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1977 Stanford Cardinals football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1977
team	Stanford Cardinals
sport	football
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	15
APRank	15
record	9–3
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Bill Walsh
hc_year	1st
stadium	Stanford Stadium
champion	Sun Bowl champion
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1977-sun-bowl-december)
bowl_result	W 24–14 vs. [LSU](1977-lsu-tigers-football-team)

The 1977 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill 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 quarterback Guy Benjamin, who won the Sammy Baugh Trophy, awarded to the best passer in college football; senior receiver James Lofton, who caught 57 passes for 1,010 yards and 14 TDs and was named an AP and NEA Second Team All-American; junior linebacker Gordy Ceresino, and freshman running back Darrin Nelson.{{cite book

On New Year's Eve, Stanford defeated LSU 24–14 in the Sun Bowl for their ninth win.{{cite web |access-date = October 19, 2011 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130119040851/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/stanford/yearly_results.php?year=1977 |archive-date = 2013-01-19 |url-status = dead and climbed to fifteenth in the final rankings.

Walsh, previously the offensive coordinator of the NFL's San Diego Chargers, was hired the previous December. He had been an assistant at Stanford under John Ralston from 1963 through 1965 and spent eight seasons as an assistant with the expansion Cincinnati Bengals under head coach Paul Brown.

Schedule

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Roster

Bill Walsh (1st year)
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

Awards and honors

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

All-conference

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

NFL draft

Four Cardinals were selected in the 1978 NFL draft.

Bill Kellar	WR	7	184	[Kansas City Chiefs](1978-kansas-city-chiefs-season)

References

(January 1, 1978). "Stanford passes sink LSU, 24-14". Pittsburgh Press.
(January 1, 1978). "Cardinals win a duel in the Sun". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 1, 1978). "Cards win classic match". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(January 4, 1978). "It might not add up, but Irish are clearly No. 1". 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 11, 1977). "CU staves off Stanford threats". The Daily Sentinel.
(September 18, 1977). "Last quarter rally sparks Cards to win". The San Francisco Examiner.
(September 25, 1977). "Stanford trounces Illinois". Minneapolis Tribune.
(October 2, 1977). "Cards whip Ducks". The Times Standard.
(October 9, 1977). "Stanford upends UCLA". The Register.
(October 16, 1977). "Game-breaking plays lift Washington 45–21". The Idaho Statesman.
(October 23, 1977). "Stanford is survivor in scorefest". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 30, 1977). "Stanford tops OSU". The Press Democrat.
(November 6, 1977). "Trojans rout Cards". Contra Costa Times.
(November 13, 1977). "Stanford edges San Jose, 31–26". The Los Angeles Times.
(November 20, 1977). "Cards win, OK Sun Bowl bid". The Times-Herald.
(January 1, 1978). "Cards upset LSU". The San Francisco Examiner.
"1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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