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1991 Stanford

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Dennis Green, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1991, game by game: lost vs. No. 4 Washington 7–42; lost at Arizona 23–28; won vs. No. 17 Colorado 28–21; lost vs. No. 8 Notre Dame 26–42; won vs. Cornell 56–6; won at USC 24–21; won vs. Oregon State 40–10; won at Oregon 33–13; won vs. No. 22 UCLA 27–10; won at Washington State 49–14; won vs. No. 6 California 38–21; lost vs. Georgia Tech 17–18+50−35Lost 7–42 vs. No. 4 Washington-35No. 4 WashingtonLost 23–28 at Arizona-5ArizonaWon 28–21 vs. No. 17 Colorado+7No. 17 ColoradoLost 26–42 vs. No. 8 Notre Dame-16No. 8 Notre DameWon 56–6 vs. Cornell+50CornellWon 24–21 at USC+3USCWon 40–10 vs. Oregon State+30Oregon StateWon 33–13 at Oregon+20OregonWon 27–10 vs. No. 22 UCLA+17No. 22 UCLAWon 49–14 at Washington State+35Washington StateWon 38–21 vs. No. 6 California+17No. 6 CaliforniaLost 17–18 vs. Georgia Tech-1Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vs4WashingtonL 7–⁠4238%
Sep 14atArizonaL 23–⁠2841%
Sep 28vs17ColoradoW 28–⁠2129%
Oct 5vs8Notre DameL 26–⁠4232%
Oct 12vsCornellW 56–⁠676%
Oct 19atUSCW 24–⁠2129%
Oct 26vsOregon StateW 40–⁠1086%
Nov 2atOregonW 33–⁠1345%
Nov 9vs22UCLAW 27–⁠1051%
Nov 16atWashington StateW 49–⁠1458%
Nov 23vs6CaliforniaW 38–⁠2153%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsGeorgia TechAloha BowlL 17–⁠1855%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 18–⁠17 in the Aloha Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 22
  2. Wk 13: 21
  3. Wk 14: 17
  4. Wk 15: 17
  5. Final: 22

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 1991.

Consensus All-AmericanBob Whitfield, OT

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 17
Points
368–⁠246
Coach
Dennis Green
Elo
1654 +132 this season
SP+ rating
20.2 No. 12 of 104; offense No. 15, defense No. 30
SRS
16.5 No. 13 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ron Turner
Defensive coordinator
Willie Shaw
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Bob Whitfield OTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Tommy Vardell RBCleveland Browns

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠012–⁠02
California6–⁠210–⁠28
UCLA6–⁠29–⁠319
Stanford6–⁠28–⁠422
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State3–⁠54–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠54–⁠7
USC2–⁠63–⁠8
Oregon1–⁠73–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠71–⁠10

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