1991 Stanford Cardinal football team

1991 Stanford Cardinal football
Aloha Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	8–4 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Green (3rd season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)

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.

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.

Zeitplan

Date	Zeit	Opponent	Rank	Website	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 7–42	45,273
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	Prime	L 23–28	43,055
September 28	12:30 p.m.	No. 17 Colorado*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 28–21	57,394
October 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ESPN	L 26–42	70,798
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Cornell*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 56–6	30,347
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	Prime	W 24–21	61,265
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 40–10	21,416
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 33–13	41,949
November 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Prime	W 27–10	55,178
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 22	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 49–14	18,238
November 23	12:30 p.m.	No. 6 California	No. 21	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (94th Big Game)	ABC	W 38–21	86,019
December 25	12:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Tech*	No. 17	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 17–18	34,433
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 83 Turner Baur Sr RB 5 Glyn Milburn Jr FB 44 Tommy Vardell Sr WR 80 Chris Walsh Sr OT 70 Bob Whitfield Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 21 Darrien Gordon Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Aaron Mills Fr	Head coach Dennis Green Coordinators/assistant coaches Ron Turner – Offensive coordinator Willie Shaw – Defensive coordinator Brian Billick – Wide receivers and tight ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Washington

#4 Washington at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 0 21 0 21 42 Cardinal 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 7 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA Game start: 12:30 pm PDT TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

Scoring summary Q2 13:45 UW Jay Barry 11 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) UW 7–0 Q2 9:43 UW Beno Bryant (Travis Hanson kick) UW 14–0 Q2 2:02 STAN Tommy Vardell 1 yard run (Aaron Mills kick) UW 14–7 Q2 0:09 UW Mario Bailey 26 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick) UW 21–7 Q4 14:02 UW Joe Kralik 20 yard pass from Billy Joe Hobert (Travis Hanson kick) UW 28–7 Q4 11:59 UW Jay Barry 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) UW 35–7 Q4 1:30 UW Leif Johnson 20 yard run (Travis Hanson kick) UW 42–7

See also: 1991 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–30–4	1990	L 16–52

Colorado

#17 Colorado at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 0 0 0 21 21 • Cardinal 28 0 0 0 28 Date: September 7 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA Game start: 12:30 pm PDT Game attendance: 57,394 Television network: ABC

See also: 1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	1990	L 17–21

California

See also: 1991 California Golden Bears football team and Big Game (American football)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
45–37–11	1990	W 27–25

1992 NFL Draft

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

Awards and honors

• Tommy Vardell, School Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season, 1084 yards