American college football season
1977 Stanford Cardinals football Conference Pacific-8 Conference Coaches No. 15 AP No. 15 1977 record 9–3 (5–2 Pac-8) Head coach Home stadium Stanford Stadium Seasons
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
–
2
0
–
4
$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. AP Poll
The 1977 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season . Led by first-year head coach Bill Walsh , Stanford ended the regular season with an 8–3 record (5–2 in Pac-8, tie for second).
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]
On New Year's Eve, Stanford defeated LSU 24–14 in the Sun Bowl for their ninth win.[2] [3] [4] [5] final rankings .[6]
Walsh, previously the offensive coordinator of the NFL 's San Diego Chargers , was hired the previous December.[7] [8] [9] John Ralston from 1963 through 1965 and spent eight seasons as an assistant with the expansion Cincinnati Bengals under head coach Paul Brown .
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 10 at No. 12 Colorado * L 21–2750,482 September 17 at Tulane * W 21–1730,482 [10] September 24 Illinois * W 37–2450,500 October 1 Oregon Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 20–1036,500 October 8 UCLA Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 32–2864,500 October 15 at Washington L 21–4546,529 October 22 Washington State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 31–2947,500 October 29 at Oregon State W 26–720,196 November 5 at No. 16 USC L 0–4965,101 November 12 San Jose State * Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) W 31–2639,000 November 19 California Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (80th Big Game ) W 21–387,500 December 31 LSU W 24–1431,318 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1977 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Awards and honors [ ] All-conference [ ] NFL Draft [ ] Four Cardinals were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft .
Source [11] References [ ]
^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions 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.^ "Bill Walsh named Card grid mentor" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). UPI. December 13, 1976. p. 14.^ "Stanford hires Walsh" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 13, 1976. p. 3C.^ "Walsh ready to go" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). UPI. December 14, 1976. p. 6.^ "Last quarter rally sparks Cards to win" . The San Francisco Examiner . September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on 2007-12-22.
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