STANFORD CARDINAL 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONS • ROSE BOWL GAME GUIDE
recorded a 100 percent graduation rate for members of its freshman football student-athlete class of 2006. This is the second honor for Stanford, which also won the award in 2012.
Strenuous • The Sagarin ratings show that Pac-12 teams played the toughest schedules this year. Washington State (1), Arizona State (2), Utah (3), Stanford (4), Cal (5), UCLA (6) and Colorado (7) all finished in the top 10.
Roses • Stanford is playing in a bowl game for a fifth straight season, a fourth straight BCS game and second straight Rose Bowl Game. • Playing in the Rose Bowl Game in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1970-1971, the Cardinal looks to improve upon its 6-7 all-time record in the game. • Stanford is one of just five schools to play in four straight BCS games.
Run This State • Stanford has won 33 of its last 35 games played in California (only losses at USC in 2013 and against No. 6 Oregon in 2011). • With its Oct. 19 win over UCLA, Stanford has defeated the Bruins six straight times, its longest such streak in the 85-game series. • This year’s senior class is the 11th in school history to post four straight wins over Cal.
record fourth straight season (2009-13). • Prior to 2009, Stanford won 10 or more games just three times. • Stanford won 10 or more games in 1908, 1914 and 1915 (rugby-style rules).
PACing a Punch • The Cardinal has posted a 37-8 (.822) record in Pac12 play over the last five seasons.
Takeaways • Stanford saw its streak of 36 consecutive games with a takeaway come to an end during its Pac-12 Championship win at Arizona State on Dec. 7.
In a Rush • In seven home wins this year Stanford out-rushed opposing teams, 1,529-497, an average of 218.5 to 71.0. • Stanford is 32-2 under head coach David Shaw when out-rushing an opponent, and 19-4 when the Cardinal produces a 100-yard rusher.
Runaways • Stanford accumulated exactly 240 rushing yards in both victories against Arizona State this season. • Stanford’s 2,742 rushing yards is 95 yards away from the program record (2,837) set in 2009.
Twenty Something • Stanford has held opponents to 20 or fewer points in 20 of its last 25 games. Dating back to 2010, the Cardinal has held 35 of its last 46 opponents to 20 or fewer points.
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• Under head coach David Shaw, Stanford is 34-6 overall, 23-4 in Pac-12 play, 31-3 when scoring first and 10-3 in league road games.
• Stanford has not allowed an opponent to score 30 points in its last 21 games. Michigan State (26) is the only school with a longer such streak.
• Shaw notched 30 career wins in his first 35 games, which is the third-fastest among active coaches (Larry Coker [with Miami: 30-31], Chris Peterson [with Boise State: 30-33]).
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• Shaw is one of just three coaches to lead his team to BCS bowls in his first three years as head coach (Chip Kelly and Larry Coker). • With a regular season win over Arizona State, Shaw became the first Stanford head coach to start 3-0 in each of his first three seasons on The Farm since George J. “Press” Presley did so from 1909-1911 (playing rugby-style rules). • Stanford has won at least eight games in five straight seasons. The only other time that was accomplished was under Pop Warner from 1926-30. • Stanford reached the 11-win mark for a school-
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• Stanford leads the nation with 40 sacks (and sack yards with 294) after leading the nation last year as well. On a per-game basis, Stanford ranks seventh nationally (3.1/game). The Cardinal ranks 12th in tackles for loss (7.5/game). • The Cardinal has at least one tackle for loss in each of its last 48 contests and at least one sack in 32 of its last 33 outings (only game without a sack came at Army, which attempted just 10 passes). • According to ESPN Stats & Info, Stanford has made initial contact with opposing rushers at or behind the line of scrimmage on 48 percent of its carries. • Stanford has allowed just 451 rushing yards over its last seven games, an average of 64.4 yards/game, with only one team reaching the 100-yard mark over that stretch.
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Team Record Points Previous Florida State (56) 13-0 1,496 1 Auburn (4) 12-1 1,444 3 Alabama 11-1 1,376 4 Michigan State 12-1 1,278 10 Stanford 11-2 1,217 7 Baylor 11-1 1,185 9 Ohio State 12-1 1,130 2 South Carolina 10-2 1,099 8 Missouri 11-2 1,066 5 Oregon 10-2 880 12 Oklahoma 10-2 878 18 Clemson 10-2 848 13 Oklahoma State 10-2 797 6 LSU 9-3 726 14 UCF 11-1 629 15 Arizona State 10-3 614 11 UCLA 9-3 544 17 Louisville 11-1 525 19 Wisconsin 9-3 383 21 Texas A&M 8-4 282 22 Fresno State 11-1 227 24 Duke 10-3 201 20 Georgia 8-4 196 25 Northern Illinois 12-1 144 16 Notre Dame 8-4 76 NR
USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 • Dec. 8 Rank Team Record Points Previous 1. Florida State (62) 13-0 1,550 1 2. Auburn 12-1 1,486 3 3. Alabama 11-1 1,414 4 4. Michigan State 12-1 1,342 9 5. Baylor 11-1 1,275 7 6. Ohio State 12-1 1,211 2 7. Stanford 11-2 1,188 10 8. South Carolina 10-2 1,108 7 9. Missouri 11-2 1,088 5 10. Oklahoma 10-2 913 15 11. Clemson 10-2 899 11 12. Oregon 10-2 887 12 13. Oklahoma State 10-2 845 6 14. LSU 9-3 719 14 15. UCF 11-1 658 17 16. Louisville 11-1 611 16 17. Arizona State 10-3 602 13 18. UCLA 9-3 520 19 19. Wisconsin 9-3 408 21 20. Fresno State 11-1 344 22 21. Duke 10-3 247 20 21. Texas A&M 8-4 247 25 23. Northern Illinois 12-1 149 18 24. Georgia 8-4 135 NR 25. Miami (Fla.) 9-3 73 NR
Tracking Stanford in the Polls Date Preseason Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8
AP 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 13th 8th 6th 6th 5th 10th 8th 7th 5th
USA Today 4th 4th 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 13th 8th 7th 6th 5th 12th 10th 10th 7th
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