Stanford Cardinal football | |||
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Current season | |||
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First season | 1892 | ||
Athletic director | Bob Bowlsby | ||
Head coach | David Shaw | ||
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium | ||
Field | Foster Field | ||
Year built | 1921 | ||
Stadium capacity | 50,000 | ||
Stadium surface | Grass | ||
Location | Stanford, California | ||
Conference | Pac-12 | ||
Division | Pacific-12 North | ||
All-time record | 676–454–52 | ||
Postseason bowl record | 10–11–1 | ||
Claimed national titles | 2 (1926, 1940)[1] | ||
Conference titles | 12 | ||
Heisman winners | 1 | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 27 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Cardinal and White | ||
Fight song | "Come Join The Band" (official) "All Right Now" (de facto) | ||
Mascot | Stanford Tree (unofficial) | ||
Marching band | Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band | ||
Rivals | California Golden Bears USC Trojans Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
Website | GoStanford.com |
The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program,[2] has a highly successful football tradition. The team is known as the Cardinal, referring to the color, not the bird. The team was known as the Indians from 1930 to 1972 and the Cardinals (also referring to the color) from 1972 to 1981.
Stanford began playing football in 1892, and participated in the first ever Rose Bowl against Michigan in 1902. Its annual Big Game against California is the oldest and most storied rivalry in the Pac-12 and the western United States. The Cardinal also compete for the Legends Trophy against independent rival Notre Dame.
The program has an all-time record of 676–454–52 for a winning percentage of .594 and has winning series records against all of its Pac-12 North rivals, except for the Washington Huskies, against whom they are 38–40–4.[3] Led by legendary coach Glenn "Pop" Warner, who still has the most wins in Cardinal history, Stanford claimed a National Championship in 1926. The 1940 team went unbeaten and untied after defeating Nebraska 21–13 in the 1941 Rose Bowl, but the team ranked #2 in the final AP poll released before the game was played.
Pop Warner's era predated the AP poll, but Stanford has finished at least one season in the Top 10 in six different decades under seven different coaches, including Claude E. Thornhill in 1934, Clark Shaughnessy in 1940, Chuck Taylor in 1951, John Ralston in 1970 and 1971, Bill Walsh in 1992, and Jim Harbaugh in 2010. Stanford's most recent season finish in the top 5 was in 2010 after the #5 Cardinal dismantled ACC Champion Virginia Tech 40–12 in the 2011 Orange Bowl to finish with a school record 12 wins and 1 loss. Stanford finished #4 in both the AP and Coaches polls.
Quarterback Jim Plunkett is the only Stanford player to win the Heisman Trophy, doing so in 1970. Three Stanford players have finished second in Heisman voting: quarterback John Elway was second to Herschel Walker in 1982; running back Toby Gerhart was second to Mark Ingram in 2009; and Andrew Luck finished second in Heisman voting to Cam Newton in 2010. The Cardinal have played in 22 bowl games in their history, including 13 appearances in bowls now comprising the Bowl Championship Series, specifically one in the Orange Bowl and twelve in the Rose Bowl.
