BRYCE LOVE • 5-10 • 184 • Fr. • Wake Forest, N.C. (Wake Forest)• Speedster true freshman• 93-yard scoring catch vs. UCF, third longest in Stanford history • First four career touches: -2 yards, 8 yards, 42 yards, 93 yards• 49-yard touchdown run vs. Cal• 47-yard touchdown run at Colorado• Father, Christopher, played football and ran track at South Carolina 

    RB 

    RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2015 13 11 138 0 20 0.8 12.5 10.6TOTAL 13 11 138 0 20 0.8 12.5 10.6

    2 TRENTON IRWIN • 6-2 • 199 • Fr. • Valencia, Calif. (Hart)• Reliable hands and crisp route runner • 2015 Parade All-America first team• Five-star recruit by Rivals and PrepStar • 61 touchdowns (57 receiving) in prep career • Avid fisherman• Owns and wears over 130 football and basketball jerseys 

    WR 

    RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2013 14 14 431 3 48 1.0 30.8 30.82014 13 24 324 2 43 1.8 13.5 24.92015 13 32 486 5 53 2.5 15.2 37.4TOTAL 40 70 1241 10 53 1.8 17.7 31.0

    3 MICHAEL RECTOR • 6-1 • 189 • Sr. • Gig Harbor, Wash. (Bellarmine)• Human biology major 

    • Studied stem cell research over the summer • Seventh all-time at Stanford in career yards/catch (17.7) • 53-yard touchdown catch vs. UCF, 49-yarder at Oregon State• 43-yard scoring catch at Colorado• Averaged 30.8 yards/catch in debut season

    WR 

    RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2013 12 2 56 1 42 0.2 28.0 4.72014 13 11 138 0 43 0.8 12.5 10.62015 13 13 175 1 41 1.0 13.5 13.5TOTAL 38 26 369 2 43 0.7 14.2 9.7

    6 FRANCIS OWUSU • 6-3 • 212 • Jr. • Oxnard, Calif. (Oaks Christian)• Science, technology and society major • Interned at an insurance company over the summer • 41-yard catch vs. UCLA tabbed ESPN SportsCenter’s top play• 41-yard reception at USC • Brother, Chris, played at Stanford, currently for New York Jets • Father, Francis, ran the 400 meters for Ghanaian Olympic team 

    WR 

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    KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2013 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02014 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02015 10 2 17 0 13 8.5 1.9TOTAL 35 2 17 0 13 8.5 0.5

    KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2014 13 5 91 0 29 18.2 7.02015 13 36 1042 1 98 28.9 80.2TOTAL 26 41 1133 1 98 27.6 43.6

    PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2013 12 7 71 0 29 10.1 5.92014 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02015 10 2 24 0 25 12.0 2.7TOTAL 35 9 95 0 29 10.6 2.8

    PARTICIPATION G GS 2014 5 02015 13 13TOTAL 18 13

    PARTICIPATION G GS 2012 0 02013 7 02014 13 132015 13 13TOTAL 33 26

    PARTICIPATION G GS 2012 14 12013 14 42014 13 132015 13 13TOTAL 54 31

    PARTICIPATION G GS 2012 14 22013 13 02014 13 132015 13 13TOTAL 53 28

    Offense

    78 KYLEMUPRHY • 6-7 • 301 • Sr. • San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) • Team Captain• Science, technology and society major • Interned in finance over the summer • All-Pac-12 first team• Moved to le tackle from right tackle to replace New Orleans Saints first-round pick Andrus Peat • Rotary Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy watch lists • Athlon and ESPN.com All-Pac-12 preseason first team 

    LT 

    51 JOSHUAGARNETT • 6-5 • 321 • Sr. • Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) • Team Captain• Human biology major• Unanimous All-America (ninth in program history)• Outland Trophy winner• Morris Trophy winner• All-Pac-12 first team• First true freshman to start a game on Stanford’s oensive line since 2000 

    LG 

    52 GRAHAM SHULER • 6-4 • 285 • Sr. • Franklin, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)• Science, technology and society major • All-Pac-12 honorable mention• Rimington Award watch list • Second season as starting center • Father, Rob, played football at Auburn• Mother, Kim Hill, ran track and played volleyball at Mississippi State 

    77 CASEY TUCKER • 6-6 • 300 • So. • Gilbert, Ariz. (Hamilton)• First-year starter at right tackle • Five games played as true freshman in 2014 • Five-star recruit by Scout, four-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN • Nation’s 22nd-best overall recruit by Scout, 39th by ESPN, 74th by Rivals • Nation’s second-best oensive tackle by Scout, fih-best by Rivals and ESPN • Led high school team to 2012 state title and pair of runner-up finishes 

    RT 

    PARTICIPATION G GS 2012 0 02013 14 02014 13 122015 13 13TOTAL 40 25

    57 JOHNNY CASPERS • 6-4 • 300 • Sr. • Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)• Earth systems major  • Major allows students to investigate environmental problems caused by humans and natural changes  • Studied worm compost over the summer• Plays center in short-yardage situation• Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic second team• Full name is Jonathan McCool Caspers 

    RG 

    PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2014 13 9 154 0 41 17.1 11.82015 13 14 67 0 31 4.8 5.2TOTAL 26 23 221 0 41 9.6 8.5

    5 CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY • 6-0 • 201 • So. • Castle Rock, Colo. (Valor Christian)

    PR 

    26 BARRY SANDERS • 5-10 • 198 • Sr. • Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall)

    KR 

    PR 

    KR 

    RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2015 13 10 121 1 22 0.8 12.1 9.3TOTAL 13 10 121 1 22 0.8 12.1 9.3

    9 DALTON SCHULTZ • 6-6 • 233 • So. • South Jordan, Utah (Bingham)• Career-high 40 receiving yards at USC • First career touchdown catch at Colorado• Did not see action as a freshman in 2014 • Utah’s top recruit by Scout, No. 2 by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports • Nation’s top tight end recruit by Scout and ESPN• YouTube sensation during recruiting process

    TE 

    RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2014 13 40 499 2 37 3.1 12.5 38.42015 13 31 415 6 42 2.4 13.4 31.9TOTAL 26 71 914 8 42 2.7 12.9 35.2

    18 AUSTIN HOOPER • 6-4 • 248 • Jr. • San Ramon, Calif. (De La Salle)• Psychology major • Mackey Award finalist• All-Pac-12 first team• Interned in finance• Career-high 79 receiving yards, 16-yard touchdown catch at USC 

    • Brother, Justin, plays baseball at UCLA

    TE 

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    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2015 12 13 16 29 1.0 1 0 0 0TOTAL 12 13 16 29 1.0 1 0 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2014 11 8 10 18 1.5 0 0 0 02015 13 14 28 42 0.5 0 0 0 0TOTAL 24 22 38 60 2.0 0 0 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2014 13 19 13 32 9.5 2 1 0 02015 13 30 18 48 4.5 2 1 0 0TOTAL 26 49 31 80 14.0 4 2 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2012 14 4 2 6 2.0 1 1 0 02013 14 10 16 26 6.5 2 0 0 02014 13 32 20 52 11.5 0 0 1 02015 9 21 19 40 8.5 0 0 1 0TOTAL 50 67 57 124 28.5 3 1 2 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2012 14 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 02013 10 7 4 11 0.0 1 1 0 02014 13 53 49 102 7.0 5 2 0 02015 13 70 62 132 6.0 6 1 0 0TOTAL 50 132 116 248 13.0 12 4 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2013 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 02014 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 02015 7 1 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 1 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2011 3 2 2 4 0.5 0 0 0 02012 9 20 20 40 6.0 2 0 0 02013 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 02014 5 7 3 10 2.5 1 0 0 02015 13 13 21 34 7.0 2 2 1 0

    TOTAL 31 42 46 88 16.0 5 2 1 0

    Defense

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2015 13 21 14 35 8.5 0 0 2 0TOTAL 13 21 14 35 8.5 0 0 2 0

    90 SOLOMON THOMAS • 6-3 • 271 • So. • Coppell, Texas (Coppell)• First-year starter• All-Pac-12 honorable mention• 34-yard fumble recovery for touchdown vs. USC• Five-star recruit by Scout• Four-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports• Lived in Australia for five years

    DE 

    17 BRENNAN SCARLETT • 6-4 • 264 • 5th • Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic)• Management science and engineering major • Stanford’s first graduate transfer (Cal) • All-Pac-12 honorable mention• 54 tackles, 4.5 sacks in four years at Cal • Missed 2013 and parts of 2011 and 2014 with injuries• Brother, Cameron, is freshman running back for Stanford  

    DE 

    75 JORDAN WATKINS • 6-5 • 273 • Sr. • Decatur, Ga. (Woodward)• Part of defensive line rotation• Four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout • Two-time Atlanta Journal Constitution all-state• Lettered in basketball as a prep • Majoring in communication • Aspiring sports broadcaster

    DE 

    4 BLAKEMARTINEZ • 6-2 • 245 • Sr. • Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) •  Team Captain• Management science and engineering major • Aspires to start business making fast foods healthier • Butkus Award semifinalist• All-Pac-12 first team• Leads Pac-12 with 10.2 tackles/game • Stanford’s leading tackler in 11 of 13 games 

