1977 Stanford Cardinals football team
The 1977 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1977 college football season. Bill Walsh served his first season as Stanford's head coach. 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] Stanford ended its season with a 9–3 record, good enough for second place in the Pac-8, and went on to defeat LSU in the Sun Bowl.[2]
Schedule
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Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
| September 10 |
at #12 Colorado* |
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Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado |
L 21–27 |
| September 17 |
at Tulane* |
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Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana |
W 21–17 |
| September 24 |
Illinois* |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California |
W 37–24 |
| October 1 |
Oregon |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California |
W 20–10 |
| October 8 |
UCLA |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California |
W 32–28 |
| October 15 |
at Washington |
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Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington |
L 21–45 |
| October 22 |
Washington State |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California |
W 31–29 |
| October 29 |
at Oregon State |
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Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon |
W 26–7 |
| November 5 |
at #16 USC |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California |
L 0–49 |
| November 12 |
San Jose State* |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California |
W 31–26 |
| November 19 |
California |
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Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (80th Big Game) |
W 21–3 |
| December 31 |
vs. LSU* |
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Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) |
W 24–14 |
| *Non-conference game. |
Team players in the NFL
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Awards and honors
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