# 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham who resigned at the end of the season to become the head coach at Notre Dame.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College* | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FSN | W 38–22 | 41,250 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona State | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | W 51–28 | 39,580 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at USC | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | FSN | W 21–16 | 53,962 |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 23 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | L 39–45 | 40,950 |
| October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Oregon | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ABC | W 49–42 | 46,021 |
| October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 UCLA | No. 20 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ABC | W 38–28 | 64,495 |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Washington | No. 10 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | L 28–42 | 72,090 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 16 | Arizona StadiumArizona, AZ | ABC | W 51–37 | 40,632 |
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | California | No. 13 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (104th Big Game) | KGO | W 35–28 | 71,150 |
| November 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 13 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Legends Trophy) | ABC | W 17–13 | 51,780 |
| December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at San Jose State* | No. 12 | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | | W 41–14 | 17,745 |
| December 27 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | No. 11 | Safeco FieldSeattle, WA (Seattle Bowl) | ESPN | L 14–24 | 30,144 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

* Tyrone Willingham – Head coach
* Bill Diedrick – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
* Buzz Preston – Running backs
* Trent Miles – Wide receivers
* John McDonell – Offensive line (centers and guards)
* Mike Denbrock – Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)
* Kent Baer – Defensive coordinator and linebackers
* Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
* Denny Schuler – Defensive backs
* Dave Tipton – Recruiting coordinator

## Game summaries
### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | | | | | 0 |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | | | | | 0 |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### At USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | | | | | 0 |
| Trojans | | | | | 0 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | | | | | 0 |
| No. 23 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### At No. 5 Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinal | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| No. 5 Ducks | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### No. 4 UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Bruins | | | | | 0 |
| No. 20 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### At No. 11 Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |
| No. 11 Huskies | | | | | 0 |

### At Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |
| Wildcats | | | | | 0 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | | | | | 0 |
| No. 13 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | | | | | 0 |
| No. 13 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |

### Vs. Georgia Tech (Seattle Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | | | | | 0 |
| No. 11 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |

## Awards and honors
### All-American Selections

* Eric Heitmann, Guard (AFCA-Coaches, FN)
* Tank Williams, Safety (AFCA-Coaches)
* Luke Powell, Stanford (FWAA)