Pac-12 champion Pac-12 North Division champion Rose Bowl champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, W 41–22 vs. USC
Rose Bowl, W 45–16 vs. Iowa
Conference
Pac-12 Conference
Division
North Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 3
AP
No. 3
Record
12–2 (8–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
David Shaw (5th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bloomgren (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Lance Anderson (2nd season)
Base defense
3–4
Home stadium
Stanford Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North Division
No. 3 Stanford x$
8
–
1
12
–
2
No. 19 Oregon
7
–
2
9
–
4
Washington State
6
–
3
9
–
4
California
4
–
5
8
–
5
Washington
4
–
5
7
–
6
Oregon State
0
–
9
2
–
10
South Division
USC xy
6
–
3
8
–
6
No. 17 Utah x
6
–
3
10
–
3
UCLA
5
–
4
8
–
5
Arizona State
4
–
5
6
–
7
Arizona
3
–
6
7
–
6
Colorado
1
–
8
4
–
9
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by fifth-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.
In 2015, the Cardinal were the champions of the Pac-12. After finishing in first place in the North Division, they beat USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game by a score of 41–22.[1] They defeated Iowa 45–16 in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2016.
The Cardinal finished the season ranked #3 in the final Coaches Poll, their highest final ranking in the history of that poll. They were similarly ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, their highest final ranking in 75 years, following the 1940 national championship season.
^"Christian McCaffrey Catapults No. 7 Stanford Past USC for Pac-12 Title", USA Today, December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
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