American college football season
1991 Stanford Cardinal football |
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Conference | Pac-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 22 |
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AP | No. 22 |
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Record | 8–4 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Dennis Green (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Ron Turner (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | West Coast |
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Defensive coordinator | Willie Shaw (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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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.
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.
Schedule
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* | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| ABC | W 28–21 | 57,394 | |
October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame* | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 26–42 | 70,798 | |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell* | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | 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 | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | 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 | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| 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 | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (Big Game)
| ABC | W 38–21 | 86,019 | |
December 25 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* | No. 17 | | ABC | L 17–18 | 34,433 | [3] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Washington
#4 Washington at Stanford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Huskies | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 42 | Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | 13:45 | UW | Jay Barry 11 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) | UW 7–0 | | Q2 | 9:43 | UW | Beno Bryant (Travis Hanson kick) | UW 14–0 | | Q2 | 2:02 | STAN | Tommy Vardell 1 yard run (Aaron Mills kick) | UW 14–7 | | Q2 | 0:09 | UW | Mario Bailey 26 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick) | UW 21–7 | | Q4 | 14:02 | UW | Joe Kralik 20 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick) | UW 28–7 | | Q4 | 11:59 | UW | Jay Barry 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) | UW 35–7 | | Q4 | 1:30 | UW | Leif Johnson 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) | UW 42–7 | |
Colorado
#17 Colorado at Stanford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | • Cardinal | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Notre Dame
California
Vs. Georgia Tech (Aloha Bowl)
Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Yellow Jackets | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
Roster
1991 Stanford Cardinal football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 21 | Darrien Gordon | Jr | SS | 17 | John Lynch | Jr | DT | 60 | Tyrone Parker | Jr | LB | 36 | Tom Williams | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Ron Turner – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
- Tyrone Willingham – Running backs
- Brian Billick – Wide receivers and tight ends
- Scott Schuhmann – Offensive line
- Willie Shaw – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs
- Mike Nelson – Defensive line
- Mike Tolleson – Inside Linebacker
- Dave Tipton – Outside linebacker
- Chris Foerster – Special teams coordinator
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1992 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "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.
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