2013 Stanford Cardinal football team The 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS college football season . The Cardinal were led by third - year head coach David Shaw . They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pacific - 12 Conference . The Cardinal won the Pac - 12 North division for the second straight year , advancing to the Pac - 12 Football Championship Game , where they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 38 – 14 . With the win , the Cardinal won the Pac - 12 Championship for the second straight year and represented the conference in the 100th Rose Bowl Game against the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference on New Year ' s Day , January 1 , 2014 , where they were defeated by the Spartans 24 – 20 . Previous season . The Cardinal won the conference title after defeating UCLA in the Pac - 12 Football Championship Game and represented the Pac - 12 in the Rose Bowl , where they defeated Wisconsin 20 – 14 to win their first Rose Bowl game since 1972 . It was Stanford ' s third consecutive year in a BCS bowl game . The Cardinal finished the season 12 – 2 ( 8 – 1 in the Pac - 12 ) . Game notes . Utah . 1st quarter scoring : STAN – T . Gaffney 1 - yard run ( J . Williamson kick ) ; UTAH – Karl Williams 4 - yard pass from Travis Wilson ( Andy Phillips kick ) ; STAN – T . Montgomery 100 - yard kickoff return ( Williamson kick ) ; UTAH – Dres Anderson 51 - yard pass from Wilson ( Phillips kick ) 2nd quarter scoring : UTAH – Anderson 3 - yard run ( Phillips kick ) 3rd quarter scoring : UTAH – Phillips 23 - yard field goal 4th quarter scoring : UTAH – Phillips 48 - yard field goal ; STAN – D . Cajuste 7 - yard pass from K . Hogan ( Williamson kick ) UCLA . 1st quarter scoring : STAN – Conrad Ukropina 31 - yard field goal 2nd quarter scoring : No scoring 3rd quarter scoring : UCLA – Ka ' imi Fairbairn 38 - yard field goal ; STAN – Kodi Whitfield 30 - yard pass from Kevin Hogan ( Ukropina kick ) ; STAN – Tyler Gaffney 1 - yard run ( Ukropina kick ) 4th quarter scoring : UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 3 - yard pass from Brett Hundley ( Fairbairn kick ) ; STAN – Gaffney 4 - yard run ( Ukropina kick ) Oregon . Stanford leads the series with Oregon 45 – 30 – 1 ( . 599 ) . The series started in 1900 at Stanford , Stanford 34 , Oregon 0 ; the last meeting was the 2012 game at Oregon , Stanford 17 , Oregon 14 ( OT ) . 1st quarter scoring : STAN – Tyler Gaffney 2 - yard run ( Jordan Williamson kick ) 2nd quarter scoring : STAN – Kevin Hogan 11 - yard run ( Williamson kick ) ; STAN – Williamson 19 - yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring : STAN – Williamson 34 - yard field goal ; STAN – Williamson 26 - yard field goal 4th quarter scoring : STAN – Williamson 30 - yard field goal ; ORE – Daryle Hawkins 23 - yard pass from Marcus Mariota ( Matt Wogan kick ) ; ORE – Rodney Hardrick 65 - yard blocked field goal return ( Two - point conversion failed ) ; ORE – Pharaoh Brown 12 - yard pass from Mariota ( Wogan kick ) USC . 1st quarter scoring : USC – Soma Vainuku 1 - yard pass from Cody Kessler ( Andre Heidari kick failed ) ; STAN – T . Gaffney 35 - yard run ( C . Ukropina kick ) ; USC – Javorius Allen 1 - yard run ( Marqise Lee pass from Kessler ) 2nd quarter scoring : USC – Heidari 23 - yard field goal ; STAN – Ukropina 27 - yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring : STAN – Gaffney 18 - yard run ( Ukropina kick ) 4th quarter scoring : USC – Heidari 47 - yard field goal California . In a 63 – 13 victory , # 10 Stanford broke the record for most points scored in a Big Game and for the largest margin of victory . With the victory , Stanford clinched the Pac - 12 North Division Championship while Cal ended their season at 1 – 11 , the most losses in one season in Cal football history . 1st quarter scoring : STAN – T . Montgomery 31 - yard run ( J . Williamson kick ) CAL – Maurice Harris 15 - yard pass from Goff , Jared ( Vincen D ’ Amato kick ) ; STAN – Montgomery 50 - yard pass from K . Hogan ( Williamson kick ) ; STAN – Montgomery 12 - yard pass from Hogan ( Williamson kick ) ; CAL – D ’ Amato 29 - yard field goal 2nd quarter scoring : STAN – Montgomery 72 - yard pass from Hogan ( Williamson kick ) ; STAN – M . Rector 45 - yard pass from Hogan ( Williamson kick ) ; CAL – D ’ Amato 47 - yard field goal ; STAN – Montgomery 9 - yard pass from Hogan ( Williamson kick ) 3rd quarter scoring : STAN – Gaffney , T 58 - yard run ( C . Ukropina kick ) 4th quarter scoring : STAN – K . Young 27 - yard run ( Ukropina kick ) ; STAN – F . Owusu 14 - yard pass from E . Crower ( Ukropina kick ) Arizona State ( Pac - 12 Championship Game ) . 1st quarter scoring : STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69 - yard run ( Jordan Williamson kick ) ; ASU – D . J . Foster 51 - yard run ( Zane Gonzalez kick ) ; STAN – Gaffney 1 - yard run ( Williamson kick ) 2nd quarter scoring : STAN – Ty Montgomery 22 - yard run ( Williamson kick ) ; STAN – Gaffney 1 - yard run ( Williamson kick ) ; ASU – Foster 65 - yard pass from Taylor Kelly ( Gonzalez kick ) 3rd quarter scoring : STAN – Williamson 30 - yard field goal 4th quarter scoring : STAN – Montgomery 24 - yard pass from Kevin Hogan ( Williamson kick ) Michigan State ( Rose Bowl ) . 1st quarter scoring : STAN – Tyler Gaffney 16 - yard run ( Jordan Williamson kick ) ; STAN – Williamson 34 - yard field goal 2nd quarter scoring : MSU – Jeremy Langford 2 - yard run ( Michael Geiger kick ) ; STAN – Kevin Anderson 40 - yard interception return ( Williamson kick ) ; MSU – Trevon Pendleton 2 - yard pass from Connor Cook ( Geiger kick ) 3rd quarter scoring : MSU – Geiger 31 - yard field goal 4th quarter scoring : MSU – Tony Lippett 25 - yard pass from Cook ( Geiger kick ) ; STAN – Williamson 39 - yard field goal