1987 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 USC + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 9 UCLA + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Oregon 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arizona 2 – 3 – 3 4 – 4 – 3
California 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 6 – 2
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 13 Washington
L 21–3173,676
September 19at Colorado*
KCNCL 17–3145,073
September 26San Jose State*
L 17–2467,500
October 3No. 11 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCL 0–4957,500
October 10at Washington State
W 44–731,538
October 17at San Diego State*
W 44–4025,676[1]
October 24Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 13–1038,500
October 31Arizona
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–23
November 7at USC
ABCL 24–3958,922
November 14at Oregon State
W 38–7
November 21California
W 31–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Brian Johnson So
QB 10 Greg Ennis Sr
FB 34 Scott Eschelman Jr
G 62 Chuck Gillingham So
WR 3 Jeff James Sr
G 67 John Mahoney Sr
WR 40 Ed McCaffrey So
RB 25 Brad Muster Sr
G 55 Dan Nash So
QB 12 Jason Palumbis Fr
G 56 Andy Papathanassiou Jr
TE 87 Jim Price Jr
C 54 Andy Sinclair Sr
OT 63 Jon Summers Sr
FB 44 Tommy Vardell Fr
WR 80 Chris Walsh Fr
OT 73 John Zentner Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 72 Lester Archambeau Jr
LB 50 Kurt Colehower Sr
CB 18 Brad Cook Jr
CB 2 Alan Grant Jr
LB 43 Rob Hinkley Jr
DB 22 Brad Humphreys Sr
DL 53 Ray Huckestein Jr
CB 42 Pat Kelly Sr
LB 86 Barry McKeever Sr
LB 90 Kevin Mescher So
FS 23 Bruce Richardson Sr
LB 46 Kevin Richardson Sr
DT 99 Sean Scheller Sr
CB 36 Kevin Scott Fr
LB 95 Jono Tunney Fr
DB Tuan Van Le  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Walsh – Running backs
  • Dave Baldwin – Wide receivers
  • Gary Gagnon – Tight ends and offensive line
  • Otto Kofler – Offensive line and tight ends
  • Dick Mannini – Defensive coordinator and defensive line
  • Larry Kerr – Inside linebackers
  • Gary Gilmete – Outside linebackers
  • Sonny Lubick – Defensive backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Curt Holbreich (October 18, 1987). "Santos Big Night for Naught". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Stanford Yearly Results: 1987–1991". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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