Season records[]
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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No Coach (1891) | |||||||||
1891 | (None) | 3–1 | — | — | |||||
No Coach: | 3–1 | ||||||||
Walter Camp (1892) | |||||||||
1892 | Camp | 1–0–2 | — | — | |||||
Camp (1st Stint): | 1–0–2 | ||||||||
Pop Bliss (1893) | |||||||||
1893 | Bliss | 8–0–1 | — | — | |||||
Bliss: | 8–0–1 | ||||||||
Walter Camp (1894–1895) | |||||||||
1894 | Camp | 6–3 | — | — | |||||
1895 | Camp | 4–0–1 | — | — | |||||
Camp (2nd Stint): | 10–3–1 | ||||||||
Camp (Total): | 11–3–3 | ||||||||
Harry P. Cross (1896) | |||||||||
1896 | Cross | 2–1–1 | — | — | |||||
Cross (1st Stint): | 2–1–1 | ||||||||
George H. Brooke (1897) | |||||||||
1897 | Brooke | 4–1 | — | — | |||||
Brooke: | 4–1 | ||||||||
Harry P. Cross (1898) | |||||||||
1898 | Cross | 5–3–1 | — | — | |||||
Cross (2nd Stint): | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
Cross (Total): | 7–4–2 | ||||||||
Burr Chamberlain (1899) | |||||||||
1899 | Chamberlain | 2–5–2 | — | — | |||||
Chamberlain: | 2–5–2 | ||||||||
Fielding H. Yost (1900) | |||||||||
1900 | Yost | 7–2–1 | — | — | |||||
Yost: | 7–2–1 | ||||||||
Charles Fickert (1901) | |||||||||
1901 | Fickert | 3–2–2 | L 0–49 Rose | — | — | ||||
Fickert: | 3–2–2 | ||||||||
Carl L. Clemans (1902) | |||||||||
1902 | Clemans | 6–1 | — | — | |||||
Clemans: | 6–1 | ||||||||
James F. Lanagan (1903–1905) | |||||||||
1903 | Lanagan | 8–0–3 | — | — | |||||
1904 | Lanagan | 7–2–1 | — | — | |||||
1905 | Lanagan | 8–0 | — | — | |||||
Lanagan: | 23–2–4 | ||||||||
No Team (Football replaced by rugby) (1906–1917) | |||||||||
No Team (Due to World War I) (1918) | |||||||||
Bob Evans (Pacific Coast Conference) (1919) | |||||||||
1919 | Evans | 4–3 | 1–2 | 5th | — | — | |||
Evans: | 4–3 | 1–2 | |||||||
Walter D. Powell (Pacific Coast Conference) (1920) | |||||||||
1920 | Powell | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | — | — | |||
Powell: | 4–3 | 2–1 | |||||||
Eugene Van Gent (Pacific Coast Conference) (1921) | |||||||||
1921 | Van Gent | 4–2–2 | 1–1 | 3rd | — | — | |||
Van Gent: | 4–2–2 | 1–1 | |||||||
Andrew Kerr (Pacific Coast Conference) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
1922 | Kerr | 4–5 | 1–3 | T-5th | — | — | |||
1923 | Kerr | 7–2 | 2–2 | T-3rd | — | — | |||
Kerr: | 11–7 | 3–5 | |||||||
Pop Warner (Pacific Coast Conference) (1924–1932) | |||||||||
1924 | Warner | 7–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | L 10–27 Rose | — | — | ||
1925 | Warner | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | — | — | |||
1926 | Warner | 10–0–1 | 4–0 | 1st | T 7–7 Rose | — | — | ||
1927 | Warner | 8–2–1 | 4–0–1 | T-1st | W 7–6 Rose | — | — | ||
1928 | Warner | 8–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | — | — | |||
1929 | Warner | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | — | — | |||
1930 | Warner | 9–1–1 | 4–1 | 3rd | — | — | |||
1931 | Warner | 7–2–2 | 2–2–1 | T-5th | — | — | |||
1932 | Warner | 6–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 7th | — | — | |||
Warner: | 71–17–8 | 31–9–5 | |||||||
Claude E. Thornhill (Pacific Coast Conference) (1933–1939) | |||||||||
1933 | Thornhill | 8–2–1 | 4–1 | T-1st | L 0–7 Rose | — | — | ||
1934 | Thornhill | 9–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L 13–29 Rose | — | 2 | ||
1935 | Thornhill | 8–1 | 4–1 | T-1st | W 7–0 Rose | — | — | ||
1936 | Thornhill | 2–5–2 | 2–3–2 | 6th | — | ||||
1937 | Thornhill | 4–3–2 | 4–2–1 | 2nd | — | ||||
1938 | Thornhill | 3–6 | 2–5 | 8th | — | ||||
1939 | Thornhill | 1–7–1 | 0–6–1 | 9th | — | ||||
Thornhill: | 35–25–7 | 25–18–4 | |||||||
Clark Shaughnessy (Pacific Coast Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
1940 | Shaughnessy | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W 21–13 Rose | — | 2 | ||
1941 | Shaughnessy | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4th | — | ||||
Shaughnessy: | 16–3 | 11–3 | |||||||
Marchmont Schwartz (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1950) | |||||||||
