1972 Stanford Cardinals football team
1972 Pacific-8 Conference | |
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Record | 6–5 (4–4 Pac-8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Robert A. Jones |
Defensive coordinator | Norb Hecker |
Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass) |
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No. 1 USC $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon
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2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Stanford Cardinals football team represented
John Ralston for the Denver Broncos in early January,[1][2][3] defensive backs coach Jack Christiansen was promoted to head coach.[4][5][6]
Stanford finished at 6–5, but were 2–5 in Pacific-8 Conference play, tied for sixth.
The school changed its nickname from "Indians" to "Cardinals" in March after objections from Native American students and a vote by the student senate.[7][8][9][10]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | San Jose State* | W 44–0 | ||||
September 23 | at Duke* | No. 19 | W 10–6 | 24,600 | [11] | |
September 30 | No. 20 West Virginia* | No. 19 |
| W 41–35 | 56,000 | [12] |
October 7 | No. 1 USC | No. 15 |
| L 21–30 | 84,000 | |
October 14 | No. 12 Washington | No. 17 |
| W 24–0 | 56,000 | |
October 21 | at Oregon | No. 13 | L 13–15 | 27,500 | [13][14][15] | |
October 28 | Oregon State |
| W 17–11 | 44,000 | ||
November 4 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 23–28 | 47,276 | |||
November 11 | at Washington State | No. 20 | L 13–27 | 20,500 | ||
November 18 | at California | L 21–24 | 68,000 | |||
December 2 | at Hawaii* | W 39–7 | 18,397 | |||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Washington
Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
- Date: October 14, 1972
- Game attendance: 56,000
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California
Stanford Cardinals at California Golden Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Golden Bears | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
- Date: November 18, 1972
- Game attendance: 68,000
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 19.
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References
- ^ "Stanford's Ralston Broncos coach". Sarasota Herald Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. January 6, 1972. p. 1D.
- ^ "Five-year pro deal to Ralston". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 6, 1972. p. 23.
- ^ King, Errol (January 6, 1972). "Ralston's talking Super Bowl". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. C1.
- ^ "Christiansen accepts job at Stanford". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). UPI. January 22, 1972. p. 16.
- ^ "White decides on Cal; Tribe gets Christiansen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 22, 1972. p. 1B.
- ^ "Christiansen Stanford's coach, White goes to Cal". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. January 22, 1972. p. 7.
- ^ "Indians are no more as Stanford name". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 4, 1972. p. 8.
- ^ "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Wascher, Jim (March 3, 1972). "Senate abolishes mascot". The Stanford Daily. (California). p. 10.
- ^ "The Removal of the Indian Mascot at Stanford". Stanford Native American Cultural Center. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (October 22, 1972). "Hungry Ducks pull 15-13 stunner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Stanford upset". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 22, 1972. p. D-8.
- ^ "Ducks combine long run, tough defense for upset". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 23, 1972. p. 7.
- ^ "Cards dump Huskies, 24-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 6C.
- ^ "Stanford beats UW with Sixkiller hurt". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 2, sports.
External links
- Game program: Stanford at Washington State – November 11, 1972