1978 Stanford Cardinals football team

1978 Stanford Cardinals football

Bluebonnet Bowl Champions Big Game Champions
Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Georgia, W 25–22
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#17
1978 record	8–4 (4–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bill Walsh
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)

	Conf							Overall
1978 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 USC †	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#14 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Bill Walsh served the second and final season of his first stint as Stanford's head coach.

Season

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	#4 Oklahoma*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 29–35	58,883
September 16	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 38–9	42,500
September 23	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 35–10	43,143
September 30	Tulane*	#20	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 17–14	40,111
October 7	at #16 UCLA	#17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 26–27	54,106
October 14	Washington	#18	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 31–34	58,079
October 21	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 43–27	27,411
October 28	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 24–6	39,214
November 4	#6 USC		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–13	84,084
November 11	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 21–14	51,000
November 18	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (81st Big Game)	W 30–10	77,880
December 31	vs. #11 Georgia*	#17	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	W 25–22	34,084
*Non-conference game.

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Steve Dils	Quarterback	4	97	Minnesota Vikings
Phil Francis	Running Back	7	166	San Francisco 49ers

Awards and honors

Steve Dils, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[2]

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 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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