1942 | Schwartz | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | — | 12 | |||
No Team (Due to World War II) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
1946 | Schwartz | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | — | ||||
1947 | Schwartz | 0–9 | 0–7 | 10th | — | ||||
1948 | Schwartz | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | — | ||||
1949 | Schwartz | 7–3–1 | 4–2 | T-3rd | W 74–20 Pineapple^ | — | |||
1950 | Schwartz | 5–3–2 | 2–2–2 | T-4th | |||||
Schwartz: | 28–28–4 | 17–25–3 | |||||||
Chuck Taylor (Pacific Coast Conference) (1951–1957) | |||||||||
1951 | Taylor | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L 7–40 Rose | 7 | 7 | ||
1952 | Taylor | 5–5 | 2–5 | T-6th | |||||
1953 | Taylor | 6–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | 17 | 19 | |||
1954 | Taylor | 4–6 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
1955 | Taylor | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | 20 | 16 | |||
1956 | Taylor | 4–6 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
1957 | Taylor | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
Taylor: | 40–29–2 | 25–20–2 | |||||||
Jack Curtice (Pacific Coast Conference) (1958) | |||||||||
1958 | Curtice | 2–8 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
Jack Curtice (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1959–1962) | |||||||||
1959 | Curtice | 3–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1960 | Curtice | 0–10 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1961 | Curtice | 4–6 | 1–3 | T-4th | |||||
1962 | Curtice | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
Curtice: | 14–36 | 5–19 | |||||||
John Ralston (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1963–1967) | |||||||||
1963 | Ralston | 3–7 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
1964 | Ralston | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1965 | Ralston | 6–3–1 | 2–3 | T-5th | |||||
1966 | Ralston | 5–5 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
1967 | Ralston | 5–5 | 3–4 | T-4th | |||||
John Ralston (Pacific-8 Conference) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
1968 | Ralston | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T-3rd | |||||
1969 | Ralston | 7–2–1 | 5–1–1 | T-2nd | 14 | 19 | |||
1970 | Ralston | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | W 27–17 Rose | 10 | 8 | ||
1971 | Ralston | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | W 13–12 Rose | 16 | 10 | ||
Ralston: | 55–36–3 | 30–25–2 | |||||||
Jack Christiansen (Pacific-8 Conference) (1972–1976) | |||||||||
1972 | Christiansen | 6–5 | 2–5 | T-6th | |||||
1973 | Christiansen | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
1974 | Christiansen | 5–4–2 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1975 | Christiansen | 6–4–1 | 5–2 | T-3rd | |||||
1976 | Christiansen | 6–5 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
Christiansen: | 30–22–3 | 22–12–1 | |||||||
Bill Walsh (Pacific-8 Conference) (1977) | |||||||||
1977 | Walsh | 9–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | W 24–14 Sun | 15 | 15 | ||
Bill Walsh (Pacific-10 Conference) (1978) | |||||||||
1978 | Walsh | 8–4 | 4–3 | T-4th | W 25–22 Bluebonnet | 16 | 17 | ||
Walsh (1st Stint): | 17–7 | 9–5 | |||||||
Rod Dowhower (Pacific-10 Conference) (1979) | |||||||||
1979 | Dowhower | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 6th | |||||
Dowhower: | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | |||||||
Paul Wiggin (Pacific-10 Conference) (1980–1983) | |||||||||
1980 | Wiggin | 6–5 | 3–4 | T-6th | |||||
1981 | Wiggin | 4–7 | 4–4 | T-6th | |||||
1982 | Wiggin | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
1983 | Wiggin | 1–10 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
Wiggin: | 16–28 | 11–20 | |||||||
Jack Elway (Pacific-10 Conference) (1984–1988) | |||||||||
1984 | Elway | 5–6 | 3–5 | T-7th | |||||
1985 | Elway | 4–7 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
1986 | Elway | 8–4 | 5–3 | T-4th | L 21–27 Gator | ||||
1987 | Elway | 5–6 | 4–4 | T-4th | |||||
