American college football season
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.[1][2]
The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Texas* | | | | W 31–20 | 74,372 | |
September 20 | San Jose State* | | | | W 28–10 | | |
September 27 | at Oregon State | | | | W 17–7 | | |
October 4 | San Diego State* | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | W 17–10 | 36,500 | [3] |
October 11 | No. 12 Washington | No. 18 | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| TBS | L 24–14 | 52,000 | |
October 18 | at Oregon | | | | W 41–7 | 28,226 | |
October 25 | USC | No. 19 | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (rivalry)
| CBS | L 0–10 | 73,500 | |
November 1 | Washington State | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | W 42–12 | 35,000 | |
November 8 | at No. 12 UCLA | | | CBS | W 28–23 | 68,857 | |
November 22 | at California | No. 16 | | | L 11–17 | 75,662 | |
November 30 | vs. Arizona | | | ESPN | W 29–24 | 55,000 | [4] |
December 27 | vs. No. 21 Clemson* | No. 20 | | CBS | L 21–27 | 80,104 | [5] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game information
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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:
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- 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
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1986 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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LB
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Darron Bennett
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LB
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Kurt Colehower
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Jr
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DB
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Toi Cook
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DB
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Walt Harris
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Sr
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DB
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Brad Humphreys
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Jr
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CB
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Pat Kelly
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So
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DL
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Tony Leiker
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Sr
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DL
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Joe Lortie
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LB
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Barry McKeever
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So
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LB
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Mike Noble
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DB
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Bruce Richardson
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LB
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Kevin Richardson
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DL
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Eric Volta
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LB
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Chris Weber
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Sr
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LB
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92
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Dave Wyman
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Sr
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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Doug Robison
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K
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David Sweeney
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- 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
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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[6]
[7]
- ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1986–1990". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "1986 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "Game At A Glance". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1986. p. III-12. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford holds on for victory". Record Searchlight. December 1, 1986. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford's big ending fizzles". The San Francisco Examiner. December 28, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 18, 1986. p. 2C.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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