1991 Stanford Cardinal football
Aloha Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington $   8 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 8 California   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 19 UCLA   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Stanford   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Arizona State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Washington State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Arizona   3 – 5     4 – 7  
USC   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Oregon   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Oregon State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Regular season

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 712:30 p.m.No. 4 Washington
ABCL 7–4245,273
September 143:30 p.m.at Arizona
PrimeL 23–2843,055
September 2812:30 p.m.No. 17 Colorado*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCW 28–2157,394
October 58:00 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame*
ESPNL 26–4270,798
October 121:00 p.m.Cornell*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 56–630,347
October 193:30 p.m.at USC
PrimeW 24–2161,265
October 261:00 p.m.Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 40–1021,416
November 21:00 p.m.at Oregon
W 33–1341,949
November 93:30 p.m.No. 22 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
PrimeW 27–1055,178
November 161:00 p.m.at Washington StateNo. 22
W 49–1418,238
November 2312:30 p.m.No. 6 CaliforniaNo. 21
ABCW 38–2186,019
December 2512:30 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech*No. 17
ABCL 17–1834,433
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 83 Turner Baur Sr
RB 22 Ozzie Grenardo Fr
RB 5 Glyn Milburn Jr
QB 12 Jason Palumbis  Sr
WR 6 Jon Pinckney Sr
QB 18 Steve Stenstrom Fr
FB 44 Tommy Vardell Sr
WR 80 Chris Walsh Sr
OT 70 Bob Whitfield Sr
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
Pos. # Name Class
K Aaron Mills Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Washington

#4 Washington at Stanford
1 234Total
• Huskies 0 21021 42
Cardinal 0 700 7
Scoring summary
Q213:45UWJay Barry 11 yard run (Travis Hanson kick)UW 7–0
Q29:43UWBeno Bryant (Travis Hanson kick)UW 14–0
Q22:02STANTommy Vardell 1 yard run (Aaron Mills kick)UW 14–7
Q20:09UWMario Bailey 26 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick)UW 21–7
Q414:02UWJoe Kralik 20 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick)UW 28–7
Q411:59UWJay Barry 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick)UW 35–7
Q41:30UWLeif Johnson 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick)UW 42–7

See also: 1991 Washington Huskies football team

Colorado

#17 Colorado at Stanford
1 234Total
Buffaloes 0 0021 21
• Cardinal 28 000 28

See also: 1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Notre Dame

See also: 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

California

See also: 1991 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

Vs. Georgia Tech (Aloha Bowl)

Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford
1 234Total
• Yellow Jackets 10 008 18
Cardinal 7 1000 17

Main article: 1991 Aloha Bowl

See also: 1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1992 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Whitfield Tackle 1 8 Atlanta Falcons
Tommy Vardell Running back 1 9 Cleveland Browns
Chris Walsh Wide receiver 9 251 Buffalo Bills
Turner Baur Tight end 10 261 New England Patriots

[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Cougars preparing to go with another QB". 31 October 2008.
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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