    LB 

    48 KEVIN ANDERSON • 6-4 • 244 • 5th • Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto) •  Team Captain• Civil engineering major • Earning master’s in sustainable design and construction • Two-time All-Pac-12 honorable mention• Interception return for touchdown in 2014 Rose Bowl• Brother, Jack, plays football at Dartmouth• Rubik’s Cube speed solver

    LB 

    34 PETERKALAMBAYI • 6-3 • 242 • Jr. • Matthews, N.C. (Butler)• Communication major • Career-high 12 tackles at Northwestern• First career start at Northwestern• Butkus Award watch list • Phil Steele All-Pac-12 preseason second team • Family is from Trinidad and Tobago  

    LB 

    44 KEVIN PALMA • 6-2 • 252 • Jr. • Pixley, Calif. (Mission Oak)• Architectural design major • Career-high six tackles at USC • First career start at Northwestern • 18 tackles in 11 games during debut season in 2014• Did not see action as a freshman in 2013 • Four-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports 

    LB 

    15 JORDAN PEREZ • 6-2 • 219 • So. • Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad)• First career start at Northwestern • Interned for San Jose Earthquakes• Career-high six tackles at Washington State • Four-star recruit by ESPN• California’s 37th-best recruit by ESPN • Legal first name not Jordan, legal last name not Perez 

    LB 

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2012 5 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 02013 10 2 3 5 0.5 0 0 0 02014 5 1 12 13 1.5 1 0 0 02015 13 20 27 47 10.5 3 0 0 0

    TOTAL 33 24 42 66 12.5 4 0 0 0

    7 AZIZ SHITTU • 6-3 • 279 • Sr. • Atwater, Calif. (Buhach Colony)• Psychology major• Interned for a financial company over the summer• All-Pac-12 first team• Career-high eight tackles at Northwestern• Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection

    • Five games played in 2014 before season-ending injury 

    DE 

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    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2013 7 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 02014 9 7 2 9 1.0 0 0 0 12015 13 31 21 52 0.5 3 1 0 0TOTAL 29 39 23 62 1.5 3 1 0 1

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2012 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 02013 14 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 02014 12 4 1 5 0.0 0 0 0 02015 13 19 31 50 2.5 3 1 0 0TOTAL 52 23 34 57 2.5 3 1 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2015 13 32 10 42 0.5 1 0 0 0TOTAL 13 32 10 42 0.5 1 0 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2014 13 8 5 13 0.0 1 0 0 02015 13 20 9 29 0.5 4 0 0 0TOTAL 26 28 14 42 0.5 5 0 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2015 12 25 9 34 1.0 8 0 0 0TOTAL 12 25 9 34 1.0 8 0 0 0

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2012 14 8 5 13 0.0 2 1 0 02013 13 16 4 20 0.0 0 0 0 02014 13 17 12 29 5.0 0 1 0 02015 11 26 9 35 1.0 10 0 0 0TOTAL 51 67 30 97 6.0 12 2 0 0

    Dfns • Spcial Tas

    21 RONNIE HARRIS • 5-10 • 172 • 5th • Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) • Team Captain• Psychology (pre-med) major • Interned at cardiothoracic labs during the summer• Elder statesman of young secondary• All-Pac-12 second team• Career-high eight tackles at USC • 10 passes defended in 2015

    CB 

    13 ALIJAH HOLDER • 6-2 • 184 • So. • Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside)• Career-high five tackles at Oregon State• Interned with San Jose Earthquakes • 31-yard pick-six vs. UCLA• Four-star recruit by 247Sports • Twin brother, Mikah, plays football at San Diego State• Brother, King, played football at San Diego State 

    CB 

    11 TERRENCE ALEXANDER • 5-10 • 182 • So. • New Orleans, La. (John Curtis Christian)• Played in every game since start of 2014 season• Part of deep defensive secondary rotation • Career-high 10 tackles vs. Cal• 46-yard interception return at Cal in 2014 • Four-star recruit by Athlon • Led high school team to three state titles (2011-13)

    NB 

    23 ALAMEEN MURPHY • 5-11 • 192 • So. • Fort Washington, Md. (Friendly)• Career-high six tackles vs. UCLA• Five tackles vs. Cal• Did not see action as a freshman in 2014 • Nation’s 48th-best cornerback by Scout• Maryland’s 14th-best recruit by Scout • Brother, Ali, played football at Lake Erie College 

    CB 

    5 KODI WHITFIELD • 6-2 • 202 • Sr. • Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)• Product design major• Interned in finance over the summer • First career interception vs. UCLA• Transitioned from wide receiver to free safety in 2014 • SportsCenter Top 10 touchdown catch vs. UCLA in 2013 • Father, Bob, was All-America lineman at Stanford

    FS 

    29 DALLASLLOYD • 6-3 • 207 • Sr. • Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove)• Science, technology and society major • Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention• Transitioned from quarterback to safety in 2014  • Married wife, Libby, aer 2014 season• Interned for a financial company • Pianist 

    SS 

    FIELD GOALS G FG Lg FG Pct PAT PAT Pct.2013 8 2-4 31 50.0 11-12 91.72014 1 0-0 0 0.0 1-1 1.0002015 13 17-19 52 89.5 61-61 1.000TOTAL 22 19-23 52 82.6 73-74 98.6

    34 CONRAD UKROPINA • 6-1 • 193 • Sr. • Pasadena, Calif. (Loyola)• Science, technology and society major • Interned for private investment hedgefund• All-Pac-12 honorable mention• 45-yard walk-o field goal vs. Notre Dame• Career-long 52-yard field goal vs. UCF  • Tied for 11th-longest field goal in Stanford history

    K  

    PUNTING G No. Yds Long Avg.2015 13 35 1503 58 42.9TOTAL 13 35 1503 58 42.9

    47 ALEXROBINSON • 6-0 • 207 • Sr. • College Park, Ga. (Woodward)• Public policy major • Interned for Dr. Condoleezza Rice • First career start at Northwestern • Averaged 46.0 yards/punt at Northwestern  • Stanford’s best yards/punt since 2014 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan State (49.8)• Plays the trombone

    TACKLES G UA A Total TFL PD FF FR Blkd2015 13 22 17 39 7.0 0 0 1 0TOTAL 13 22 17 39 7.0 0 0 1 0

    32 JOEY ALFIERI • 6-3 • 240 • So. • Portland, Ore. (Jesuit)• Career-high six tackles at USC• First career start, fumble recovery at Oregon State • Father, Phil, played football at Oregon State • Mother, Kelly, ran track at Oregon State • Brother, Nick, played football at Georgetown 

    • Five straight 300-yard rushing games as a prep 

    LB 

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    Sason-by-Sason Rsults

    Season Overall Pac-12 Finish Postseason Result

    2011 11-2 8-1 T-1st (North) Fiesta Bowl - vs. Oklahoma State L, 38-41 • OT2012 12-2 8-1 T-1st (North) Pac-12 Championship - vs. UCLA W, 27-24

      Rose Bowl - vs. Wisconsin W, 20-14

    2013 11-3 7-2 T-1st (North) Pac-12 Championship - vs. Arizona State W, 38-14  Rose Bowl - vs. Michigan State L, 24-20

    2014 8-5 5-4 2nd (North) Foster Farms Bowl - vs. Maryland W, 45-212015 11-2 8-1 1st (North) Pac-12 Championship - vs. USC W, 41-22

    Fifth Season 53-14 (.791) 36-9 (.800) -- 5-2 (.714) in postseason • 2-2 (.500) in bowl games

    Th Shaw Fil

    Season Program Position1995 Western Washington Outside Linebackers1996 Western Washington Tight Ends1997 Philadelphia Eagles Quality Control1998-00 Oakland Raiders Quality Control

    2001 Oakland Raiders Quarterbacks2002-04 Baltimore Ravens Quarterbacks • Wide Receivers2005 Baltimore Ravens Wide Receivers2006 San Diego Passing Game Coordinator • Wide Receivers2007-09 Stanford Offensive Coordinator • Wide Receivers2010 Stanford Offensive Coordinator • Running Backs2011-present Stanford Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football

    Coaching Sta 

    DAVID SHAW • Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football• Stanford ’94• Fih season as head coach • Ninth season at Stanford • 34th head coach in Stanford history 

    • Three BCS bowl games in first three seasons as head coach• 30 wins in his first 35 games, third-fastest among active coaches • Signed long-term contract extension following the 2012 season• Four-year letterwinner at Stanford (1991-94) as a wide receiver • Member of Stanford’s 1991 Aloha Bowl team coached by Dennis Green • Represents the Pac-12 on the AFCA Ethics Committee • Born in San Diego, California • Shaw and his wife, Kori, are the parents of three children -- Keegan, Carter and Gavin 

    Honors and Awards

    • 2015 Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year

    • 2015 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year• 2015 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year finalist

    • 2013 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year

    • 2013 Eddie Robinson Award finalist• 2012 Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year

    • 2012 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year finalist• 2011 Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year

    • 2011 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year• 2011 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year finalist

    MIKEBLOOMGREN • Andrew Luck Director of Oense• Associate head coach • Third season as oensive coordinator • Fih season at Stanford • Spent four seasons with the New York Jets before coming to Stanford 

    LANCE ANDERSON • Willie Shaw Director of Defense• Second season as defensive coordinator 

    • Ninth season at Stanford • Program’s liaison with the Stanford admissions oice • Stanford has ranked among nation’s top-15 in defensive eiciency fourstraight years 

