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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) |
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| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. [1]
Stanford’s win over USC in October - its first over the Trojans since 1975, and only its fourth since 1957 - signaled a remarkable change in that rivalry’s competitiveness, as the two teams have shared wins roughly evenly in the succeeding years.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 Washington | ABC | L 7–42 | 45,273 | |||
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Arizona | Prime | L 23–28 | 43,055 | |||
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 17 Colorado * |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 57,394 | ||
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 Notre Dame * |
| ESPN | L 26–42 | 70,798 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell * |
| W 56–6 | 30,347 | [2] | ||
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at USC | Prime | W 24–21 | 61,265 | |||
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| W 40–10 | 21,416 | |||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | W 33–13 | 41,949 | ||||
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 UCLA |
| Prime | W 27–10 | 55,178 | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washington State | No. 22 | W 49–14 | 18,238 | |||
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 6 California | No. 21 |
| ABC | W 38–21 | 86,019 | |
| December 25 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia Tech * | No. 17 | ABC | L 17–18 | 34,433 | [3] | |
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| 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 |
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