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1975 Stanford Cardinals football team

The 1975 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Christiansen, the Cardinals were 6–4–1 overall (5–2 in Pac-8, tie for third) and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

1975 Stanford Cardinals football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record6–4–1 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNorb Hecker (4th season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 14 California 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 17 USC 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at No. 10 Penn State*
L 14–3461,325
September 20at No. 2 Michigan*
T 19–1992,304[1]
September 27San Jose State*No. 18
L 34–36
October 4at Army*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 67–14
October 11No. 15 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 21–3152,500[2]
October 18at Washington
W 24–2145,000
October 25Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 54–1435,000
November 1at Oregon State
W 28–2212,803[3]
November 8at No. 9 USC
W 13–1068,249
November 15Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 33–3038,500
November 22No. 13 California
L 15–4888,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Michigan

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1 234Total
Stanford 6 0013 19
Michigan 0 766 19
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 92,304
Scoring summary
1STANTony Hill 25-yard pass from Mike Cordova (kick failed)Stanford 6-0
2MICHJim Smith 48-yard pass from Rick Leach (Bob Wood kick)Michigan 7-6
3MICHBob Wood 27-yard field goalMichigan 10-6
3MICHBob Wood 29-yard field goalMichigan 13-6
4STANTodd Anderson 4-yard pass from Mike Cordova (Mike Langford kick)Tie 13-13
45:51MICHBob Wood 32-yard field goalMichigan 16-13
43:41STANMike Langford 40-yard field goalTie 16-16
41:46MICHBob Wood 42-yard field goalMichigan 19-16
40:09STANMike Langford 33-yard field goalTie 19-19

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Army

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1 234Total
Army 0 086 14
• Stanford 17 22217 67
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Stanford Stadium
Scoring summary
Q1STANLangford 38 yard field goalSTAN 3–0
Q1STANFinley 9 yard run (Langford kick)STAN 10–0
Q1STANFinley 1 yard run (Langford kick)STAN 17–0
Q2STANInge 22 yard pass from Cordova (Strong pass from Waldvoget)STAN 25–0
Q2STANKellar 42 yard pass from Cordova (Langford kick)STAN 32–0
Q2STANPappas 7 yard pass from Cordova (Langford kick)STAN 39–0
Q3ARMYDodrill 10 yard run (Gillogly run)STAN 39–8
Q3STANOstrom 3 yard pass from Cordova (Langford kick)STAN 46–8
Q3STANOstrom 3 yard run (Langford kick)STAN 53–8
Q3STANBaumgartner 4 yard run (Langford kick)STAN 60–8
Q4ARMYDodrill 39 yard pass from Hall (pass failed)STAN 60–14
Q4STAN???STAN 67–14


  • Mike Cordova 246 pass yds, 4 TD (sat out fourth quarter)
  • Don Stevenson 102 rush yds

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Roster

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References

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  1. ^ Curt Sylvester (September 21, 1975). "U-M Tied by Late Field Goal, 19-19". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stanford fans boo as UCLA prevails". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 12, 1975. p. 6D.
  3. ^ Conrad, John (November 2, 1975). "Pumpkin bows out". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Langford's boot gives Cards tie." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Sept 21.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
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