2010 Stanford Cardinal football team

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Conference Pacific-10 Conference AP No. 4 Offensive coordinator David Shaw (4th year)		Coaches No. 4 2010 record 12–1 (8–1 Pac-10)

Head coach Jim Harbaugh (4th year)

The 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was in his 4th and final season before leaving to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Stanford ended the regular season 11–1, with their sole loss to conference champion Oregon. They defeated Virginia Tech 40–12 in the Orange Bowl for the first BCS bowl victory in program history.

Awards and honors

September 13 – Cornerback Mike Thomas was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week.

September 27 – Placekicker Nate Whitaker was named Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week.

November 8 - Quarterback Andrew Luck was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.

November 17 – Fullback/linebacker Owen Marecic has been named a first-team selection on the Pac-10 All-Academic Football Team. Earlier this month, he was named National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award winner and is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the academic Heisman.

November 22 - Quarterback Andrew Luck was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week.

November 29 - Linebacker Chase Thomas was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week

January 10, 2011 – Owen Marecic was named Paul Hornung Award winner, the most versatile player.

References

2010 Stanford Cardinal football team Wikipedia

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