2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

2012 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-12 champion
Pac-12 North Division co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Wisconsin
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record12–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPep Hamilton (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDerek Mason (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Chase Thomas
  • Stepfan Taylor
  • Sam Schwartzstein
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$  8 1   12 2  
No. 2 Oregon x%  8 1   12 1  
No. 20 Oregon State  6 3   9 4  
Washington  5 4   7 6  
California  2 7   3 9  
Washington State  1 8   3 9  
South Division
UCLA x  6 3   9 5  
Arizona State  5 4   8 5  
USC  5 4   7 6  
Arizona  4 5   8 5  
Utah  3 6   5 7  
Colorado  1 8   1 11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

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