1977 Stanford Cardinals football team

1977 Stanford Cardinals football

Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 24–14 vs. LSU
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
1977 record	9–3 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	Bill Walsh (1st year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)

1977 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 Washington $		6	–	1		8	–	4
#15 Stanford		5	–	2		9	–	3
#13 USC		5	–	2		8	–	4
California		3	–	4		7	–	4
Washington State		3	–	4		6	–	5
Oregon		1	–	6		2	–	9
Oregon State		0	–	7		2	–	9
UCLA †		0	–	7		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1977 NCAA Division I 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

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at No. 12 Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	L 21–27	50,482
September 17	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 21–17	30,482
September 24	Illinois*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 37–24	50,500
October 1	Oregon	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 20–10	36,500
October 8	UCLA	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 32–28	64,500
October 15	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 21–45	46,529
October 22	Washington State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 31–29	47,500
October 29	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 26–7	20,196
November 5	at No. 16 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	L 0–49	65,101
November 12	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	W 31–26	39,000
November 19	California	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (80th Big Game)	W 21–3	87,500
December 31	vs. LSU*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 24–14	30,621
*Non-conference game.

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
James Lofton	Wide Receiver	1	6	Green Bay Packers
Gordon King	Tackle	1	10	New York Giants
Guy Benjamin	Quarterback	2	51	Miami Dolphins
Bill Kellar	Wide Receiver	7	184	Kansas City Chiefs

^[3]

Awards and honors

Guy Benjamin, Sammy Baugh Trophy
James Lofton, AP and NEA Second Team All-American selection

References

↑ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 168. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1977–1981". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm

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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