1988 | Elway | 3–6–2 | 1–5–2 | 9th | |||||
Elway: | 25–29–2 | 16–22–2 | |||||||
Dennis Green (Pacific-10 Conference) (1989–1991) | |||||||||
1989 | Green | 3–8 | 3–5 | T-7th | |||||
1990 | Green | 5–6 | 4–4 | T-6th | |||||
1991 | Green | 8–4 | 6–2 | T-2nd | L 17–18 Aloha | 22 | 22 | ||
Green: | 16–18 | 13–11 | |||||||
Bill Walsh (Pacific-10 Conference) (1992–1994) | |||||||||
1992 | Walsh | 10–3 | 6–2 | T-1st | W 24–3 Blockbuster | 9 | 9 | ||
1993 | Walsh | 4–7 | 2–6 | T-8th | |||||
1994 | Walsh | 3–7–1 | 2–6 | T-8th | |||||
Walsh (2nd Stint): | 17–17–1 | 10–14 | |||||||
Walsh (Total): | 34–24–1 | 19–19 | |||||||
Tyrone Willingham (Pacific-10 Conference) (1995–2001) | |||||||||
1995 | Willingham | 7–4–1 | 5–3 | 4th | L 13–19 Liberty | ||||
1996 | Willingham | 7–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | W 38–0 Sun | ||||
1997 | Willingham | 5–6 | 3–5 | T-7th | |||||
1998 | Willingham | 3–8 | 2–6 | T-8th | |||||
1999 | Willingham | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L 9–17 Rose† | 24 | |||
2000 | Willingham | 5–6 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
2001 | Willingham | 9–3 | 6–2 | T-2nd | L 14–24 Seattle | 17 | 16 | ||
Willingham: | 44–36–1 | 32–24 | |||||||
Buddy Teevens (Pacific-10 Conference) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
2002 | Teevens | 2–9 | 1–7 | T-9th | |||||
2003 | Teevens | 4–7 | 2–6 | T-8th | |||||
2004 | Teevens | 4–7 | 2–6 | T-8th | |||||
Teevens: | 10–23 | 5–19 | |||||||
Walt Harris (Pacific-10 Conference) (2005–2006) | |||||||||
2005 | Harris | 5–6 | 4–4 | T-4th | |||||
2006 | Harris | 1–11 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
Harris: | 6–17 | 5–12 | |||||||
Jim Harbaugh (Pacific-10 Conference) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
2007 | Harbaugh | 4–8 | 3–6 | T-7th | |||||
2008 | Harbaugh | 5–7 | 4–5 | T-6th | |||||
2009 | Harbaugh | 8–5 | 6–3 | T-2nd | L 27–31 Sun | ||||
2010 | Harbaugh | 12–1 | 8–1 | 2nd | W 40–12 Orange† | 4 | 4 | ||
Harbaugh: | 29–21 | 21–15 | |||||||
David Shaw (Pacific-12 Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
2011 | Shaw | 11–2 | 8–1 | T–1st (North) | L 38–41 OT Fiesta† | 7 | 7 | ||
2012 | Shaw | 12–2 | 8–1 | T-1st (North) | W 20-14 Rose† | 6 | 7 | ||
2013 | Shaw | 11–3 | 7–2 | T-1st (North) | L 20-24 Rose† | 10 | 11 | ||
Shaw: | 34–7 | 23–4 | |||||||
Total: | 605–440–49 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. ^Stanford considers the 1950 Pineapple Bowl a game of the 1949 regular season |
Bowl game appearances and results[]
Coaches by number of victories[]
Coach | Total Games Coached |
Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | Total Seasons Coached |
# in Chronological Order |
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Glenn "Pop" Warner | 96 | 71 | 17 | 8 | .781 | 9 | 16 |
John Ralston | 94 | 55 | 36 | 3 | .585 | 9 | 22 |
Tyrone Willingham | 81 | 44 | 36 | 1 | .549 | 7 | 30 |
Chuck Taylor | 71 | 40 | 29 | 2 | .577 | 7 | 20 |
Claude E. Thornhill | 67 | 35 | 25 | 7 | .575 | 7 | 17 |
Bill Walsh | 59 | 34 | 24 | 1 | .585 | 5 | 24/29 |
Jack Christiansen | 55 | 30 | 22 | 3 | .573 | 5 | 23 |
Jim Harbaugh | 50 | 29 | 21 | 0 | .580 | 4 | 33 |
Marchmont Schwartz | 60 | 28 | 28 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 19 |
Jack Elway | 56 | 25 | 29 | 2 | .464 | 5 | 27 |
James F. Lanagan | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .862 | 3 | 11 |
Dennis Green | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | .471 | 3 | 28 |
Paul Wiggin | 44 | 16 | 28 | 0 | .364 | 4 | 26 |
Clark Shaughnessy | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .742 | 2 | 18 |
Jack Curtice | 50 | 14 | 36 | 0 | .280 | 5 | 21 |
David Shaw | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1 | 34 |
Andrew Kerr | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 2 | 15 |
Walter Camp | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .735 | 1 | 1/3 |
Buddy Teevens | 33 | 10 | 23 | 0 | .303 | 3 | 31 |
C. D. "Pop" Bliss | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 1 | 2 |
