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Gator Bowl, L 21–27 vs. Clemson | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 8–4 (5–3 Pac-10) |
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 85,500) |
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No. 4 Arizona State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Jack Elway's third season at Stanford, the Cardinal had its first winning season since 1980 and received its first post-season bowl invitation since 1978. [1] [2]
The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Texas * | W 31–20 | 74,372 | ||||
September 20 | San Jose State * | W 28–10 | |||||
September 27 | at Oregon State | W 17–7 | |||||
October 4 | San Diego State * |
| W 17–10 | 36,500 | [3] | ||
October 11 | No. 12 Washington | No. 18 |
| TBS | L 24–14 | 52,000 | |
October 18 | at Oregon | W 41–7 | 28,226 | ||||
October 25 | USC | No. 19 |
| CBS | L 0–10 | 73,500 | |
November 1 | Washington State |
| W 42–12 | 35,000 | |||
November 8 | at No. 12 UCLA | CBS | W 28–23 | 68,857 | |||
November 22 | at California | No. 16 | L 11–17 | 75,662 | |||
November 30 | vs. Arizona |
| ESPN | W 29–24 | 55,000 | [4] | |
December 27 | vs. No. 21 Clemson * | No. 20 | CBS | L 21–27 | 80,104 | ||
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Stanford | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
California | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Dave Wyman | Linebacker | 2 | 45 | Seattle Seahawks |
Thomas Henley | Wide receiver | 6 | 152 | New Orleans Saints |
Tony Leiker | Defensive end | 7 | 172 | Green Bay Packers |
Toi Cook | Running back | 8 | 207 | New Orleans Saints |
John Paye | Quarterback | 10 | 275 | San Francisco 49ers |
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