The 1972 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1972 college football season. Following the departure of head coach John Ralston the previous year, defensive coordinator Jack Christiansen became Stanford's new head coach.
The school changed its nickname to "Cardinals" from "Indians" the previous year after objections from Native American students.[1][2]
Schedule[]
Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
September 16*
|
San Jose State
|
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
|
W 44–0
|
September 23*
|
at Duke
|
#19
|
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
|
W 10–6
|
September 30*
|
#20 West Virginia
|
#19
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
|
W 41–35
|
October 7
|
#1 USC
|
#15
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
|
L 21–30
|
October 14
|
#12 Washington
|
#17
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
|
W 24–0
|
October 21
|
at Oregon
|
#13
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
|
L 13–15
|
October 28
|
Oregon State
|
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
|
W 17–11
|
November 4
|
at #8 UCLA
|
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
|
L 23–28
|
November 11
|
at Washington State
|
#20
|
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
|
L 13–27
|
November 18
|
at California
|
|
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (75th Big Game)
|
L 21–24
|
December 2*
|
at Hawaii
|
|
Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, HI
|
W 39–7
|
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
Game notes[]
Washington[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
Washington
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
0
|
• Stanford
|
7 |
14 |
3 |
0
|
24
|
Scoring summary |
---|
|
1 |
| STAN | Cross 23 yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick) | Stanford 7-0 |
|
2 |
| STAN | Alvarado 30 yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick) | Stanford 14-0 |
|
2 |
| STAN | M. Moore 13 yard pass from Murray (Garcia kick) | Stanford 21-0 |
|
3 |
| STAN | Garcia 32 yard field goal | Stanford 24-0 |
|
[3]
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