# 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by fourth-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. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the North Division. They were invited to the Foster Farms Bowl where they defeated Maryland.

## 2014 recruiting class

* Casey Tucker (#5 OT, Chandler, AZ, Hamilton High School, 6'6", 290)
* Keller Chryst (#3 QB-PP, Palo Alto, CA, Palo Alto High School, 6'4", 234)
* Dalton Schultz (#1 TE-Y, South Jordan, UT, Bingham High School, 6'6", 235)
* Christian McCaffrey (#26 ATH, Highlands Ranch, CO, Valor Christian High School, 6'0" ,195)
* Brandon Simmons (#14 S, Arlington, TX, Mansfield Timberview High School, 6'1", 182)
* Joey Alfieri (#34 OLB, Portland, OR, Jesuit High School, 6'2", 230)
* Jordan Perez (#36 OLB, Carlsbad, CA, Carlsbad High School, 6'1", 210)
* Bobby Okereke (#51 ATH, Tustin, CA, Foothill High School, 6'1", 213)
* Alijah Holder (#45 S, Oceanside, CA, Oceanside High School, 6'1", 165)
* Austin Hall (#40 OG, Phoenix, AZ, Brophy Prep, 6'5", 295)
* Daniel Marx (#3 FB, Mission Viejo, CA, Mission Viejo High School, 6'3", 238)
* Harrison Phillips (#77 DE, Omaha, NE, Millard West High School, 6'4", 240)
* Denzel Franklin (#63 S, Atlanta, GA, Pace Academy, 6'0", 182)
* Lane Veach (#100 OLB, Chandler, AZ, Perry High School, 6'5", 220)
* Isaiah Brandt-Sims (#120 RB, Wenatchee, WA, Wenatchee High School, 5'11", 185)
* Uriah Leiataua (#104 DE, Compton, CA, Dominguez High School, 6'3", 232)
* Alameen Murphy (#108 S, Fort Washington, MD, Friendly High School, 5'10", 182)

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

* David Shaw – Head coach (Bradford M. Freeman director of football)
* Lance Anderson – Defensive coordinator (Willie Shaw director of defense)
* Mike Bloomgren – Offensive coordinator/offensive line (Andrew Luck director of offense), associate head coach
* Pete Alamar – Special teams coordinator
* Duane Akina – Defensive backs
* Tavita Pritchard – Quarterbacks/wide receivers/recruiting coordinator
* Randy Hart – Defensive line
* Peter Hansen – Inside linebackers
* Lance Taylor – Running backs
* Morgan turner – Tight ends
* Jarrett huk – Defensive assistant
* Derek Belch – Special teams graduate assistant
* Greg mangan – Defensive graduate assistant
* Marc mattioli – Defensive graduate assistant
* Joseph ashfield – Offensive assistant
* Tsuyoshi kawata – Offensive assistant
* Timot lamarre – Offensive assistant
* Ron Lynn – Director of player development
* Shannon turley – Kissick family director of football sports performance
* Steve bartlinski – Head football athletic trainer
* Brad Idzik – Graduate assistant

### Roster
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 1:00 p.m. | UC Davis* | No. 11 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | W 45–0 | 49,509 |
| September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 14 USC | No. 13 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | ABC | L 10–13 | 50,814 |
| September 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Army* | No. 15 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | W 35–0 | 49,680 |
| September 27 | 1:15 p.m. | at Washington | No. 16 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | W 20–13 | 66,512 |
| October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Notre Dame* | No. 14 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy) | NBC | L 14–17 | 80,795 |
| October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 25 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ESPN | W 34–17 | 44,135 |
| October 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Arizona State | No. 23 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN | L 10–26 | 59,012 |
| October 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ESPN2 | W 38–14 | 48,401 |
| November 1 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Oregon | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | FOX | L 16–45 | 58,974 |
| November 15 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 25 Utah | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | L 17–20 $^{2OT}$ | 44,635 |
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (117th Big Game/Stanford Axe) | FS1 | W 38–17 | 56,483 |
| November 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 9 UCLA | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | W 31–10 | 70,658 |
| December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Maryland* | | Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA (Foster Farms Bowl) | ESPN | W 45–21 | 34,780 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||
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## Game summaries
### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #11 Cardinal | 14 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 45 |

### No.14 USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Trojans | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| #13 Cardinal | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #15 Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### At Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Cardinal | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Huskies | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### At No. 9 Notre Dame (Legends Trophy)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| #9 Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| #25 Cardinal | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |

### At No. 17 Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| #17 Sun Devils | 0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 26 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cardinal | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |

### At No. 5 Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| #5 Ducks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| #25 Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Stanford | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| California | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### At No. 9 UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| #9 Bruins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Vs. Maryland (Foster Farms Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Statistics
### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Opponents | 42 | 68 | 19 | 71 | 13 | 213 |
| Stanford | 92 | 128 | 48 | 75 | 10 | 353 |

## Awards and honors
### Players of the week

Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.
* Week 5 (Sept. 29) Peter Kalambayi, LB
* Week 7 (Oct. 13) Ty Montgomery, WR

### All-American Selections

Offense
* Andrus Peat, OL (TSN, ESPN, SI)

### All-Pac-12 Conference Team Selections

All-Conference Honors :
| Player | Position | Team |
| Andrus Peat | OT | 1st |
| Henry Anderson | DL | 1st |
| Jordan Richards | DB | 1st |
| Austin Hooper | TE | 2nd |
| Kyle Murphy | OT | 2nd |
| A. J. Tarpley | LB | 2nd |
| Ty Montgomery (2) | RS | 2nd |
*Numbers in parentheses (2) indicate multiple All-Pac-12 Team Conference selections for that individual.