1977 Stanford Cardinals football team
The 1977 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Bill Walsh served his first season as Stanford's head coach. The Cardinals were led by senior quarterback Guy Benjamin, who won the Sammy Baugh Trophy, awarded to the best passer in college football; senior receiver James Lofton, who caught 57 passes for 1,010 yards and 14 TDs and was named an AP and NEA Second Team All-American; junior linebacker Gordy Ceresino, and freshman running back Darrin Nelson.[1]
1977 Stanford Cardinals football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 15 |
1977 record | 9–3 (5–2 Pac-8) |
Head coach | Bill Walsh (1st season) |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 USC | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA † | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanford ended the regular season with a 8–3 record (5–2 in the Pac-8, tie for second), then defeated LSU in the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve for their ninth win,[2][3][4][5] and was fifteenth in the final rankings.[6]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | at No. 12 Colorado* | L 21–27 | 50,482 | |
September 17 | at Tulane* |
| W 21–17 | 30,482 |
September 24 | Illinois* | W 37–24 | 50,500 | |
October 1 | Oregon |
| W 20–10 | 36,500 |
October 8 | UCLA |
| W 32–28 | 64,500 |
October 15 | at Washington |
| L 21–45 | 46,529 |
October 22 | Washington State |
| W 31–29 | 47,500 |
October 29 | at Oregon State |
| W 26–7 | 20,196 |
November 5 | at No. 16 USC | L 0–49 | 65,101 | |
November 12 | San Jose State* |
| W 31–26 | 39,000 |
November 19 | California |
| W 21–3 | 87,500 |
December 31 | LSU | W 24–14 | 31,318 | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL Draft
Four Cardinals were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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James Lofton | WR | 1 | 6 | Green Bay Packers |
Gordon King | T | 1 | 10 | New York Giants |
Guy Benjamin | QB | 2 | 51 | Miami Dolphins |
Bill Kellar | WR | 7 | 184 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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Awards and honors
- Guy Benjamin, Sammy Baugh Trophy
- James Lofton, AP and NEA Second Team All-American selection
References
- Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 168. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
- "Stanford passes sink LSU, 24-14". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 1, 1978. p. D8.
- "Cardinals win a duel in the Sun". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. January 1, 1978. p. 3C.
- "Cards win classic match". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 1, 1978. p. 5B.
- "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1977–1981". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- "It might not add up, but Irish are clearly No. 1". Eugene REgister-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. January 4, 1978. p. 5B.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm