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{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season|sport=football
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|year=1991
|year=1991
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|head_coach=[[Dennis Green]]
|head_coach=[[Dennis Green]]
|hc_year=3rd
|hc_year=3rd
|off_coach=
|off_coach=[[Ron Turner (American football)|Ron Turner]]
|def_coach=
|oc_year=3rd
|off_scheme=
|off_scheme=[[West Coast offense|West Coast]]
|def_coach=[[Willie Shaw]]
|def_scheme=
|dc_year=2nd
|stadium=[[Stanford Stadium]] (c. 85,500, grass)
|def_scheme=[[4–3 defense|4–3]]
|champion=
|stadium=[[Stanford Stadium]]
|bowl=[[1991 Aloha Bowl|Aloha Bowl]]
|bowl=[[1991 Aloha Bowl|Aloha Bowl]]
|bowl_result=L 17–18 vs. [[1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
|bowl_result=L 17–18 vs. [[1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
}}
}}
{{1991 Pacific-10 football standings}}
{{1991 Pacific-10 football standings}}

The '''1991 Stanford Cardinal football team''' represented [[Stanford University]] in the [[1991 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. It would be Dennis Green's final season as the head coach.
The '''1991 Stanford Cardinal football team''' represented [[Stanford University]] in the [[1991 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. It would be Dennis Green's final season as the head coach.


[[Tommy Vardell]] rushed for 1,843 yards with 37 touchdowns in his college career. He never fumbled once for Stanford, and ranks second in Stanford football history for most touchdowns and third for most rushing yards. Vardell set the record for most rushing yards in a season by a Cardinal running back, with his 1084 yards in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/31/SPRL13R4U1.DTL | title=Cougars preparing to go with another QB | date=31 October 2008 }}</ref>
==Regular season==

[[Tommy Vardell]] rushed for 1,843 yards with 37 touchdowns in his college career. He never fumbled once for Stanford, and ranks second in Stanford football history for most touchdowns and third for most rushing yards. Vardell set the record for most rushing yards in a season by a Cardinal running back, with his 1084 yards in 1991.<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/31/SPRL13R4U1.DTL</ref>
Stanford’s win over USC in October - its first over the Trojans since 1975, and only its fourth since 1957 - signaled a remarkable change in that rivalry’s competitiveness, as the two teams have shared wins roughly evenly in the succeeding years.


===Schedule===
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankyear = 1991
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| time = 12:30 p.m.
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| opponent = [[1991 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| opprank = 4
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Stanford, California|Stanford, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Stanford, California|Stanford, CA]]
| tv = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| tv = [[College Football on ABC|ABC]]
| score = 7–42
| score = 7–42
| attend = 45,273
| attend = 45,273
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| opponent = [[1991 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| site_stadium = [[Arizona Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Arizona Stadium]]
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
| opponent = [[1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
| opprank = 17
| opprank = 17
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opponent = [[1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opprank = 8
| opprank = 8
| gamename = [[Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry|Legends Trophy]]
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename = [[Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = [[ESPN]]
| tv = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| score = 26–42
| score = 26–42
| attend = 70,798
| attend = 70,798
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1991 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell]]
| rank =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Cornell Big Red|title=Cornell}}
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
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| score = 56–6
| score = 56–6
| attend = 30,347
| attend = 30,347
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Stanford Throttles Cornell, But So What? |first=Mark |last=Soltau |date=October 13, 1991 |page=D-8 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Examiner]] |location=San Francisco, Calif.|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58557972/1991-cornell-stanford/ }}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
| opponent = [[1991 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
| gamename = [[Stanford–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
| gamename = [[Stanford–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = Prime
| tv = Prime
| score = 24–21
| score = 24–21
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| time = 1:00 p.m.
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| opponent = [[1991 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]]
| opponent = [[1991 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]]
| site_stadium = [[Autzen Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Autzen Stadium]]
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| time = 3:30 p.m.
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1991 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| opponent = [[1991 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| opprank = 22
| opprank = 22
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| opponent = [[1991 California Golden Bears football team|California]]
| opponent = [[1991 California Golden Bears football team|California]]
| opprank = 6
| opprank = 6
| gamename = [[Big Game (football)|94th Big Game]]
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename = [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]]
| tv = ABC
| tv = ABC
| score = 38–21
| score = 38–21
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| rank = 17
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opponent = [[1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| site_stadium = [[Aloha Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Halawa, Hawaii|Halawa, HI]]
| gamename = [[1991 Aloha Bowl|Aloha Bowl]]
| gamename = [[1991 Aloha Bowl|Aloha Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Aloha Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu, HI]]
| tv = ABC
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–18
| score = 17–18
| attend = 34,433
| attend = 34,433
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-tech-climbs-off-t/140231872/|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|title=Tech climbs off the deck to win by 1|date=December 26, 1991|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
}}

