Pac-12 champion Pac-12 North Division co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 27–24 vs. UCLA
Rose Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Wisconsin
Conference
Pac-12 Conference
Division
North Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 6
AP
No. 7
Record
12–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
David Shaw (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Pep Hamilton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
West Coast
Defensive coordinator
Derek Mason (2nd season)
Base defense
3–4
Captains
Chase Thomas
Stepfan Taylor
Sam Schwartzstein
Home stadium
Stanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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 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).
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