2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team will represent Stanford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Cardinal are expected to be led by fourth-year head coach David Shaw. They play their home games at Stanford Stadium and are members of the North Division of the Pacific-12 Conference.

Previous season
The Cardinal won the conference title for the second year in a row after defeating Arizona State in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, and represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, losing to Michigan State 24–20. The game represented Stanford's first back-to-back Rose Bowl appearances since 1971–1972 and their fourth consecutive appearance in a BCS bowl game, only team to do so from 2011 to 2014.

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)

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