    PETE ALAMAR • Special Teams Coordinator• Fourth season at Stanford • Stanford led the nation in punt return average in 2014 • Phil Steele’s Special Teams Coach of the Year in 2013 

    Coaching Sta • Gaday Locations Sideline Head Coach  ...................................................................... David ShawOffensive Coordinator............................................... Mike BloomgrenSpecial Teams Coordinator  .............................................Pete AlamarDefensive Backs  .............................................................. Duane AkinaInside Linebackers  .........................................................Peter HansenDefensive Line  ................................................................... Randy HartRunning Backs................................................................. Lance Taylor

    Defensive Assistant ........................... ............................. Greg ManganOffensive Assistant ................................................... Tsuyoshi KawataOffensive Assistant ....................................................... Robbie PicazoOffensive Graduate Assistant  ............................................. Brad IdzikOffensive Graduate Assistant  .......................................... Doug Jolley

    BoothDefensive Coordinator .............................................. Lance AndersonQuarterbacks • Wide Receivers.................................. Tavita PritchardTight Ends  .....................................................................Morgan TurnerOffensive Assistant .....................................................Joseph AshfieldOffensive Assistant ........................ ............................. . Timot LamarreDefensive Assistant  ........................................................... Jarrett HukDefensive Assistant  ......................................................... Eric SandersDefensive Assistant  .......................................................... T.J. RushingSpecial Teams Graduate Assistant ...................................Matt Moran

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    Cardinal Rising

    • 2015 Pac-12 champion• 2014 Foster Farms Bowl champion• 2013 Pac-12 champion

    • 2013 Rose Bowl champion• 2012 Pac-12 champion• 2011 Orange Bowl champion• 65-15 (.813) record since 2010• 73-20 (.785) record since 2009• 46-6 (.885) record at Stanford Stadium since 2008• 24-10 (.706) against top-25 teams since 2009• 23-2 (.920) against in-state opponents since 2010• 66 first team All-Americans• 26 College Football Hall of Fame members• 27 bowl appearances• 16 conference championships• 15 Rose Bowl appearances• 14 Pop Warner Trophy winners• 12 bowl championships• 12 All-America first-team selections since 2009

    • 9 Pac-12 Players of the Year• 7 consecutive bowl appearances• 5 BCS bowl appearances• 4 Pro Football Hall of Fame members• 4 Heisman Trophy finalists since 2009• 4 Morris Trophy winners• 2 Paul Hornung Award winners• 2 Maxwell Award winners• 2 National Coaches of the Year• 1 Heisman Trophy winner• 1 Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year• 1 Biletniko Award winner

    Nots

    • Stanford’s 65 wins this decade are the most of any

    private school, ahead of TCU (57), Baylor (56), Notre

    Dame (55) and USC (52).

    • No program in the nation has a higher graduation

    rate over the past five years than Stanford (99

    percent). Furthermore, no Pac-12 Conference teamhas had more draees over the past four years than

    Stanford (19).

    • Stanford’s entire full-time coaching sta from the

    2014 season returned for the 2015 campaign. It’s the

    first time since 1999-2000 under Tyrone Willingham

    that Stanford’s sta remained intact.

    • Fih-year senior QB Kevin Hogan, senior LG Joshua

    Garnett, senior LT Kyle Murphy, fih-year senior CB

    Ronnie Harris, fih-year senior OLB Kevin Anderson

    and senior ILB Blake Martinez serve as captains, as

    voted by their teammates. Hogan is Stanford’s first

    two-time team captain since Bo McNally (2008-09).

    • Stanford has scored at least 10 points in 107 of its

    past 108 games (only game without at least 10 points

    came at Northwestern to start 2015 season).

    • Stanford has scored at least 30 or more points in

    each of its past 12 games, the longest streak in the

    nation.

    • Stanford has rushed for at least 100 yards in 47 of its

    past 50 games. The only three games without at least

    100 yards rushing during that stretch were 2014 lossesat No. 9 Notre Dame (47) and No. 17 Arizona State (76),

    and a 2015 loss at Northwestern (85).

    • Stanford has recorded at least one rushing

    touchdown 46 times in its past 48 games (only games

    without a rushing touchdown during t hat stretch

    were 2014 loss vs. Utah, 2015 loss at Northwestern).

    Stanford’s last victory without accounting for a

    rushing touchdown was against Notre Dame on Nov.

    26, 2011.

    • The Cardinal has won the time-of-possession battle

    in 17 of its past 19 games (only games without doing

    so were the 2015 opener at Northwestern and 2015

    home win vs. Cal). In 12 of its past 15 games, Stanfordhas held the ball for nine or more minutes than

    opponents, and 10-1 in 2015 when winning the time-

    of-possession battle.

    Returning and Lost

    Letterwinners Returning - 47 Oense - 22 • Defense - 22 • Specialists - 3

    Starters Returning - 11

    Oense - 8• Hogan (QB), Wright (RB), Cajuste (WR), Hooper (TE),Garnett (LG), Shuler (C), Caspers (RG), Murphy (RT) 

    Defense - 2 • K. Anderson (OLB), Martinez (ILB) 

    Specialists - 1• Miller (LS)

    Letterwinners Lost - 33

    Oense - 15 • Defense - 15 • Specialists - 3

    Starters Lost - 14 

    Oense - 3• Peat (LT), Montgomery (WR), Ward (FB) 

    Defense - 9• Parry (DT), H. Anderson (DE), Lueders (DE), Tarpley(ILB, Vaughters (OLB), Carter (CB), Lyons (CB), Richards(SS), Olugbode (NB) 

    Specialists - 2• Rhyne (P), Williamson (K)

      Career 2015Home ......................... ............................ . 30-4 6-1Road .......................... ............................ . 20-8 4-1Neutral ........................... ......................... 3-2 1-0vs. Pac-12 (regular season).................... 36-9 8-1Overtime ............................ ..................... 3-2 0-0Coming o a loss ......................... .......... 13-1 2-0

    Coming o a win .......................... ......... 40-13 9-1Coming o a bye week ......................... .. 6-2 1-0vs. AP top 25 ............................ ............... 19-9 4-0vs. Unranked opponents ....................... 34-5 7-2Ranked higher ......................... ............... 26-7 8-2Opponent is ranked higher .................... 7-6 2-0vs. In-state opponents .......................... . 19-2 4-0August ............................ ......................... 2-0 0-0September  ......................... .................... 14-3 3-1October .......................... ........................ 17-4 4-0November  .......................... .................... 16-5 3-1December ........................... ..................... 3-0 1-0January .......................... ......................... 1-2 0-0On television ........................... .............. 53-14 11-2On ABC ........................... ......................... 8-4 1-0On CBS Sports Network........................ .. 1-0 0-0On ESPN ......................... ........................ 17-4 5-1

    On FOX ............................ ........................ 10-2 1-1On FOX Sports 1 ........................... ........... 4-0 2-0On NBC ........................... ......................... 0-2 0-0On Pac-12 Networks ......................... ...... 8-2 2-0Day ............................ ............................ . 24-6 1-2Night .......................... ............................ . 29-8 10-0Saturday ......................... ....................... 44-11 9-2Friday ........................ ............................. . 5-0 1-0Thursday ............................. .................... 2-1 1-0Wednesday ......................... .................... 0-1 0-0Tuesday .......................... ......................... 2-0 0-0Monday .......................... ......................... 0-1 0-0Decided by 3 or less .......................... ...... 7-6 2-1Decided by 4-7 points ............................ . 8-4 0-0Decided by 7 or less .......................... ..... 14-9 0-0

      Career 2015Scoring first .......................... .................. 47-8 10-2Opponent scores first ......................... .... 6-6 1-0Leading at halime............................. ... 48-5 10-1Tied at halime......................... .............. 3-3 0-0Trailing at halime ........................ ......... 2-6 1-1Leading aer 3 quarters ........................ 45-3 9-0

    Tied aer 3 quarters ........................... .... 4-5 0-0Trailing aer 3 quarters .......................... 4-6 2-2Scoring 40+ points ......................... ........ 21-0 6-0Scoring 30-39 points ........................... ... 18-3 5-1Scoring 20-29 points ........................... ... 13-2 0-0Scoring 0-19 points ........................ ......... 1-9 0-1Allowing 40+ points ............................ .... 2-3 0-0Allowing 30-39 points ......................... .... 3-1 3-1Allowing 20-29 points ......................... ... 14-6 4-0Allowing 0-19 points ........................... ... 34-4 4-1Outrushing opponent ......................... ... 49-4 10-0Getting outrushed ......................... ........ 4-10 1-2Passing for more yards .......................... 27-6 6-2Passing for fewer yards ......................... 25-8 5-0Outgaining opponent ......................... ... 41-5 7-1Getting outgained .......................... ........ 11-9 4-1Winning time of possession .................. 43-9 10-1

    Losing time of possession ...................... 9-5 1-1Defensive/special teams TD .................. 13-4 3-0Allowing defensive/special teams TD ....6-1 1-0Fewer penalty yards ........................... ... 29-5 7-1More penalty yards ......................... ....... 22-9 4-1Winning turnover battle ........................ 28-3 5-0Losing turnover battle ........................ .. 10-10 2-2Individual 100-yard rusher .................... 28-5 9-1Individual 100-yard receiver ................. 19-6 4-1Individual 200-yard passer .................... 30-6 4-0Individual 300-yard passer ..................... 7-2 1-1Opponent 100-yard rusher .................... 12-6 3-2Opponent 100-yard receiver ................. 13-3 4-0Opponent 200-yard passer .................... 22-7 3-1Opponent 300-yard passer ..................... 7-2 3-0

    Stanford Undr Daid Shaw

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    • Stanford leads the nation in time of possession (35:23). Only four teams over the

    past 20 years have held the ball for more than 35:00 per game.

