1971 Stanford Indians football team

1971 Stanford Indians football
Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 13–12 vs. Michigan
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 10
1971 record 9–3 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach John Ralston (9th season)
Home stadium Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
1971 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 USC 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
No. 19 Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –1  2 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1971 college football season.

Season

The previous season, the Indians had won the Pac-8 conference and the 1971 Rose Bowl behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jim Plunkett. With the core of the "Thunderchickens" defense, led by Jeff Siemon and Pete Lazetich, returning, and under the steady leadership of former backup quarterback Don Bunce, the Indians defended the conference title and went on to upset #4 Michigan in the 1972 Rose Bowl.[1][2]

Following the season, Stanford head coach John Ralston resigned to become head coach of the NFL Denver Broncos.[3] Stanford hired defensive assistant coach Jack Christiansen to replace Ralston.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 at Missouri* No. 19 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri W 19–0  
September 18 at Army* No. 13 Michie Stadium • West Point, New York W 38–3  
September 25 Oregon No. 13 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California W 38–17  
October 2 No. 19 Duke* No. 10 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California L 3–9  
October 9 at No. 11 Washington No. 19 Husky Stadium • Seattle WA W 17–6  
October 16 at USC No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Rivalry) W 33–18  
October 23 Washington State No. 10 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California L 23–24  
October 30 at Oregon State No. 17 Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon W 31–24  
November 6 UCLA No. 12 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California W 20–9  
November 13 San Jose State* No. 10 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (Rivalry) L 12–13  
November 20 California No. 18 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (74th Big Game) W 14–0  
January 1, 1972 vs. No. 4 Michigan* No. 16 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) W 13–12  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Players drafted by the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Greg SampsonTackle16Houston Oilers
Jeff SiemonLinebacker110Minnesota Vikings
Pete LazetichDefensive end236San Diego Chargers
Jackie BrownRunning back8202Oakland Raiders
Don BunceQuarterback12307Washington Redskins
Larry ButlerLinebacker16406Atlanta Falcons

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References

  1. ↑ Blackman, Frank (December 29, 1999). "Bowled over by the '70s". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1971–1975". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Stanford's Ralston Broncos coach". Sarasota Herald Tribune. January 6, 1972. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Christiansen accepts job at Stanford". Star-News. January 22, 1972. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  5. ↑ "1972 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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