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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: John Ralston
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 John Ralston enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 The Cardinal won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Missouri  19   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Army  38   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Oregon  38   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Duke  3   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Washington  17   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Southern California  33   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Washington State  23   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Oregon State  31   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. UCLA  20   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. San Jose State  12   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. California  14   0   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Michigan  13   12   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored261
  Scoring Average21.8
  Points Allowed135
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record65-64
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record5-0
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 9-3-0 AP
16 8-3-0 Coaches
16 8-3-0 UPI
  
1971 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 9-3261135Won  13-126-117698  John Ralston
Washington 8-3357188 4-3158106  James Jim Owens
California 6-5186262 4-3109156  Ray Willsey
Southern California 6-4-1229164 3-2-1119100  John McKay
Oregon State 5-6268317 3-3150159  Dee Andros
Oregon 5-6235286 2-4128160  Jerry Frei
Washington State 4-7246286 2-5153181  Jim Sweeney
UCLA 2-7-1166243 1-4-1103136  Pepper Rodgers

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


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