    • The Cardinal has held t he ball over 40 minutes in a game five times this decade.

    • Since 2010, Stanford leads the country in time-of-possession per game at 33:11.

    • Since scoring six points in a season-opening loss at Northwestern, Stanford has

    become one of the most potent oenses in the nation:

    Category at Northwestern Last 12 Games (FBS rank)

    Passer Rating 88.6   181.5 (1st)

    Passing Yards/Att. 4.4   9.87 (4th)

    Rushing Yards 85   236.8 (17th)

    Points 6   39.8 (13th)

    Third-Down Pct. 33.3   54.1 (1st)

    Time of Possession 28:08   36:00 (1st)

    • In wins over Oregon State (325), Arizona (314) and UCLA (311), Stanford rushedfor over 300 yards in three straight games for the first time in program history.

    • While accumulating 325 yards on the ground at Oregon State, tied for the 10th-

    best output in program history, Stanford also outrushed Oregon State in the

    second half, 217-0.

    • Since 2010, Stanford is averaging 199.6 rushing yards/game against ranked

    opponents, the sixth-best mark among teams with 10 games against ranked foes.

     

    • Since 2010, Stanford leads the nation in third-down percentage at a 48.5 clip.

    Defensively, Stanford has held opponents to a 34.1 pct. conversion rate, which

    ranks ninth nationally.

    • Stanford has converted a nation-best 10 of 11 fourth-down attempts in 2015,

    with the Cardinal ranking fourth nationally (65.8) since 2010.

    • Heisman Trophy finalist Christian McCarey did it all while accumulating 461

    all-purpose yards against USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game, the fih-highest

    single-game total in FBS history. The sophomore rushed for 207 yards on 32

    carries, caught four passes for 105 yards, returned five kickos for 120 yards, and

    returned two punts for 29 yards. He scored touchdowns rushing and receiving, and

    passed for another. Along the way, McCarey shattered Barry Sanders’ FBS single-

    season all-purpose yardage record.

    • McCarey became the fih player in FBS history with 200 yards rushing and

    100 receiving in the same game. It was his 10th 100-yard rushing performance

    this season. It was his third with 200. McCarey, with 1,847 rushing yards, moved

    within reach of Toby Gerhart’s school season mark of 1,871 from 2009.

    • McCarey is first nationally in all-purpose yards (268.92), fourth in combined kickreturns (1,109), eighth in kicko returns (28.9), second in rushing yards (1,847) and

    fih in rushing yards/game (142.1).

    • Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders is the NCAA single-season record holder for all-

    purpose yards/game (295.5). McCarey currently ranks second with 268.92.

    • Nobody in Stanford history put up numbers like McCarey in the Cardinal’s

    56-35 Pac-12 thrashing of No. 18 UCLA. Not even Toby Gerhart, regarded as the

    greatest runner in school history. McCarey rushed for 243 yards on 25 carries

    (9.7 yards/carry), breaking Gerhart’s Stanford single-game mark of 223 against

    Oregon in 2009. McCarey also piled up 369 all-purpose yards, falling 10 yards

    shy of Glyn Milburn’s school record against Cal in 1990. And McCarey scored four

    touchdowns, tying a Stanford single-game standard reached eight times before.

    • Here’s how McCarey’s all-purpose yards total stacks up against several notable

    Heisman Trophy winners:

    Name School Yards Season

    Christian McCarey Stanford 3,496 2015

    Barry Sanders Oklahoma State 3,250 1988

    Reggie Bush* USC 2,611 2005

    Marcus Allen USC 2,559 1981

    Mike Rozier Nebraska 2,488 1983

    Ricky Williams Texas 2,386 1998

    Rashaan Salaam Colorado 2,349 1994

    Eddie George Ohio State 2,215 1995

    Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 2,021 1976

    Johnny Rodgers Nebraska 1,978 1972

    O.J. Simpson USC 1,966 1968

    Charles White USC 1,941 1979Herschel Walker Georgia 1,877 1982

    Mike Garrett USC 1,874 1965

    Mark Ingram Alabama 1,864 2009

    Bo Jackson Auburn 1,859 1985

    Earl Campbell Texas 1,855 1977

    Tim Brown Notre Dame 1,847 1987

    Ron Dayne Wisconsin 1,843 1999

    George Rogers South Carolina 1,804 1980

    Billy Sims Oklahoma 1,797 1978

    Desmond Howard Michigan 1,759 1991

    Archie Griin Ohio State 1,672 1974

    Archie Griin Ohio State 1,515 1975

    Doak Walker SMU 1,215 1948

    Paul Hornung Notre Dame 1,064 1956

    Pre-Heisman Trophy voting totals

    Name School Yards/Game Season

    Barry Sanders Oklahoma State 295.45 1988

    Christian McCarey Stanford 268.92 2015

    Marcus Allen USC 232.64 1981

    Reggie Bush* USC 222.31 2005

    Ricky Williams Texas 216.91 1998

    Rashaan Salaam Colorado 213.55 1994

    Mike Garrett USC 208.22 1965

    Mike Rozier Nebraska 207.33 1983

    O.J. Simpson USC 196.60 1968

    Eddie George Ohio State 184.58 1995

    Pre-Heisman Trophy voting totals

    Nots

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    Rcord Watch

    Completion Percentage (Career)

     1. .670 Andrew Luck  ............................................................2009-11

     2. .661 Kevin Hogan ......................................... 2012-current

     

    Passing Eiciency (Career) 

    1. 162.8 Andrew Luck  ............................................................2009-11

     2. 154.0 Kevin Hogan ......................................... 2012-current

    Passing Yards (Career)

     1. 10,911 Steve Stenstrom ......................................................1991-94

     2. 9,430 Andrew Luck  ............................................................2009-10

     3. 9,349 John Elway  ..............................................................1979-82

     4. 9,162 Kevin Hogan ......................................... 2012-current

    Touchdown Passes (Career)

     1. 82 Andrew Luck  ............................................................2009-11

     2. 77 John Elway  ..............................................................1979-82

     3. 74 Steve Stenstrom ......................................................1991-94

     4. 72 Kevin Hogan ......................................... 2012-current

    Total Oense (Career)

     1. 10,387 Andrew Luck  ............................................................2009-11

      10,387 Kevin Hogan ......................................... 2012-current

    Rushing Yards (Season)

     1. 1,871 Toby Gerhart.................................................................2009

    2. 1,847 Christian McCarey .......................................... 2015

     3. 1,709 Tyler Ganey  ................................................................2013

    Rushing Yards (Career)

     1. 4,300 Stepfan Taylor  .........................................................2009-12

     2. 4,169 Darrin Nelson ......................... .......................1977-78, 80-81

     7. 2,500 Tyler Ganey ......................................................2009-11, 13

    8. 2,253 Glyn Milburn  ............................................................1990-92

     9. 2,162 Brian Allen  ...............................................................1998-01 10. 2,147 Christian McCarey .............................. 2014-current

    Nots

    • The last Pac-12 player to lead the nation in all-purpose yards was USC’s Reggie

    Bush (McCarey wears jersey No. 5 as a reminder of Bush, who was one of his

    favorite players to watch while growing up). Other Pac-12 all-purpose champions

    include Heisman Trophy winners O.J. Simpson, Charles White and Marcus Allen.

    • McCarey and Bush are the only two Power 5 players in the past 20 years to

    average 130 rushing and 35 receiving yards/game.

    • McCarey is Stanford’s single-season record holder for all -purpose yards (3,496)

    and consecutive games with 100-yards rushing (9).

    • McCarey is one of only two Cardinal in program history with three 200-yard

    rushing games in the same season (Toby Gerhart - 2009).

    • Fih-year senior Kevin Hogan is 35-10 as a starting quarterback and 15-6 against

    AP Top 25 teams. Hogan’s school-record 35 wins are the most by any active college

    player. Hogan’s 76.3 completion pct. in the f inal three games of the 2014 season

    ranked No. 1 among all Power 5 quarterbacks.

    • Hogan ranks among the NCAA’s active leaders in several passing categories:

    Hogan Among Active NCAA Career Leaders

    Category Rank Actual

    Quarterback Rating 4th 154.0

    Games Played t-1st 50

    Completion Pct. 6th 66.1

    Total Oense 5th 10,387

    Touchdowns 6th 72

    Passing Yards 7th 9,162

    Yards/Attempt 4th 8.47

    • In leading the Cardinal to three Rose Bowls and as many Pac-12 titles, Hogan is

    among quarterback royalty on The Farm:

    Most Career Wins by a Stanford Quarterback

    Quarterback Seasons W L T Pct. Games Started

    Kevin Hogan 2012-current 35 10 0 .778 45

    Andrew Luck 2009-11 31 7 0 .816 38

    Steve Stenstrom 1991-94 24 16 1 .598 41

    Jim Plunkett 1968-70 22 8 2 .719 32

    • Since a landmark performance in a win at USC on Sept. 19, Hogan ranks among

    the nation’s top 10 in passer rating (180.2 - 3rd), yards/attempt (9.81 - 3rd),

    touchdown percentage (9.6 - 5th) and completion percentage (71.7 - 2nd).

