American college football season
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.
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 12:30 p.m. No. 4 Washington ABC L 7–4245,273 September 14 3:30 p.m. at Arizona Prime L 23–2843,055 September 28 12:30 p.m. No. 17 Colorado * Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ABC W 28–2157,394 October 5 8:00 p.m. No. 8 Notre Dame * Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) ESPN L 26–4270,798 October 12 1:00 p.m. Cornell * Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 56–630,347 [2] October 19 3:30 p.m. at USC Prime W 24–2161,265 October 26 1:00 p.m. Oregon State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 40–1021,416 November 2 1:00 p.m. at Oregon W 33–1341,949 November 9 3:30 p.m. No. 22 UCLA Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Prime W 27–1055,178 November 16 1:00 p.m. at Washington State No. 22 W 49–1418,238 November 23 12:30 p.m. No. 6 California No. 21 ABC W 38–2186,019 December 25 12:30 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech * No. 17 ABC L 17–1834,433 [3] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries [ edit ] Washington [ edit ] #4 Washington at Stanford 1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 0 21 0 21 42 Cardinal 0 7 0 0 7
Scoring summary Q2 13:45 UW Jay Barry 11 yard run (Travis Hanson kick)UW 7–0 Q2 9:43 UW Beno Bryant (Travis Hanson kick)UW 14–0 Q2 2:02 STAN Tommy Vardell 1 yard run (Aaron Mills kick)UW 14–7 Q2 0:09 UW Mario Bailey 26 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick)UW 21–7 Q4 14:02 UW Joe Kralik 20 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick) UW 28–7 Q4 11:59 UW Jay Barry 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) UW 35–7 Q4 1:30 UW Leif Johnson 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) UW 42–7
Colorado [ edit ] #17 Colorado at Stanford 1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 0 0 0 21 21 • Cardinal 28 0 0 0 28
Notre Dame [ edit ]
California [ edit ]
Vs. Georgia Tech (Aloha Bowl) [ edit ] Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford 1 2 3 4 Total • Yellow Jackets 10 0 0 8 18 Cardinal 7 10 0 0 17
1991 Stanford Cardinal football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
1992 NFL Draft [ edit ] [4]
References [ edit ]
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