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.
1st quarter scoring: STAN – T. Gaffney 1-yard run ; UTAH – Karl Williams 4-yard pass from Travis Wilson ; STAN – T. Montgomery 100-yard kickoff return ; UTAH – Dres Anderson 51-yard pass from Wilson 2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Anderson 3-yard run 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
No. 9 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 ; STAN – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run 4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 3-yard pass from Brett Hundley ; STAN – Gaffney 4-yard run
Stanford leads the series with Oregon 45–30–1. The series started in 1900 at Stanford, Stanford 34, Oregon 0; the last meeting was the 2012 game at Oregon, Stanford 17, Oregon 14. 1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 2-yard run 2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Kevin Hogan 11-yard run ; 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 ; ORE – Rodney Hardrick 65-yard blocked field goal return ; ORE – Pharaoh Brown 12-yard pass from Mariota
at USC
1st quarter scoring: USC – Soma Vainuku 1-yard pass from Cody Kessler ; STAN – T. Gaffney 35-yard run ; USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run 2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 23-yard field goal; STAN – Ukropina 27-yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney 18-yard run 4th quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 47-yard field goal
California (The Big Game)
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 CAL – Maurice Harris 15-yard pass from Goff, Jared ; STAN – Montgomery 50-yard pass from K. Hogan ; STAN – Montgomery 12-yard pass from Hogan ; CAL – D’Amato 29-yard field goal 2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 72-yard pass from Hogan ; STAN – M. Rector 45-yard pass from Hogan ; CAL – D’Amato 47-yard field goal; STAN – Montgomery 9-yard pass from Hogan 3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Gaffney,T 58-yard run 4th quarter scoring: STAN – K. Young 27-yard run ; STAN – F. Owusu 14-yard pass from E. Crower
No. 25 Notre Dame
at No. 11 Arizona State (Pac-12 Championship Game)
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69-yard run ; ASU – D. J. Foster 51-yard run ; STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run 2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 22-yard run ; STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run ; ASU – Foster 65-yard pass from Taylor Kelly 3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 24-yard pass from Kevin Hogan
vs. No. 4 Michigan State (Rose Bowl)
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 16-yard run ; STAN – Williamson 34-yard field goal 2nd quarter scoring: MSU – Jeremy Langford 2-yard run ; STAN – Kevin Anderson 40-yard interception return ; MSU – Trevon Pendleton 2-yard pass from Connor Cook 3rd quarter scoring: MSU – Geiger 31-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: MSU – Tony Lippett 25-yard pass from Cook ; STAN – Williamson 39-yard field goal
