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1976 Stanford Cardinals football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1976
team	Stanford Cardinals
sport	football
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
record	6–5
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Jack Christiansen
hc_year	5th
def_coach	Norb Hecker
dc_year	5th
stadium	Stanford Stadium

The 1976 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jack Christiansen, the Cardinals were 6–5 overall (5–2 in Pac-8, third) and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California

After a disappointing season that started at 1–4, Christiansen was fired the day before the last game of the season, the Big Game at Cal; he coached that final game, which Stanford rallied to win in the final two minutes.

With two seasons remaining on a five-year contract (at $27,500 annually), Christiansen did not have a losing season at Stanford, was overall, and in conference. The Cardinals had five Pac-8 wins in each of his last four seasons, finishing no lower than third.

Bill Walsh, the offensive coordinator of the NFL's San Diego Chargers, was hired as head coach in December, and led Stanford for the next two seasons, both ending with bowl wins.

Schedule

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Roster

OT Gary Anderson
QB Guy Benjamin
LB Gordy Ceresino
QB Mike Cordova
QB Steve Dils
WR James Lofton
WR Tony Hill
DE Duncan McColl
PK Mike Michel
QB Turk Schonert

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NFL draft

Five Cardinals were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.

Mike Cordova	QB	[11](1977-nfl-draft-round-eleven)	286	[Philadelphia Eagles](1977-philadelphia-eagles-season)

References

(October 10, 1976). "Pacific-8 Conference". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 10, 1976). "Bruins intercept Cards, 38-20". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 20, 1976). "'Chris' is sacked; a Card first". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 21, 1976). "Late fumble produces Card win". Spokesman-Review.
(November 21, 1976). "Late Stanford touchdown beats California, 27-24". Eugene Register-Guard.
(December 13, 1976). "Bill Walsh named Card grid mentor". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(December 13, 1976). "Stanford hires Walsh". Eugene Register-Guard.
(December 14, 1976). "Walsh ready to go". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(September 12, 1976). "Nittany Lions edge Stanford". Arizona Daily Star.
(September 19, 1976). "Top-rated Michigan rolls to 51–0 win over Stanford". The Paducah Sun-Democrat.
(September 26, 1976). "Guy named Guy ignites Stanford". Contra Costa Times.
(October 3, 1976). "Army's comeback stuns Stanford". The Herald Statesman.
(October 10, 1976). "Stanford bombs out". Progress-Bulletin.
(October 17, 1976). "Cardinals turn back Huskies". The Times-Standard.
(October 24, 1976). "Cards nip Cougs at 0:29". The Olympian.
(October 31, 1976). "Stanford clips stubborn Oregon State, 24–3". The Sunday Oregonian.
(November 7, 1976). "No Bell, but USC still ringer". The Sacramento Bee.
(November 14, 1976). "Stanford scuttles Webfoots". The Sunday Oregonian.
(November 21, 1976). "Late Stanford touchdown beats California, 27–24". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 23, 1976). "Cardinals vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review.
(November 13, 1976). "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.

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