    • Hogan is 13-1 in games played Nov. 17 and later.

    • Fih-year senior RB Remound Wright is one of the country’s best in finding the

    end zone. Since matching a school record with four touchdowns against Cal on

    Nov. 22, 2014, Wright’s rushing touchdown total (22) is tied for fih-best nationally.

    • Wright leads the nation in rushing attempts-to-touchdown ratio, finding the end

    zone once every 5.9 carries.

    • Each of Wright’s 24 rushing touchdowns since the start of the 2014 season have

    been in goal-to-go situations.

    • Stanford’s 3-4 defense has been among the nation’s best in several categories

    this decade.

    Stanford’s National Defensive Rankings (Since 2010)

    Category Rank Actual

    Sacks 1st 249

    Rushing Yards Against 3rd 107.0

    Yards/Carry Against 4th 3.4

    Total Defense 12th 333.1

    Rushing Touchdowns 8th 79Points Against t-7th 19.1

    Third-Down Conversion Against 9th 34.1

    Opponent Time of Possession 1st 26:48

     All rankings lead the Pac-12

    • Stanford has held opponents to 20 or fewer points in 36 of its past 54 games.

    Dating to 2010, the Cardinal has held 50 of its past 73 opponents to 20 or fewer

    points.

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    Nots

    • Stanford is among the FBS leaders in holding opponents to 20 points or less since

    2010:

     

    Alabama 63

    Florida State 56

    Stanford 50

    • Stanford has allowed fewer than 30 points 44 times in its past 47 games. The

    Cardinal allowed 45 points at Oregon on Nov. 1, 2014, snapping a national-best

    streak of 31 consecutive games holding opponents below 30.

    • Stanford is among the FBS leaders in shutouts since 2010:

     

    Alabama 13

    Ohio State 7

    Florida State 7

    Stanford 6

    Wisconsin 6

    • Stanford has allowed a team to rush for 200 or more yards only five times in its

    past 39 outings (2013 at Army, 2014 at Oregon, 2015 at Northwestern, 2015 vs.

    Oregon, 2015 vs. Notre Dame).

    • Stanford has held opponents to fewer than 400 yards of total oense in 27 of its

    past 34 games.

    • The Cardinal has at least one tackle for loss in each of its past 72 contests and at

    least one sack in 57 of its last 60 outings (only games without a sack came in 2013

    at Army, which attempted just 10 passes, 2015 at Northwestern and 2015 vs. Notre

    Dame).

    • Stanford is one of five FBS programs to give up five or less yards per play in each

    of the previous three seasons (Alabama, TCU, Utah State, Wisconsin).

    • Stanford has recorded at least one takeaway in 54 of its past 65 games.

    Total Defense

    • No. 1 or No. 2 among Pac-12 teams in each of last five seasons (2010-14)

    • No. 1 among Pac-12 teams in two of last three seasons

    • Top 25 among NCAA teams in four of last five seasons

    • Held teams below average of 350 yards/game in each of last five seasons

    Scoring Defense

    • No. 1 Pac-12 in each of last three seasons and four of last five (2nd in 2011)

    • Top 10 among NCAA teams in four of last five seasons (11th in 2012)

    • Held teams below average of 20 points/game in four of last five seasons (21.92 in

    2011)

    Rushing Defense

    • No. 1 among Pac-12 teams in each of last four seasons (2nd in 2010)

    • Top 5 among NCAA teams in three of last four seasons

    • Top 10 among NCAA teams in each of last four seasons

    • Top 20 among NCAA teams in each of last five seasons

    • Held teams below average of 100 rushing yards/game in three of last four seasons

    (104.5 in 2014)

    Tackles for Loss

    • Top 3 among Pac-12 teams in each of last four seasons

    • Top 15 among NCAA teams in each of last three seasons

    • Top 30 among NCAA teams in each of last four seasons

    Team Sacks

    • No. 1 among NCAA teams in 2012 (4. 07 sacks/game)

    • Averaged at least 3.0 sacks/game each of last four seasons

    • Top 3 among Pac-12 teams in each of last five seasons, six of last seven

    • Top five among NCAA teams in each of last three seasons

    • Top 15 among NCAA teams in each of last five seasons, six of last seven

    Sacks Allowed 

    • No. 1 among Pac-12 teams in four of last six seasons

    • Top 3 among Pac-12 teams in each of last six seasons

    • Top 15 among NCAA teams in four of last six seasons

    Punt Returns

    • No. 1 among NCAA teams in 2014 (18. 32 yards/return)

    • Top 5 among Pac-12 teams in five of last seven seasons

      Start Chart

      2015 Career Consecutive

     No. Name GP-GS Starts Starts

      11 Alexander, Terrence 12-2 2 2  32 Alfieri, Joey 11-5 5 0  48 Anderson, Kevin 9-8 21 5  74 Austin, Brendon 11-0 2 0  89 Cajuste, Devon 12-11 30 5  57 Caspers, Johnny 13-13 25 14  80 Cotton, Eric 0-0 4 0  51 Garnett, Joshua 13-13 31 28  21 Harris, Ronnie 11-11 18 1  8 Hogan, Kevin 13-13 45 45  13 Holder, Alijah 11-9 9 0  18 Hooper, Austin 13-13 22 13  2 Irwin, Trent 11-2 2 0  11 Jordan, Dontonio 5-1 1 0  34 Kalambayi, Peter 13-13 13 13  99 Kaumatule, Luke 0-0 5 0

      29 Lloyd, Dallas 12-12 12 12  4 Martinez, Blake 13-13 26 26  24 Meeks, Quenton 13-7 7 4  5 McCarey, Christian 13-13 13 13  23 Murphy, Alameen 12-4 4 2  78 Murphy, Kyle 13-13 33 28  6 Owusu, Francis 11-5 7 0  44 Palma, Kevin 13-13 13 13  66 Phillips, Harrison 1-1 1 0  3 Rector, Michael 13-12 20 12  8 Reid, Justin 11-1 1 0  17 Scarlett, Brennan 13-12 12 12  9 Schultz, Dalton 13-6 6 2  7 Shittu, Aziz 13-13 13 13  52 Shuler, Graham 13-13 26 26  13 Stallworth, Rollins 11-1 1 0

      88 Taboada, Greg 11-0 1 0  90 Thomas, Solomon 12-5 5 0  77 Tucker, Casey 13-13 13 13  5 Whitfield, Kodi 13-13 13 13  22 Wright, Remound 12-1 11 0

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    1902 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Michigan 49, Stanford 0

    January 1, 1902 • Pasadena, Calif.

     

    1 2 Final

    Michigan 17 32 49

    Stanford 0 0 0

    Approximately 8,500 people crowded into TournamentPark on the California Institute of Technology campus towitness the first Rose Bowl Game. The best in the Westversus the best in the East had been brought together bytournament oicials to attract more national attentionto their pageant.

    What spectators got was a flat-out massacre by the“point-a-minute” Michigan Wolverines, who hadoutscored opponents 501-0 during the regular season.

    Coached by Fielding H. Yost, an assistant at Stanfordthe year before, Michigan outplayed Stanford in everyaspect of the game. For the Wolverines, fullback NeilSnow rushed for five touchdowns and Ev Sweeleypunted for almost 900 yards and kicked four field goals.

    In a violent game, Stanford guard William Roosevelt, asecond cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt, played anastonishing 15 minutes with a broken leg before havingto leave the game with fractured ribs in addition to theleg injury.

    The game ended with eight minutes remaining on theclock aer the two team captains agreed to finally haltthe Michigan onslaught.

    Following the game, the Rose Bowl Game wasdiscontinued until the first day of 1916, whenWashington State defeated Brown, 14-3. 

     All-Ti Bowl Apparancs (26) • Bowl Rcord (12-13-1)

     

    Season Bowl Opponent Result Score

    1901 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1902) Michigan L 0-49

    1924 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1925) Notre Dame L 10-27

    1926 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1927) Alabama T 7-7

    1927 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1928) Pittsburgh W 7-6

    1933 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1934) Columbia L 0-7

    1934 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1935) Alabama L 13-29

    1935 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1936) Southern Methodist W 7-0

    1940 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1941) Nebraska W 21-13

    1951 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1952) Illinois L 7-40

    1970 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1971) Ohio State W 27-17

    1971 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 1972) Michigan W 13-12

    1977 Sun Bowl (Dec. 31, 1977) LSU W 24-14

    1978 Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 31, 1978) Georgia W 25-22

    Season Bowl Opponent Result Score

    1986 Gator Bowl (Dec. 27, 1986) Clemson L 21-27

    1991 Aloha Bowl (Dec. 25, 1991) Georgia Tech L 17-18

    1992 Blockbuster Bowl (Jan. 1, 1993) Penn State W 24-31995 Liberty Bowl (Dec. 30, 1995) East Carolina L 13-19

    1996 Sun Bowl (Dec. 31, 1996) Michigan State W 38-0

    1999 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 2000) Wisconsin L 9-17

    2001 Seattle Bowl (Dec. 27, 2001) Georgia Tech L 14-24

    2009 Sun Bowl (Dec. 31, 2009) Oklahoma L 27-31

    2010 Orange Bowl (Jan. 3, 2011) Virginia Tech W 40-12

    2011 Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 2, 2012) Oklahoma State L 38-41 (OT)

    2012 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 2013) Wisconsin W 20-14

    2013 Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 2014) Michigan State L 24-20

    2014 Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 30, 2014) Maryland W 45-21

    1925 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10

    January 1, 1925 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Notre Dame 0 13 7 7 27

    Stanford 3 0 7 0 10

    One of the most classic Rose Bowl Game matchupsoccurred in 1925 when Stanford coach Pop Warner andstar player Ernie Nevers went up against Knute Rockneand “The Four Horsemen” of Notre Dame.

