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1971 Stanford

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Pac-8), coached by John Ralston, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1971, game by game: won at Missouri 19–0; won at Army 38–3; won vs. Oregon 38–17; lost vs. No. 19 Duke 3–9; won at No. 11 Washington 17–6; won at USC 33–18; lost vs. Washington State 23–24; won at Oregon State 31–24; won vs. UCLA 20–9; lost vs. San José State 12–13; won vs. California 14–0; won vs. No. 4 Michigan 13–12+35−6Won 19–0 at Missouri+19MissouriWon 38–3 at Army+35ArmyWon 38–17 vs. Oregon+21OregonLost 3–9 vs. No. 19 Duke-6No. 19 DukeWon 17–6 at No. 11 Washington+11No. 11 WashingtonWon 33–18 at USC+15USCLost 23–24 vs. Washington State-1Washington StateWon 31–24 at Oregon State+7Oregon StateWon 20–9 vs. UCLA+11UCLALost 12–13 vs. San José State-1San José StateWon 14–0 vs. California+14CaliforniaWon 13–12 vs. No. 4 Michigan+1No. 4 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMissouriW 19–⁠055%
Sep 18atArmyW 38–⁠373%
Sep 25vsOregonW 38–⁠1777%
Oct 2vs19DukeL 3–⁠973%
Oct 9at11WashingtonW 17–⁠651%
Oct 16atUSCW 33–⁠1857%
Oct 23vsWashington StateL 23–⁠2490%
Oct 30atOregon StateW 31–⁠2463%
Nov 6vsUCLAW 20–⁠983%
Nov 13vsSan José StateL 12–⁠1387%
Nov 20vsCaliforniaW 14–⁠077%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4MichiganRose BowlW 13–⁠1243%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 13–⁠12 in the Rose Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Pac-8 champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 17
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 18
  12. Wk 12: 16
  13. Wk 13: 16
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Final: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.

Pac-8 champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationDon Bunce: total offense (2,805 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanJeff Siemon, LB

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Pac-8
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 10
Points
261–⁠135
Coach
John Ralston
Elo
1707 +87 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 18 of 120; offense No. 43, defense No. 5
SRS
17.3 No. 16 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike White
Defensive coordinator
Bob Gambold

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 1Greg Sampson DEHouston Oilers
Rd 1Jeff Siemon LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Pete Lazetich DESan Diego Chargers

All-Pac-8

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1971 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford6–⁠19–⁠310
USC3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠120
Washington4–⁠38–⁠319
California4–⁠36–⁠5
Oregon State3–⁠35–⁠6
Oregon2–⁠45–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠54–⁠7
UCLA1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.