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1975 Stanford

6–⁠4–⁠1 (5–⁠2 Pac-8), coached by Jack Christiansen.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1975, game by game: lost at No. 10 Penn State 14–34; tied at No. 2 Michigan 19–19; lost vs. San José State 34–36; won vs. Army 67–14; lost vs. UCLA 21–31; won at Washington 24–21; won vs. Washington State 54–14; won at Oregon State 28–22; won at No. 9 USC 13–10; won vs. Oregon 33–30; lost vs. No. 13 California 15–48+53−33Lost 14–34 at No. 10 Penn State-20No. 10 Penn StateTied 19–19 at No. 2 Michigan0No. 2 MichiganLost 34–36 vs. San José State-2San José StateWon 67–14 vs. Army+53ArmyLost 21–31 vs. UCLA-10UCLAWon 24–21 at Washington+3WashingtonWon 54–14 vs. Washington State+40Washington StateWon 28–22 at Oregon State+6Oregon StateWon 13–10 at No. 9 USC+3No. 9 USCWon 33–30 vs. Oregon+3OregonLost 15–48 vs. No. 13 California-33No. 13 California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13at10Penn StateL 14–⁠3423%
Sep 20at2MichiganT 19–⁠1921%
Sep 27vsSan José StateL 34–⁠3655%
Oct 4vsArmyW 67–⁠1475%
Oct 11vsUCLAL 21–⁠3151%
Oct 18atWashingtonW 24–⁠2150%
Oct 25vsWashington StateW 54–⁠1472%
Nov 1atOregon StateW 28–⁠2273%
Nov 8at9USCW 13–⁠1023%
Nov 15vsOregonW 33–⁠3083%
Nov 22vs13CaliforniaL 15–⁠4854%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 48–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 4: 18

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 1975.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pac-8
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
322–⁠279
Coach
Jack Christiansen
Elo
1536 +7 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 44 of 132; offense No. 8, defense No. 108
SRS
8.3 No. 34 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Norb Hecker

All-Pac-8

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Tony HillWRUPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Ted PappasTEUPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Alex KarakozoffOGCoaches-1
  • Duncan McCollDEUPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Geb ChurchLBCoaches-1
  • Mike LangfordKUPI-1; Coaches-1

Second team

  • Todd AndersonCCoaches-2
  • Gerald WilsonDBCoaches-2
  • Rich WatersDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA6–⁠19–⁠2–⁠15
California6–⁠18–⁠314
Stanford5–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Washington5–⁠26–⁠5
USC3–⁠48–⁠417
Oregon2–⁠53–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠61–⁠10
Washington State0–⁠73–⁠8

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