1991 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.

1991 Stanford Cardinal football
Aloha Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Green (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Turner (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Willie Shaw (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Washington $		8	–	0					12	–	0
No. 7 California		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 18 UCLA		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Stanford		6	–	2					8	–	4
Arizona State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Washington State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arizona		3	–	5					4	–	7
USC		2	–	6					3	–	8
Oregon		1	–	7					3	–	8
Oregon State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 7–42	45,273
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	Prime	L 23–28	43,055
September 28	12:30 p.m.	No. 17 Colorado*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 28–21	57,394
October 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 26–42	70,798
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Cornell*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 56–6	30,347
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	Prime	W 24–21	61,265
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 40–10	21,416
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 33–13	41,949
November 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Prime	W 27–10	55,178
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 22	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 49–14	18,238
November 23	12:30 p.m.	No. 6 California	No. 21	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	ABC	W 38–21	86,019
December 25	12:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Tech*	No. 17	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 17–18	34,433
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Washington

#4 Washington at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 0 21 0 21 42 Cardinal 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 7 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA Game start: 12:30 pm PDT TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

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

See also: 1991 Washington Huskies football team

Colorado

#17 Colorado at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 0 0 0 21 21 • Cardinal 28 0 0 0 28 Date: September 7 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA Game start: 12:30 pm PDT Game attendance: 57,394 Television network: ABC

See also: 1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Notre Dame

See also: 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

California

See also: 1991 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

Vs. Georgia Tech (Aloha Bowl)

Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • Yellow Jackets 10 0 0 8 18 Cardinal 7 10 0 0 17 Date: December 25 Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI Game attendance: 34,433 Referee: Doyle Jackson TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Main article: 1991 Aloha Bowl

See also: 1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Roster

1991 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 83 Turner Baur Sr RB 22 Ozzie Grenardo Fr RB 5 Glyn Milburn Jr QB 12 Jason Palumbis  Sr WR 6 Jon Pinckney Sr QB 18 Steve Stenstrom Fr FB 44 Tommy Vardell Sr WR 80 Chris Walsh Sr OT 70 Bob Whitfield Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 21 Darrien Gordon Jr SS 17 John Lynch Jr DT 60 Tyrone Parker Jr LB 36 Tom Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Aaron Mills Fr	Head coach Dennis Green Coordinators/assistant coaches Ron Turner – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Tyrone Willingham – Running backs Brian Billick – Wide receivers and tight ends Scott Schuhmann – Offensive line Willie Shaw – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs Mike Nelson – Defensive line Mike Tolleson – Inside Linebacker Dave Tipton – Outside linebacker Chris Foerster – Special teams coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1992 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Whitfield	Tackle	1	8	Atlanta Falcons
Tommy Vardell	Running back	1	9	Cleveland Browns
Chris Walsh	Wide receiver	9	251	Buffalo Bills
Turner Baur	Tight end	10	261	New England Patriots