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1986 Stanford Cardinal football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1986
team	Stanford Cardinal
sport	football
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	8–4
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Jack Elway
hc_year	3rd
off_scheme	West Coast
def_coach	Dick Mannini
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Stanford Stadium
bowl	[Gator Bowl](1986-gator-bowl)
bowl_result	L 21–27 vs. [Clemson](1986-clemson-tigers-football-team)

The 1986 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Jack Elway's third season at Stanford, the Cardinal had its first winning season since 1980 and received its first post-season bowl invitation since 1978.{{cite web |access-date = September 10, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130118211941/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/stanford/yearly_results.php?year=1986 |archive-date = 2013-01-18 |url-status = dead

The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At California

Second quarter

CAL – Leland Rix 34-yard field goal. ''California 3–0. '''Drive:'''''
CAL – Wendell Peoples 5-yard pass from Kevin Brown (Leland Rix kick). ''California 10–0. '''Drive:'''''
STAN – David Sweeney 48-yard field goal. ''California 10–3. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
CAL – Mike Ford 47-yard run (Leland Rix kick), 7:36. ''California 17–3. '''Drive:'''''
STAN – Jeff James 69-yard pass from John Paye (pass good), 5:37. ''California 17–11. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
STAN – John Paye – 23/35, 224 yards, TD
CAL – Kevin Brown – 15/23, 221 yards, TD, 2 int ;Top rushers
STAN – Brad Muster – 18 rushes, 59 yards
CAL – Mike Ford – 1 rush, 47 yards, TD ;Top receivers
STAN – Jeff James – 7 receptions, 138 yards, TD
CAL – James Devers – 7 receptions, 99 yards

Roster

Jack Elway (3rd year)
Jimmy Walsh – Running back
Dave Baldwin – Wide receiver
Otto Kofler – Tight end
Steve Axman – Offensive line
Dick Mannini – Defensive Coordinator & defensive line
Larry Kerr – Inside linebacker
Jack Gilmete – Outside Linebacker
Sonny Lubick – Secondary

1987 NFL draft

References

(September 14, 1986). "Horns' new look not a pretty sight". The Victoria Advocate.
(September 21, 1986). "Stanford sloppy in 28–10 win". The San Francisco Examiner.
(September 28, 1986). "Stanford defense beats OSU". The Peninsula Times Tribune.
(October 5, 1986). "Game At A Glance". The Los Angeles Times.
(October 12, 1986). "Stanford throws away victory". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 19, 1986). "Cardinal Musters victory over Ducks". The San Francisco Examiner.
(October 26, 1986). "USC finds a way to stop Paye, wins". The Daily Breeze.
(November 2, 1986). "Cougars can't pass Muster". The Spokesman-Review.
(November 9, 1986). "Paye passes Stanford past 12th-rated UCLA". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(November 23, 1986). "Cal's 17–11 upset of Stanford gives Kapp quite a lift". The Los Angeles Times.
(December 1, 1986). "Stanford holds on for victory". Record Searchlight.
(December 28, 1986). "Stanford's big ending fizzles". The San Francisco Examiner.
(October 18, 1986). "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
"1987 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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