2014 Stanford Cardinal football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	2014
Team:	Stanford Cardinal
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Division:	North Division
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Record:	8–5
Conf Record:	5–4
Hc Year:	4th
Oc Year:	2nd
Dc Year:	1st
Champion:	Foster Farms Bowl champion
Bowl Result:	W 45–21 vs. Maryland

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

Source:^[1]

Game summaries

UC Davis

See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team.

No.14 USC

See also: 2014 USC Trojans football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry.

Army

See also: 2014 Army Black Knights football team.

At Washington

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team.

At No. 9 Notre Dame (Legends Trophy)

See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry.

Washington State

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team.

At No. 17 Arizona State

See also: 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

Oregon State

See also: 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team.

At No. 5 Oregon

See also: 2014 Oregon Ducks football team.

Utah

See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team.

California

See also: 2014 California Golden Bears football team, Big Game (American football) and Stanford Axe.

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At No. 9 UCLA

See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team.

Vs. Maryland (Foster Farms Bowl)

See also: 2014 Foster Farms Bowl and 2014 Maryland Terrapins football team.

Statistics

Scores by quarter

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

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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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 Schedule Released. Stanford Athletics. January 8, 2014. August 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050851/http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209366363. August 8, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
2. https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400548315 ESPN