==Roster==
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1991
| team = Stanford Cardinal
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Sr|first=Turner|last=Baur|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=5|class=Jr|first=Glyn|last=Milburn|pos=RB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=44|class=Sr|first=Tommy|last=Vardell|pos=FB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=80|class=Sr|first=Chris|last=Walsh|pos=WR|link=y|dab=Chris Walsh (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=70|class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Whitfield|pos=OT|link=y}}

| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=21|class=Jr|first=Darrien|last=Gordon|pos=CB|link=y}}

| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Fr|first=Aaron|last=Mills|pos=K|link=y}}

}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=
| head_coach = *[[Dennis Green]]
| asst_coach =
*[[Ron Turner (American football)|Ron Turner]] – ''Offensive coordinator''
*[[Willie Shaw]] – ''Defensive coordinator''
*[[Brian Billick]] – ''Wide receivers and tight ends''
| accessdate=
}}

==Rankings==
{{Further|1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings}}


==Game summaries==
==Game summaries==
===Stanford===
===Washington===
{{AFB game box start
{{AFB game box start
|Title='''<small>#4</small> Washington at Stanford'''
|Title='''<small>#4</small> Washington at Stanford'''
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{{see also|1991 Washington Huskies football team}}
{{see also|1991 Washington Huskies football team}}


{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stanford Cardinal|Overall record|Last meeting|Result}}
|- align="center"
| 31–30–4
| 1990
| '''L''' 16–52
|}

{{-}}


===Colorado===
===Colorado===
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{{see also|1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team}}
{{see also|1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team}}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}

===Notre Dame===

{{see also|1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry}}

{{Clear}}


===California===
===California===


{{see also|1991 California Golden Bears football team|Big Game (American football)}}
{{see also|1991 California Golden Bears football team|Big Game (American football)}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stanford Cardinal|Overall record|Last meeting|Result}}
|- align="center"
| 45–37–11
| 1990
| '''W''', 27–25
|}


{{-}}
{{Clear}}

===Vs. Georgia Tech (Aloha Bowl)===
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Georgia Tech vs. <small>#17</small> Stanford
|Visitor='''Yellow Jackets'''
|V1=10 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=8
|Host=Cardinal
|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=0
|Date=December 25
|Location=[[Aloha Stadium]], [[Honolulu, HI]]
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=PDT
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=34,433
|Weather=
|Referee=Doyle Jackson
|TVAnnouncers=[[Keith Jackson]], [[Bob Griese]], [[Jack Arute]]
|TVStation=[[ABC Sports|ABC]]
}}
{{AFB game box end}}

{{main|1991 Aloha Bowl}}
{{see also|1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team}}

{{Clear}}

==Roster==
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1991
| team = Stanford Cardinal
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Sr|first=Turner|last=Baur|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Fr|first=Ozzie|last=Grenardo|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=5|class=Jr|first=Glyn|last=Milburn|pos=RB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Sr|first=Jason|last=Palumbis|pos=QB|rs=y|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=Sr|first=Jon|last=Pinckney|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Fr|first=Steve|last=Stenstrom|pos=QB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=44|class=Sr|first=Tommy|last=Vardell|pos=FB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=80|class=Sr|first=Chris|last=Walsh|pos=WR|link=y|dab=Chris Walsh (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=70|class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Whitfield|pos=OT|link=y}}

| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=21|class=Jr|first=Darrien|last=Gordon|pos=CB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=17|class=Jr|first=John|last=Lynch|dab=John Lynch (American football)|pos=SS|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=60|class=Jr|first=Tyrone|last=Parker|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=36|class=Jr|first=Tom|last=Williams|pos=LB}}

| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Fr|first=Aaron|last=Mills|pos=K|link=y}}

}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=
| head_coach = *[[Dennis Green]]
| asst_coach =
*[[Ron Turner (American football)|Ron Turner]] – ''Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks''
*[[Tyrone Willingham]] – ''Running backs''
*[[Brian Billick]] – ''Wide receivers and tight ends''
*Scott Schuhmann – ''Offensive line''
*[[Willie Shaw]] – ''Defensive coordinator and defensive backs''
*Mike Nelson – ''Defensive line''
*Mike Tolleson – ''Inside Linebacker''
*[[Dave Tipton]] – ''Outside linebacker''
*[[Chris Foerster]] – ''Special teams coordinator''
| accessdate=
}}


