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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 25–22 vs.
Georgia | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 8–4 (4–3 Pac-10) |
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Walsh, the Cardinals were 7–4 in the regular season (4–3 in Pac-10, tied for fourth) and played their home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Their four losses were by a combined total of sixteen points. [1]
In the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl on New Year's Eve, Stanford rallied from a 22-point deficit in the second half to defeat #11 Georgia 25–22. [2] [3] and finished with an 8–4 record and a top twenty ranking. [4]
Less than two weeks later, Walsh departed for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, [5] and receivers coach Rod Dowhower was promoted. [6] Walsh won three Super Bowls in ten seasons with the Niners, took three years off, and returned to Stanford as head coach in 1992.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | No. 4 Oklahoma* | L 29–35 | 58,883 | ||||
September 16 | San Jose State* |
| W 38–9 | 42,500 | |||
September 23 | at Illinois* | W 35–10 | 43,143 | ||||
September 30 | Tulane* | No. 20 |
| W 17–14 | 40,111 | [7] | |
October 7 | at No. 16 UCLA | No. 17 | L 26–27 | 54,106 | |||
October 14 | Washington | No. 18 |
| L 31–34 | 58,079 | ||
October 21 | at Washington State | W 43–27 | 27,411 | ||||
October 28 | Oregon State |
| W 24–6 | 39,214 | |||
November 4 | No. 6 USC |
| L 7–13 | 84,084 | |||
November 11 | at Arizona State | W 21–14 | 51,000 | ||||
November 18 | at California | W 30–10 | 77,880 | ||||
December 31 | vs. No. 11 Georgia* | Mizlou | W 25–22 | 34,084 | [8] | ||
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Two sophomores were named to the All-Pac-10 team, halfback Darrin Nelson and wide receiver Ken Margerum, along with senior linebacker Gordy Ceresino.
Two Cardinals were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Steve Dils | Quarterback | 4 | 97 | Minnesota Vikings |
Phil Francis | Running back | 7 | 166 | San Francisco 49ers |