2006 Stanford Cardinal football team
The 2006 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In head coach Walt Harris's second season at Stanford, the Cardinal won only one game, ending the season with a 1–11 record, the school's worst since a winless 1960 season.[1] Harris was fired on December 4, 2006, two days after Stanford's regular season ended. By the end of his tenure at Stanford, Harris had surpassed Jack Curtice with the lowest winning percentage in the history of Stanford football, with a 26.1% win record.[2]
| 2006 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 2006 record | 1–11 (1–8 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Walt Harris (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | A. J. Christoff (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 USC + | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 California + | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Oregon State | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played their home games at the newly renovated Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Oregon | ABC | L 10–48 | 58,450 | |
| September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at San Jose State* | CSNW | L 34–35 | 29,321 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy* | FSNBA | L 9–37 | 44,022 | |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| L 10–36 | 37,498 | |
| September 30 | 7:15 p.m. | at UCLA | FSN | L 0–31 | 72,095 | |
| October 7 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 12 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 10–31 | 80,795 | |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Arizona |
| L 7–20 | 39,317 | |
| October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | L 3–38 | 53,323 | ||
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 9 USC |
| FSN | L 0–42 | 49,371 |
| November 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at Washington | W 20–3 | 55,896 | ||
| November 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State |
| FSNBA | L 7–30 | 38,502 |
| December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 20 California | FSNBA | L 17–26 | 72,516 | |
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Coaches
| Name | Position | Year at Stanford | Alma mater (Year) |
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| Walt Harris | Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks | 2nd | Pacific (1968) |
| A.J. Christoff | Defensive Coordinator Defensive Backs | 1st | Idaho (1971) |
| Tom Freeman | Offensive Line (Centers & Guards) Run Game Coordinator | 2nd | San Diego State (1969) |
| Jeff Hammerschmidt | Outside Linebackers Special Teams | 1st | Arizona (1991) |
| Nate Nelson | Specialists Recruiting Coordinator | 2nd | UC Davis (2001) |
| Darrell Peterson | Inside Linebackers | 2nd | TCU (1984) |
| Buzz Preston | Running Backs | 4th | Hawaii (1982) |
| Doug Sams | Offensive Line (Tackles & Tight Ends) | 1st | Oregon State (1978) |
| Dave Tipton | Defensive Line | 18th | Stanford (1971) |
| Tucker Waugh | Wide Receivers | 2nd | DePauw (1993) |
| Ron Forbes | Strength and Conditioning | 5th | Florida (1995) |
Game summaries
Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #21 Ducks | 3 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Spartans | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Midshipmen | 3 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 37 |
| Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 2 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
Notre Dame
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| #12 Fighting Irish | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Cardinal | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun Devils | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Trojans | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Huskies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beavers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinal | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #20 Golden Bears | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
References
- Maisel, Ivan (December 6, 2006). "Harris out as Cardinal coach following 1–11 season". ESPN. Stanford, California: Associated Press.
- "Stanford 2009 Football Media Guide". Stanford University. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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