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: Tyrone Ty Willingham Conference: Pac 10-
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| 1996 Season Highlights |
| Tyrone Ty Willingham enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Stanford. |
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| 1996 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
Utah
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10 |
17 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
San Jose State
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25 |
2 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Wisconsin
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0 |
14 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 5 | @
Washington
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6 |
27 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Oregon
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27 |
24 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Oregon State
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12 |
26 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Arizona State
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9 |
41 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | @
UCLA
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21 |
20 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | vs.
Southern California
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24 |
20 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Washington State
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33 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 23 | @
California
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42 |
21 |
W |
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| | Tue., Dec. 31 |
Michigan State
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38 |
0 |
W |
@ El Paso, TX |
Sun Bowl |
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| 1996 Season Totals |
| Record | 7-5
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| Points Scored | 247 |
| Scoring Average | 20.6 |
| Points Allowed | 229 |
| Defense Average | 19.1 |
| Opponents Record | 75-66
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| Conference Record | 5-3 |
| Home Record | 4-2
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| Away Record | 2-3
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1996 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1996 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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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.