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-
1978 Season Highlights
Bill Walsh enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Oklahoma
29
35
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
San Jose State
38
9
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Illinois
35
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Tulane
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
UCLA
26
27
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Washington
31
34
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Washington State
43
27
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Oregon State
24
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Southern California
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Arizona State
21
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
California
30
10
W
Sun., Dec. 31
Georgia
25
22
W
@ Houston, TX
Bluebonnet Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 326
Scoring Average 27.2
Points Allowed 221
Defense Average 18.4
Opponents Record 80-53
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 8-4-0
AP
16 8-4-0
Coaches
16 8-4-0
UPI
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.