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Stanford Football Team History


Stanford Cardinal
Stanford University
 Stanford, CA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Bill Walsh
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Bill Walsh enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Colorado  21   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Tulane  21   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Illinois  37   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Oregon  20   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. UCLA  32   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Washington  21   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Washington State  31   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Oregon State  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Southern California  0   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. San Jose State  31   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. California  21   3   W       
 Sat., Dec. 31   Louisiana State  24   14   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored285
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed279
  Defense Average23.3
  Opponents Record64-70
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-3
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 9-3-0 AP
15 9-3-0 Coaches
15 9-3-0 UPI
  
1977 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 10-2344194Won  27-207-0238103  Don James
Stanford 9-3285279Won  24-145-2151171  Bill Walsh
Southern California 8-4357212Won  47-285-2193104  John Robinson
California 8-3300211 4-3169156  Mike White
Washington State 7-4263236 4-3164174  Warren Powers
Oregon 3-8164377 2-592248  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 3-8173303 1-684198  Craig Fertig
UCLA 0-11269196 0-7192129  Terry Donahue

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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