2010 Stanford Cardinal football team

2010 Stanford Cardinal football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 40–12 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record12–1 (8–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Shaw (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorVic Fangio (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oregon $   9 0     12 1  
No. 4 Stanford  %   8 1     12 1  
USC   5 4     8 5  
Washington   5 4     7 6  
Arizona   4 5     7 6  
Arizona State   4 5     6 6  
Oregon State   4 5     5 7  
California   3 6     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Washington State   1 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was in his 4th and final season before leaving to become head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Harbaugh ended his four-year tenure at Stanford having taken a team that finished 1–11 in the year prior to his arrival, to a team that ended the regular season 11–1. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Stanford's sole loss was to conference champion Oregon. They defeated Virginia Tech 40–12 in the Orange Bowl for the first BCS bowl victory in program history.