1977 Stanford Cardinals football team
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| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 15 |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Stanford | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA † | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1977 college 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] Stanford ended its season with a 9–3 record, good enough for second place in the Pac-8, and went on to defeat LSU in the Sun Bowl.[2]
Schedule
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September 10at No. 12 Colorado*
L 21–27 50,482 September 17at Tulane*
W 21–17 30,482 September 24Illinois*
W 37–24 50,500 October 1Oregon
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
W 20–10 36,500 October 8UCLA
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
W 32–28 64,500 October 15at Washington
L 21–45 46,529 October 22Washington State
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
W 31–29 47,500 October 29at Oregon State
W 26–7 20,196 November 5at No. 16 USC
L 0–49 65,101 November 12San Jose State*
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
W 31–26 39,000 November 19California
- Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (80th Big Game)
W 21–3 87,500
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December 31vs. LSU*
W 24–14 30,621
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| James Lofton | Wide Receiver | 1 | 6 | Green Bay Packers |
| Gordon King | Tackle | 1 | 10 | New York Giants |
| Guy Benjamin | Quarterback | 2 | 51 | Miami Dolphins |
| Bill Kellar | Wide Receiver | 7 | 184 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Awards and honors
- Guy Benjamin, Sammy Baugh Trophy[4]
- 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 Game-by-Game Results; 1977–1981". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm
- ^ http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY