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2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

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Conference
  
Pac-12 Conference

Coaches
  
No. 6

2012 record
  
12–2 (8–1 Pac-12)

Division
  
North Division

AP
  
No. 7

2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

Head coach
  
David Shaw (2nd as head coach, 6th overall year)

The 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by second-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

The Cardinal won their first Pac-12 championship since 1999 after defeating UCLA in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin to win their first Rose Bowl championship since 1972. This was Stanford's third consecutive year playing in a BCS bowl game. They finished the season with a 12–2 record (8–1 Pac-12).

Coaching staff

  • David Shaw–Head Coach (Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football)
  • Derek Mason–Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • Pep Hamilton–Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Andrew Luck Director of Offense)
  • David Kotulski–Inside Linebackers
  • Randy Hart–Assistant Coach – Defensive Line
  • Mike Bloomgren–Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
  • Mike Sanford Jr.–Assistant Coach – Running Backs/Recruiting Coord.
  • Lance Anderson–Assistant Coach-Outside Linebackers/Admissions Liaison
  • Pete Alamar –Special Teams Coordinator
  • Ron Crook –Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles
  • Shannon Turley –Head Strength Coach
  • Nick Holz –Offensive Assistant
  • Aaron Moorehead –Offensive Assistant
  • Morgan Turner –Offensive Assistant
  • Tavita Pritchard –Defensive Assistant

    • References

    2012 Stanford Cardinal football team Wikipedia
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