1972 Stanford Cardinals football team explained

Year:1972
Team:Stanford Cardinals
Conference:Pacific-8 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-8
Record:6–5
Conf Record:4–4
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Robert A. Jones
Stadium:Stanford Stadium
(c. 85,500, grass)
Prev:1971

The 1972 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Following the departure of head coach John Ralston for the Denver Broncos in early January,[1] [2] [3] defensive backs coach Jack Christiansen was promoted to head coach.[4] [5] [6] Stanford finished at 6–5, but were 2–5 in Pacific-8 Conference play, tied for sixth.

The school changed its nickname from "Indians" to "Cardinals" in March after objections from Native American students and a vote by the student senate.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Game summaries

Washington

See also: 1972 Washington Huskies football team.

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California

See also: 1972 California Golden Bears football team and The Big Game (Football).

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stanford's Ralston Broncos coach . Sarasota Herald Tribune . (Florida). Associated Press . January 6, 1972 . 1D.
  2. News: Five-year pro deal to Ralston . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . January 6, 1972 . 23.
  3. News: Ralston's talking Super Bowl . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . UPI . King . Errol . January 6, 1972 . C1.
  4. News: Christiansen accepts job at Stanford . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). UPI . January 22, 1972 . 16.
  5. News: White decides on Cal; Tribe gets Christiansen . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . January 22, 1972 . 1B.
  6. News: Christiansen Stanford's coach, White goes to Cal . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California) . UPI . January 22, 1972 . 7.
  7. News: Indians are no more as Stanford name . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California) . UPI . March 4, 1972 . 8.
  8. Web site: What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname? . Stanford Athletics . July 7, 2015. July 7, 2015.
  9. News: Senate abolishes mascot . . (California) . Wascher . Jim . March 3, 1972 . 10.
  10. Web site: The Removal of the Indian Mascot at Stanford. Stanford Native American Cultural Center. 2009-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20090620131608/http://www.stanford.edu/dept/nacc/mascot.html. 2009-06-20. dead.
  11. News: Cards dump Huskies, 24-0 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . October 15, 1972 . 6C.
  12. News: Stanford beats UW with Sixkiller hurt . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . October 15, 1972 . 2, sports.

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