Stanford Football Team History
Stanford Cardinal
 
	
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		Stanford University 
 
  Stanford, CA   
Founded: 1885 Stadium: Stanford Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Cardinal & White Coach: John Ralston Conference: Pac 10- 
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| 1971 Season Highlights |  
|  John Ralston enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Stanford. |  
|  The Cardinal won the Pac 10 Conference Championship. |  
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| 1971 Season |  
|  Date  | 
 Opponent  |  Score  | 
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|  Sat., Sep. 11  |  @
Missouri
  
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   	 19  | 
   	 0  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Sep. 18  |  @
Army
  
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   	 38  | 
   	 3  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Sep. 25  |  vs.
Oregon
  
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   	 38  | 
   	 17  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 2  |  vs.
Duke
  
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   	 3  | 
   	 9  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 9  |  @
Washington
  
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   	 17  | 
   	 6  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 16  |  @
Southern California
  
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   	 33  | 
   	 18  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 23  |  vs.
Washington State
  
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   	 23  | 
   	 24  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 30  |  @
Oregon State
  
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   	 31  | 
   	 24  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 6  |  vs.
UCLA
  
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   	 20  | 
   	 9  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 13  |  vs.
San Jose State
  
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   	 12  | 
   	 13  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 20  |  vs.
California
  
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   	 14  | 
   	 0  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Jan. 1  |  
Michigan
  
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   	 13  | 
   	 12  | 
     W   | 
    
   	 @ Pasadena, CA  | 
   	 Rose Bowl | 
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| 1971 Season Totals |  
|   Record | 9-3
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|   Points Scored | 261 |  
|   Scoring Average | 21.8 |  
|   Points Allowed | 135 |  
|   Defense Average | 11.3 |  
|   Opponents Record | 65-64
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|   Conference Record | 6-1 |  
|   Home Record | 3-3
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|   Away Record | 5-0
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| 1971 NCAA Final Rankings |  
|  Rank  | 
 Record  | 
 Source  |  
	| 10 |  9-3-0 | 
	AP |  
	
	
	| 16 |  8-3-0 | 
	Coaches |  
	| 16 |  8-3-0 | 
	UPI |  
 
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| 1971 All American Awards |  
|   Player  | 
  Position  | 
 Class  | 
 Ht.  | 
 Wt.  | 
 Award  | 
 Team  | 
 Source  |  
|  Coming Someday  |  
 
 
| 1971 All Pac 10 Conference Players |  
|   Player  | 
  Position  | 
 Class  | 
 Ht.  | 
 Wt.  | 
 Team  | 
 Source  |  
|  Coming Someday  |  
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Some records may be incomplete.  
	
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