2013 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Cardinal were led by third-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pacific-12 Conference.

The Cardinal won the Pac-12 North division for the second straight year, advancing to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, where they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 38–14. With the win, the Cardinal won the Pac-12 Championship for the second straight year and represented the conference in the 100th Rose Bowl Game against the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference on New Year's Day, January 1, 2014, where they were defeated by the Spartans 24–20.

Previous season
The Cardinal won the conference title after defeating UCLA in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game and represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin 20–14 to win their first Rose Bowl game since 1972. It was Stanford's third consecutive year in a BCS bowl game. The Cardinal finished the season 12–2 (8–1 in the Pac-12).

Coaching staff

 * David Shaw– Head Coach (Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football)
 * Derek Mason– Defensive Coordinator (Willie Shaw Director of Defense)
 * Mike Bloomgren– Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (Andrew Luck Director of Offense)
 * Pete Alamar – Special Teams Coordinator
 * Lance Anderson – Outside Linebackers/Admissions Liaison
 * Mike Sanford, Jr.– Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
 * Randy Hart – Defensive Line
 * David Kotulski – Inside Linebackers
 * Tavita Pritchard – Running Backs
 * Morgan Turner –Tight Ends
 * Jarrett Huk – Defensive Assistant
 * Vavae Tata – Defensive Assistant
 * Derek Belch – 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

Utah
1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Gaffney 1-yard run (J. Williamson kick); UTAH – Karl Williams 4-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); STAN – T. Montgomery 100-yard kickoff return (Williamson kick); UTAH – Dres Anderson 51-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Anderson 3-yard run (Phillips kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 23-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: UTAH – Phillips 48-yard field goal; STAN – D. Cajuste 7-yard pass from K. Hogan (Williamson kick)

UCLA
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Conrad Ukropina 31-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: No scoring

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; STAN – Kodi Whitfield 30-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Ukropina kick); STAN – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run (Ukropina kick)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 3-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); STAN – Gaffney 4-yard run (Ukropina kick)

Oregon
Stanford leads the series with Oregon 45–30–1 (.599). The series started in 1900 at Stanford, Stanford 34, Oregon 0; the last meeting was the 2012 game at Oregon, Stanford 17, Oregon 14 (OT).

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 2-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Kevin Hogan 11-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Williamson 19-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 34-yard field goal; STAN – Williamson 26-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal; ORE – Daryle Hawkins 23-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Matt Wogan kick); ORE – Rodney Hardrick 65-yard blocked field goal return (Two-point conversion failed); ORE – Pharaoh Brown 12-yard pass from Mariota (Wogan kick)

USC
1st quarter scoring: USC – Soma Vainuku 1-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick failed); STAN – T. Gaffney 35-yard run (C. Ukropina kick); USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Marqise Lee pass from Kessler)

2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 23-yard field goal; STAN – Ukropina 27-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney 18-yard run (Ukropina kick)

4th quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 47-yard field goal

California
In a 63–13 victory, #10 Stanford broke the record for most points scored in a Big Game and for the largest margin of victory. With the victory, Stanford clinched the Pac-12 North Division Championship while Cal ended their season at 1–11, the most losses in one season in Cal football history.

1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Montgomery 31-yard run (J. Williamson kick) CAL – Maurice Harris 15-yard pass from Goff, Jared (Vincen D’Amato kick); STAN – Montgomery 50-yard pass from K. Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN – Montgomery 12-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); CAL – D’Amato 29-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 72-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN – M. Rector 45-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick); CAL – D’Amato 47-yard field goal; STAN – Montgomery 9-yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick)

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney,T 58-yard run (C. Ukropina kick)

4th quarter scoring: STAN – K. Young 27-yard run (Ukropina kick); STAN – F. Owusu 14-yard pass from E. Crower (Ukropina kick)

Arizona State (Pac-12 Championship Game)
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick); ASU – D.J. Foster 51-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick)

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 22-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick); ASU – Foster 65-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick)

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 24-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Williamson kick)

Michigan State (Rose Bowl)
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 16-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick); STAN – Williamson 34-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: MSU – Jeremy Langford 2-yard run (Michael Geiger kick); STAN – Kevin Anderson 40-yard interception return (Williamson kick); MSU – Trevon Pendleton 2-yard pass from Connor Cook (Geiger kick)

3rd quarter scoring: MSU – Geiger 31-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: MSU – Tony Lippett 25-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick); STAN – Williamson 39-yard field goal