    When it was over, the Fighting Irish had a 27-10victory, a 10-0 season and a national championship,while the Cardinals finished 7-1-1. Turnovers provedto be Stanford’s undoing in the game a s three Irishtouchdowns were scored on Stanford giveaways.

    Nevers, Stanford’s All-American two-way star, turnedin one of the greatest performances in the school’shistory. Not only did he play all 60 minutes in the game,but he rushed for 114 yards, more yardage than all theFour Horsemen combined, despite having his anklesbandaged so tightly that the circulation was almostcompletely shut o. Both ankle bones had been brokenearlier in the season and the casts had been taken o

     just 10 days before the Rose Bowl Game. Nevers couldbarely walk.

    Elmer Layden was the star Horseman on this day byscoring three touchdowns for Notre Dame, two oninterception returns. His 76-yard return in the secondquarter moved the Irish to a 13-3 lead, and his 70-yardtouchdown return in the fourth quarter provided NotreDame with its final score.

    Murray Cuddeback kicked a 17-yard field goal in the firstquarter to give Stanford an early 3-0 lead. Notre Damethen scored 20 unanswered points before the Cardinalsmanaged to score and cut the lead to 20-10.

    1927 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Stanford 7, Alabama 7

    January 1, 1927 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Alabama 0 0 0 7 7

    Stanford 7 0 0 0 7

    In a game that pitted two unbeaten teams, Stanford andAlabama played to a 7-7 tie in a game that set a RoseBowl Game attendance record of 57,417.

    Pop Warner’s Stanford team entered the game with a10-0 record while the Crimson Tide brought a 9-0 recordto Pasadena. The Tide averted its first loss of the seasonby scoring the tying touchdown in the last minute of thegame.

    Stanford’s only score came in the first quarter whenquarterback George Bogue connected with Ed Walker foa 20-yard touchdown.

    With Stanford nursing a 7-0 lead late in the fourthquarter, Alabama’s Clark Pearce blocked a Stanfordpunt on the 47-yard line, which was ultimately recoveredon the Indians’ 14-yard line.

    Five plays later, Alabama scored a touchdown andkicked the extra point to preserve its unbeaten season.

    Stanford outgained the Tide, 311-92 in total oense.

    Bowl History

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    1928 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Stanford 7, Pittsburgh 6

    January 1, 1928 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Pittsburgh 0 0 6 0 6

    Stanford 0 0 7 0 7

    For the third time in four years, Stanford was selected toplay in the Rose Bowl Game and for the first time, cameaway with a victory, beating Pittsburgh, 7-6.

    Pitt’s Jimmy Hagen broke a scoreless tie when hereturned a fumble recovery 20 yards for a touchdownin the third quarter. Stanford quickly answered asquarterback Spud Lewis hit Bi Homan on a screenpass but fumbled aer receiving a hard hit just beforethe end zone. Stanford’s F rankie Wilton recovered thefumble and streaked into the end zone for the tyingscore.

    Homan added the extra point to give Stanford its firstRose Bowl Game victory.

    1934 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Columbia 7, Stanford 0

    January 1, 1934 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Columbia 0 7 0 0 7

    Stanford 0 0 0 0 0

    The “Vow Boys” made their first of three straight RoseBowl Game appearances but were shut out by the

    Columbia Lions, 7-0.

    Columbia scored the game’s only touchdown in thesecond quarter on a skillfully executed hidden ball trickwhich worked to perfection. The play, known as “KF-79”,began on Stanford’s 17-yard line. Columbia quarterbackCli Montgomery handed the ball o to halfbackAl Barabas, who hid the ball on his hit and waitedpatiently. When the entire Stanford team had beeneither faked or blocked, Barabas ran virtually untouchedinto the enzone for the game’s only sc ore.

    The fact the game was even played was remarkable. ThePasadena Fire Department had to pump 12 inches ofwater o the field aer heavy rains pounded SouthernCalifornia in the days leading up to the game.

    1935 ROSE BOWL GAME

     Alabama 29, Stanford 13

    January 1, 1935 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 7 0 6 0 13

    Alabama 0 22 0 7 29

    Alabama’s passing game led by quarterback DixieHowell and wide receiver Don Hutson proved too muchfor Stanford, as the Crimson Tide handed the Indianstheir second straight Rose Bowl Game defeat, 29-13.

    Howell completed nine of 12 passes for 160 yardswhile Hutson caught six passes for 164 yards and twotouchdowns as the Tide completed an undefeatedseason.

    Stanford took an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter,as Bobby Grayson carried over from a yard out for atouchdown which was set up by a Tide turnover.

    However, Alabama scored 22 consecutive points in thefinal 13 minutes of the first half to take a 22-7 lead intothe locker room at intermission.

    Stanford cut the lead to 22-13 in the third quarter, butthe Howell-Hutson combination struck again in thefourth quarter, connecting on a 59-yard touchdown passon a third-and-23 play from its own 41-yard line.

    1936 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Stanford 7, Southern Methodist 0

    January 1, 1936 • Pasadena, Calif.

    1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 7 0 0 0 7

    Southern Methodist 0 0 0 0 0

    The third time proved to be the charm for the “VowBoys” who went to Pasadena with another vow: to winthe Rose Bowl Game.

    Stanford quarterback Bill Paulman scored the game’sonly touchdown on a one-yard bootleg play in the firstquarter.

    SMU made its only serious scoring threat in the secondquarter when it drove down to the Stanford five-yardline. Stanford’s Wes Muller then forced and recovered a

    fumble inside the five- yard line, ending the threat.

    The game was a defensive battle throughout.

    Stanford’s Bobby Grayson gained just 28 yards in 17attempts while Bones Hamilton netted 23 yards on 15carries.

    1941 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Stanford 21, Nebraska 13

    January 1, 1941 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 7 7 7 0 21

    Nebraska 7 6 0 0 13

    In 1940, Stanford got a new football coach in ClarkShaughnessy and the rest of the football world got arevolutionary style of football that would forever changethe game.

    Shaughnessy and his “T” Formation proved to bean oense filled with innovative tricks that le fansastonished and opponents flat-footed. The Indiansbowled over all nine of its regular season opponents andcame into the Rose Bowl Game with a perfect 9-0 recordThe Cornhuskers (8-1) were ranked seventh in thenation and had lost just once all season to top-rankedMinnesota.

    But, the game belonged to Shaughnessy and the “WowBoys.” The “T” Formation featured a completely newoensive set with the quarterback taking the snap fromright behind the center. It is this game that is generallyconsidered the clincher that convinced football punditsthat the “T” was the oense of the future.

    Of course, Shaughnessy’s new oense was not withoutits stars. In quarterback Frankie Albert, halfbacks PeteKmetovic and Hugh Gallarneau and fullback NormStandlee, the Indians had the right tools to run the “T.”Shaughnessy would later call this backfield one of thegreatest of all-time in American football history.

    1952 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Illinois 40, Stanford 7

    January 1, 1952 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Illinois 6 0 7 27 40

    Stanford 7 0 0 0 7

    In the first nationwide telecast of the Rose Bowl Game,Illinois pounded Stanford, 40-7.

    The Indians held an early 7-6 lead in the first quarter,only to see the Illini score 34 unanswered points tosecure the sixth straight victory for the Big Ten in the

    New Year’s Day game.

    Stanford, which had won nine consecutive games duringthe regular season, finished the year ranked seventh inthe nation in the final wire service polls.

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    1977 SUN BOWL

    Stanford 24, LSU 14

    December 31, 1977 • El Paso, Texas

      1 2 3 4 Final

    LSU 7 7 0 0 14

    Stanford 0 10 7 7 24

    Playing in its first post-season bowl game other than theRose Bowl Game, Stanford notched a 24-14 victory overfavored LSU in the Sun Bowl.

    Under the direction of first-year head coach Bill Walsh,Stanford ended the season with a 9-3 record and a No.15 ranking in both wire service polls.

    The game was billed as an oensive showdown with thepassing of Stanford quarterback Guy Benjamin and therunning of LSU All-American Charles Alexander.

    Benjamin completed 23 of 36 passes for a Sun Bowl-record 269 yards while Alexander finished the game with197 yards on the ground, also a record.

    But the game was decided by Stanford’s defense,which shutout the Tigers in the s econd half. LinebackerGordy Ceresino led both teams with 22 tackles and wasawarded the Chuck Hughes Memorial Trophy for hisoutstanding defensive play.

    1978 BLUEBONNET BOWL

    Stanford 25, Georgia 22

    December 31, 1978 • Houston, Texas

      1 2 3 4 FinalStanford 0 0 22 3 25

    Georgia 3 12 7 0 22

    Stanford won its fourth bowl game in four appearancesin the 1970s as Bill Walsh led his Cardinal to aspectacular come-from-behind victory over heavilyfavored Georgia.

