1991 Stanford Cardinal football team

1991 Stanford Cardinal football

Aloha Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
1991 record	8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Green (3rd year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)

1991 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Washington $		8	–	0		12	–	0
#8 California		6	–	2		10	–	2
#19 UCLA		6	–	2		9	–	3
#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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Washington		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	L 7–42	45,273
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	Prime	L 23–28	43,055
September 28	12:30 p.m.	No. 17 Colorado*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	W 28–21	57,394
October 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ESPN	L 26–42	70,798
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Cornell*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 56–6	30,347
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	Prime	W 24–21	61,265
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 40–10	21,416
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 33–13	41,949
November 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 UCLA		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	Prime	W 27–10	55,178
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 22	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 49–14	18,238
November 23	12:30 p.m.	No. 6 California	No. 21	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (94th Big Game)	ABC	W 38–21	86,019
December 25	12:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Tech*	No. 17	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 17–18	34,433
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Team Players in the NFL

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

Tommy Vardell, School Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season, 1084 yards

References

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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