==1992 NFL Draft==
==1992 NFL Draft==
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|color=white}}"
|- align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|color=white}}"
| '''Player''' || '''Position''' || '''Round''' || '''Pick''' || '''NFL Club'''
| '''Player''' || '''Position''' || '''Round''' || '''Pick''' || '''NFL club'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[Bob Whitfield]]|| Tackle|| 1 || 8 || [[1992 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| [[Bob Whitfield]]|| Tackle|| 1 || 8 || [[1992 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[Tommy Vardell]]|| Running Back|| 1 || 9 || [[1992 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Tommy Vardell]]|| Running back|| 1 || 9 || [[1992 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[Chris Walsh (American football)|Chris Walsh]] || Wide Receiver|| 9 || 251 || [[1992 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]
| [[Chris Walsh (American football)|Chris Walsh]] || Wide receiver|| 9 || 251 || [[1992 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Turner Baur|| Tight End|| 10 || 261 || [[1992 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]
| Turner Baur|| Tight end|| 10 || 261 || [[1992 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|}<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231857/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-21| title = 1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]}}</ref>
|}<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm</ref>

==Awards and honors==
*[[Tommy Vardell]], School Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season, 1084 yards


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Stanford Cardinal football navbox}}
{{Stanford Cardinal football navbox}}


[[Category:1991 Pacific-10 Conference football season|Stanford Cardinal]]
[[Category:1991 Pacific-10 Conference football season|Stanford]]
[[Category:Stanford Cardinal football seasons]]
[[Category:Stanford Cardinal football seasons]]
[[Category:1991 in sports in California|Stanford Cardinal]]
[[Category:1991 in sports in California|Stanford Cardinal football]]

Latest revision as of 06:15, 9 May 2024

1991 Stanford Cardinal football
Aloha Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Turner (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorWillie Shaw (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington $   8 - 0     12 - 0  
No. 8 California   6 - 2     10 - 2  
No. 19 UCLA   6 - 2     9 - 3  
No. 22 Stanford   6 - 2     8 - 4  
Arizona State   4 - 4     6 - 5  
Washington State   3 - 5     4 - 7  
Arizona   3 - 5     4 - 7  
USC   2 - 6     3 - 8  
Oregon   1 - 7     3 - 8  
Oregon State   1 - 7     1 - 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It would be Dennis Green's final season as the head coach.

Tommy Vardell rushed for 1,843 yards with 37 touchdowns in his college career. He never fumbled once for Stanford, and ranks second in Stanford football history for most touchdowns and third for most rushing yards. Vardell set the record for most rushing yards in a season by a Cardinal running back, with his 1084 yards in 1991.[1]

Stanford’s win over USC in October - its first over the Trojans since 1975, and only its fourth since 1957 - signaled a remarkable change in that rivalry’s competitiveness, as the two teams have shared wins roughly evenly in the succeeding years.

Zeitplan

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DateZeitOpponentRankWebsiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 712:30 p.m.No. 4 WashingtonABCL 7–4245,273
September 143:30 p.m.at ArizonaPrimeL 23–2843,055
September 2812:30 p.m.No. 17 Colorado*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCW 28–2157,394
October 58:00 p.m.No. 8 Notre Dame*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
ESPNL 26–4270,798
October 121:00 p.m.Cornell*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 56–630,347[2]
October 193:30 p.m.at USCPrimeW 24–2161,265
October 261:00 p.m.Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 40–1021,416
November 21:00 p.m.at OregonW 33–1341,949
November 93:30 p.m.No. 22 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
PrimeW 27–1055,178
November 161:00 p.m.at Washington StateNo. 22W 49–1418,238
November 2312:30 p.m.No. 6 CaliforniaNo. 21
ABCW 38–2186,019
December 2512:30 p.m.vs. Georgia Tech*No. 17ABCL 17–1834,433[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

[edit]

Washington

[edit]
#4 Washington at Stanford
1 234Total
Huskies 0 21021 42
Cardinal 0 700 7

Colorado

[edit]
#17 Colorado at Stanford
1 234Total
Buffaloes 0 0021 21
Cardinal 28 000 28

Notre Dame

[edit]

California

[edit]

Vs. Georgia Tech (Aloha Bowl)

[edit]
Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford
1 234Total
Yellow Jackets 10 008 18
Cardinal 7 1000 17

Roster

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1991 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 83 Turner Baur Sr
RB 22 Ozzie Grenardo Fr
RB 5 Glyn Milburn Jr
QB 12 Jason Palumbis  Sr
WR 6 Jon Pinckney Sr
QB 18 Steve Stenstrom Fr
FB 44 Tommy Vardell Sr
WR 80 Chris Walsh Sr
OT 70 Bob Whitfield Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 21 Darrien Gordon Jr
SS 17 John Lynch Jr
DT 60 Tyrone Parker Jr
LB 36 Tom Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Aaron Mills Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1992 NFL Draft

[edit]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Whitfield Tackle 1 8 Atlanta Falcons
Tommy Vardell Running back 1 9 Cleveland Browns
Chris Walsh Wide receiver 9 251 Buffalo Bills
Turner Baur Tight end 10 261 New England Patriots

[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Cougars preparing to go with another QB". October 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Soltau, Mark (October 13, 1991). "Stanford Throttles Cornell, But So What?". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. D-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech climbs off the deck to win by 1". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 26, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.