Stanford Football Team History
Stanford Cardinal
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Founded: 1885 Stadium: Stanford Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Cardinal & White Coach: Tyrone Ty Willingham Conference: Pac 10-
1997 Season Highlights
Tyrone Ty Willingham enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
San Jose State
28
12
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
North Carolina
17
28
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Oregon State
27
24
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Oregon
58
49
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Notre Dame
33
15
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Arizona
22
28
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Arizona State
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
UCLA
7
27
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Southern California
21
45
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Washington State
28
38
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
California
21
20
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 276
Scoring Average 25.1
Points Allowed 317
Defense Average 28.8
Opponents Record 77-52
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.