1972 Stanford Cardinals football team

The 1972 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Following the departure of head coach John Ralston for the Denver Broncos in early January,[1][2][3] defensive backs coach Jack Christiansen was promoted to head coach.[4][5][6] Stanford finished at 6–5, but were 2–5 in Pacific-8 Conference play, tied for sixth.

1972 Stanford Cardinals football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
1972 record6–5 (4–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert A. Jones
Defensive coordinatorNorb Hecker
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
(c. 85,500, grass)
1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 USC $ 7 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 15 UCLA 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 19 Washington State 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 3 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The school changed its nickname from "Indians" to "Cardinals" in March after objections from Native American students and a vote by the student senate.[7][8][9][10]


Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 16San Jose State*
W 44–0
September 23at Duke*No. 19
W 10–6
September 30No. 20 West Virginia*No. 19
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 41–35
October 7No. 1 USCNo. 15
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 21–30
October 14No. 12 WashingtonNo. 17
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 24–0
October 21at OregonNo. 13
L 13–15
October 28Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 17–11
November 4at No. 8 UCLA
L 23–28
November 11at Washington StateNo. 20
L 13–27
November 18at California
L 21–24
December 2at Hawaii*
W 39–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1972 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Don Alvarado
OL Mike Askea
QB Mike Boryla
RB Scott Boughton
OL Chuck Cordes
WR Eric Cross
OL Lee Fair
WR Reggie Ishman
RB Doug Jena
OL Younger Klipper
RB Scott Laidlaw
RB Vic Lamanuzzi
WR Miles Moore
QB, P Dave Ottmar
OL Bill Reid
OL Keith Rowen
RB Reggie Sanderson
TE Bill Scott
TE Glen Stone
RB John Winesberry
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB John Blanchard
DB Dennis Bragonier
DL Roger Cowan
DL Jim Ferguson
DB John Ferguson
DL Peter Hansel
DB Charles McCloud
LB Jim Merlo
LB Pat Moore
DB Gary Murray
DB, K Steve Murray
DL Pierre Perreault
LB Dennis Peterson
DB Randy Poltl
DL Barry Reynolds
DL Roger Stillwell
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Rod Garcia
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Washington
    See also: 1972 Washington Huskies football team
    Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinals
    1 2 34Total
    Huskies 0 0 000
    Cardinals 7 14 3024

    at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

    • Date: October 14, 1972
    • Game attendance: 56,000
    Source[11][12]

    California
    See also: 1972 California Golden Bears football team and The Big Game (Football)
    Stanford Cardinals at California Golden Bears
    1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 7 7 0721
    Golden Bears 0 3 81324

    at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

    • Date: November 18, 1972
    • Game attendance: 68,000
    • Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 19.

    References
    1. "Stanford's Ralston Broncos coach". Sarasota Herald Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. January 6, 1972. p. 1D.
    2. "Five-year pro deal to Ralston". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 6, 1972. p. 23.
    3. King, Errol (January 6, 1972). "Ralston's talking Super Bowl". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. C1.
    4. "Christiansen accepts job at Stanford". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). UPI. January 22, 1972. p. 16.
    5. "White decides on Cal; Tribe gets Christiansen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 22, 1972. p. 1B.
    6. "Christiansen Stanford's coach, White goes to Cal". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. January 22, 1972. p. 7.
    7. "Indians are no more as Stanford name". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 4, 1972. p. 8.
    8. "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
    9. Wascher, Jim (March 3, 1972). "Senate abolishes mascot". The Stanford Daily. (California). p. 10.
    10. "The Removal of the Indian Mascot at Stanford". Stanford Native American Cultural Center. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
    11. "Cards dump Huskies, 24-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 6C.
    12. "Stanford beats UW with Sixkiller hurt". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 2, sports.
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