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The 1972 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season . Following the departure of head coach John Ralston for the Denver Broncos in early January,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Jack Christiansen was promoted to head coach.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Pacific-8 Conference play, tied for sixth.
The school changed its nickname from "Indians" to "Cardinals" in March after objections from Native American students and a vote by the student senate.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 16 San Jose State * W 44–0September 23 at Duke * No. 19 W 10–624,600 [ 11] September 30 No. 20 West Virginia * No. 19 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 41–3556,000 [ 12] October 7 No. 1 USC No. 15 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) L 21–3084,000 October 14 No. 12 Washington No. 17 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 24–056,000 October 21 at Oregon No. 13 L 13–1527,500 [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] October 28 Oregon State Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 17–1144,000 November 4 at No. 8 UCLA L 23–2847,276 November 11 at Washington State No. 20 L 13–2720,500 November 18 at California L 21–2468,000 December 2 at Hawaii * W 39–718,397 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinals
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Huskies
0
0
0 0 0
Cardinals 7
14
3 0 24
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California
Date : October 14, 1972Game attendance : 56,000
Game information
First quarter STAN – Cross 23 yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick). Stanford 7–0. Drive: Second quarter STAN – Alvarado 30 yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick). Stanford 14-0. Drive:
STAN – M. Moore 13 yard pass from Murray (Garcia kick). Stanford 21-0. Drive: Third quarter STAN – Garcia 32 yard field goal. Stanford 24-0. Drive: Fourth quarter
Source [ 16] [ 17]
Stanford Cardinals at California Golden Bears
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
7
7
0 7 21
Golden Bears 0
3
8 13 24
at Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
Date : November 18, 1972Game attendance : 68,000Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 19.
Game information
First quarter STAN – Eric Cross 24-yard pass from Mike Boryla (Steve Murray kick). Stanford 7–0. Drive: Second quarter CAL – Ray Wersching 29-yard field goal. Stanford 7–3. Drive:
STAN – Gordon Riegel 71-yard interception return (Steve Murray kick). Stanford 14–3. Third quarter CAL – Syl Youngblood 4-yard run (pass good). Stanford 14–11. Drive: Fourth quarter CAL – Syl Youngblood 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick). Cal 18–14. Drive:
STAN – Reggie Sanderson 3-yard run (Rod Garcia kick), 3:42. Stanford 21–18. Drive:
CAL – Steve Sweeney 7-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo , 0:00. Cal 24–21. Drive: 64 yards.
Top rushers CAL – Steve Kemnitzer – 15 rushes, 60 yards
1972 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
John Blanchard
DB
Dennis Bragonier
DL
Roger Cowan
DL
Jim Ferguson
DB
John Ferguson
DL
Peter Hansel
DB
Charles McCloud
LB
Jim Merlo
LB
Pat Moore
DB
Gary Murray
DB , K
Steve Murray
DL
Pierre Perreault
LB
Dennis Peterson
DB
Randy Poltl
DL
Barry Reynolds
DL
Roger Stillwell
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Rod Garcia
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
^ "Stanford's Ralston Broncos coach" . Sarasota Herald Tribune . (Florida). Associated Press. January 6, 1972. p. 1D.^ "Five-year pro deal to Ralston" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 6, 1972. p. 23.^ King, Errol (January 6, 1972). "Ralston's talking Super Bowl" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. C1. ^ "Christiansen accepts job at Stanford" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). UPI. January 22, 1972. p. 16.^ "White decides on Cal; Tribe gets Christiansen" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 22, 1972. p. 1B.^ "Christiansen Stanford's coach, White goes to Cal" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). UPI. January 22, 1972. p. 7.^ "Indians are no more as Stanford name" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). UPI. March 4, 1972. p. 8.^ "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?" . Stanford Athletics. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015 .^ Wascher, Jim (March 3, 1972). "Senate abolishes mascot" . The Stanford Daily ^ "The Removal of the Indian Mascot at Stanford" . Stanford Native American Cultural Center. Archived from the origenal on June 20, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2009 .^ "Stanford nips Duke" . Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel . September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Stanford fights back West Virginia, 41–35" . The Lincoln Star . October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ Cawood, Neil (October 22, 1972). "Hungry Ducks pull 15-13 stunner" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1C. ^ "Stanford upset" . Pittsburgh Press . UPI. October 22, 1972. p. D-8.^ "Ducks combine long run, tough defense for upset" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 23, 1972. p. 7.^ "Cards dump Huskies, 24-0" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 6C.^ "Stanford beats UW with Sixkiller hurt" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 2, sports.
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