| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Team: | Stanford Cardinal |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Coachrank: | 17 |
| Aprank: | 16 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Bill Diedrick |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Bowl Result: | L 14–24 vs Georgia Tech |
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.
See also: 2001 Boston College Eagles football team.
See also: 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
See also: 2001 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry.
See also: 2001 Washington State Cougars football team.
See also: 2001 Oregon Ducks football team.
See also: 2001 UCLA Bruins football team.
See also: 2001 Washington Huskies football team.
See also: 2001 Arizona Wildcats football team.
See also: Big Game (football) and 2001 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry and 2001 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
See also: 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game.
See also: 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and 2001 Seattle Bowl.