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1991 Stanford Cardinal football team
American college football season
The 1991 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It would be Dennis Green's final season as the head coach.
1991 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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Aloha Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Georgia Tech | |
Conference | Pac-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 22 |
AP | No. 22 |
Record | 8–4 (6–2 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ron Turner (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | West Coast |
Defensive coordinator | Willie Shaw (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Washington $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 California | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Stanford | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tommy Vardell rushed for 1,843 yards with 37 touchdowns in his college career. He never fumbled once for Stanford, and ranks second in Stanford football history for most touchdowns and third for most rushing yards. Vardell set the record for most rushing yards in a season by a Cardinal running back, with his 1084 yards in 1991.[1]
Stanford’s win over USC in October - its first over the Trojans since 1975, and only its fourth since 1957 - signaled a remarkable change in that rivalry’s competitiveness, as the two teams have shared wins roughly evenly in the succeeding years.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 Washington | ABC | L 7–42 | 45,273 | |||
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Arizona | Prime | L 23–28 | 43,055 | |||
September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 17 Colorado* |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 57,394 | ||
October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame* |
| ESPN | L 26–42 | 70,798 | ||
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell* |
| W 56–6 | 30,347 | [2] | ||
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at USC | Prime | W 24–21 | 61,265 | |||
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| W 40–10 | 21,416 | |||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | W 33–13 | 41,949 | ||||
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 UCLA |
| Prime | W 27–10 | 55,178 | ||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washington State | No. 22 | W 49–14 | 18,238 | |||
November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 6 California | No. 21 |
| ABC | W 38–21 | 86,019 | |
December 25 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | No. 17 | ABC | L 17–18 | 34,433 | [3] | |
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Colorado
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Notre Dame
California
Vs. Georgia Tech (Aloha Bowl)
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1991 Stanford Cardinal football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Bob Whitfield | Tackle | 1 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons |
Tommy Vardell | Running back | 1 | 9 | Cleveland Browns |
Chris Walsh | Wide receiver | 9 | 251 | Buffalo Bills |
Turner Baur | Tight end | 10 | 261 | New England Patriots |
- "Cougars preparing to go with another QB". October 31, 2008.
- Soltau, Mark (October 13, 1991). "Stanford Throttles Cornell, But So What?". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. D-8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech climbs off the deck to win by 1". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 26, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.