    The Cardinal entered the game with a 7-4 overall mark,4-3 in the Pac-10 and unranked. Georgia, on the otherhand, was 9-1-1 and ranked seventh and 11th by the twowire service polls.

    The Bulldogs jumped out to a 15-0 lead at the half andled 22-0 early in the third quarter before Stanford got

    its wake-up call. The Cardinal proceeded to scored 25unanswered points in a six-and-a-half minute span totake the lead. Stanford’s 25-22 lead early in the fourthquarter held up as the Cardinal defense, led by GordyCeresino, shut out the powerful Bulldog oense topreserve the win.

    Ceresino was named the game’s Defensive MVP as heaccounted for 20 tackles. Cardinal quarterback SteveDils was the Oensive MVP aer leading the remarkablecomeback. He completed 17 of 28 passes for 210 yardsand three touchdowns.

    1971 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Stanford 27, Ohio State 17

    January 1, 1971 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 10 0 3 14 27

    Ohio State 7 7 3 0 17

    Making its first Rose Bowl Game appearance in 19 years,Stanford stunned the college football world with aconvincing 27-17 upset over previously unbeaten OhioState.

    Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett c ompleted 20of 30 passes for 265 yards and one touchdown, whilethe Stanford defense, led by tackle Dave Tipton andlinebacker Je Siemon, limited the Buckeyes to justthree points in the second half as the Indians erased a14-10 halime deficit.

    Stanford trailed 17-13 aer three quarters, but Plunkettengineered an 80-yard, 13-play scoring drive early in thefourth period, culminated by a one-yard touchdown runby Jackie Brown.

    On the Buckeyes next possession, Stanford’s JackSchultz intercepted a Rex Kern pass, giving the Indiansthe ball on the Ohio State 25-yard line. Four plays later,Plunkett connected with Randy Vataha for a 10-yardtouchdown to give Stanford a 27-17 lead with just overeight minutes le to play.

    1972 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Stanford 13, Michigan 12

    January 1, 1972 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 0 0 3 10 13

    Michigan 0 3 0 9 12

    Quarterback Don Bunce and the “Thunderchickens”defense gave Stanford head coach John Ralston hissecond consecutive Rose Bowl Game victory in athrilling, come-from-behind victory over previouslyunbeaten Michigan.

    A 31-yard field goal by Rod Garcia with 0:12 remainingcapped o a wild fourth quarter, as the underdogIndians scored their second straight upset victory before103,154 at the famed stadium.

    A safety gave Michigan a 12-10 lead with 3:18 remaining.Aer regaining possession on its own 22-yard line with1:48 remaining, Bunce completed five consecutivepasses, moving the Indians down to the Michigan 17-yard line with 22 seconds remaining.

    Two plays, three yards gained and two timeouts later,on came Garcia to a ttempt a game-winning 31-yard fieldgoal. His kick split the uprights, handing Stanford animprobable, come-from-behind victory.

    Bunce, who completed 24 of 44 passes for 290 yards,was named the game’s MVP.

    1986 GATOR BOWL

    Clemson 27, Stanford 21

    December 27, 1986 • Jacksonville, Fla.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 0 0 7 14 21

    Clemson 7 20 0 0 27

    There were two dierent games played on this day inJacksonville, Florida. The first belonged to Clemson inthe first half and the second belonged to the Cardinal inthe final half.

    The dierence, however, was that Clemson won the firsthalf 27-0 and Stanford won the second half 21-0 – givingthe Tigers a 27-21 victory in the Cardinal’s first post-season bowl appearance since the 1978 BluebonnetBowl.

    Clemson gained 291 yards and had 15 first downs inthe first half while the Cardinal gained just 57 yards andrecorded three first downs. The Tigers’ 27-0 first halflead was largely due to the running of Terrence Flaglerand Kenny Flowers and the passing of quarterback RodWilliams, who completed 8-of-11 for 101 yards.

    Stanford’s starting quarterback – John Paye – couldnot play due to injury and seldom-used backup GregEnnis was called to action. Ennis completed 20-of-40for 168 yards for the game, but was just 6-of-13 for 18yards in the first half. Brad Muster, the 1986 Pac-10Oensive Player of the Year, earned co-MVP honorswith Clemson’s Williams aer rushing for 70 yards on 17carries and catching four passes for 53 yards and twotouchdowns.

    1991 ALOHA BOWL

    Georgia Tech 18, Stanford 17

    December 25, 1991 • Honolulu, Hawaii

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Georgia Tech 10 0 0 8 18

    Stanford 7 10 0 0 17

    Stanford’s “Now Boys” entered the Aloha Bowl witha seven-game winning streak - the program’s longestsince 1951 - as the Cardinal was making its first bowlappearance since 1986.

    The Cardinal jumped out to first-half leads of 7-0 and 17-

    10, but Georgia Tech scored a touchdown and two-pointconversion in the last 14 s econds of the game to securean 18-17 victory. Stanford led 17-10 with 1:41 remainingin the game when its drive stalled on the Georgia Tech45.

    Tommy Vardell finished the game with 104 yards andaccounted for both of Stanford’s touchdowns, butwas knocked out of the game in the second half aerbreaking his collarbone. Quarterback Steve Stenstromfinished the game completing 16 of 32 passes for 170yards.

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     1993 BLOCKBUSTER BOWL

    Stanford 24, Penn State 3

    January 1, 1993 • Miami, Fla.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 7 7 10 0 24

    Penn State 3 0 0 0 3

    The culmination of one of the greatest football seasonsin Stanford history came on a warm and cloudy day inMiami.

    The Cardinal, Pac-10 Co-Champions for the first timesince 1971 and playing in its first New Year’s Day BowlGame since the 1972 Rose Bowl Game, beat traditionalpower Penn State, 24-3, in the Blockbuster Bowl in agame that clearly showed why Stanford was a top-10team.

    Stanford used a familiar formula: a dominating defenseand an eective oense.

    Aer Stanford took a 14-3 lead into the locker room athalime, Penn State could muster just 29 rushing yards,53 via the pass and only 82 total yards the entire secondhalf.

    Senior cornerback Darrien Gordon was named thegame’s Most Outstanding Player aer holding PennState All-American wide receiver O.J. McDuie intact.Gordon recorded seven tackles and was credited with sixpass breakups.

    Steve Stenstrom completed 17 of 28 passes for 210yards and two touchdowns while fullback Ellery Robertsadded 98 yards on the ground.

    1995 LIBERTY BOWL

    East Carolina 19, Stanford 13

    December 30, 1995 • Memphis, Tenn.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 0 7 6 0 13

    East Carolina 7 9 0 3 19

    Stanford was picked to finish last in the Pac-10 by manyof the preseason prognosticators but the Cardinal underfirst-year head coach Tyrone Willingham had dierentideas. Stanford found itself unbeaten aer its first fivegames, with only a tie against Wisconsin blemishing an

    otherwise perfect ledger.

    The Cardinal picked up three more wins late in theseason against Oregon State, Washington State and Calto finish the regular season with a 7-3-1 mark and gainan invitation to the St. Jude Liberty Bowl, where it wouldface East Carolina.

    Stanford could not get on track oensively andmanaged just 11 first downs and 211 yards in totaloense in a 19-13 loss to the Pirates. The Cardinalfaced a third-and-one from the Pirate 20 with less thana minute le to play, but Mark Butterfield’s last twopasses fell incomplete and ECU took over on downs with11 seconds le in the game.

    1996 SUN BOWL

    Stanford 38, Michigan State 0

    December 31, 1996 • El Paso, Texas

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 7 14 10 7 38

    Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0

    In the most lopsided bowl game victory in schoolhistory, Stanford completely took apart Michigan Stateen route to a 38-0 Sun Bowl win, the first shutout by aCardinal team since 1974.

    Stanford advanced to the 18th bowl game in schoolhistory and the second straight under TyroneWillingham. The Cardinal’s win gave Stanford a 7-5 finalrecord and five consecutive wins to end the season.

    The game was as one-sided as the score indicated.Stanford scored touchdowns on oense, defense andspecial teams, led 21-0 at the half and never allowed theSpartans to mount any semblance of a comeback in thesecond half.

    Chad Hutchinson was named the game’s oensive MVPaer completing 22 of 28 passes for 226 yards and onetouchdown. Anthony Bookman ran wild in El Paso,finishing the contest with 103 yards on 11 carries.

    Defensive end Kailee Wong recorded 10 tackles, threetackles for loss and two sacks and was named thegame’s defensive MVP.

    2000 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Wisconsin 17, Stanford 9

    January 1, 2000 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 0 9 0 0 9

    Wisconsin 0 3 7 7 17

    Stanford returned to Pasadena for the first time since1972 aer finishing the regular season 8-4 overall,including a sparkling 7-1 Pac-10 Conference record.Stanford was a heavy underdog to Big Ten championWisconsin, but gave the fourth-ranked Badgers all theycould handle in a 17-9 defeat.

    Stanford’s eort was even more impressive consideringthe Cardinal suered crucial injuries to key players

    -- notably wide receiver Troy Walters and defensive endWillie Howard -- leading up to the game. Walters playedin the game with a heavily wrapped wrist and caughtthree passes for 52 yards and Howard defied the oddsand made a start at defensive end and recorded fivetackles.

