1978_Stanford_Cardinals_football_team

1978 Stanford Cardinals football team

1978 Stanford Cardinals football team

American college football season

The 1978 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Walsh, the Cardinals were 7–4 in the regular season (4–3 in Pac-10, tied for fourth) and played their home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Their four losses were by a combined total of sixteen points.[1]

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In the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl on New Year's Eve, Stanford rallied from a 22-point deficit in the second half to defeat #11 Georgia 25–22.[2][3] and finished with an 8–4 record and a top twenty ranking.[4]

Less than two weeks later, Walsh departed for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers,[5] and receivers coach Rod Dowhower was promoted.[6] Walsh won three Super Bowls in ten seasons with the Niners, took three years off, and returned to Stanford as head coach in 1992.

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Awards and honors

All-conference

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Two sophomores were named to the All-Pac-10 team, halfback Darrin Nelson and wide receiver Ken Margerum, along with senior linebacker Gordy Ceresino.

NFL draft

Two Cardinals were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Steve DilsQuarterback497Minnesota Vikings
Phil FrancisRunning back7166San Francisco 49ers
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References

  1. [1]
    "Nelson has a big Big game at Cal". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1978. p. 4B.
  2. [2]
    "Dils, Cards catch fire". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1979. p. 20.
  3. [3]
    "Georgia tries for a victory, Cards get it". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 1, 1979. p. 1C.
  4. [4]
    "AP's Top 20". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. January 4, 1979. p. 1D.
  5. [5]
    "Walsh gets pact worth $1 million from the 49ers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 10, 1979. p. 1C.
  6. [6]
    "Dowhower wants Stanford exciting". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 10, 1979. p. 3C.
  7. [7]
    "Nelson-paced Cards rally past inspired Tulane". The Modesto Bee. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Stanford steals Georgia's script". The Berkeley Gazette. January 1, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Touchdown Club Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  10. [10]
    "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
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