Cardinal football players savor the moment in Miami's Sun Life Stadium following a 40-12 rout of Virginia Tech to claim the 2011 Orange Bowl championship. It was the first bowl win for Stanford in 14 years and cemented the first top 5 ranking for the program (12-1) since 1940. From left: Seniors Brian Bulcke, Doug Baldwin, Jeremy Stewart, Alex Loukas and James McGillicuddy.

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