    Stanford, which had yielded an average of 452.8 yardsper game in the regular season, limited the Badgers to

     just 331 yards in total oense. However, 200 of thoseyards came on the eorts of Heisman Trophy-winnerRon Dayne. Todd Husak finished the game with 258passing yards, but Stanford was held to minus-five yardsin rushing oense.

    2001 SEATTLE BOWL

    Georgia Tech 24, Stanford 14

    December 27, 2001 • Seattle, Wash.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Georgia Tech 7 10 0 7 24

    Stanford 0 3 3 8 14

    Coming o one of the best regular season performancesIn the 106-year history of the program, Stanford rodeinto postseason play with momentum, boasting aspectacular 9-2 record.

    The nine victories marked the first time since 1992 thatthe Cardinal accomplished this feat, and was only thesecond time in 50 years that the program had attainedthis mark. The 11th-ranked Cardinal aimed for its 10thvictory in the Pacific Northwest against Georgia Tech inthe inaugural Seattle Bowl.

    Despite a fourth-quarter surge that pulled the Cardinalwithin a field goal with 11:39 le in the contest,unranked Georgia Tech surprised Stanford 24-14.

    Stanford finished the year with a 9-3 record and wasranked 16th in the nation by the Associated Press. Lewiswho replaced starter Randy Fasani at the end of thethird quarter, was named Stanford’s Player of the Gameaer completing 6 of 13 passes for 110 yards and onetouchdown.

     

    2009 SUN BOWL

    Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27

    December 31, 2009 • El Paso, Texas

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Oklahoma 10 7 14 0 31

    Stanford 0 3 3 8 14

    Playing in its first bowl game since 2001, Stanford fell toOklahoma, 31-27, before a sellout crowd of 53,713.

    Oklahoma’s Landry Jones completed 30 of 51 passesfor 418 yards and three touchdowns to earn game MVPhonors. The 418 yards tied for the ninth-highest passingtotal ever by a Stanford opponent.

    The 19th-ranked Cardinal was without the services ofquarterback Andrew Luck, who was sidelined with abroken right index finger suered a month earlier.

    Tavita Pritchard made his first start of the season andcompleted 8 of 19 passes for 117 yards. Toby Gerhartended his Stanford career by rushing for 135 yards on 32carries to go along with two touchdowns.

    Stanford enjoyed a 21-17 halime lead. The Cardinalmanaged just 79 yards in total oense and four firstdowns in the second half.

    A 21-yard field goal by Whitaker cut the lead to 31-27 inthe fourth quarter. Stanford regained possession at itsown 15-yard line with 3:21 remaining, but saw its seasoncome to an end aer going four-and-out.

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    2013 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14

    January 1, 2013 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Wisconsin 0 14 0 0 14

    Stanford 14 3 0 3 20

    Stanford finished a 12-2 campaign with a 20-14 victoryover Wisconsin in the 99th Rose Bowl Game. In adefense-dominated second half, Usua Amanam stoppedWisconsin’s final drive with an interception nearmidfield with 2:30 to play to seal the program’s firstRose Bowl victory in 40 years.

    Stepfan Taylor rushed for 89 yards and an earlytouchdown, while Kevin Hogan passed for 123 yards,but Stanford won the game with a shutdown eort byits defense, which held Wisconsin scoreless with just 82yards aer halime.

    Kelsey Young took his only carry 16 yards for a scoreon Stanford’s opening possession, and Taylor scoredon the second drive aer a big ca tch by Zach Ertz.Wisconsin kept the Cardinal out of the end zone for thefinal 51 minutes, but Stanford’s defense didn’t need anymore help in the Cardinal’s eighth straight victory toend the campaign

    Following Taylor’s 3-yard touchdown run just eightand a half minutes in to give the Cardinal a 14-0 lead,Wisconsin briefly got going only to be turned back byStanford’s defense with a goal line stand from its 1-yardline.

    Montee Ball had an 11-yard touchdown run midwaythrough the second quarter and, following a Stanfordfield goal, the Badgers cut the deficit to 17-14 on JordanFredrick’s short touchdown catch just 19 secondsbefore the break.

    Wisconsin would get no closer as Stanford celebrated infront of 93,359 fans.

    2011 ORANGE BOWL

    Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12

    January 3, 2011 • Miami Gardens, Fla.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Stanford 7 6 13 14 40

    Virginia Tech 2 10 0 0 12

    Stanford added an exclamation point to its historic 2010season with a 40-12 victory over Virginia Tech in theDiscover Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Fla.

    Behind four touchdown passes by quarterback AndrewLuck, Stanford pulled away from the ACC-championHokies in the second half en route to its schoolrecord 12th victory of the season. Three of Luck’s fourtouchdown strikes went to tight end Coby Fleener, whofinished the game with six receptions for 173 yards, bothcareer highs.

    Luck, who was named the game’s Most OutstandingPlayer, completed 18 of 23 passes for 287 yards and fourtouchdowns. Aer completing 9 of 13 passes in the firsthalf, Luck was nearly perfect following intermission,completing 9 of 10 attempts for 201 yards and threetouchdowns – all to Fleener.

    Stanford led just 13-12 at halime, as the Hokiesthwarted a fake punt and blocked an extra point try.

    Running back Jeremy Stewart, who had been hamperedall year with injuries, broke loose for a 60-yardtouchdown run at the 6:16 mark of the first quarter togive the Cardinal a 7-0 lead.

    Aer Virginia Tech took a 13-9 lead, Luck connected withtight end Zach Ertz for a 25-yard touchdown pass thatcapped an eight-play, 79-yard scoring drive. A field goalby Virginia Tech’s Chris Hazley just before halime cutStanford’s lead to 13-12 at the break.

    The second half belonged to the Cardinal, as Stanfordscored on its first four possessions on its way to itseighth consecutive victory. Owen Marecic opened thesecond half scoring spree with a one-yard run at the 8:47mark of the third quarter to give Stanford a 19-12 lead.

    Luck then hit Fleener for touchdowns of 41, 58 and 38yards, securing Stanford’s first bowl victory since 1996.Stanford’s defense, behind a 12-tackle eort fromlinebacker Shayne Skov, limited a strong Hokies runninggame to just 66 yards.

    It was the final game for Stanford head coach JimHarbaugh, who compiled a 29-21 in four seasons at thehelm of the Cardinal program. With the win, Stanfordbecame the first FBS team to win 12 games four yearsaer losing 11 contests.

    2012 FIESTA BOWL

    Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38 (OT)

    January 3, 2012 • Glendale, Ariz.

      1 2 3 4 OT Final

    Stanford 7 14 7 10 0 38

    Oklahoma State 0 21 3 14 3 41

    In the most anticipated postseason game outsideof the BCS National Championship Game, third-ranked Oklahoma State dealt fourth-ranked Stanforda heartbreaking 41-38 overtime loss in a wildlyentertaining Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.

    Quinn Sharp’s 22-yard field goal in overtime gave theCowboys its first BCS title, only aer Stanford kickerJordan Williamson misfired on two critical field goalattempts, one at the end of regulation and the other inovertime.

    Quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Brandon Weeden eachthrew for over 300 yards while Stanford running backStepfan Taylor ran for a career -high 177 yards on 35carries.

    Two-time Biletniko Award winner Justin Blackmancaught eight passes for 186 yards, including touchdownsof 43, 67 and 17 yards.

    Luck was especially brilliant in his final game in aStanford uniform, completing 27 of 31 passes for 347yards and two touchdowns, including a 53-yard bombto Ty Montgomery that accounted for the game’s firsttouchdown.

    Stanford compiled 590 yards in total oense, comparedto 412 for Oklahoma State,and held the Cowboys to just13 yards rushing.

    The Cardinal never trailed in the game until Sharpmade the game-winning field goal that le Stanfordcrestfallen.

    The two teams combined for 24 points in a wild fourthquarter.

    Taylor’s one-yard touchdown run with 4:34 le cappeda 13-play, 69-yard scoring drive that gave the Cardinal ashort-lived 38-31 lead.

    Weeden and the Cowboys marched 67-yards in nineplays and tied the game when Joseph Randall carried

    over from four yards out with 2:35 le.

    Luck then drove the Cardinal down to the Cowboys 23-yard line, setting up a potential game-winning field goalwith :03 remaining.

    However, Williamson’s attempt missed badly, sendingthe game into overtime. Stanford had the first crack inovertime, but Williamson misfired on a 43-yard attempt.

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    2014 ROSE BOWL GAME

    Michigan State 24, Stanford 20

    January 1, 2014 • Pasadena, Calif.

      1 2 3 4 Final

    Michigan State 0 14 3 7 24

    Stanford 10 7 0 3 20

    Stanford took a 10-0 lead aer the first quarter, butcould not hold on as Michigan State came back for a 24-20 victory in the 100th Rose Bowl Game.

    Tyler Ganey ran for 91 yards and an early touchdownfor Stanford, and linebacker Kevin Anderson returned aninterception 40 yards for a score late in the first half.

    Kevin Hogan threw for 143 yards on 10 of 18 passing,including a 51-yard connection to Devon Cajuste in thethird quarter and a 43-yard strike to Michael Rector inthe first.

    Ed Reynolds led the defense with 10 tackles and ShayneSkov had a sack and three tackles for loss. But MichiganState’s Connor Cook passed for a career-high 332 yardson 22 of 36 passing.

    Cook’s connection with Tony Lippett in the fourthquarter proved to be the dierence.

    The tie-breaking pass came from 25-yards out andStanford could not