1986 Stanford Cardinal football team

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1986 Stanford Cardinal football
Gator Bowl, L 21–27 vs. Clemson
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Mannini (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 UCLA 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Washington 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 11 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Texas*
W 31–2074,372
September 20San Jose State*
W 28–10
September 27at Oregon State
W 17–7
October 4San Diego State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 17–1036,500[3]
October 11No. 12 WashingtonNo. 18
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
TBSL 24–1452,000
October 18at Oregon
W 41–728,226
October 25USCNo. 19
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
CBSL 0–1073,500
November 1Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 42–1235,000
November 8at No. 12 UCLA
CBSW 28–2368,857
November 22at CaliforniaNo. 16
L 11–1775,662
November 30vs. Arizona
ESPNW 29–2455,000[4]
December 27vs. No. 21 Clemson*No. 20
CBSL 21–2780,104[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At California

See also: 1986 California Golden Bears football team and The Big Game (Football)
Stanford Cardinal at California Golden Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Stanford 0 3 0811
California 0 10 0717

at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 22, 1986
  • Game attendance: 75,662
  • Eugene Register Guard, 1986 Nov 23.
Game information

Roster

1986 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Robbie Coffin
RB Marshall Dillard
QB Greg Ennis
RB Scott Eschelman
WR Thomas Henley Sr
WR Jeff James Jr
OL Kurt Josephson
TE Craig Landis
OL John Mahoney
OL Jeff Marchin So
WR 40 Ed McCaffrey Fr
RB Brian Morris
WR Carl Morris
RB 25 Brad Muster Jr
OL Tom Nye Sr
OL Andy Papathanassiou
QB 14 John Paye Sr
TE Jim Price
RB Kevin R. Scott Sr
OL Andy Sinclair So
TE Eric Snelson Jr
OL John Zentner So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Darron Bennett
LB Kurt Colehower Jr
DB Toi Cook
DB Walt Harris Sr
DB Brad Humphreys Jr
CB Pat Kelly So
DL Tony Leiker Sr
DL Joe Lortie
LB Barry McKeever So
LB Mike Noble
DB Bruce Richardson
LB Kevin Richardson
DL Eric Volta
LB Chris Weber Sr
LB 92 Dave Wyman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Doug Robison
K David Sweeney
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[6]

1987 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dave Wyman Linebacker 2 45 Seattle Seahawks
Thomas Henley Wide receiver 6 152 New Orleans Saints
Tony Leiker Defensive end 7 172 Green Bay Packers
Toi Cook Running back 8 207 New Orleans Saints
John Paye Quarterback 10 275 San Francisco 49ers

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References

  1. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1986–1990". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "1986 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Game At A Glance". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1986. p. III-12. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Stanford holds on for victory". Record Searchlight. December 1, 1986. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford's big ending fizzles". The San Francisco Examiner. December 28, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 18, 1986. p. 2C.
  7. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.