Fielding H. Yost | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 8 |
Harry P. Cross | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .615 | 2 | 4/6 |
Walt Harris | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .261 | 2 | 32 |
Carl L. Clemans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 10 |
Rod Dowhower | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 25 |
Eugene Van Gent | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 1 | 14 |
Walter D. Powell | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1 | 13 |
Bob Evans | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1 | 12 |
George H. Brooke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 | 5 |
Charles Fickert | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | 1 | 9 |
Burr Chamberlain | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 7 |
Individual award winners[]
- Jim Plunkett – 1970
- Jim Plunkett – 1970
- Jim Plunkett – 1970
- Troy Walters – 1999
- Dick Norman – 1959
- Guy Benjamin – 1977
- Steve Dils – 1978
- John Elway – 1982
- Jim Plunkett – 1970
- Toby Gerhart – 2009
- Owen Marecic – 2010
College Football Hall of Fame[]
The following Stanford players and coaches are members of the College Football Hall of Fame:[4]
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Pro Football Hall of Famers[]
The following Stanford players are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame:[5]
Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame[]
The following Stanford players and coaches are members of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame:[6]
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Stanford's All-Century Team[]
chosen by the Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA, November 18, 1999
Coach
Glenn "Pop" Warner (1924–32)
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Current NFL players[]
The following Stanford players are currently playing in the NFL:[7]
- Oshiomogho Atogwe – Washington Redskins
- Doug Baldwin – Seattle Seahawks
- Chase Beeler – San Francisco 49ers
- Brian Bulcke – San Francisco 49ers
- Greg Camarillo – Minnesota Vikings
- Kirk Chambers – Buffalo Bills
- Jim Dray – Arizona Cardinals
- Trent Edwards – Oakland Raiders
- Pannel Egboh – Tennessee Titans
- Sione Fua -Carolina Panthers
- Toby Gerhart – Minnesota Vikings
- Amon Gordon – Kansas City Chiefs
- Derek Hall – San Francisco 49ers
- Thomas Keiser – Carolina Panthers
- Matt Kopa – Miami Dolphins
- Erik Lorig – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Owen Marecic – Cleveland Browns
- Evan Moore – Cleveland Browns
- Konrad Reuland – San Francisco 49ers
- Richard Sherman – Seattle Seahawks
- Alex Smith – Cleveland Browns
- Will Svitek – Atlanta Falcons
- Leigh Torrence – New Orleans Saints
- Ryan Whalen – Cincinnati Bengals
- Nate Whitaker – Minnesota Vikings
- Coy Wire – Atlanta Falcons
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ In virtually all rankings of U.S. universities, Stanford is rated in the top six with Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, MIT, and Caltech. None of these field an FBS team.
- ↑ According to College Football Data Warehouse, the all-time series records against the rest of the Pac-12 North are: California, 52–43–10; Oregon, 44–30–1; Oregon State 50–25–3; Washington State 36–25–1.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers". College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ↑ "Colleges: Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2007-05-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070512231518/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.html. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ↑ "The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame". Stanford Department of Athletics. http://gostanford.cstv.com/trads/stan-trads-hof.html. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ↑ "NFL Colleges: S". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/college?letter=s. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
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