2001 Stanford Cardinal football team

2001 Stanford Cardinal football
Seattle Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Diedrick (4th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Oregon $  7 1   11 1  
No. 10 Washington State  6 2   10 2  
No. 16 Stanford  6 2   9 3  
No. 19 Washington  6 2   8 4  
USC  5 3   6 6  
UCLA  4 4   7 4  
Oregon State  3 5   5 6  
Arizona  2 6   5 6  
Arizona State  1 7   4 7  
California  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Tyrone Willingham in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10. Stanford was invited to the Seattle Bowl, where the Cardinal lost to Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Willingham resigned at after the season to become the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.