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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: Jack Elway
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Jack Elway enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Texas  31   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. San Jose State  28   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Oregon State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. San Diego State  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Washington  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Oregon  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Southern California  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Washington State  42   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ UCLA  28   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ California  11   17   L       
 Sun., Nov. 30  vs. Arizona  29   24   W    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 Sat., Dec. 27   Clemson  21   27   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored279
  Scoring Average23.3
  Points Allowed191
  Defense Average15.9
  Opponents Record76-58
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
22 8-4-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1986 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arizona State 10-1-1379167Won  22-155-1-1203122  John Cooper
Arizona 9-3352204Won  30-215-3224149  Larry Smith
Stanford 8-4279191Lost  21-275-3182124  Jack Elway
UCLA 8-3-1385222Won  31-105-2-1265137  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-3-1378197Lost  6-285-2-1232141  Don James
Southern California 7-5264239Lost  7-165-3172155  Ted Tollner
Oregon 5-6235338 3-5168246  Rich Brooks
Washington State 3-7-1221312 2-6-1174278  Jim Walden
California 2-9145325 2-7116269  Joe Kapp
Oregon State 3-8143270 1-687202  Dave Kragthorpe

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.