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1977 Stanford Cardinals football team

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1977Stanford Cardinals football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 24–14 vs.LSU
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	9–3 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	Bill Walsh (1st season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Stanford	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 USC	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
UCLA †	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	4	–	0

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

The1977 Stanford Cardinals football team representedStanford University in thePacific-8 Conference during the1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coachBill Walsh, Stanford ended the regular season with an 8–3 record (5–2 in Pac-8, tie for second).

The Cardinals were led by senior quarterbackGuy Benjamin, who won theSammy Baugh Trophy, awarded to the best passer in college football; senior receiverJames Lofton, who caught 57 passes for 1,010 yards and 14 TDs and was named an AP and NEA Second TeamAll-American; junior linebackerGordy Ceresino, and freshman running backDarrin Nelson.^[1]

On New Year's Eve, Stanford defeatedLSU 24–14 in theSun Bowl for their ninth win.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]and climbed to fifteenth in thefinal rankings.^[6]

Walsh, previously theoffensive coordinator of theNFL'sSan Diego Chargers, was hired the previous December.^[7]^[8]^[9] He had been an assistant at Stanford underJohn Ralston from1963 through1965 and spent eight seasons as an assistant with theexpansion Cincinnati Bengals under head coachPaul Brown.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at No. 12Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 21–27	50,482	^[10]
September 17	atTulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 21–17	30,482	^[11]
September 24	Illinois*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 37–24	50,500	^[12]
October 1	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 20–10	36,500	^[13]
October 8	UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 32–28	64,500	^[14]
October 15	atWashington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 21–45	46,529	^[15]
October 22	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 31–29	47,500	^[16]
October 29	atOregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 26–7	20,196	^[17]
November 5	at No. 16USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		L 0–49	65,101	^[18]
November 12	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 31–26	39,000	^[19]
November 19	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)		W 21–3	87,500	^[20]
December 31	LSU*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 24–14	31,318	^[21]
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1977 Stanford Cardinal football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Guy Benjamin	Sr
WR	`30`	James Lofton	Sr
RB	`31`	Darrin Nelson	Fr
OT	`72`	Gordon King	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`95`	Gordy Ceresino	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bill Walsh (1st year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Denny Green –Running backs
Rod Dowhower –Wide receivers
Tom Lovat –Offensive line
Doug Single –Offensive line
Fred von Appen –Defensive line
Russell Charles –Linebackers
Norb Hecker –Linebackers
George Seifert –Defensive backs

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors

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

All-conference

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Main article:1977 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

NFL draft

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Four Cardinals were selected in the1978 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
James Lofton	WR	1	6	Green Bay Packers
Gordon King	T	1	10	New York Giants
Guy Benjamin	QB	2	51	Miami Dolphins
Bill Kellar	WR	7	184	Kansas City Chiefs

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References

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^Migdol, Gary (1997).Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 168.ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
^"Stanford passes sink LSU, 24-14".Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 1, 1978. p. D8.
^"Cardinals win a duel in the Sun".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. January 1, 1978. p. 3C.
^"Cards win classic match".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. January 1, 1978. p. 5B.
^"Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1977–1981". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived fromthe original on January 19, 2013. RetrievedOctober 19, 2011.
^"It might not add up, but Irish are clearly No. 1".Eugene REgister-Guard. Oregon. wire services. January 4, 1978. p. 5B.
^"Bill Walsh named Card grid mentor".Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. December 13, 1976. p. 14.
^"Stanford hires Walsh".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 13, 1976. p. 3C.
^"Walsh ready to go".Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. December 14, 1976. p. 6.
^"CU staves off Stanford threats".The Daily Sentinel. September 11, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Last quarter rally sparks Cards to win".The San Francisco Examiner. September 18, 1977. RetrievedOctober 19, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Stanford trounces Illinois".Minneapolis Tribune. September 25, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Cards whip Ducks".The Times Standard. October 2, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Stanford upends UCLA".The Register. October 9, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Game-breaking plays lift Washington 45–21".The Idaho Statesman. October 16, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Stanford is survivor in scorefest".The Sacramento Bee. October 23, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Stanford tops OSU".The Press Democrat. October 30, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Trojans rout Cards".Contra Costa Times. November 6, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Stanford edges San Jose, 31–26".The Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Cards win, OK Sun Bowl bid".The Times-Herald. November 20, 1977. RetrievedApril 26, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Cards upset LSU".The San Francisco Examiner. January 1, 1978. RetrievedOctober 29, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived fromthe original on December 22, 2007.

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