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2015 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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Pac-12 champion Pac-12 North Division champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 41–22 vs. USC | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 12–2 (8–1 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Bloomgren (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Anderson (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 3 Stanford x$ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Oregon | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USC xy | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Utah x | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by fifth-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.
In 2015, the Cardinal were the champions of the Pac-12. After finishing in first place in the North Division, they beat USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game by a score of 41–22.[1] They defeated Iowa 45–16 in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2016.
The Cardinal finished the season ranked #3 in the final Coaches Poll, their highest final ranking in the history of that poll. They were similarly ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, their highest final ranking in 75 years, following the 1940 national championship season.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Stanford years | Alma mater |
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David Shaw | Head coach | 9th | Stanford (1994) |
Lance Anderson | Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach | 9th | Idaho State (1996) |
Mike Bloomgren | Associate head coach / offensive coordinator | 5th | Florida State (1999) |
Pete Alamar | Special teams coordinator | 4th | Cal Lutheran (1983) |
Duane Akina | Defensive backs coach | 2nd | Washington (1979) |
Peter Hansen | Inside linebackers coach | 2nd | Arizona (2001) |
Tavita Pritchard | Quarterbacks coach / wide receivers coach | 3rd | Stanford (2009) |
Randy Hart | Defensive linemen coach | 6th | Ohio State (1970) |
Lance Taylor | Running backs coach | 2nd | Alabama (2003) |
Morgan Turner | Tight ends coach | 3rd | Illinois (2009) |
Roster
2015 Stanford Cardinal roster | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Offensive guards/offensive tackles
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Tight ends
Centers
Defensive tackles
Defensive ends
Linebackers
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Defensive backs
Safeties
Punters/Kickers
Long snappers
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Source: 2015 Stanford Cardinal Football Roster |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 9:00 a.m. | at Northwestern* | No. 21 | ESPN | L 6–16 | 36,024[2] | |
September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF* | FS1 | W 31–7 | 50,420[3] | ||
September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 6 USC | ABC | W 41–31 | 78,306[4] | ||
September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 21 | FS1 | W 42–24 | 37,302[5] | |
October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 18 |
| P12N | W 55–17 | 46,628[6] |
October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 UCLA | No. 15 |
| ESPN | W 56–35 | 50,464[7] |
October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington | No. 10 |
| ESPN | W 31–14 | 50,424[8] |
October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at Washington State | No. 8 | ESPN | W 30–28 | 30,012[9] | |
November 7 | 10:00 a.m. | at Colorado | No. 11 | P12N | W 42–10 | 40,142[10] | |
November 14 | 4:30 p.m. | Oregon | No. 7 |
| FOX | L 36–38 | 48,633[11] |
November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | California | No. 11 |
| ESPN | W 35–22 | 51,424[12] |
November 28 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame* | No. 9 |
| FOX | W 38–36 | 51,424[13] |
December 5 | 4:45 p.m. | vs. No. 20 USC | No. 7 | ESPN | W 41–22 | 58,476 | |
January 1, 2016 | 2:10 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Iowa* | No. 6 | ESPN | W 45–16 | 94,268 | |
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Game summaries
At Northwestern
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#21 Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |